A.M. Links: Obama Approval Rating Down Precipitously, White House Tours Canceled, Hugo Chavez Dead

President Obama’s approval rating is at 43 percent, down 7 points from two weeks ago, in the Reuters/IPSOS poll. Google is now including information on the national security letters it receives and how many users they affect (between one and two thousand last year) in its Transparency Report, despite a gag order that comes with the letters. White House tours have been canceled for the sequester. Venezuelans in America cheered the death of Hugo Chavez and are cautiously optimistic about the country’s future. The United Kingdom will be sending body armor and armored vehicles to Syria’s rebels, as the refugee population tops a million. The European Union fined Microsoft $731 million over Internet Explorer. What is this, the 90s? Follow Reason 24/7 on ;Twitter! Follow ;Reason ;on ;Twitter ;too, and like us on ;Facebook. ;You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. Have a news tip? ;Send it to us! The updated Reason app for ;Apple ;and ;Android ;now includes ;Reason 24/7! … Read More