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Bush has so terrified his citizens that they've stopped thinking. .< 2:33:36 AM  >Microsoft Settles an Antitrust Complaint Filed by Taiwan. Microsoft has settled an antitrust complaint filed by the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission, but the sides differ on how much the company has actually conceded. [New York Times: Technology] .< 2:32:28 AM >An Antiwar Demonstration That Does Not Take to the Streets. The switchboard on Capitol Hill was swamped on Wednesday as antiwar protesters conducted what they called the first "virtual march" on Washington. [New York Times: Technology] 'The organizers of the march said they were sending gift baskets to the switchboard operators and secretaries who had to handle the flood of phone calls and faxes today.' .< 2:28:59 AM >Technology Briefing: Hardware ' Shares of Sonic Solutions rose as much as 24 percent yesterday after America Online agreed to license Sonic's technology for creating compact discs and DVD's' .< 2:11:23 AM >Bomb name makes town unhappy. The rural US hamlet of Moab is asking President Bush to change the name of a new bomb under construction, because it's acronym is... MOAB. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 2:07:01 AM >CNN.com - Support for Bush's re-election falls below 50 percent - Feb. 27, 2003 [Daypop Top 40] 'On Iraq, the support for invading that country seemed to hinge on several factors. One example: Forty percent of those polled said they would support an invasion of Iraq with U.S. forces only if the United Nations approves another U.S. resolution against Iraq. And support for an invasion drops significantly if Saddam destroys missiles cited by U.N. weapons inspectors, falling from 71 percent to 33 percent.' .< 2:01:25 AM >"Ari Gets Laughed Out of the White House Briefing Room" [Daypop Top 40] 'The whole press corps, normally sheep, broke out in laughter... sweet, derisive laughter. They kept on laughing as Ari turned on his heels and strode out.' Unbelievable. No credibility. .< 1:54:34 AM >"Thrashing toward self-destruction". In a stinging letter of resignation, senior U.S. diplomat Brady Kiesling says the Bush administration has squandered U.S. legitimacy through a "swaggering and contemptuous" approach to foreign policy. [Salon.com] 'The policies we are now asked to advance are incompatible not only with American values but also with American interests. Our fervent pursuit of war with Iraq is driving us to squander the international legitimacy that has been America's most potent weapon of both offense and defense since the days of Woodrow Wilson. We have begun to dismantle the largest and most effective web of international relationships the world has ever known. Our current course will bring instability and danger, not security.' This is an extraordinary letter. I wonder how much coverage it will get. |
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