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W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 12.Jul.04.PDT
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Calif. Whistleblowers Sue Diebold (Machine Politics Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,64171,00.html/wn_ascii

Unsealing a lawsuit by electronic-voting critics filed in November,
California's attorney general reveals the details of a suit against
Diebold that alleges shoddy balloting equipment exposed California
elections to hackers and software bugs.
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FCC Rule Change Meets Opposition (Politics Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64168,00.html/wn_ascii

The Department of Homeland Security opposes an FCC proposal to expand
power-failure reporting requirements to wireless and other
communications companies. Are phone companies jumping on the security
bandwagon as a way to dodge reporting rules?
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U.S. Should Approve HIV Generics (Med-Tech Center Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64167,00.html/wn_ascii

Access to generic antiretroviral drugs overshadows the International
AIDS Conference. Leaders in the fight against AIDS urge the U.S. to
fast-track approval of Indian-made 3-in-1 generic drugs, but some are
skeptical of the FDA's role.
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Rapid Test: Cut Natal HIV Spread (Med-Tech Center Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64166,00.html/wn_ascii

Scientists from CDC report on a test to detect HIV for women in labor
that could prevent mothers passing the virus to their babies. Many
pregnant women in developing countries do not know their HIV status.
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Democrats Approve Some Bloggers (Politics Saturday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64164,00.html/wn_ascii

More than 30 independent Web journalists have been tapped to cover the
Democratic convention, while others were 'disinvited.' Republicans say
they'll also authorize bloggers, who will join traditional journalists
at the conventions.
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FCC Boss Blogs Silicon Valley (Politics Saturday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64165,00.html/wn_ascii

Michael Powell launches his own Web log to connect with the tech
community, bypassing Washington lobbyists. Saying he wants to avoid
regulating new technologies for fear of stifling innovation, the FCC
chairman solicits direct input.
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NASA to Put 'Aura' Around Earth (The Final Frontier 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/space/0,2697,64141,00.html/wn_ascii

The space agency's latest Earth-observing satellite, Aura, is slated
to launch Sunday. Scientists say the mission will provide a trove of
data about the atmosphere, from the ground up. By Amit Asaravala.
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Stamping Out Good Science (Wired magazine 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.07/view.html?pg=5
Irrationality is clouding the minds of politicians, and thus
endangering advances in science. By Lawrence Lessig from Wired
magazine.
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Patriot Act Wins House Vote (Politics Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64144,00.html/wn_ascii

The Republican-led House stands by the Patriot Act, fending off an
effort to roll back a section of the controversial law allowing
authorities to investigate people's reading habits at bookstores and
libraries.
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Feds OK Nextel Spectrum Swap (Business Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64142,00.html/wn_ascii

The Federal Communications Commission approves a plan to sell Nextel a
band of spectrum in exchange for spectrum it uses now. The idea is to
ensure public-service communication systems are interference-free.
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Data Nightmare at Pentagon (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64134,00.html/wn_ascii

The General Accounting Office looks at how the Defense Department
keeps track of its supplies and finances, and the picture is not pretty
-- even with more than 2,000 databases and billions spent. By Noah
Shachtman.
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GMO-Food Foes Turn to Film (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64089,00.html/wn_ascii

Opponents of genetically modified crops are attracting support for
their movement with a controversial film, The Future of Food, which
argues that the practice undermines the safety of our food supply. By
Jason Silverman.
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Bloggers Suffer Burnout (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64088,00.html/wn_ascii

Authors of some of the most popular political and general-interest
weblogs are calling it quits or scaling back their sites, claiming that
the pressure to post or moderate reader feedback is too much to handle.
By Daniel Terdiman.
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SpaceShipOne Back on Course (The Final Frontier Wednesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/space/0,2697,64123,00.html/wn_ascii

Burt Rutan's craft in the X Prize race had control problems in its
initial launch, but that's fixed now, and SpaceShipOne is on target for
another space attempt. By Dan Brekke.
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Groups Sue to Allow Vote Recounts (Machine Politics Wednesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,64133,00.html/wn_ascii

The ACLU, Common Cause and voters' rights groups sue Florida election
officials to reverse a rule that bans manual recounts of touch-screen
ballots. Plaintiffs say the rule is illogical and the voting machines
are faulty.
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Coalition of the Billing (Wired magazine 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.07/view.html?pg=4
Military contractors will gladly fight terrorists -- for a price. By
Bruce Sterling from Wired magazine.
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America's War With Blogistan (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64113,00.html/wn_ascii

The blog represents free speech in excelsis. Or does it? If the blog
accepts advertising or maintains ties to institutions -- like, say, the
Democratic Party -- then the freedom to say whatever you like can be
sharply curtailed. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.
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The Micro-Multinational (Wired magazine 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.07/view.html?pg=2
Worried about jobs going overseas? Don't. A new offshore recipe cooks
up U.S. jobs. By Jason Pontin from Wired magazine.
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Court Creates Snoopers' Heaven (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64094,00.html/wn_ascii

A recent federal ruling clearing a rare-book dealer could make it
legal for e-mail and phone service providers to read e-mail or listen
to voicemail messages of customers. News analysis by Kim Zetter.
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Brain Cells: Alzheimer's Clues (Med-Tech Center Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64107,00.html/wn_ascii

The genetic mutations behind most cases of Alzheimer's disease may be
found inside cell mitochondria, according to a U.S. study. The findings
could shed light on the disease affecting more than 4 million people in
the United States.
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Senate Behind Stem-Cell Research? (Politics Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64106,00.html/wn_ascii

Sen. Orrin Hatch, a Republican supporter of embryonic stem-cell
research, said Sunday there is wide support in the Senate to ease the
Bush administration's restrictive policy on the scientific work.
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Kerry Net Strategy Now on Voters (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64066,00.html/wn_ascii

Like George Bush, John Kerry's campaign is flush with cash from
donors, thanks to the Internet. Now, Kerry's campaign is focusing on a
tougher task: to get voters to cast their ballots on election day. By
Louise Witt.
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Florida Told to Open Voter List (Machine Politics Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,64071,00.html/wn_ascii

A judge rules Florida officials must let the public and the media copy
its database of felons who may not be eligible to vote. The state has
prevented the media from copying the list to verify its accuracy. Jacob
Ogles reports from Orlando.
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Europe Eclipses U.S. Solar Shift (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64052,00.html/wn_ascii

Demand for solar power in the United States is beginning to climb, but
now the supply of solar cells is plummeting as manufacturers ship their
wares to more-profitable Europe. By John Gartner.
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E-Mail Snooping Ruled Permissible (Security Blanket Wednesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64043,00.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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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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