tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63107902011-04-21T16:03:23.382-04:00Politics, Software, Photos and anything that may strike my fancy.Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comBlogger621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1147610406947608242006-05-14T08:40:00.000-04:002006-05-14T08:40:07.023-04:00

Bloomberg.com: U.S.Good riddance. Now if we could get riid of the Hummer H2, H3, the Chevrolet Escalade, and all of the other luxury SUV that serve no other purpose than compensating the driver's tiny penis.End of the road for the hulking Hummer H1Still, the entire Hummer group has been outsold this year by the Toyota Prius, a gas-electric hybrid.ROTFLMAO...Yeah, I know they are not in the same

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Just got my hands on a new laptop HP L2000, here is a list of the software that I have installed, most of which is open source.Links to more windows open source software.General Use Software (Browser, E-mail, Office)FirefoxThunderbirdOpen OfficeDownloading Software (Gnutella, BitTorrent, UseNet)LimewireAzureusPanHTML Editors, a nice CSS editor would be nice.AmayaNvuNotepad ++Media related

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CNN.com - U.S. says bomb hit wrong house in Iraq - Jan 5, 2006The strike flattened a family's home, killing six of the family members and wounding three others, said a spokesman for the Salaheddin provincial governor's office. A father and daughter survived with only minor injuries, he said. The Baiji strike was one of 58 air missions the U.S. military carried out Monday over Iraq. U.S. military

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1131073222530457162005-11-03T21:58:00.000-05:002005-11-03T22:07:09.126-05:00

Growth of the National DebtAmazing how the Debt barely grows from 1960 to 1980 and the explodes, only to go down slightly in the mid to late 90's prior to exploding again!

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1129261074994267092005-10-13T23:37:00.000-04:002005-10-14T00:11:28.930-04:00

The Recovering Democrat - A Question For the Anti-War Protesters Banning Ip addresses may permit to ask nice rethorical questions, but since you ask them, you should at least permit the opposition to answer...If you advocate withdrawal, you must answer the question: “what will happen to the Iraqis?” Will withdrawal from Iraq result in a catastrophe similar to Vietnam and Cambodia after 1974? If

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1127966536967018612005-09-29T00:02:00.000-04:002005-09-29T00:02:16.993-04:00

The total income of Americans in 2003, adjusted for inflation, was 4 percent smaller than in 1999, new tax return data showed yesterday. While the number of taxpayers grew by 5.6 million individuals and couples, average income fell even more - by 6.5 percent - while the average wage slipped slightly, with the average job paying $5 a week less.

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 - Even as the economy was growing, income stagnated last year and the poverty rate rose, the Census Bureau reported today. This is the first time on record that household income has failed to increase for five straight years.What can I say, Republican policies at work...

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1121916865246034562005-07-20T23:34:00.000-04:002005-07-20T23:34:25.250-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } fallujah, originally uploaded by Alonso Quijano. More of the fine work we have been doing in Iraq.

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1121913626970676712005-07-20T22:40:00.000-04:002005-07-20T22:40:26.973-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Shooting in Tal Afar, originally uploaded by Alonso Quijano. The Result of our fine adventure in Iraq...The rest can be seen here courtesy of the BBC

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In reference to the Obsidian Wings: Uncomfortably NumbThe war in Iraq by the numbers: Casualties: As of Friday, at least...Casualties: As of Friday, at least 1,653 members of the U.S. military had died since the Iraq war began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Additionally, 179 from other coalition nations had been killed.Private contractors: At least 305 death claims have

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1117715652987684342005-06-02T08:34:00.000-04:002005-06-02T08:36:58.486-04:00

The 'I' word - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Op-ed - NewsThe 'I' wordBy Ralph Nader and Kevin Zeese | May 31, 2005THE IMPEACHMENT of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, under Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution, should be part of mainstream political discourse.Minutes from a summer 2002 meeting involving British Prime Minister Tony Blair reveal that the Bush administration was ''

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1114610424810993542005-04-27T10:00:00.000-04:002005-04-27T10:00:24.810-04:00

