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Democrats are positioned for gains in governors' races in November and could capture governorships in many big battleground states, giving the party an early edge in the 2008 fight for the White House.
"Even in areas where tap water is safe to drink, demand for bottled water is increasing, producing unnecessary garbage and consuming vast quantities of energy," according to Emily Arnold, author of the study published by the Earth Policy In
It's been an uphill battle for the phone companies. If a high-speed Internet provider (e.g., a cable company) wants to offer VoIP phone service, it doesn't need to change the law. But if a phone company wants to offer TV, that's another s
3 members of Congress have been linked to efforts by lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a former General Services Administration official to secure leases of government property for Abramoff's clients, according to court filings by federal prosecutors
"Share Across Computers" feature stores Web browsing history, Microsoft Office documents, PDF and text files on Google's servers to allow a user to run remote searches from multiple computers and presents a lucrative target to malicious
President Bush was closely questioned by fellow Republicans on his policy on Iran, health care, immigration and other hot-button issues at a closed meeting meant to rally party members for this year's congressional elections.
Using the slider at the bottom demonstrates the polar ice on the ocean melting away over time. Note: Ice on the land masses around the artic circle does not decrease, and may gain. see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_ice
Ending subsidised natural gas deliveries to neighbouring countries is justified under certain conditions, World Bank chairman Paul Wolfowitz said at this weekend's G8 finance meeting in Moscow.
The Internet industry needs to create "self-regulatory regimes" and come up with new technologies to battle online dangers such as spyware, said the chair of the Federal Trade Commission. Called for "appropriate" law enforcement a
The American general in charge of training the new Iraqi military says the Bush administration's strategy to use those forces to replace departing US soldiers was hobbled from its belated start by poor pre-war planning and insufficient staff and
The airbase at al-Asad is the biggest marine camp in western Anbar province. It is in the midst of the most rebellious region in Iraq. Get "inside the wire" and it resembles a slice of US suburbia rather than the front line in a war zone.
When Representative Heather Wilson broke ranks with President Bush to declare her "serious concerns" about domestic eavesdropping, she gave voice to what some fellow Republicans were thinking, if not saying. Now they are speaking up and gro
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and House Speaker Dennis Hastert engineered a backroom legislative maneuver to protect pharmaceutical companies from lawsuits. Tucked into a Defense Department appropriations bill at the last minute
Security concerns have caused the government to suspend plans for an ambitious program to check every domestic airline passenger's name against government watch lists. "Secure Flight" has been troubled from the start. Strongly opposed b
After analyzing data from the static fire countdown, we decided to postpone the launch. The vehicle is being lowered for further investigation. Once we have thoroughly checked out all systems, I will post an update on what was found and when the nex
[Suckers!!!!] The US will cancel all debt owed to it by Afghanistan, which amounts to about $108 million. Such a move would boost Afghanistan's trade, investment and other economic ties with its major creditors.
Paying space travelers could be lifting off from the US by 2008, Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta says. He expects to issue permits for test flights next year. If those are successful, licenses for passenger space travel could then be issued.
1) Bush is spying on non-terrorist related American to American phone calls IN THE USA; 2) Known Al Qaeda agents are running free inside USA; 3) The spy program is useless. Hard to overstate the significance of this article in the conservative magazi
Wayne Gretzky was recorded on a wiretap talking to the alleged financier of a gambling ring, discussing how the hockey great's wife could avoid being implicated. He reiterated that he had never bet and said he planned to stay with the Coyotes and
ONCE the biggest and most profitable company in the country, Telstra managed to eke out a share price gain yesterday by revealing an earnings decline no worse than expected.
The head of Israel's domestic security agency, Shin Bet, has said his country may come to regret the overthrow of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Yuval Diskin said a strong dictatorship is preferable to the present "chaos" in Ira
Former disaster agency chief Michael Brown is indicating he is ready to reveal his correspondence with President Bush and other officials during Hurricane Katrina unless the White House forbids it and offers legal support.
The IBM chip will be a new challenger to graphic chip makers ATI Technologies Inc., Nvidia Corp. and semiconductor giant Intel Corp., which compete against each other in various segments of the computing and electronic devices market.
One is a second grader in Manhattan. Over the protests of his American mother, immigration officials have been trying to deport him ever since he returned from a brief visit to Canada without the right visa. Another is an Irish professor invited to t
Vice President Dick Cheney directed his aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby to use classified material to discredit a critic of the Bush administration's Iraq war effort, the National Journal reported. This was the outing of CIA agent Valerie P
I am gravely disappointed in this so-called deal. The White House agreed to only a few minor changes to the Patriot Act conference report that could not get through the Senate back in December. These changes do not address the major problems with the
President Bush unveiled details about an Al-Qaeda plot to crash a hijacked airliner into the tallest building in Los Angeles in 2002. The mastermind of the 9-11 attacks planned to have terrorists use shoe bombs to breach the cockpit doors and fly the
Based on the group's own digital watermarking technology, for tracking pirated audio files in peer-to-peer file-sharing networks as an alternative to digital rights management, which he says require special players and are prone to hacking.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said he was blindsided by President Bush's announcement of details about a purported 2002 plot to crash a plane into a downtown skyscraper, but the White House said it had contacted the mayor's office.
In the carpeted corridors of K Street, the 11,500 people who earn their living in the influence-peddling profession know a different reality. They understand that money goes up to Capitol Hill by demands from members of Congress.
