The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit declares cable modems to be phones, making them subject to more stringent regulation. Upcoming rulings are rumored to conclude that up is down and black is white.
Silent Majority
The U.S. muzzles Iraqi opposition to the use of Turkish troops in Iraq. The Governing Council is not allowed to release a statement condemning the introduction of forces from neighboring countries into their homeland.
Site Unseen
Rudolph Giuliani says too small a memorial on the site of the World Trade Center will tell future generations that all America cares about is "greed." He supports designs that turn the space away from commercial uses.
Handling Charges
Those new federal security screeners at airports are never asked to find dangerous things in luggage, a review of their hiring and testing procedures finds. Instead they take multiple choice tests asking things like, Why do we try to stop bombs from getting aboard planes?
Mosquitoes Bite
Cases of malaria rocket in Africa and Asia as mosquito eradication falls off. An estimated 900 million worldwide are infected. Sometimes the supposed harm of insecticides is dwarfed by the real harm of disease.
Garage Banned
Latest Digital Millennium Copyright Act abomination: feuding garage door openers. The Chamberlain Group charges rival Skylink with stealing its proprietary codes so Skylink devices can open any garage door. Consumers just want their damned doors to work.
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