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  Group Warns DVRs Endangered (DAT's Entertainment 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64309,00.html/wn_ascii
A digital-rights organization is distributing instructions to build a
PC-based TiVo-like recorder. It hopes to get people hooked on DVRs --
and stoke a backlash against an impending FCC rule that could cripple
the machines. By Katie Dean.
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 Freak Waves Are No Tall Tale (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64369,00.html/wn_ascii
Stories of giant ship-wrecking waves are no longer just for crusty sea
captains spinning a good yarn. Data from European Space Agency
satellites shows that monster waves do exist -- and they're more common
than expected. By Amit Asaravala.
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 Stars of Convention: Bloggers (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64360,00.html/wn_ascii
As expected, the Democratic Convention in Boston has been a highly
scripted affair. The big story so far: Mainstream media is obsessed
with blogs. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.
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 Singapore Slings Biotech Bucks (Wired magazine 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.08/singapore.html
The future-friendly city-state has an offer bioscientists can't
refuse: unrestricted research, top-notch equipment and limitless funds.
Just leave your chewing gum at home. By Stuart Luman from Wired
magazine.
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 Venter's Epic DNA Expedition (Wired magazine Tuesday)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.08/venter.html
He wanted to play God, so he cracked the human genome. Now he wants to
play Darwin and collect the DNA of everything on the planet. By James
Shreeve from Wired magazine.
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 Hybrid Tries to Escape SUV Stigma (Autopia 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,64132,00.html/wn_ascii
Ford is ready to unleash a new species of car, the SUV hybrid, in
September. While the Escape is designed with greens in mind, there are
other reasons folks don't take kindly to SUVs. By John Gartner.
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 Techies Reshape 9/11 History (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64346,00.html/wn_ascii
The 9/11 Commission Report was a best seller the moment it was
released, but Internet users find several ways to make it more
accessible and useful. By Staci D. Kramer.
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 Free Speech Behind the Razor Wire (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64349,00.html/wn_ascii
A so-called free-speech zone has been set up to contain protesters at
this week's Democratic National Convention. But it's ringed with chain
link and barbed wire, and it looks a lot like a gulag. Mark Baard
reports from Boston.
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 Risky Mines Stuck in Stone Age (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64351,00.html/wn_ascii
Thousands of miners die each year, but most of those deaths could be
prevented if mine operators stopped using 19th-century technology. By
John Gartner.
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 MoveOn Moves Up in the World (Politics Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64340,00.html/wn_ascii
Six years ago, two software designers fed up with the way government
worked created a stir with an online petition. Now MoveOn.org is a
political powerhouse. By Kim Zetter.
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 Los Alamos Lab Halts Operations (Politics Friday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64256,00.html/wn_ascii
The birthplace of the atom bomb stops all operations after a grad
student is hurt with a laser. It is the latest in a string of safety
lapses, including the possible loss of classified information earlier
in the week. The lab's director is not pleased. By Noah Shachtman.
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 P2P Company Not Going Anywhere (DAT's Entertainment 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64233,00.html/wn_ascii
With U.S. lawmakers tightening the noose on file sharers, those behind
the networks tend to keep a low profile. But not the guys behind
eDonkey -- they're in New York, and proud of it. By Michelle Delio.
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 Downloading for Democracy (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64237,00.html/wn_ascii
Peer-to-peer networks aren't just for trading music and movies. A law
student, frustrated by government secrecy and possible conflicts of
interest, launches a website that uses P2P networks to distribute
telling government documents. By Kim Zetter.
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 New Foreskin Is Really a Stretch (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64254,00.html/wn_ascii
Some guys say having a foreskin leads to better sex for both partners.
And don't worry if yours was removed at birth, they'll show you how to
build a new one. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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 The Man Who Helped Kill CAPPS II (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64249,00.html/wn_ascii
Bill Scannell raised a lot of hell when the government announced plans
to investigate Americans before they board an airplane. It looks like
it paid off. Some are crediting the former Army spy for the death of
CAPPS II. By Noah Shachtman.
