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Aboutus.org – What Do You Think?

Aboutus.org – What Do You Think?

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I’ve just noticed the “aboutus.org” wiki. It looks as though they are trying to put together information on every domain. AboutUs is a fully editable wiki, a type of Web site, that has been prepopulated with information about several million websites. Enter a domain name in the search box (for example: “Yahoo.com” or “AboutUs.org”) and see what comes up! I discovered I was already listed, so I did fix a couple of things on the virushead page. http://www.aboutus.org/VirusHead.net However, it’s…

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NSA Eavesdropping Ruled Unconstitutional

NSA Eavesdropping Ruled Unconstitutional

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NSA eavesdropping program ruled unconstitutional Judge orders immediate halt to program YES! Finally! A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government’s warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it. U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit became the first judge to strike down the National Security Agency’s program, which she says violates the rights to free speech and privacy. “It was never the intent of the Framers to give the President such unfettered control, particularly…

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Daily Activism

Daily Activism

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The House will vote once again this week to hand the Arctic Refuge over to Big Oil. Tell your Representative to vote NO! (League of Conservation Voters) Say NO to Drilling in the Arctic Refuge Before It’s Too Late – The House Votes Tomorrow (Save Our Environment.org) Block Bush’s Radical-Right Judges (Act for Change) Act now to stop phone companies from abusing your privacy. Join in the nationwide demand that the FCC and state utility commissions investigate reports of unlawful…

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My reaction to the State of the Union Address

My reaction to the State of the Union Address

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I somehow made it all the way through the State of the Union address last night. Much as I disagree with the Bush administration, I even found him unusually appealing. I actually had the thought, “Well, maybe most of this administration’s ugliness is Cheney. Maybe Bush means some of what he is saying here.” I thought he really tried to appeal to our hopefulness at a very sour time – that showed some good leadership. But that’s about it. So…

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Military Calls Underage Teen at Home

Military Calls Underage Teen at Home

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Army Recruiting Upsets Teen’s Mom Darla Swift, Cherokee County, said a stranger called her house a few weeks ago asking for her 16-year-old daughter. “The first thing was, is Robin there? Didn’t even include her last name, it was very casual, and I really thought it was one of the boys who call occasionally,” Swift said. “So I’m like, who’s calling? And the person said it’s the U.S. Army, and I’m thinking this is a joke, alright, who’s calling? He…

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