Assets
Job Core
IBM creates a $25 million training fund for IBMers afraid that their jobs will be outsourced. The move tries to get ahead of outsourcing hype and, more importantly, actually help someone.
Maize Phase
The British government edges closer to allowing the cultivation of a genetically modified corn, which would move the U.K.'s biotech policy closer to the U.S.'s than to the biotech-spooked E.U.'s.
Hemp Day
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals finds that strict regulation of hemp foods simply because they contain trace elements of THC makes no sense. The feds had sought to ban the sale of foods containing or flavored with hemp.
Liquor Run
The state house in Vermont modifies alcohol laws to allow bar hoppers to order two drinks at once or actually walk from the bar to a dance floor with a drink. Both practices had been banned out of fear that...well, it's not exactly clear why.
Interactive Action
Researchers at eMarketer find that the Net has surpassed cable TV in household penetration. The Net is used in 68 percent of households; cable reaches 66 percent. Net penetration continues to grow while cable TV has remained flat for years.
Market Change
A U.N. commission finds entrepreneurship crucial to attacking poverty in developing countries. Former Mexican President Zedillo, a commissioner, notes that "property rights aren't truly protected, and government regulation of businesses is excessive and of bad quality."
Back Spin
Spin maven Bill O'Reilly vows to be much more skeptical about the Bush administration after the WMD snipe-hunt winds down. Doesn't make up for questioning the IQ, motives, and very sanity of those who took that position before him, but it's a start.
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