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.< 5:25:51 PM  >News Standards: A Rising Tide of Commoditization [May. 05, 2004] What about RSS though? Here is a great example of a standard that is easily implemented by both sources and consumers and is achieving significant uptake. Although RSS does not present a complete solution to news distribution (it just makes it easier to do simple things than earlier alternatives), it would be very unwise to assume that it will not cause massive changes to the industry .< 5:21:15 PM >I listened to Rumsfeld's testimony before Congress... [Rumsfeld] puts himself on our side, saying that the behavior of the military doesn't represent American values. He's hardly an authority on that, he's a public servant who is failing to serve the public. They're still trying to serve the Iraqi people, but their jobs require that they serve the American people. I've yet to hear why it's in our interest that we be in Iraq, borrowing more money that we can't repay, and helping Al Qaeda with their recruiting campaign. There is a massive insubordination here. [Scripting News] .< 5:19:27 PM >Overuse will cripple health care: former NB... Overuse will cripple health care: former NB health minister
I've long thought that, for a reality check, people should get a notice detailing what their trip to the doctor or hospital has cost the health care system. .< 5:16:28 PM >Mexico Criticizes Bush's Anti-Castro Plan MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Vicente Fox put aside a bitter diplomatic dispute with Cuba on Friday to criticize plans by the United States to intensify its anti-Castro efforts. [Reuters: World] .< 5:15:43 PM >US lawyer held over Madrid bombs FBI agents arrest a lawyer from Oregon in connection with the Madrid train bombs that killed 191 people. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 5:14:55 PM >Red Cross Says That for Months It Complained of Iraq Prison Abuses to the U.S. The Red Cross regularly complained to senior U.S. officials in Iraq and in Washington over the last several months about prisoner abuses at Abu Ghraib prison. [New York Times: International] .< 5:14:37 PM >Who Knew of Abuses and When Exactly when President Bush and senior officials learned about the abuse of Iraqi detainees has become an issue. [New York Times: International] .< 5:14:09 PM >Bush's Words Do Little to Ease Horror at Prison Deeds President Bush's statement condemning the abuse of Iraqi prisoners did little to stem a chorus of complaints across the globe that challenged his moral authority and unsettled his allies. [New York Times: International] .< 5:13:13 PM >Educating Pedro Film: Pedro Almodóvar on sex, cross-dressing - and why the Spanish right are sending him death threats. [Guardian Unlimited] .< 5:10:21 PM >Rumsfeld Offers Apology for Abuse of Iraqi Prisoners Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld acknowledged that he was responsible for abuses in the Abu Ghraib prison. [New York Times: International] .< 5:10:08 PM >Rumsfeld apologises for abuse US defence secretary warns more photos showing "blatantly sadistic, cruel and inhuman" acts are yet to come. [Guardian Unlimited] .< 5:09:09 PM >Red Cross Sees Torture-Like Abuse in Iraq GENEVA (Reuters) - Iraqis held by U.S. forces have been subjected to systematic degrading treatment, sometimes close to torture, that may have been officially condoned, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Friday. [Reuters: World] |
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