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 Green Goo: The New Nano-Threat (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64235,00.html/wn_ascii
Just as the threat of 'gray goo' recedes, a new biological nano-threat
emerges: green goo. But even without doomsday scenarios, one insurance
company says that current nanomaterials pose unknown risks -- and
that's unacceptable. By Daithí Ó hAnluain.
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 Crime DB Sparks Privacy Fears (Security Blanket Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64263,00.html/wn_ascii
The Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange, a database known
as Matrix, combines state vehicle and crime records with commercial
files owned by a private company. Privacy advocates cry foul as feds
gain access to masses of info on individuals.
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 France Outsources, Senegal Calls (Business Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64262,00.html/wn_ascii
A call-center in Dakar, Senegal, conducts business for French
companies. Copying India's success in the British and
American markets, a Senegalese company takes advantage of local accents
and a fiber-optic corridor.
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 Marines Kill Knockout Gas Info (Politics Saturday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64260,00.html/wn_ascii
A watchdog group pulls documents detailing military research into
knockout gases from its website. The Marines, who 'inadvertantly' sent
the papers to the group under the Freedom of Information Act, requested
the deletion.
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 We Don't Need No Stinkin' Login (IT/IS Important 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,64270,00.html/wn_ascii
Increasingly, Web publishers are demanding that users register to read
their sites, and increasingly, readers are getting annoyed and turning
to sites like BugMeNot, which offers pre-made login profiles. By Rachel
Metz.
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 Contractors Expose Taxpayer Data (Business Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64272,00.html/wn_ascii
IRS consultants working on the department's computers violate security
rules, putting taxpayer information at risk of disclosure, according to
Treasury Department inspectors. An IRS official contests the severity
of the danger.
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 Blogging Against Convention (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64273,00.html/wn_ascii
Traditional media love to look down their nose at bloggers. But at
this year's Democratic convention, the 35 bloggers covering the
festivities could liven things up. Hell, a couple of them could even
become traditional media stars. By Adam L. Penenberg.
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 Digital TV With a German Accent (DAT's Entertainment 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64284,00.html/wn_ascii
U.S. lawmakers torn over how to get the analog TV spectrum out of the
hands of broadcasters may take a cue from Berlin, which went digital
without a hitch. Michael Grebb reports from Washington.
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 Battlefield Tech for Aid Workers (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64271,00.html/wn_ascii
New systems could make it easier for soldiers and relief workers to
communicate and work together. Technologists meet in Hawaii to show off
the latest breakthroughs. By Ann Harrison.
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 Copyright Bill to Kill Tech? (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64297,00.html/wn_ascii
A Senate committee will hear testimony on the controversial 'Induce'
copyright bill Thursday. Critics say the bill is the biggest threat to
innovation in 20 years, letting Hollywood dictate what consumer
electronics companies can do. By Katie Dean.
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 Involver Ready to Rock Youth Vote (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64274,00.html/wn_ascii
Despite concerns that young people will sit out this year's election,
the people behind Involver are trying to get young Americans
politically involved. Organizers hope to build a music-oriented
political alliance on the Web. By Louise Witt.
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 Open Arms for Open-Source News (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64285,00.html/wn_ascii
A California newspaper is turning over the news to the people: If you
think it's news, it probably is to somebody, so write it up. By Daniel
Terdiman.
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 Digital Deadline Gets Squishy (DAT's Entertainment 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64299,00.html/wn_ascii
Lawmakers are keen on getting U.S. TV signals off the analog airwaves,
but the cost and political fallout of forced upgrades are causing some
hesitation in setting a concrete deadline. Michael Grebb reports from
Washington.
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 Stockpiling Antidotes to Terror (Med-Tech Center Wednesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64292,00.html/wn_ascii
The U.S. government turns to the drug industry to help develop
vaccines that can be used in the event of a chemical or germ attack
against the country. Among other things, Project BioShield is projected
to protect up to 25 million Americans from anthrax.
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 Stem-Cell Cash on a Winding Road (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64302,00.html/wn_ascii
Investors aren't exactly pumping big bucks into biotech companies, but
they have put their money behind California's stem-cell initiative. By
Kristen Philipkoski.
