Saturday, December 14, 2002

categories: Culture, SciTech Five Live I'm on Five Live tonight (6:15pm Saturday Pacific, 9:15pm Eastern time) explaining the Poindexter prank in response to Total Information Awareness, and the role of weblogs in participatory democracy. Paul Boutin   6:07:22 PM  Google It!  comment

categories: Biz IDC : HP - Compaq Merger Wins High Marks From Customers Information Week - Six months after Hewlett-Packard closed its acrimonious purchase of Compaq, customers are satisfied with the execution of the deal, but the new company still has work to do, IDC said this week. Users Satisfied With the New HP PC World Hewlett-Packard's acquisition better than expected, IDC says Detroit News InternetWeek.com - South China Morning Post (subscription) - IDG.com - Yahoo Headlines - and 18 related » Google Technology News   6:01:34 PM  Google It!  comment

categories: Politics GOP leaders bend to Bush spending demands, but real test comes later San Francisco Chronicle - President Bush seems likely to win his first spending fight with the new Congress early next year, but a sterner test of his commitment to fiscal restraint may come soon afterward should he seek billions more for war with Iraq and other items. New Economic Team Will Spur Growth, Says Bush Voice of America Transcript: Bush Presents New Economic Team, Agenda in Radio Address Washington File Green Bay Press Gazette - Agriculture.com - Whittier Daily News - GovExec.com - and 36 related » Google US News   5:55:19 PM  Google It!  comment

categories: Legal Henry K quits probe into Sept. 11 San Jose Mercury News - Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger abruptly resigned Friday as head of a new commission investigating the Sept. 11 terror attacks, complaining in a bitter letter to President Bush that concerns about conflicts of interest ... Kissinger Is Leaving 9-11 Probe Salt Lake Tribune Henry Kissinger quits 9/11 panel amid controversy Seattle Post Intelligencer Voice of America - Northwest Herald - Winston Salem Journal - Superior Daily Telegram - and 274 related » Google US News   5:53:29 PM  Google It!  comment

categories: War U.S. Issues an Alert to 27,000 Guard and Reserve Troops New York Times - WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 In another sign of preparations for a possible war against Iraq, the Defense Department today ordered the Army and Navy to alert 27,000 National Guard and Reserve troops to prepare for duty, probably in the Persian ... Uncle Sam calls on eastern Connecticut Norwich Bulletin War may leave prisons short-handed Houston Chronicle Newark Star Ledger - Miami Herald - and 25 related » Google US News   5:50:17 PM  Google It!  comment

categories: Financial, Biz Retail hiring brings dip in county's jobless rate San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego's economy got a boost from holiday retail hiring in November, pushing the county's unemployment rate down to 4.1 percent, the state Employment Development Department said yesterday. Scarcity of jobs plagues state San Francisco Chronicle County jobless rate up to 16.2% Visalia Times-Delta Sacramento Bee - KGO - KNBC-TV - Contra Costa Times - and 14 related » Google Business News   5:48:31 PM  Google It!  comment