Campaign Finance

• Berkeley won’t like Adelson when he’s angry: Billionaire Sheldon Adelson spent $20 million to support the fading presidential run of his friend Newt Gingrich. Signs show that he might shift his focus to attacking longtime enemy Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) as she runs for Senate. (Politico)
• The Mystery of Mitt’s Secret Donors: A married couple who are among Mitt Romney’s top donors in Florida have also given $400,000 to Restore our Future, his main super PAC, through a company that they are involved with. The super PAC appeared reluctant to reveal the identity of the couple behind the donation. (Yahoo/AP)

Lobbying

• Barbour’s back: Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has returned to the lobbying firm that he founded in 1991. In the first quarter he lobbied for an online sales tax that he favored as governor. (The Hill)
• Google’s official non-position on CISPA: According to lobbying filings Google has been working the Hill on the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, but they have not announced an official position. But, according to Mike Rogers (R-Mich), the company has been “supportive” of CISPA. (The Hill)

International

• World wiki data: Wikidata, a new project by Wikimedia Germany, hopes to be an open data repository for the world’s knowledge that can be accessed and edited by humans and machines alike. (Open Knowledge Foundation)
• Spain still far from transparent: Spain’s draft freedom of information law has been subject to criticism by European activists since it was announced. Last week it continued to draw negative comments as Spanish officials presented it at the Open Government Partnership conference in Brasilia. (Tech President)

• Jeff Ghannam: The Arab Social Media Vortex. Georgetown SFS. 12:30-2:00 pm. 37th Street NW and O Street NW, Washington, DC.
• Collaboration between Social Networking and Education. Brookings. 2:00-3:30 pm. 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036.