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 Techies Blast Induce Act (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64315,00.html/wn_ascii
Technology executives testify that the Induce Act would kill
innovation and could make some popular consumer electronics illegal.
Regardless, the bill's sponsor says he's determined to crack down on
copyright piracy. By Katie Dean.
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 Seven-Year Hitch for Junk Faxes (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64316,00.html/wn_ascii
Legislation to give businesses more leeway in sending unsolicited
faxes -- a seven-year permission-free window -- took another step to
becoming law, but it'll have to wait until September. By Ryan Singel.
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 Outfoxed: A Unique Sleeper Hit (DAT's Entertainment 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64312,00.html/wn_ascii
On the eve of a contentious presidential election, large audiences are
bypassing traditional media channels -- theatrical releases or TV
broadcasts -- to see partisan films like Outfoxed. The DVD is a top
seller on Amazon. By Louise Witt.
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 Los Alamos Suspends 19 Employees (Politics Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64321,00.html/wn_ascii
The director of America's leading nuclear lab strips 19 employees of
their badges while officials investigate the loss of two classified
computer disks, as well as an intern's eye injury from a laser.
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 Data Theft Suspect Busted (Security Blanket Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64308,00.html/wn_ascii
In what the feds are calling perhaps the largest theft of personal
data ever, a Florida man is arrested for stealing consumer information
from Acxiom Corp., apparently intending to use it to feed his e-mail ad
business.
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 The Incredible Shrinking Comic (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64328,00.html/wn_ascii
Eager to reach young people who don't read newspapers, cartoonists are
sending content to cell-phone users. Will this help or hurt an
endangered art form? Randy Dotinga reports from the Comic-Con
International in San Diego.
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 Fake Bin Laden File Harbors Virus (IT/IS Important Friday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,64333,00.html/wn_ascii
A message posted on over 30,000 Usenet newsgroups, claiming to include
images of Osama bin Laden's suicide, actually contains a Trojan horse.
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 The Empire Blogs Back (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64332,00.html/wn_ascii
Companies are finding that small-scale Web publishing -- blogging --
reaps big benefits when it comes to customer feedback. Just ask
Microsoft. Ryan Singel reports from Berkeley, California.
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 MoveOn Moves Up in the World (Politics 9:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64340,00.html/wn_ascii
Six years ago, two software designers fed up with the way government
worked created a stir with an online petition. Now MoveOn.org is a
political powerhouse. By Kim Zetter.
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 Unleashing the Web Police (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64319,00.html/wn_ascii
Who says you can't judge politicians by their websites? A group of
experts pulls no punches about the readability of the political Web. By
Adam L. Penenberg.
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 Life After Death for CAPPS II? (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64240,00.html/wn_ascii
The Department of Homeland Security decides to kill the CAPPS II
passenger-screening program that critics had called ineffective and
invasive. The department may try to revive it with a new name, but
observers don't think it will succeed. By Ryan Singel.
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 Cuba Is No Cancer Pariah (Med-Tech Center 8:38 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64245,00.html/wn_ascii
A small, struggling U.S. biotech company has been cleared by the
Treasury Department to develop experimental cancer drugs with the Cuban
government. It appears that Cuba's biotech industry may have a lot to
offer in this field.
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 Cool Ways to Give IE the Boot (IT/IS Important 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,64216,00.html/wn_ascii
If you're looking for an alternative to Internet Explorer, there's
more out there than just Mozilla. Here's a rundown of some popular Web
browsers not written by Microsoft. By Michelle Delio.
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 Plankton Cool Off With Own Clouds (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64239,00.html/wn_ascii
A NASA-funded study shows that plankton can force the creation of
clouds above the ocean to protect themselves from the sun. By Amit
Asaravala.
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 Oceans Absorbed Missing CO2 (Technology Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64236,00.html/wn_ascii
Almost half the excess carbon dioxide produced by humans since the
industrial revolution found its way into seawater, a new study says.
The dissolved gas could eat away marine animals' shells.
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 Senator Pushes Adult Stem Cells (Med-Tech Center Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64221,00.html/wn_ascii
A Senate hearing that was supposed to be about 'miracles' predictably
turns into a heated debate over President Bush's stem-cell policy. By
Kristen Philipkoski.