ABC News: Study: Minn. Tops U.S. in Health Coverage: "WASHINGTON Apr 27, 2005 — Minnesota has the lowest percentage of adults without health insurance of any state and Texas has the highest, according to a study released Wednesday." The study uses data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2003. States with the highest rate of uninsured adults were: Texas, 30.7 percent;

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1114256948796169722005-04-23T07:49:00.000-04:002005-04-23T08:15:29.200-04:00

Google Cache:Google Cache: WLS ABC7 Chicago - Clinton impeachment was retaliation for Nixon, says retiring congressmanSame story different headline:Rep. Hyde reflects on 30 years of office"Was this pay back?" asked Andy Shaw."I can't say it wasn't. But I also thought that the Republican Party should stand for something, and if we walked away from this, no matter how difficult, we could be accused

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1112790172091721142005-04-06T08:22:00.000-04:002005-04-10T08:19:00.103-04:00

International News Article | Reuters.com:BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi apparently suspected by U.S. troops oftaking part in attacks in Baghdad accused U.S. forces on Tuesday oftaking his mother and sister hostage to pressure him and his brothersinto surrendering for questioning.Gee, I wonder why they don't like us.UPDATE:Reuters |U.S. Says Detained Iraqi Women Were Not Held HostageBAGHDAD (Reuters

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Somalia: fears over tsunami toxic waste Somalia is suffering the effects of illegally dumped nuclear waste, washed ashore by the Asian tsunami, a UN report has said.Residents of coastal areas in the East African country are suffering a range of serious health problems caused by the toxic chemicals.Ailments include skin disorders, breathing difficulties and gastro intestinal haemorrhaging.The

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Los Angeles Times The result of the worship of the Free Market, Globalization & the Defanging of Unions...

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Politics News Article | Reuters.com Is this putz on drugs? Cause I don't remember any bombings, invasion or wars during the fall of the wall or in its immediate aftermath.

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New York Post Online Edition: news "It helps to close a chapter," Crowley said when the House gave final approval to the measure last night — 1,182 days after the terror atrocity. 1,182 days and OBL is still at large.

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The New York Times > National > Judge Questions Long Sentence in Drug Case SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 16 - In a case that has spurred intense soul-searching in legal circles, a 25-year-old convicted drug dealer, who was arrested two years ago for selling small bags of marijuana to a police informant, was sentenced on Tuesday to 55 years in prison. ... The sentence was all the more ironic, he said,

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CBS News | Survey: Minnesota Healthiest State | November 9, 2004 America's Health: State Health Rankings - 2004 Edition Looks like ever Southern State ended up at the bottom of the pile as always. 39 Kentucky -7.1 40 Oklahoma -7.2 41 North Carolina -7.5 42 Florida -8.4 43 Alabama -10.4 43 West Virginia -10.4 45 Georgia -11.1 46 Arkansas -12.1 47 South Carolina -12.9 48 Tennessee -

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1098969527293696272004-10-28T09:07:00.000-04:002004-10-29T21:29:30.263-04:00

Kerry/Edwards with 342 looking at the map going from West to East: WA, OR,CA,NV,NM,CO,MN, IA,MO,AR,WI,IL,MI,OH,NY,PA,MD,DC, FL,DE,NJ,CT,MA,VT,NH,RI,ME on top of those I expect VA & NC to be close and possibly wins for Kerry /Edwards. I expect a Kerry Landslide with close to 60% of the popular vote with large & powerfull coattails. After all if you did not vote for Bush in 2000 why

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1096599095378923672004-09-30T22:47:00.000-04:002004-09-30T22:52:56.883-04:00

I just finished watching the debates and I have to say the Kerry kicked ass!!! Bush was tongued tied and unable to answer the accusation that he is a liar. Lehrer gave Bush three passes by giving him extra time thrice, but did not give any to Kerry when he signalled for it. Most Bush answers were either started or ended by a personal attack. Just my personal observations... Now I am going

