Archive for June, 2007
Thursday, June 28th, 2007
In light of allegations made about Cheney's role in developing a 10-year water plan for the Klamath River that courts later called arbitrary and in violation of the Endangered Species Act, a hearing is worthwhile, Rahall said. He and other Democrats charged that Cheney's action resulted in the largest adult ...
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Thursday, June 28th, 2007
he FTC intends the report to be consulted as a guideline by policy makers and legislators, but it has no binding force. Nevertheless, the report's findings are yet another sign that US government agencies are not particularly interested in the network neutrality problem right now. In fact, the FTC is ...
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Thursday, June 28th, 2007
The court split, 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts announcing the court's judgment. The court's four liberal justices dissented. "The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race," Roberts said.Read the full story
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Thursday, June 28th, 2007
In a country so wealthy and seemingly progressive, why should anyone be forced to sacrifice body parts because they can’t pay their medical bills? A man loses his life savings because he has a series of heart attacks. A suffering woman is thrown into the streets because she has nothing. ...
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Thursday, June 28th, 2007
A car bomb killed 22 people Thursday in a bus station in western Baghdad, and police said 20 beheaded bodies had been discovered on the banks of the Tigris River southeast the capital. Government security officials raised doubts about the decapitation report.Read the full story
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Thursday, June 28th, 2007
Oil prices surge past $70, hitting their highest level in 10 months on concerns about short-term supply.Read the full story
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Thursday, June 28th, 2007
An anonymous reader writes "In a move going largely unnoticed by developers, the OLPC project now requires all submissions to be hosted in the RedHat Fedora project. While this may not seem like a big deal, the implications are interesting. First, contributors have to sign the Fedora Project Individual Contributor ...
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
Those efforts moved forward after Sen. John Warner, a Virginia Republican and one of the most senior committee members, agreed to work with Democrats "to craft a comprehensive climate bill." The United States is the worlds biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.Read the full story
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