Ariana Eunjung Cha of The Washington Post on Pentagon Details New Surveillance System: Critics Fear Proposed Extensive Use of Computer Database Raises Privacy Issues The Pentagon yesterday detailed the development […]
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Author: James Landrith
Judiciary Committee on Justice Oversight
Yesterday, the House Committee on the Judiciary released the answers it received from repeated requests for information from the Justice Department: House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wis.) […]
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Justice Studying Intel Files
Eric Lichtblau of The New York Times on Justice Dept. Lists Use of New Power to Fight Terror: In the most detailed public accounting of how it had used its […]
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Discover on Melungeons
Kathleen McGowan writing for Discover on Where do we really come from?: Brent Kennedy's 19th-century ancestors stare out from his photo albums with dark eyes, high cheekbones, olive skin, and […]
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PDA for Sale
Anyone interested in purchasing a used (but like new) Palm VIIx? How about a Landware keyboard, compatible with the Palm III and VII series? Give me an offer. You can […]
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PDA Update
I recently purchased a Treo 300 (color screen – woohoo!). For those of you with “jlandrith@palm.net” in your address books, delete it. That address is no longer valid and your […]
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Yale Law School Explosion
Breaking News from MSNBC: Explosion at Yale Law School Blast occurred in the mail room; no word on injuries; damage described as heavy.
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PATRIOT Activity
Dan Eggen of The Washington Post on Anti-Terror Power Used Broadly: Laws Invoked Against Crimes Unrelated to Terror, Report Says: Although the Patriot Act was passed in response to Sept. […]
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Chimp Cousins
Mike Toner of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Report: Welcome chimps into the family of man: Chimpanzees are closer to humans than to gorillas and other apes — so close that […]
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Ant Attack
Leon Alligood of The Tennesean on Spring showers bring pesky ants: Don't look now, but you could have some spring visitors moving into your home. Because of the 10-plus inches […]
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