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W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 25.Jun.04.PDT
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Overstocking in Afghanistan (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,63932,00.html/wn_ascii

For years, we've heard the Internet will change the face of global
commerce. Even so, it's odd that Afghanistan's biggest private employer
nowadays is a discount online retailer in Utah. By Joanna Glasner.
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Rocket Hobbyists Dropping Hobby (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,63973,00.html/wn_ascii

Since 9/11, the feds have imposed a lot of hoops for hobby rocketeers
to jump through, including background checks and visits by federal
agents. For many, it's just not worth it. By Daniel Terdiman.
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The Trillion-Barrel Tar Pit (Wired magazine 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.07/oil.html
Who needs 'oil independence'? Our friendly neighbor to the north is
sitting on a black gold mine. By Brendan I. Koerner from Wired
magazine.
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Patriotic PC Maker: No Outsource (Business Saturday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64007,00.html/wn_ascii

A U.S. PC maker is using the backlash against outsourcing jobs as a
marketing campaign. Claiming it won't export jobs to save money, the
company's red-white-and-blue website urges customers to support America
by buying from them.
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Seach for Arctic Life Heats Up (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63980,00.html/wn_ascii

Researchers are keen to catalog creatures that live in an Arctic Ocean
region isolated from other waters for millions of years, but melting
ice won't leave it alone for long. By Stephen Leahy.
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'Extremophiles' Prove Their Worth (Med-Tech Center Friday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,63993,00.html/wn_ascii

Scientists are 'bio-prospecting' single-celled critters that live in
the harshest environments on Earth for their hardy genes. But some
question whether anyone should profit from Mother Nature.
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Solar to Keep Army on the Go (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64021,00.html/wn_ascii

Seeking ways to keep troops more mobile and harder to detect, the U.S.
military is leaning more and more on solar technology. By John Gartner.
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E-Mail Snooping Ruled Permissible (Politics 8:40 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64043,00.html/wn_ascii

A book seller who provides e-mail service to his customers did not
violate the law by copying and reading their private messages, an
appeals court rules. By Kim Zetter.
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New Media's Age of Anxiety (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64022,00.html/wn_ascii

At a time when many Americans consider journalists no more trustworthy
than the politicians they cover, the profession needs to cast a
critical eye on itself. Adam L. Penenberg's column, debuting here
today, takes a step in that direction.
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Campaign Sites Lack Security (IT/IS Important 2:00 a.m. PDT)

http://go.hotwired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,64036,00.html/wn_ascii

The official websites of the Bush and Kerry campaigns have several
security holes -- some small, some big. The result could be fake news
stories or doctored photos, even directives to vote for the other guy.
By Michelle Delio.
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DOJ: Our Computer Ate the Info (Politics Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64032,00.html/wn_ascii

The Justice Department comes up with a creative excuse for refusing a
request for information about foreign lobbyists. It says providing such
data risks irreparably crashing its computer system. Proponents of open
government are not impressed.
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