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THE WAR IS LOST. By most measures of what the Bush administration forecast for its adventure in Iraq, it is already a failure. The war was going to make the Middle East a more peaceful place. It was going to undercut terrorism. It was going to show the evil dictators of the world that American [...]

The deep sea makes up about 78% of the planet’s inhabitable
volume, but little is known about most of its inhabitants, more than
half of which are capable of making their own light, or bioluminescence.
Using a new lighted jellyfish lure and a unique camera [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court threw out more than 100 death sentences in Arizona, Montana and Idaho on Tuesday because the inmates were sent to death row by judges instead of juries.
The case stems from a 2002 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, in which the high court found that juries, not [...]

Get ready for the biggest boondoggle of our lifetimes. The recent collapse of the Eastern power grid has set the stage for a naked power grab on the part of the Federal government, and a possible future source of funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
The basic problem is that energy deregulation has been [...]

Undeterred by the prickly reception to the original
design of the Manila logo, Dave decides that he needs a BIGGER
cactus….

Forrester Research on Tuesday predicted a steep fall in CD sales, as audio and video file sharing over the Internet continues to emerge as a preferred option among consumers.
“The shift from physical media will halt the music industry’s slide and create new revenues for movie companies, but it will wreak havoc with retailers [...]

NEW YORK - USTA officials today ruled that teenaged Indian
tennis star Kali Idol will be allowed to play in the US Open with up
to 10 tennis raquets simultaneously. Kali has suffered since birth with
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NEW YORK - Jennifer Capriati’s finickiness reached new heights Saturday:
She wanted the blimp hanging over Arthur Ashe Stadium moved.
And that was simply one of her concerns during a tight match at the U.S.
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Its been a while since he was in the news. Jesse jackson
must be suffering from media withdrawal, not being a candidate for President
OR Governor of California. So on this Labor Day, he decided to get arrested
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