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 Make a Killing From Antiterrorism (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64215,00.html/wn_ascii
Business is booming as law enforcement reaches for military
technology. But getting federal money is far from easy. Randy Dotinga
reports from the Homeland Security Conference in San Diego.
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 Cable Debate Generates Static (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64220,00.html/wn_ascii
A House subcommittee hears what's good and bad about roll-your-own
cable, but little is expected to happen until the FCC weighs in.
Michael Grebb reports from Washington.
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 Documenting Moore's Oscar Chances (DAT's Entertainment 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64184,00.html/wn_ascii
A strangely worded rule covering the Oscar eligibility of
documentaries could spell trouble for Michael Moore, thanks to illegal
Internet downloads. Then again, it may not. By Staci D. Kramer.
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 Demand for Paper Trail Escalates (Machine Politics Wednesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,64205,00.html/wn_ascii
Activists hand over more than 350,000 signatures to election
officials, demanding that electronic voting machines have voter-
verified paper trails. They also hold rallies around the country to
make their point. By Kim Zetter.
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 Deposit Your Stem-Cell Hopes Here (Med-Tech Center Wednesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64209,00.html/wn_ascii
The government says it will open a 'national bank' to accelerate
research on the only stem cells approved for research by the Bush
administration. Scientists say it's nothing more than window dressing.
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 Airline Screening System Delayed (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64201,00.html/wn_ascii
Bowing to privacy concerns, the Transportation Security Administration
says the airline passenger-screening system it had in mind will be
restructured, meaning it may not be deployed any time soon. By Ryan
Singel.
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 Hactivism and How It Got Here (IT/IS Important 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,64193,00.html/wn_ascii
Hactivists at the HOPE gathering remember their roots while pointing
out that grass-roots, tech-enabled resistance is a viable way to fight
repression. Michelle Delio reports from New York.
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 Mexican Officials Get Chipped (Technology Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64194,00.html/wn_ascii
The attorney general of Mexico and several of his staff implant
microchips in their arms. The chips provide access to a crime database
and track their bearers if they are kidnapped -- assuming their
abductors don't slice out the chips.
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 State to Shadow Parolees With GPS (Politics Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64202,00.html/wn_ascii
Tennesee moves ahead with a $2.5 million pilot program that will use a
global positioning system to track violent sex offenders who have been
paroled. The state is expected to award a contract for the project by
the end of the year.
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 Elephants, Donkeys Seek Love (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64175,00.html/wn_ascii
Opposites may attract, but not in politics. A slew of sites are
popping up that cater to singles who are seeking mates with the same
political ideology. By Louise Witt.
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 Bettors: Election Will Be Tight (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64180,00.html/wn_ascii
Online wagering sites and current-events markets say the 2004
presidential election will be close -- as close as the 2000 election.
Just a few months ago Bush had a comfortable lead, but bettors give him
even odds now. By Joanna Glasner.
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 Florida Felon List Down, Not Out (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64182,00.html/wn_ascii
Florida election officials say they are relieved that the state won't
require them to purge felons from voter rolls in this election cycle.
But the purge will be reinstated in 2006, and lots of problems remain,
critics say. Jacob Ogles reports from Orlando.
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 A Gathering to Hack the System (IT/IS Important Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,64172,00.html/wn_ascii
Hackers gather in New York City at the fifth annual Hackers on Planet
Earth conference to discuss all the little ways that the government and
corporations are turning technology against the people. Michelle Delio
reports from New York.
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 Senate Stem-Cell Vote Unlikely (Med-Tech Center Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64183,00.html/wn_ascii
Although one senator claims enough votes to override Bush
administration restrictions on stem-cell research, Majority Leader Bill
Frist doesn't expect a vote on the matter before the November election.
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 Geolocation: Don't Fence Web In (IT/IS Important Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,64178,00.html/wn_ascii
As geolocation -- technology that can track the location of computers
surfing the Internet -- improves, corporations and governments are
increasingly able to limit what people can view on the Web.
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