16. november 2005

Stocks & Bonds: Inflation Signals Push Markets Lower. By The Associated Press. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. [NYT > Business] 2:02:48 PM    comment [] Advertising: Celebrities Taking a Gamble. Online casinos are signing endorsement deals with celebrities, but the stars could be putting themselves in legal jeopardy. By MATT RICHTEL. [NYT > Technology] 1:59:33 PM    comment [] On Baseball: Congress Nudges Union in Selig's New Lineup. Commissioner Bud Selig got what he wanted from the union, stiffer drug penalties, because a Congressional sword hovered over the players' heads. By MURRAY CHASS. [NYT > Sports] 1:58:24 PM    comment [] Sony BMG recalls copy-protected CDs (Reuters). Reuters - Music publisher Sony BMG (6758.T), yielding to consumer concern, said on Wednesday it was recalling music CDs containing copy-protection software that acts like virus software and hides deep inside a computer. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 1:56:38 PM    comment [] Sony pulls rootkit DRM CDs. Exchange program to follow [The Register] 1:55:13 PM    comment [] Hagel Defends Criticisms of Iraq Policy . Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) strongly criticized yesterday the White House's new line of attack against critics of its Iraq policy, saying that "the Bush administration must understand that each American has a right to question our policies in Iraq and should not be demonized for disagreeing with... By Glenn Kessler. [washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - elections, campaigns, government and politics news and headlines.] 1:52:45 PM    comment [] Tide Turning in GOP Senators' War View . For the past three years, President Bush has set the course on U.S. policy in Iraq, and Republicans in Congress -- and many Democrats, too -- have dutifully followed his lead. Yesterday the Senate, responding to growing public frustration with the administration's war policy, signaled that those... By Dan Balz. [washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - elections, campaigns, government and politics news and headlines.] 1:51:31 PM    comment [] Iraqi Sunnis demand abuse inquiry. Iraq's main Sunni party calls for an international inquiry into the alleged abuse of 173 prisoners in Baghdad. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 1:50:01 PM    comment [] Web Site to Blend Journalism With Blogs . NEW YORK -- A media Web site scheduled to debut Wednesday will seek to blend traditional journalism with the freeform commentary developed through the emerging Web format known as blogs. By ANICK JESDANUN. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 1:47:54 PM    comment [] Bush Pushes China on Freedoms . KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 16 -- President Bush issued a carefully calibrated call for greater liberty throughout Asia on Wednesday, implicitly comparing the "free and democratic Chinese society" in Taiwan with repression in mainland China. By Peter Baker and Anthony Faiola. [washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - elections, campaigns, government and politics news and headlines.] 1:45:24 PM    comment []

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