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Friday, March 07, 2003

Signs of Intelligence: Third Circuit Smacks Down COPA. The Third US Circuit Court of Appeals has given the Children's Online Protection Act a well-needed smacking down, once again affirming the importance of free speech online... [Morons Dot Org] 6:32:15 PM  Permalink  comment []

Short thigh length linked to diabetes risk. United Press International - (UPI) -- People with short upper legs seem to have a greater risk of developing diabetes despite what they weigh, research released early Friday suggests. Got short thighs? Your diabetes risk may be high ABC Online Short thighs linked to greater likelihood of diabetes EurekAlert KERO - and 7 related » [Google Health News] 6:30:32 PM  Permalink  comment []

Osama Bin Laden's Sons Arrested. Update: MSNBC has this. And this great "Where's Waldo" type interactive graphic that you can follow the leads on.... [TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime] Waiting for Helen Thomas to be called on was one thing that kept me watching for as long as I did (I had a meeting to go to). But it was clear soon that this whole thing was pretty scripted; Bush got softballs from everyone he did call on, ignored those who would ask tough questions, and for the moderately challenging questions he did get, he pulled out packaged answers to different questions. No wonder he never has press conferences. 3:30:05 PM  Permalink  comment []

Poll: Any Dem Could Beat Bush in 2004. A Qunnipiac University poll finds voters prefer any Democrat to Bush in 2004. By a 48 -- 44 percent margin,... [TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime] The Wall Street Journal is actually chortling over this, pointing out that none of the Democrats actually running come out ahead of Bush. But that just means people are looking for a candidate. My guess is that out of all these there are some pretty reasonable people who can beat Bush. That is, if Bush allows an election in 2004. 3:21:15 PM  Permalink  comment []

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