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W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15 AM 13.Jul.04. PDT
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Elephants, Donkeys Seek Love (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64175,00.html/wn_ascii
Opposites may attract, but not in politics. A slew of sites are
popping up that cater to singles who are seeking mates with the same
political ideology. By Louise Witt.
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Bettors: Election Will Be Tight (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64180,00.html/wn_ascii
Online wagering sites and current-events markets say the 2004
presidential election will be close -- as close as the 2000 election.
Just a few months ago Bush had a comfortable lead, but bettors give him
even odds now. By Joanna Glasner.
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Florida Felon List Down, Not Out (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64182,00.html/wn_ascii
Florida election officials say they are relieved that the state won't
require them to purge felons from voter rolls in this election cycle.
But the purge will be reinstated in 2006, and lots of problems remain,
critics say. Jacob Ogles reports from Orlando.
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A Gathering to Hack the System (IT/IS Important Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,64172,00.html/wn_ascii
Hackers gather in New York City at the fifth annual Hackers on Planet
Earth conference to discuss all the little ways that the government and
corporations are turning technology against the people. Michelle Delio
reports from New York.
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Senate Stem-Cell Vote Unlikely (Med-Tech Center Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64183,00.html/wn_ascii
Although one senator claims enough votes to override Bush
administration restrictions on stem-cell research, Majority Leader Bill
Frist doesn't expect a vote on the matter before the November election.
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Geolocation: Don't Fence Web In (IT/IS Important Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,64178,00.html/wn_ascii
As geolocation -- technology that can track the location of computers
surfing the Internet -- improves, corporations and governments are
increasingly able to limit what people can view on the Web.
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Security Cavities Ail Bluetooth (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64463,00.html/wn_ascii
Thousands of Bluetooth phones are vulnerable to hacking, researchers
warn, allowing attackers to steal phone-book data and text messages --
and even turn the phones into bugs to surreptitiously listen to
conversations. By Kim Zetter.
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Fark Sells Out. France Surrenders (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64472,00.html/wn_ascii
Blogs are the hottest thing on the Net, but are they messing with
traditional publishing principles? One of the most popular, Fark.com,
is allegedly selling links. Is it the wave of the future? By Daniel
Terdiman.
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Mysteries of the Ocean Deepen (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64483,00.html/wn_ascii
A two-month survey of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge turns up several
organisms never before seen, and one that looks like no other known sea
creature. By Stephen Leahy.
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FCC Takes on Spam, Copying (Politics Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64470,00.html/wn_ascii
The agency orders that certain wireless messages be kept away from
cell phones, and gives the go-ahead to 13 'broadcast flag'
technologies. Michael Grebb reports from Washington.
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Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty (Med-Tech Center Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64477,00.html/wn_ascii
Although its claims have not been verified by a scientific review
process, a company says it has successfully cloned two kittens from its
CEO's pet cat. If you have around $50,000, it will clone your beloved
pet, too.
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Big Business Becoming Big Brother (U.S. vs. Them 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,64492,00.html/wn_ascii
The ACLU says the government is using private companies to snoop on
Americans, bypassing legal safeguards. What's worse, Americans share
information with companies freely, not knowing where the data may end
up. By Kim Zetter.
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The Right Taps Blogs for Bucks (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64493,00.html/wn_ascii
Conservative bloggers try to replicate the fund-raising and organizing
success of left-leaning sites by setting up RedState.org. Not that the
Republican Party needs any fund-raising help, progressives retort. By
Louise Witt.
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The War on Cyberterror (Wired magazine 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.08/view.html?pg=4
The nation's defenses need a major rethink. Here are four ways we must
protect the electronic frontier. By Bruce Sterling from Wired magazine.
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Pentagon Focuses on Troop Vote (Politics Saturday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64512,00.html/wn_ascii
The potential for nearly a half-million troops overseas to count as
absentee voters in the upcoming election is being tapped by the
Pentagon with an improved website, fax-ballot acceptance and promises
of faster mail service.
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Nukes Still Take Toll on Workers (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64502,00.html/wn_ascii
Workers who made the U.S. nuclear arsenal handled many dangerous
materials, but one was largely overlooked -- beryllium. Now the DOE is
trying to track down those who may have been exposed. First of a two-
part series by John Gartner.
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FCC Pulls Blinds on Wireless Data (Unwired News 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,64528,00.html/wn_ascii
New rules will force wireless telecommunications companies to disclose
serious network outages, but the public won't have access to the
information for fear that terrorists may read it. By Ryan Singel.
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We're All Journalists Now (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64534,00.html/wn_ascii
Dan Gillmor argues in his new book We the Media that journalism is
stronger than ever because of the Web. But Hollywood is strengthening
its grasp on copyrights, threatening speech and freedom. Xeni Jardin
interviews the author.
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Why Trust Registration Data? (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64527,00.html/wn_ascii
Online news sites say we should just believe their claims that
information in their user-registration databases is accurate. But given
the circulation scandals among their print brethren, why should we?
Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.
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Beryllium Risk Remains Unclear (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64537,00.html/wn_ascii
The strong, lightweight metal is a key ingredient in nuclear weapons,
computers, even golf clubs. However, making sure workers don't get sick
from beryllium is a sticky problem. Second of a two-part series by John
Gartner.
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Cancer Stem Cells Hint at Cure (Med-Tech Center Wednesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64549,00.html/wn_ascii
Stanford researchers have identified the source of tumor cells
associated with chronic leukemia. A drug that kills the cells would
wipe out the disease efficiently. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Text Messages for Critical Masses (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64536,00.html/wn_ascii
Political protestors are using a new tool that lets a person send a
single text message to hundreds of mobile-phone users at the press of a
button. By Daniel Terdiman.
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Turning Slackers Into Workaholics (Med-Tech Center Wednesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64550,00.html/wn_ascii
Researchers use a gene treatment to turn off monkeys' dopamine
receptors -- yielding harder-working, more focused monkeys. Despite
obvious applications in the corporate world, the scientists say they're
just trying to understand mental illness.
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