Monday, January 12, 2004

Joe Conason's Journal Expanding space exploration is a fine aspiration for America and humanity -- and also quite promising for Halliburton. [Salon] 5:31:14 PM

Californians About to Feel the Budgetary Pain What's really scary is that these are modest trims, comparatively, when you look at the overall fiscal problems. The state has only papered them over with huge borrowing, in bond issues. Who's going to pay? We all will, eventually. And then it'll get even uglier. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] 5:28:42 PM

"Go find me a way to do this." O'Neill on Bush on the decision to invade Iraq, "days" after entering office in January 2001, months before 9/11 (as if 9/11 had anything to do with Iraq). [Lessig Blog] 5:28:11 PM

Why can't Homeland Security tell the difference between Al Quaeda and my six-year-old daughter? My six-year-old daughter is on the CAPPS (Computer Assisted Passenger Pre-Screening) list as a security risk. [Boing Boing Blog] 5:07:54 PM

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