Archive for December, 2006

For Now, an Unofficial Rivalry

Friday, December 8th, 2006

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The possible Clinton-Obama presidential clash has the Senate abuzz.

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Wii Have a Problem

Friday, December 8th, 2006

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A high-technology toy with a low-technology flaw.

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Case of the Dwindling Docket Mystifies the Supreme Court

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

A divided court, a divided nation, and no concensus as to why fewer cases get considered at the highest level.

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For 1,000 or More Homeless in Hawaii, Beaches Are the Best Option

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

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Because it’s an island, says one official, “There’s no place to push them off to.”

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Report of the Demise of L.A. Palm Trees Premature

Monday, December 4th, 2006

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Sounds like this story was too bad to be true.

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NASA Plans Permanent Base on the Moon

Monday, December 4th, 2006

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Interesting question here: “The fear is that the Moon, which is now viewed as a means to get beyond the Moon, will become its own destination, for hundreds of years. The easy way to go to the Moon is the hard way to go to Mars.” So says Howard McCurdy, a NASA expert at American University.

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Destination Is the Space Station, But Many Experts Ask What For

Monday, December 4th, 2006

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Another chapter in the decline of the influence of science in government.

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NASA Looks to the Future With Eye on the Past

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

Lunar missions are to be outlined Monday.

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Videotape Offers a Window Into a Terror Suspect’s Isolation

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

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“Lawyers for Mr. Padilla, 36, suggest that he is unfit to stand trial. They argue that he has been so damaged by his interrogations and prolonged isolation that he suffers post-traumatic stress disorder and is unable to assist in his own defense.”

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Look Me Up Under ‘Missing Link’

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

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How Wikipedia deletes the unnotables.

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