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Monday, January 27, 2003



Scientists Question Bush Panel Appointments. Reuters - A growing number of scientists say President Bush's administration is distorting the scientific advisory process by appointing conservative ideologues to panels that are supposed to be impartial.
White House Comments on Thacker The Data Lounge
"Jerry Thacker Didn't Make the Cut. Neither Would St. Paul or the Pope" ChronWatch.com
Moscow Times - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - New York Times - Guardian - and 24 related » [Google News]
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Real-World Guide on M.S.. After a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, the right book can become a dispassionate ally. By Richard Cohen. [New York Times: Books]
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A Rejected Draft Of The State Of The Union Address

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.  Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, distinguished guests, fellow citizens: Since I assumed office just two years ago, the stock market has crashed, unemployment has doubled, violent crime is on the increase; we've progressed from budget surpluses to budget deficits, our National Security is non-existent, and we had a major intelligence failure on our watch as 3,000 Americans were murdered on American soil, masterminded by a man still wanted dead or alive. Health care costs have escalated geometrically while deflation reigns everywhere else, corporate mealfeance has been outed - but the perpetrators, some of my most reliable campaign contributors, have walked. Wait a minute, Karl, do you you really want me to read this? It's a joke, right? That Karl, what a gas! Say, what does gas cost these days? Do the oil companies need a tax break or is it enough that we just bomb the shit out of Iraq? Haw-haw-haw - Karl, you break me up! Where's the real speech?

[Playing with my food, and other things...]
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The Cannabis Civil War. Ed Rosenthal - medical marijuana activist and one of the world's leading experts in cannabis cultivation - is currently facing a mandatory 20 year-to-life sentence in California court for operating a city grow-op. Not only was he obeying state law, but the City of Oakland requested his help. U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer has already thrown out all possible defenses of this kind and is currently pursuing a gag order to stifle media and public outrage.
Forget, for a moment, that 3 out of 4 Americans are in favor of legalizing cannabis for medicinal purposes. What is the purpose of voter initiatives and statewide legislation if the federal government and judicial system are willing to completely ignore the decisions of state and local government? [MetaFilter]
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Worm Hits Microsoft, Which Ignored Own Advice [New York Times: Technology]
Which didn't eat its own dog food.
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F.B.I. Tells Offices to Count Local Muslims and Mosques. The F.B.I. is ordering field agents to count the number of mosques and Muslims, but civil rights advocates denounced the survey as a form of racial profiling. By Eric Lichtblau. [New York Times: Politics]
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The 2003 State of the Union Drinking Game looks to be a fairly brutal experience this year. [Memepool]
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