Bush ignores laws he inks, vexing Congress - "A bill becomes the rule of the land when Congress passes it and the president signs it into law, right? Not necessarily, according to the White House. A law is not binding when a president issues a separate statement saying he reserves the right to revise, interpret or disregard it on national security and constitutional grounds."
License to lie - "At this point, one could forgive readers for asking, "How many more damning portraits of the Bush administration do we need?" From yellowcake to Joe Wilson to Abu Ghraib, the list of Bush scandals and outrages is endless, but nothing ever seems to happen. As the journalist Mark Danner has pointed out, the problem is not lack of information: The problem is that Americans can't, or won't, acknowledge what that information means."
Bush hits news leak of terror tracking - "A clearly incensed President Bush yesterday called the public disclosure of a secret terrorist-tracking program "disgraceful," and he defended his decision to allow U.S. counterterrorism analysts to obtain international financial records as a key tool in the war against terror."
New details on WMD ‘fabricator’ emerge - "The CIA officer took his pen, he recounted in an interview, and crossed out the whole paragraph. A few days later, the lines were back in the speech. Powell stood before the U.N. Security Council on Feb. 5 and said: "We have first-hand descriptions of biological weapons factories on wheels and on rails." The sentence took Drumheller completely by surprise."
The Last Days of Privacy - "And therein lies one of the 21st century's most vexing problems: More and more of our personal data are captured and stored by corporate and government interests, and are potentially available to anyone with the technological, legal or financial means to access that information. Whether it's phone calls we make, library books we check out, CDs we buy on the Internet or divorces we finalize in court, we leave a trail of information that becomes susceptible to prying eyes. For the price of a bus pass, you can pay a company to supply anyone's address, phone number, political affiliation, estimated income and property history. For $20 more, you can find out if that person is married or divorced, has a criminal record, and what sort of jobs he or she has worked."
State governments push for Net neutrality laws - "As a U.S. Senate panel prepares for a vote on Net neutrality legislation this week, state attorneys general in New York and California are joining Internet companies in saying that network operators must not be permitted to prioritize certain broadband content and services."
Does 'Jesus Loves Porn Stars' Bible Go Too Far? - "Christians agree that the Bible commands them to "go and make disciples of all nations" and that Jesus "came to invite the sinners" to be his followers and "save people who are lost." But a new Bible with the words "Jesus Loves Porn Stars" emblazoned on the cover has ignited a debate about how far is too far when it comes to spreading the word."
Surgeon General: No safe level of secondhand smoke - "Separate smoking sections don't cut it: Only smoke-free buildings and public places truly protect nonsmokers from the hazards of breathing in other people's tobacco smoke, says a long-awaited surgeon general's report."
Womb environment 'makes men gay' - "A man's sexual orientation may be determined by conditions in the womb, according to a study."
Glaciers are melting at their fastest rate for 5,000 years - "Mountain glaciers are melting faster now than at any time in the past 5,000 years because of an unprecedented period of global warming, a study has found."
Smart Pill to Report from Inside the Body - "Soon Big Brother may be watching from the inside out. Like a Mars Orbiter beaming data back to Earth, a power-packed pill will soon be broadcasting from a stomach near you, transmitting both medical measurements and the device’s position as it travels through the body."
Mammograms 'can increase breast cancer risk' - "Mammograms may increase the risk of breast cancer in women with a genetic predisposition to the disease, researchers revealed today."
Study links pesticides with Parkinson's - "People with long-term, low-level exposure to pesticides have a 70 percent higher incidence of Parkinson's disease than people who have not been exposed much to bug sprays, U.S. researchers reported on Monday."
Snake displays changing colours - "A snake with the ability to change its colour has been found in the rainforested heart of Borneo."
Huge Asteroid to Fly Past Earth July 3 - "An asteroid possibly as large as a half-mile or more in diameter is rapidly approaching the Earth. There is no need for concern, for no collision is in the offing, but the space rock will make an exceptionally close approach to our planet early on Monday, July 3, passing just beyond the Moon's average distance from Earth."
Quote of the Day
"What the world needs now, are some true words of wisdom."
~ Cracker
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