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1089554587652832272004-07-11T09:50:00.000-04:002004-07-11T10:03:07.653-04:00

They look like underwater windmills. And in late August, when six of them are dropped into the rapid currents of the East River alongside Roosevelt Island, these giant "tidal turbines" will begin harvesting about 150 kilowatts of electricity. If all goes well, an entire underwater wind farm of 200 to 300 sleek 15-feet-tall turbines will discreetly spin under the surface of the river by 2006,

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Reuters - U.S. Says Attacks Zarqawi Safehouse in Falluja U.S. forces attacked what they said was a safehouse belonging to Jordanian-born militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on Thursday, killing at least six people in Iraq's most rebellious city. In the fourth strike targeting suspected Zarqawi hideouts in Falluja in the past two weeks, a U.S. plane fired a missile overnight that witnesses said

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1086915881868762952004-06-10T21:01:00.000-04:002004-06-10T21:04:41.870-04:00

Ah, I see. (#167) tacitus (User Info) Posted on: Tue Jun 8th, 2004 at 09:22:39 PM EST Of course, we had no alliance with South Africa at all, so let's discard that. It was Reagan who finally coaxed Marcos to leave the Philippines in lieu of deeply violent repression, so I'm not sure what your gripe is there, especially considering that the four Presidents before Reagan also maintained the

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1086914421879956392004-06-10T20:38:00.000-04:002004-06-10T20:48:54.826-04:00

I wonder how long it will be before the Memo that justifies disappearing the political opposition comes out?

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Washington Times - 500,000 protest Bush's visit to Rome Police deployed some 10,000 officers around Rome as an estimated 500,000 protested Bush's arrival and Italy's active support of the U.S. war in Iraq. news24.com - 30 000 protest against Bush Rome - More than 30 000 anti-war protesters were taking part in a demonstration in central Rome on Friday against the visit of United States President

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At Obsidian Wings, on a post discussing Imperialism Bird Dog of Tacitus infamy stated that the US goverment not having a plan to exterminate American Indians could not be accused of Genocide. I personally disagree with that view point, as does the Geneva convention on Genocide.The Indian Removal act of 1830 pretty much confirms a Goverment policy of Genocide. The displacement of various

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1084115813280443662004-05-09T11:00:00.000-04:002004-05-30T08:59:30.423-04:00

Offshore wind power off Long Island? NEW YORK - The Long Island Power Authority expects to announce in the next several weeks the company it selected to build the region's -- and possibly the nation's -- first offshore wind power project. [snip] The wind farm, which could rise more than 425 feet above the surface of the water, would be built no closer than 2.5 nautical miles off the south shore

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BBC News - Patten's EU 'No' vote warning In or out? Mr Patten told the Observer newspaper that Britain had to make its mind up whether it wants to make a success of Europe or not. He said: "That's why I think that, if we ever get to this referendum, it's really going to be about whether we want to stay in. "What's the point of being inside and endlessly, truculently making trouble? Is that really

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1080962805006077782004-04-02T22:03:00.000-05:002004-04-02T22:30:25.543-05:00

News.com.au - More than 21,000 Iraq dead: report BETWEEN 21,000 and 55,000 people have died as a direct result of the war in Iraq, most of them Iraqi soldiers and civilians, a report estimates. Medact, an activist group of health professionals, said it had derived the figures - which it called "tentative" - by adding numbers it obtained from news reports and a Web site that estimates the number

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1080483229126107642004-03-28T08:50:00.000-05:002004-03-28T09:52:45.653-05:00

Japan Today - 2 Iraqi boys killed after playing with shell Sunday, March 28, 2004 at 05:31 JST SAMAWAH, Iraq — Two of six children playing with what was thought to be a dud shell died after it exploded Saturday in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, where Japanese troops on a reconstruction mission are based, a local hospital official said. The four other children were unhurt in the accident that

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1080390653141409532004-03-27T07:13:00.000-05:002004-03-27T08:24:22.450-05:00

