Radar detected a low, slow-flying aircraft about 1 a.m. yesterday, according to a military official. Controllers were unable to establish radio communication with the unidentified aircraft, and NORAD was notified. When the F-16s carrying air-to-air missiles were launched from Andrews, the unidentified aircraft's track faded from the radar, the military official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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Man Charged With Trying to Fix Olympic Event. An alleged Russian crime boss has been arrested on charges that he tried to fix the ice-dancing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

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Motley Fool: "In 1999, Microsoft spent $2.9 billion in stock buybacks; in 2000, $4.9 billion; and last year, a whopping $6.1 billion, all of which intended to hide the dilution from stock option grants." Ooops. [Scripting News]

It's amazing that Micro$oft has done this and still has billions in cash and still hasn't paid dividends...

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Wi-Fi users warned of pirates. AT&T Broadband tells customers to secure their Wi-Fi networks after someone used a subscriber's access to dispatch a pirated movie over the Web. [CNET News.com]

This could be the best reason yet to give internet access to all your neighbors. Open your WiFi conection and when the RIAA knock on your door, explain that hundreds of people use your connection and let them check it out.
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