January 30, 2003

Top Iranian Dissident Freed from House Arrest Reuters - Iran's foremost clerical dissident was freed from house arrest after five years and made an unrepentant speech to hundreds of supporters Thursday. The revolution continues to evolve. 7:04:33 AM

Microsoft accepts Euro .NET Passport changes The Inquirer - MICROSOFT HAS agreed to modify its .NET Passport system on the behest of the European Commission. That follows an investigation by the Eurocrats into on line authentication systems. 7:03:11 AM