San Diego Union Tribune -Dead appear and disappear mysteriously in Haiti No one knows how many people have been killed or where they might be buried since a revolt that helped oust President Jean-Bertrand Aristide two weeks ago plunged the impoverished Caribbean nation into violence. Statistics of people killed since bloodshed began on Feb. 5 have fallen victim to chaos. Estimates by rights

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1080015880174942992004-03-22T23:01:00.000-05:002004-03-23T07:39:52.200-05:00

Energy Information Administration Iraq is estimated to hold 115 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, and possibly much more undiscovered oil in unexplored areas of the country. Iraq also is estimated to contain at least 110 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The country is a focal point for regional and international security issues. Note: The information contained in this report is the best

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1079667299465342502004-03-18T22:15:00.000-05:002004-03-18T23:04:32.780-05:00

Tacitus.org - Devotion I would comment on their idiocy, if I had not been banned from their site. Having been banned I will only observe that these fine people at tacitus are congratulating themselves for putting a bandaid on an open infected wound that they have caused. If it was'nt for all the DU that the US has dumped upon that poor benighted country, that child would probably not have

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1079575147712352922004-03-17T19:54:00.000-05:002004-03-17T21:05:35.356-05:00

Elections are coming to El Salvador, on the left we have Schafik Handal, of the leftist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, a former guerrilla group and on the right we have Tony Saca of the rightwing ARENA (National Republican Alliance) party, a party founded by Roberto D'Aubuisson, the head of the White Warrior Union, an ultra-right death squad. Here is the Washington Times take on the

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NY Times - Life Is Hard and Short in Haiti's Bleak Villages By TIM WEINER Published: March 14, 2004 PLAINE DANGER, Haiti, March 11 — Diplomats call Haiti "a failed state," a nation done in by dictators and disasters. What that means is a hungry life and an early death for five million people in Haiti's little villages, places like Plaine Danger, 500 miles from Florida and light-years from

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Boston Globe- Aristide backers blame US for ouster By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff, 3/1/2004 WASHINGTON - Members of Congress and supporters of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti said the Bush administration inspired - if not actively supported - the removal of a democratically elected leader. Senior US officials denied having any hand in the three-week rebellion that ultimately

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1077466717081779442004-02-22T11:08:00.000-05:002004-02-22T11:22:39.013-05:00

European integration continues Reuters Alternet - European Greens unite to boost election hopes ROME, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Europe's green parties united under a single banner on Saturday, forming a continent-wide party which they hope will strengthen their showing in June's European elections. They want "to green Europe", phasing out nuclear energy, promoting renewable energy and campaigning

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1076859842555454442004-02-15T10:30:00.000-05:002004-02-15T10:52:00.746-05:00

And the Shrub Misadministration racks up another success US infant-mortality rate increases for first time in 40 years WASHINGTON -- The number of US babies dying shortly after birth has crept up for the first time in more than four decades, federal health officials reported yesterday. The cause of the small but disturbing rise remains unclear, but it may be a combination of the surge in older

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1076249855780630192004-02-08T09:02:00.000-05:002004-02-08T09:21:06.890-05:00

New York Times - Interactive Graphic: Race for the White House Washington * 76 delegates Kerry 48.4% Dean 30.0% Kucinich 8.2% Edwards 6.7% Clark 3.3% Sharpton 0.1% 99% Reporting ·Full Results Michigan * 128 delegates Kerry 51.7% Dean 16.6% Edwards 13.5% Sharpton 6.9% Clark 6.7% Kucinich 3.2% 100% Reporting ·Full Results Stick a fork in Dean, he 's done. I hate to say this since I

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IOL - 'Israel knew Iraq had no nuclear weapons' Jerusalem - A government critic said on Tuesday that Israel was aware before the war against Iraq that Saddam Hussein did not possess weapons of mass destruction, but Israel did not inform the United States. Israel put itself on war footing before the US invasion last year, passing out gas mask kits to its citizens and then ordering them to open

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1075783268131676442004-02-02T23:25:00.000-05:002004-02-02T23:47:10.466-05:00

