Wednesday, January 16, 2002

categories: War U.S. Extends Terror War to Pacific. Extending the war on terrorism to the Philippines, the Pentagon has sent more than 200 U.S. troops to help local forces fighting an extremist group linked to al-Qaida. And more are on the way. [AP World News]   4:30:49 PM    comment

categories: SciTech Galileo bids farewell to Io. The Galileo spacecraft is making its final, and closest, fly-by of Jupiter's moon as its mission draws to a close. [BBC News: sci/tech]   4:28:04 PM    comment

categories: SciTech Technology: Toshiba: Small drives pack big storage. 10:54 ET - ZDNet [NewsBlip.com]   4:24:38 PM    comment

categories: SciTech Digex Offers Akamai Content Solution. In a move that will improve Web operations for its e-Business clients by enhacing content delivery, Digex expands its offerings by adding Akamai's EdgeSuite content and application delivery solution. [internetnews.com: Top News]   4:23:02 PM    comment

categories: Biz Report: Consumers Spent $53B Online in 2001. comScore Networks says its estimates, based on tracking the spending habits of panelists, show a 20 percent year-over-year gain, excluding the travel category. [internetnews.com: Top News]   4:21:08 PM    comment

categories: Legal Walker to avoid death penalty. He will face conspiracy charge. [USA Today : Front Page]   4:20:08 PM    comment

categories: Legal Feds Break Up Money Laundering Ring. U.S. and Colombian law enforcement officials announced Wednesday that they have dismantled a drug money-laundering network, arresting 37 people, seizing $8 million and hundreds of pounds of cocaine. [AP World News]   4:15:55 PM    comment

categories: Legal Shoe bomber faces new charges. A Briton who apparently tried to blow up a plane is charged with attempted murder, as the US says he was trained by al-Qaeda. [BBC News: world]   4:12:40 PM    comment

categories: Sportz Patriots' Smith runs on memories. New England's first 1,000-yard rusher since 1998 owes his success to his grandparents' love. Money Markets æ [USA Today : Front Page]   9:00:40 AM    comment

categories: Biz U.S.: American Airlines' parent company reveals massive loss. 05:32 ET - Ananova [NewsBlip.com]   8:57:12 AM    comment

categories: War Al-Qaida Informant Talks to US Forces. In a possible break for U.S. military intelligence, a man claiming to have information about the operations of the al-Qaida terrorist network has offered himself for questioning at the U.S. military base in Kandahar, a Marines spokesman said Wednesday. [AP World News]   8:01:05 AM    comment

categories: Biz Ken Lay: "There are no accounting issues". Even as an executive was warning Enron's CEO of impending problems, he was telling the press that all was well. [Salon.com]   7:58:57 AM    comment

categories: Politics A corporate welfare state nightmare. The Enron scandal exposes how the U.S. political system is bought and paid for. [Salon.com]   7:57:35 AM    comment

categories: War Militants warn Arafat over arrest. The militant Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine warns of conflict over the Palestinian Authority's arrest of its leader. [BBC News: world]   7:46:11 AM    comment

categories: Culture Suzan Wiener. "Often the best thing about not saying anything is that it can't be repeated." [Motivational Quotes of the Day]   7:41:42 AM    comment

categories: War Cypriot leaders talk peace. The leaders of Cyprus' Greek and Turkish communities launch fresh efforts to end nearly three decades of division. [BBC News: world]   7:37:31 AM    comment