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Did the U.S. Overreact to the 9/11 Attacks? Undoubtedly | Cross-Check, Scientific American Blog Network
Seeded on Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:01 PM EST (Science News, Articles and Information | Scientific American)
The U.S. has spent $1.3 trillion on the war on terror so far. That was in reaction to about 14,000 total deaths from international terrorism from 1975 to 2003. That's more than $90 million spent for each person killed.
Judge dismisses claim against Starbucks over hot tea spill
Seeded on Mon Dec 6, 2010 8:06 AM EST (News-Gazette)
Judge dismisses suite against Starbucks for burns from hot tea.
F.B.I. Challenges Wikipedia Over Use of Its Seal - threatens legal action
Seeded on Tue Aug 3, 2010 3:24 AM EDT (The New York Times)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has taken on everyone from Al Capone to John Dillinger to the Unabomber. Its latest adversary: Wikipedia.
Massachusetts Democratic Party Passes Resolution to Deny Free Speech Rights to Corporations
Seeded on Wed Jun 9, 2010 9:58 AM EDT (democrats.com)
The Massachusetts Democratic Party passed this resolution at its convention this past weekend: Constitutional Amendment to Restore the First Amendment and Fair Elections to the People
School used student laptop webcams to spy on them at school and home
Seeded on Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:30 AM EST (Boing Boing)
School remotely accesses students laptop's webcam to spy on them.
Selling Out Democracy - SCOTUS Decision Turns US Elections Over To Corporate America
Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:41 AM EST
The Supreme Court has finally handed down the decision everyone knew was coming and no one much wanted to think about.
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Amazon's Kindle has copyright protection hacked
Seeded on Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:11 AM EST (BBC News)
An Israeli hacker claims to have broken the copyright protection on Amazon's Kindle e-reader, reports say. The hack will allow the ebooks stored on the reader to be transferred as pdf files to any other device.
Record industry faces liability over `infringement'
Seeded on Fri Dec 11, 2009 4:55 PM EST (Toronto Star)
"After years of claiming Canadian consumers disrespect copyright, the irony of having the recording industry face a massive lawsuit will not be lost on anyone, least of all the artists still waiting to be paid."
Libel By Label: A Brief History of Fox News' "Accidental" Democrats
Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:58 AM EDT
It used to be that with Fox News crossed over the line from obvioiusly-biased-news-coverage to outright-propaganda that the folks over at Media Matters would post a scathing condemnation of the nutoriously right-wing network.
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Churchgoers More Likely To See Torture As Justifiable
Seeded on Tue May 5, 2009 8:54 AM EDT (CBS News)
A Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey released last week found that those who attend weekly church services are more likely than those who rarely or never attend services to say the use of torture on suspected terrorists is justifiable.
American Soldiers In Afghanistan Given Bibles, Told To "Hunt People For Jesus" (VIDEO)
Seeded on Mon May 4, 2009 5:34 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
A U.S. church raised money to send Bibles, printed in the Pashtu and Dari languages, to American soldiers stationed in Afghanistan, a report on Al Jazeera documented Sunday night.
Amazon Deletes Reviews That Mention Pay For Play Review Schemes
Seeded on Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:37 AM EDT (Consumerist)
After buying an anti-snoring mouthpiece from a third-party seller on Amazon, reader Bob received an email from the company offering him a free mouthpiece in exchange for a five-star review. He noted this attempted bribe in his Amazon review, and Amazon deleted it. Twice.
Time Warner Seeks to Pass Legislation to Kill Competition
Seeded on Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:46 AM EDT (dailytech.com)
Time Warner Inc., after finally dropping its plans for metered internet services for the time being, appears to be back to its old ways. This story begins in Wilson, North Carolina. Wilson is a small city of about 47,000 residents located in the middle of North Carolina, roug …
Anti-tax 'tea parties' being held across U.S.
Seeded on Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:19 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
It's a day of protests across the country by people who feel they are Taxed Enough Already - TEA - hence the name Tax Day Tea Parties.
Record Labels Get Real
Seeded on Fri Apr 3, 2009 2:46 PM EDT (Portfolio.com: Top 5)
After years of blaming the internet for their woes, the major labels are starting to face the music— and see the problem as one they made themselves.
Florida Woman Claims She Was Fired for Refusing to Say 'Happy Holidays'
Seeded on Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:44 PM EST (FOXNews.com)
Tonia Thomas says she was terminated Dec. 10 from her job at Counts Oakes Resort Properties in Panama City after balking at the new rule on the grounds that it went against her religion.
Head of Japan's Airforce: Roosevelt Forced Japan To Attack Pearl Harbor; Japan Never Wanted War of Aggression
Seeded on Tue Dec 9, 2008 8:50 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
Just over a month ago, the head of Japan's Air Force, Gen. Toshio Tamogami, was fired by Prime Minister Taro Aso after he entered and won the grand prize in a history essay contest in which he advanced some very interesting ideas. Among other things, Gen.
Presidents' Pay Rises Faster at Public Universities Than Private Ones, Survey Finds
Seeded on Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:16 AM EST (The New York Times)
"David J. Sargent, the 77-year-old president of Suffolk University in Boston, received a $2.8 million pay package in 2006-7". Working for a non-profit institution doesn't mean you can't get rich.
US Auto Executives Fly To DC Asking for Taxpayer Money in Private Jets and None Offers to Work for Significantly Less than their 15 or 21 Million Dollar Salaries, Much Less Fly First-Class (why not Business Class?) on a Commericial Airline
Seeded on Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:07 AM EST (The Washington Post)
"There's a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets flying into Washington, D.C., and people coming off of them with tin cups in their hands," Rep. Gary L. Ackerman (D-N.Y.) advised the pampered executives at a hearing yesterday.
GM, Ford Executives Say No To $1 Salary In Exchange For Government Aid
Seeded on Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:41 PM EST (CNN)
The chief executives of General Motors Corp. (GM) and Ford Motor Co. (F) said Wednesday they wouldn't accept a $1 salary in exchange for government aid to their imperiled companies, as the head of the former Chrysler Corp. did a generation ago.
Chrysler execs get millions to stay put
Seeded on Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:57 AM EST (The Detroit Free Press)
As Detroit's crumbling auto industry asks Congress for a bailout, Chrysler is in the awkward position of paying about $30 million in retention bonuses to keep top executives while the company cuts thousands of jobs.
FBI E-Mail Shows Rift Over Warrantless Phone Record Grabs
Seeded on Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:33 PM EST (Wired News)
FBI agents routinely avoid court order requirements to get information on cellphone subscribers, in possible violation of federal privacy laws, according to newly released FBI documents.
Bush Admin Planned Illegal Domestic Spying Within Weeks Of Taking Office
Seeded on Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:36 AM EST (The New York Times)
But lawyers for the plaintiffs say that if the suit were allowed to proceed, internal AT&T documents would verify the engineer's account.
The Polar Bear Threat to Organized Religion
Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:23 PM EST
Last night, I went with my family to see The Golden Compass. Even if you are not a fan of the fantasy genre, you have probably heard about this film by now due to the efforts of some Christian groups to boycott it.
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Culture Speeds Up Human Evolution
Seeded on Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:12 PM EST (Sciam)
Homo sapiens sapiens has spread across the globe and increased vastly in numbers over the past 50,000 years or so—from an estimated five million in 9000 B.C. to roughly 6.5 billion today.
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