English Al-Jazeera Website Hacked. Arab satellite TV network Al-Jazeera launched an English-language website Monday. On Tuesday, its Web host says it was hit with a denial-of-service attack, but an Al-Jazeera representative blames the problem on unexpectedly high traffic. [Wired News]
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Bush Lowers Expectations for Swift War. President Bush tried to rally U.S. troops and an anxious American public Wednesday while also lowering expectations for a quick end to the war with Iraq. [Associated Press war headlines via GoUpstate.com]
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Boy racer Rossi grows up
Motorcycling by andrew longmore

In Italy, they say there are three sports now: football, Ferrari and Rossi. The first two need no introduction, the third is Valentino Rossi, who is merely a motorbike rider, but in the way that Frankie Dettori is just a jockey.

One or two things about Rossi. First, he is only the second rider in history, after Giacomo Agostini, to achieve the hat-trick of world titles at 125cc, 250cc and 500cc. Second, he defended his 500cc title [~] or MotoGP, as it is now known [~] by a Michael Schumacher-like margin last year. He is 24 years and one month old.

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