July 4, 2003

Barry White, Disco-Era Crooner, Dies at 58 New York Times - Barry White, whose deep voice and lushly orchestrated songs added up to soundtracks for seduction, died yesterday in Los Angeles. He was 58. 11:07:35 PM

Saddam 'alive in Iraq' urges attacks on US troops Independent - A tape said to be of Saddam Hussein's voice was broadcast on AlJazeera TV today, on which he said that he is still in Iraq and vowed more attacks on Americans. 9:38:25 AM

Experts dismiss threat of big hacker attack National Post - Computer hackers' threat to deface thousands of Web sites and disrupt worldwide networks this weekend aren't likely to amount to much, industry experts said yesterday. 7:17:49 AM

Laptop sales surpass desktops San Jose Mercury News, CA - Sales of notebook computers at US retailers, measured in dollars, topped those of desktops in May for the first time, a market research company reported. 7:16:13 AM