Bill Frist, the likely new Senate majority leader, is hailed as a moderate, but he's an antiabortion hard-liner who votes much like Trent Lott. [Salon.com]

Jill Nelson, Todd Gitlin and others react to the Senate majority leader's resignation and the apparent ascension of Sen. Bill Frist. [Salon.com]

Many, if not most, personal computers made today come with at least one U.S.B. 2.0 port, a higher-speed version of the outlet used to connect computers to auxiliary devices like printers and digital cameras. Yet few products can take advantage of the new port's extra speed. By Ian Austen. [New York Times: Technology]