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From Wired News (And not necessarily all in agreement with my personal opinions.)

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Economy Doesn't Need Protection (Wired magazine 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.05/view.html?pg=5
Imagine a major-party candidate delivering the stump speech Silicon
Valley needs to hear. The message? Protectionism will only make things
worse. By Lawrence Lessig from Wired magazine.
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Crater Linked to Mass Extinction (Technology Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63453,00.html/wn_ascii

An ancient crater buried off the Australian coast could be a key piece
of evidence in determining the cause of a mass extinction on Earth
approximately 250 million years ago, say scientific researchers. By
Amit Asaravala.
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Designer Virus Stalks HIV (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,63441,00.html/wn_ascii

Researchers have developed a potential novel treatment for AIDS -- a
synthetic parasite virus. It's scary but awesome, they say. Kristen
Philipkoski reports from Berkeley, California.
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Tech Execs Lean Right (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63422,00.html/wn_ascii

While the technology industry usually contributes roughly equal sums
to Democrats and Republicans, the same can't be said of tech
executives. In this year's presidential race, CEOs of the largest tech
firms are largely backing Bush. By Joanna Glasner.
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U.S. Officials Sport Fake Degrees (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63436,00.html/wn_ascii

More than 400 government employees, including many high-ranking
officials, received fake degrees from diploma mills, according to
congressional investigators. The findings spur calls for better means
to vet academic credentials. By Ryan Singel.
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Mexican Air Force Films UFOs (Technology Wednesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63433,00.html/wn_ascii

Pilots conducting drug surveillance over Campeche state filmed 11
unidentified flying objects in early March, after the UFOs appeared to
surround the aircraft. Now, Mexican officials release the video.
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Read This, Jump Into Blog Fray (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63331,00.html/wn_ascii

What's Making Blognews is a handy site for politics nuts. It lists all
the top stories making the rounds on the blogosphere. Unlike other
sites, it focuses only on political stories, cutting out the fat. By
Daniel Terdiman.
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How Does Fat Kill Thee? Many Ways (Med-Tech Center Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,63425,00.html/wn_ascii

New research into how fat behaves in the human body sheds light on the
toxic effects of oily, troublesome flab. Turns out the simple physical
burden of excess pounds is the least of its dangers.
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Diebold May Face Criminal Charges (Machine Politics 8:55 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63191,00.html/wn_ascii

A panel that recommended decertifying Diebold's touch-screen voting
machines in California also wants to see the company face charges for
violating the state's election laws. Kim Zetter reports from
Sacramento, California.
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Dems Hold the High Ground Online (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63183,00.html/wn_ascii

The presidential election of 2004 may come down to who wins the most
swing states -- and does the best job organizing and campaigning
online. By Daniel Terdiman.
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Damaging Drug Study? Bury It (Med-Tech Center Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,63186,00.html/wn_ascii

Pharmaceutical companies may have been hiding data that shows some
antidepressants might actually hurt depressed kids rather than helping
them, according to a new study. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Seeking Riches From the Poor (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,63131,00.html/wn_ascii

South African entrepreneurs have discovered a stunningly large and
lucrative market: Africa's poor. By providing services that the
developed world takes for granted, the entrepreneurs are making money -
- and making lives easier. Part 3 of a three-part series. Megan Lindow
reports from Cape Town.
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No Privacy for the Poor, Homeless (Security Blanket Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,63173,00.html/wn_ascii

Tracking the homeless using government-mandated databases would
endanger battered women and rob the poor of their privacy while not
improving services, experts say. Ryan Singel reports from Berkeley,
California.
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Climate Change Out of the Blue (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63365,00.html/wn_ascii

Contrails -- those wispy trails left in the sky by airplanes -- may
play a part in warmer U.S. temperatures, according to a recent NASA
study. By Douglas Page.
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Blood Feud Kills Off Fat Cells (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,63388,00.html/wn_ascii

Cancer researchers looking for a way to kill tumors found a way to
knock off fat cells in mice, cutting off their blood supply with a
peptide. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Hybrid Mileage Comes Up Short (Autopia 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,63413,00.html/wn_ascii

Hybrid car owners who thought they'd be getting much better fuel
efficiency than conventional cars have been disappointed. The problem
isn't company claims, it's an outmoded EPA testing procedure. By John
Gartner.
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Monsanto Backs Off Bio-Wheat (Business Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,63403,00.html/wn_ascii

Facing strong opposition from an American wheat industry afraid of
losing its European customers, Monsanto decides to stop developing
biotech wheat and focus instead on cotton and soybeans.
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Feds Answer Calls for Nuke Safety (Politics Saturday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63389,00.html/wn_ascii

For years, watchdog groups have argued in vain for new security
measures at the nation's nuclear weapons labs. Finally, Energy
Secretary Spencer Abraham appears to be listening. By Noah Shachtman.
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NASA Funds Sci-Fi Technology (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63362,00.html/wn_ascii

The space agency has a little-known research arm that's looking into
the wildest technology imaginable -- antimatter propulsion, weather
control and robotic asteroid destroyers, to name a few. But can it
survive a budget crunch? By Noah Shachtman.
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How the Word Gets Around (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,63344,00.html/wn_ascii

How does a meme travel through the blogosphere? The Memespread Project
seeded an idea and watched it grow, learning a lot about information
transmission along the way. By Daniel Terdiman.
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Stealing Back the Airwaves (DAT's Entertainment 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,63343,00.html/wn_ascii

As summer camps go, it's unusual. In four days, you can learn to build
transmitters and antennas, and get advice on handling any FCC agents
wondering about your new radio station. By Jason Silverman.
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E-Voting Commission Gets Earful (Machine Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63349,00.html/wn_ascii

In a tiny room packed with activists, reporters and concerned
citizens, the Election Assistance Commission hears testimony from
makers of e-voting machines and the people who oppose them. Michael
Grebb reports from Washington, D.C.
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Business Buys Into Fuel Cells (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63335,00.html/wn_ascii

California businesses are taking advantage of government incentive
programs to use renewable energy sources like fuel cells and solar
panels, but independence is still a way off. By John Gartner.
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Blogs Counter Political Plottings (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63334,00.html/wn_ascii

Most political consultants work to suppress people from voting -- at
least those who might vote against their candidate. But activists are
using the Web to counter those conventions, say panelists at a
conference about virtual communities. By Kim Zetter.
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California Bans E-Vote Machines (Machine Politics Friday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63298,00.html/wn_ascii

Secretary of State Kevin Shelley decertifies all touch-screen voting
machines and recommends charges against Diebold. By Kim Zetter.
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