A good read ...

"Born in Guilford County, the Campaign Weblog Comes of Age" [Daypop Top 40]

NSA wants Congress to authorize a think tank to create tools to analyze software for security flaws, backdoors, etc.  Article

Ok, futures trading on terrorist hits was not a good idea.  But, this article points out, recognition of the inherent power of individuals made available via the internet is a really radical, potentially unstoppable force.  Would certainly upset the bureaucratic applecart here and there.

Futures Trading and the Internet. The Pentagon's plan for futures trading might have been a good test of the Internet and the markets. By Steven Weber and Philip Tetlock. [New York Times: Business]