specifically for following and auto posting any news

thanks

Use Twitterfeed or Ifttt for auto posting, for following check out Tweetadder or Twidium.

Tweet Marketing Robot:
and
TweetAttacks


and
twtdominator
Note
I not use the programs
except Totdminator
Good Features
drawback is slow in sending followers

I am so sorry
If you do not understand Maglt
But I use
Google Translate

you can use yahoo pipes to automatically scrape and retweet. there are tons of tutorials.

Tweetadder is king for this

Which tool is best for "wait and respond" or do any of them still do this?

Tweet Demon aka Twitter Marketing Robot is an exact clone of TweetAttacks and best tool for "wait and reply"