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The Iraq war begins to bite into funding for needed anti-terror systems, including intelligence gathering and airlift, while the Air Force confronts its manpower needs with the possibility of bases staffed entirely by Guard and Reserve units.
Beta Test
The U.S. entertainment industry tells the Supreme Court P2P file-swapping software can provide a "perpetual free pass" to copyrighted material. The court is poised to update its landmark 1984 Betamax ruling, which held that technology cannot be banned just because some people might misuse it.
Low Tech
Mysterious federal security objectives hold up IBM's sale of its PC division to China's Lenovo Group. Unnamed bureaucrats are said to fear Chinese spying will increase if the deal goes through.
Judicial Constraint
An Australian judge demands that any information on the Internet about an upcoming case be removed from circulation if potential jurors might see it. Justice Virginia Bell threatens contempt-of-court penalties for anyone, anywhere, who does not comply.
Dr. Strangelaw
The House of Representatives passes a provision that permits a few lawmakers to do the business of Congress in the event a terrorist attack or other disaster kills off scores of congressmen.
Docu Drama
The Securities and Exchange Commission has to consider cutting back on costly Sarbanes-Oxley documentation regulations almost immediately after they go into effect in January. One international bank estimates that fully 15 percent of its I.T. staff does nothing but Sarbanes-Oxley work.
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