Rights Groups Overseas Fight U.S. Concerns in U.S. Courts The New York Times June 26, 2003 By JUAN FORERO LA LOMA, Colombia — In March 2001, during what union members describe as a labor dispute, two union leaders were pulled off a company bus after it left the coal mining compound here and were shot dead by paramilitary gunmen. Six months later another union leader was also assassinated. For

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1075781966724179572004-02-02T23:06:00.000-05:002004-02-02T23:24:24.326-05:00

The Price of Empire Mercury News - Iraq, Afghanistan funds not part of defense budget WASHINGTON - President Bush is asking Congress for $401.7 billion in military spending for 2005, including huge outlays for new manned and unmanned aircraft, advanced ships, missile defense and precision weapons. The proposal represents a 7 percent increase over fiscal 2004. American military budgets have

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1075436977024105772004-01-29T23:21:00.000-05:002004-01-29T23:36:45.780-05:00

Question: Juan Cole at Informed comment on January 28, 2004 posits that the Number of foreign troops and civilians US military has killed since 1968 approximates 2 million. Let's look at the issue Harpers style: US population: 295 million Iraq population: 24 million US per capita annual income: $37,600 Iraq per capita annual income: 700 US nuclear warheads: 10,455 Iraq nuclear warheads: 0 US

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1075436348816436042004-01-29T23:02:00.000-05:002004-01-29T23:22:05.170-05:00

The price of Empire Army Expansion Could Last 5 Years An additional 30,000 soldiers authorized this week by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on a temporary basis could swell the ranks of the Army for five years or longer, depending upon troop requirements in Iraq, Afghanistan and other potential conflicts, a senior Army official said yesterday. Briefing reporters one day after Gen. Peter J

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SFGate - Budget analysts see deeper 10-year deficits of $2.4 trillion The government's budget outlook deteriorated further on Monday as the Congressional Budget Office projected nearly $2.4 trillion in deficits over the next decade, providing new fuel for an election-year battle over soaring federal shortfalls. Along with the forecast, almost $1 trillion worse than estimated in August,

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1075036996519251052004-01-25T08:21:00.000-05:002004-01-25T08:25:44.513-05:00

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Reuters | Ex-Arms Hunter Says Iraq Had No Banned Stockpiles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former chief U.S. weapons hunter David Kay has concluded Iraq did not have stockpiles of biological and chemical weapons, which could embarrass President Bush abroad and offer ammunition to his election-year Democratic rivals at home. Undercutting the White House's public rationale for the war on Iraq, Kay told

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1074779332090103812004-01-22T08:43:00.000-05:002004-01-22T08:50:53.966-05:00

Boston Globe - Kennedy to propose universal health care In a speech to health care advocates today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts plans to propose legislation to provide health insurance to all Americans at a federal price tag of $100 billion a year. The plan would mandate that large employers cover their workers and would establish a national insurance plan for other Americans

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1074778958669283812004-01-22T08:39:00.000-05:002004-01-22T08:44:40.623-05:00

Arizona Republic - List of Bush failures deserves contempt List of Bush failures deserves contempt Jan. 22, 2004 12:00 AM President Bush can say as many times as he wishes that "the entire world is a better and safer place" now that he has taken down the Iraqi regime ("Clear call to battle," Editorial, Wednesday). But how safe are our brave sons and daughters, who are being maimed and killed

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1074745065537178662004-01-21T23:05:00.000-05:002004-01-21T23:19:47.280-05:00

The morons at the RIIA are at it again SF Gate - Music industry launches 2nd round of lawsuits Song file-sharing crackdown hits 532 Washington -- The music industry retooled, reloaded and fired another legal round at alleged Internet music pirates Wednesday, suing 532 computer users for downloading and sharing copyrighted songs for free. I am not quite sure how they think they can prevent

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1074744126965331112004-01-21T22:57:00.001-05:002004-01-21T23:21:48.610-05:00

CNN -Federal remote voting system called flawed (CNN) -- A federally funded Internet-based voting system due for release in less than two weeks is inherently flawed and should be scuttled because of weak security, according to a report by a team of computer scientists. Designing a web based voting system should not be that hard, but making it secure, well, that's damn near impossible. Even if

