Saturday, July 27, 2002

Will Democrats turn Harken into Whitewater?. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., has called for an independent investigation of Bush's and Cheney's business dealings. Will other Democrats follow suit? [Salon.com] I sure hope that Important People in the Democratic party have the stones to put continued pressure on what is surely worse than sticking a cigar in an intern. I'm sorry, but if you can impeach Clinton over Monica, then surely there should be an independent investigator deep into Bush's SEC file, to-fuckin-day. 6:31:43 PM

Microsoft's Big Stick in Peru. Microsoft, fearing legislation that would make open-source software the standard in Peru, may be getting some diplomatic help from the U.S. government. [Wired News] 12:37:13 PM

The Dark Side of Hacking Bill. The wording of Congressman Howard Berman's proposed peer-to-peer legislation is 'so vague' that it could be turned against what it's intended to protect, some experts say. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News] 12:33:24 PM

The Entertainment Cartel's Lawmaking Marionettes Berman's campaign-finance debt to Hollywood and the rest of the entertainment cartel is understood, and certainly explains his willingness to screw customers. What's more worrisome is the rest of Congress -- the utter ignorance on the part of most members of the issues. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] 12:33:00 PM

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