Comment - The article says that some professional locksmiths have known about this technique for a long time. Now, almost anyone can do it! Will buildings beef up their security? Not likely, as the article points out, because it's a hassle to change all the locks in a building. The article makes some good points about the constant tension between security and convenience.

News -- A liberal columnist in the New York Times makes a great case for regime change in Iraq: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/22/opinion/22FRIE.html

Comment - Friedman won last year's Pulitzer Prize for newspaper commentary. He's an influential reporter on Middle East issues. In this article, he takes a long-term view: "It is not unreasonable to believe that if the U.S. removed Saddam and helped Iraqis build not an overnight democracy but a more accountable, progressive and democratizing regime, it would have a positive, transforming effect on the entire Arab world - a region desperately in need of a progressive model that works."

News -- For the first time, more than 50% of U.S. households own stocks: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/business/business-economy-fed-stocks.html

Comment - The article points out that most people own stocks (like Jennifer and I) through mutual funds and 401k plans. "Despite the stock market's tough times in recent years, the value of stock holdings managed to increase from 1998 to 2001."

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