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1074527531738705302004-01-19T10:47:00.000-05:002004-01-19T10:54:26.513-05:00

Snooping in the Dark Last month, President Bush signed off on a piece of legislation that gives the FBI unprecedented powers to obtain personal information from a financial institution. It also broadens the definition of financial institution, meaning that the Feds can now obtain your credit card records without a court order. Why haven't we heard more about this? It might be because Bush

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1074349475050888362004-01-17T08:38:00.000-05:002004-01-17T09:27:51.966-05:00

U.S. deficit grows to $128.7 billion in first quarter of fiscal year 2004 Washington - The government produced a deficit of $128.7 billion for the first three months of the 2004 budget year, which was $20 billion more than for the same period a year earlier, the Treasury Department reported Thursday. [snip] So far this budget year, the biggest spending categories were Medicare and Medicaid,

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1074346478392935832004-01-17T08:28:00.000-05:002004-01-17T08:40:01.890-05:00

Miami Herald - Glance of Israeli Targeted Killings Israel has a decades-long record of operations aimed at killing leaders of violent groups responsible for the deaths of Israelis. Since fighting broke out in September 2000, more than 140 Palestinian militants have been killed in targeted raids, according to Palestinian medical officials, though that total also includes militants killed

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1074136516141417142004-01-14T22:05:00.000-05:002004-01-14T22:30:54.046-05:00

National Bank Of America CNN MOney - Bank merger mania is back Bank of America's announcement of a $47 billion acquisition of FleetBoston Financial Monday sparked a new round of bank takeover speculation, reminding many on Wall Street of the merger mania that swept through the sector five years ago. Bank of America agreed to buy FleetBoston Financial for $47 billion in stock. CNNfn's Darby

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1074049814323253052004-01-13T21:51:00.000-05:002004-01-13T22:12:27.280-05:00

I heard Twitty & now Eric Alterman on NPR's To The Point radio show claim that the US has never invaded a country that was not a threat to it. Now, it seems to me that a lot of people are busily editing history and forgetting the Grenada Invasion, the Panama Invasion and the mother of all invasions The philipines 1899-1902. Now According to Mathew White's Twentieth Century Atlas - Death Tolls

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1073959179730939632004-01-12T20:40:00.000-05:002004-01-12T21:00:18.750-05:00

The state of the economy Reuters - Discouraged Job-Seekers Mask True Jobless Rate In December alone, Labor statisticians dropped 309,000 Americans from the labor force, no longer counting them as unemployed because they have stopped looking for work. That cut the participation rate to just 66 percent, a level not plumbed since recession-plagued 1991. Economists believe the drop in the labor

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CBS 60 minutes - Bush Sought ‘Way’ To Invade Iraq? And what happened at President Bush's very first National Security Council meeting is one of O'Neill's most startling revelations. “From the very beginning, there was a conviction, that Saddam Hussein was a bad person and that he needed to go,” says O’Neill, who adds that going after Saddam was topic "A" 10 days after the inauguration - eight

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1073878649160634232004-01-11T22:32:00.000-05:002004-01-13T22:17:32.106-05:00

Conservatives have been complaining that France carries far to much weight in international affairs, just by looking at the numbers one can't help but disagree. It has the third largest Military in the world (assuming that their is a relationship between military expenditures, efficiency & size), the fourth largest Nuclear Arsenal and the seventh largest economy in the world. Rank Country

Don Quijotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310790.post-1073788581824424262004-01-10T21:23:00.000-05:002004-01-10T21:36:42.140-05:00

MSNBC - 6 killed when Iraq protest turns violent AMARAH, Iraq - Iraqi police fired into a crowd of stone-throwing protesters angry over the lack of jobs in the southern town of Amarah on Saturday, killing six people and wounding 11, witnesses and a hospital doctor said. Hundreds of protesters gathered opposite the coalition office where British security forces have a regional headquarters,

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