Apple software allows Windows to work on Macs
• Associated PressApple Computer Inc. unveiled new software that allows Intel-based Macs to run Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP software. Apple shares rose nearly 7 percent in early trading. Free download.
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Has public support for the war finally reached its tipping point?
• Christian Science MonoitorRecent polls in Britain and the US have shown that a majority of the public in both countries has solidified its opposition the war in Iraq, or has come to question whether the war was worth the price that has been paid in blood and treasure.
Deputy Press Secretary for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Arrested
• WTSP TV10 Tampa, FloridaBrian J. Doyle, was arrested this evening at his residence in Silver Springs, Maryland, on 23 Polk County charges related to the use of a computer to seduce a child and transmitting harmful materials to a minor.
More tales from the American <i>Gulag</i>
• The IndependentThree Yemeni prisoners who were apparently seized and held in secret jails by the CIA for 18 months have spoken for the first time about their detention - providing important new details about the systematic "rendition" of prisoners.
Iran ready to negotiate on large scale uranium enrichment
• Associated PressIran said it is willing to negotiate with world powers on large-scale enrichment of uranium but will never give way on their key demand—to cease all enrichment, a process that can produce fuel for nuclear reactors or material for bombs.
9/11 architect critical of bin Ladin
• Los Angeles Times9/11 mastermind Shaikh Mohammed says Osama bin Laden was a meddling boss whose indiscretion and poor judgment threatened to derail the terrorist attacks.
Two B-2 bombers required to take out Iran's nuclear assets
• The Daily TimesAsk a “prominent neo-con” with good White House and Department of Defence contacts, what would the US do if sanctions did not make Iran turn away from its nuclear program? "B-2's. 2 of them could do the job in one strike against multiple ta
US government going after businesses that have ties to China
• USA TodayThe American tech industry's increasingly close relationship with China has more U.S. government officials worried - and taking action. [They can always pack their bags and move elsewhere.]
A Pretty Good Way to Foil the NSA
• Ryan Singel - Wired NewsZimmermann, the man who released the PGP e-mail encryption program to the world in 1991 -- only to face an abortive criminal prosecution from the government -- has been trying for 10 years to give the world easy-to-use software to cloak internet phon
Immigration: Businesses will pay more, so you will pay more
• Business Week"Unless there is reform, American competitiveness will suffer as other countries benefit from the international talent that US employers cannot hire or retain," wrote Microsoft's Bill Gates to lawmakers.
Internet neutrality set for a vote
• PC MagazineLawmakers charged with overseeing telecommunications are poised to vote on the most controversial legislative measure in telecom: network neutrality. Determine whether the Internet remains accessible to content providers on a non-discriminatory basis
Hamas: Easier to kill than to lead, part 2
• UPIIt will be enough of a challenge given the inability of most members of the Hamas government to transit through Israel, a physical obligation when traveling back and forth between the two territories that comprise the non-contiguous Palestinian Autho
Canadian trash
• ReutersNew rules, extra inspections and the threat of a 3,500-percent fee hike hang like an ax over the shipment of tons of Canadian waste to dumping grounds in Michigan, raising fears of a ban or a possible trade war. The City of Toronto has been shippi
Judge refuses defense request for illegal NSA wiretap data in terrorism case
• ReutersA US judge overseeing a case against a Pakistani-American father and son accused of terrorism-related activity denied a defense request to review related NSA wiretaps. The judge said the government conveyed a classified response to the motion, and th
Personal bankrupcy filings plunge for now
• Associated PressConsumer bankruptcy filings plunged in the first quarter to their lowest level in 20 years, as a tough new law enacted in October made it harder to erase debts, fresh data show. However, since shortly after the law went into effect, filing rates have
Sailors train for ground combat in Iraq
• Stars & StripesMore than 10,000 Navy "individual augmentees" deployed around the world, of which 7,000 are in the US Central Command's combat zones, the Navy is training its sailors like soldiers more than ever before. "You take a sailor and all
Supremes refuse to hear disappeared American
• Christian Science MonitorA divided Supreme Court turned back a challenge to the Bush administration's wartime detention powers, rejecting an appeal from US citizen Jose Padilla who until recently had been held as an enemy combatant without traditional legal rights.
US decides to stop losing court hearings and release Guantánamo files
• Associated PressAfter 4 years of resisting disclosure of information on Guantánamo detainees, the Pentagon changed course and voluntarily released about 2,600 pages of documents relating to numerous prisoners. The Pentagon has refused to release documents identifyin
Massachusetts makes it illegal to not have health insurance
• Business WeekLawmakers overwhelmingly approved a bill that would make Massachusetts the first state to require that all its citizens have some form of health insurance. Those who can afford insurance but refuse to get it will face increasing tax penalties until t
Senate preparing another $100 billion expenditure for Bush's war
• Associated PressA Senate panel is poised to approve President Bush's request for more money for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, but only after adding billions of dollars in additional hurricane aid and relief for drought-stricken farmers.
Fitzgerald knew identity of CIA leaker from the start
• TruthOutThe special counsel appointed to investigate the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson found out the identity of the Bush administration official who disclosed her undercover status to syndicated columnist Robert Novak just 2 months after
Hang up "The Hammer"
• Associated PressFormer House Majority Leader Tom DeLay touched by a lobbying scandal that ensnared his former top aides and cost the Republican his leadership post, won't seek re-election to Congress and intends to resign. See also: http://tinyurl.com/rvl2r
Forming Iraq government continues on hold
• Agence France PresseIraqi leaders shelved talks on forming a government despite a warning from the US and Britain against any further delay. Delayed due to bitter wrangling over key ministerial posts and the premiership, with non-Shiite factions opposing the candidacy o
Flight 93: The movie
• Newsweek (view trailer)If movie trailers are supposed to cause a reaction, the preview for "United 93" more than succeeds. Featuring no voice-over and no famous actors, it begins with images of a beautiful morning and passengers boarding an airplane that hits the
No Constitutional Right to dance
• ReutersNew York City may be known as a centre of artistic expression, but a judge dismissed a lawsuit that argued people have a constitutional right to recreationally dance in any bar or restaurant. [So much for the 1st and 9th Amendments.]
Embattled Thai Prime Minister resigns
• Agence France PresseOpponents of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra welcomed the premier's sudden announcement that he would step down in a bid to reunite a nation divided by weeks of protests. Public anger erupted over his family's $1.9-billion tax-free sale of
M.A.S.H. - Saving the lives of Soldiers (graphic photos)
• News LinkLA Times 3 part story with online narrated slide show.
Congresswoman sought for assaulting police
• Associated PressUS Capitol Police sought an arrest warrant for Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) after she tangled with a uniformed officer last week. "We are working with Capitol Hill police to fully understand and appreciate the incident," principal assistan
Homeland Security official likes 14 years old girl ... a lot
• Associated PressThe deputy press secretary for the US Department of Homeland Security was arrested for using the Internet to seduce what he thought was a teenage girl. On several occasions, he instructed her to perform a sexual act while thinking of him and describe
Al-Zarqawi too bloody for Al-Qaeda?
• London TimesAl-Zarqawi, the most feared commander in the Iraqi insurgency, may have been forced to surrender his leadership by rival groups, angered by his bloody tactics and the interference of foreign fighters in the Iraqi conflict.
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