Friday, November 8, 2002

WorldCom Seems Close to Deal to Settle S.E.C.'s Fraud Case. One of the biggest legal clouds that have gathered over Worldcom since its accounting scandal erupted last summer may be lifted within a week or two. By Seth Schiesel. [New York Times: Technology] Will this be another token "conviction", where the slap on the wrist is insufficient by several orders of magnitude to the crime? Hey, it's Dumbya in the White House, and the Republicans in the Senate. Of course they'll get off light. 6:22:24 PM

Java pet store hit 'planned by MS' - memo. Dog eats Dog [The Register] 6:17:17 PM

In world news, Senate Republicans plot revenge on Vermont's Jeffers, whose defection took them out of the majority. "Would Vermont's Mount Snow be a good spot for the national depository of nuclear waste?" muses the NY Times. The UN Security Council unanimously backs Dubya's plan to squeeze Iraq to boost US oil interests. And our favorite cancer patient, Brian D Buck prepares for major surgery next week. We're all rooting for ya Brian! [Scripting News] 6:13:36 PM

Clearing the bench. A triumphant Bush is set to appoint an army of conservative judges who will overturn civil and reproductive rights -- and could kill Roe vs. Wade. [Salon.com] 6:12:48 PM

Pitt is history, but the foxes are still guarding the henhouse. So what if the most visible face of Bush's see-no-evil economic policies is gone? Corporate reform is further away than ever. [Salon.com] 9:09:00 AM

Microsoft: Freedom to Dominate The other message, which I hope the judge didn't mean to send, is grim. If you are sufficiently rich, mean and unethical [sigma] qualities that fit this monopolist to a tee [sigma] you can get away with almost anything, especially when you're in cahoots with a government that shares these attributes. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] 9:08:15 AM

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