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W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 17.Aug.04. PDT
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Hackers Take Aim at GOP (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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Online protesters threaten to gum up the web servers of Republican
sites at a time when they will get the most traffic -- during the GOP's
national convention. By Noah Shachtman.
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Internet Heading to Light Speed (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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If you want a faster internet, you need faster switches. A new
nanotechnology opens the door to optical switches and a much speedier
network. By John Gartner.
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Dinar Brokers Boom in Iraq Chaos (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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Business surges for online merchants selling Iraq's newly minted
currency, as speculators' optimism about the country's future trumps
the steady stream of bad news coming out of Baghdad. By Joanna Glasner.
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Flight ID Fight Revived (Security Blanket Monday)
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Civil liberties activist John Gilmore, rebuffed by the court earlier,
tries again in his battle to board airplanes without showing
identification. By Ryan Singel.
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Florida a Big Test of E-Voting (Politics Monday)
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All eyes in the e-voting debate will be on Florida between now and the
end of the month. The state is relying heavily on e-voting equipment to
store the early votes in a primary election. Jacob Ogles reports from
Orlando, Florida.
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Rock the Vote Goes IM (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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An MTV partner is reaching out to young voters with instant messages
to try to get them -- and their friends -- to the polls on Nov. 2. By
Daniel Terdiman.
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Is AM Radio Harmful? (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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A Korean study says more leukemia deaths occur in regions near AM
transmitters. But no definite link can be proven, and scientists can't
agree on whether the transmitters are a hazard. By Stephen Leahy.
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Election: Science Plays Politics (Politics Saturday)
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More than 4,000 scientists, including 48 Nobel winners, have signed a
statement opposing the Bush administration's use of scientific advice.
The scientists claim the Bush camp has consistently distorted science
to fit his agendas.
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Wrong Time for an E-Vote Glitch (Machine Politics Thursday)
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An embarrassing snafu with an electronic voting machine surfaces
during a demonstration for California officials. Voting activists say
it proves the point about why the machines need a paper trail. By Kim
Zetter.
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Net Publishing Made Profitable (Cult of Mac 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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Adam Engst of e-publisher TidBits has tried it all: ads, subscriptions
and tip jars. Now he's hit pay dirt with a series of quick and dirty e-
books distributed using a system he calls 'extreme publishing.' By
Leander Kahney.
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Building Blocks for a Tiny World (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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Ribonucleic acid, or RNA, is no longer just a slave to DNA's commands.
It may be the strongest building material yet for making
nanostructures. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Biology Enters Fourth Dimension (Med-Tech Center Thursday)
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A new microscope sees deeper into life processes than any other and
will allow biologists to study 3-D gene and protein expression over
time. By Daithí Ó hAnluain.
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