Pollution and Patriotism

In a political climate where patriotism has been appropriated by the other side, it is refreshing to hear a Democrat dare to use the phrase ?fundamentally un-American? to describe opponents of a modest proposal to address the gathering danger of global warming. read here

Frist Freezes Senate Probe of Prewar Iraq Data

Angry about a leaked Democratic memo, the Republican leadership of the Senate yesterday took the unusual step of canceling all business of the committee investigating prewar intelligence on Iraq. read it here

Lost city near Machu Picchu found

An international team of explorers have found an Incan city lost for centuries in the Peruvian jungles despite being within sight of the key religious center at Machu Picchu.
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Turkey Decides Not to Send Troops to Iraq

Reversing an earlier decision, Turkey said on Friday it would not deploy troops to help the United States secure postwar Iraq . read more here

Did NASA Accidentally ?Nuke? Jupiter

interesting theory from the Enterprise. read it here

Executive privilege seen as leak-case option

Despite President Bush's repeated pledges of full cooperation, administration officials yesterday refused to rule out invoking executive privilege to shield some documents from Justice Department investigators looking into whether someone in the White House illegally leaked the name of a CIA operative. read it here

Lunar eclipse to turn moon red

Stargazers across North and South America, Europe and Africa will watch the full moon dim into a dark, ruddy orb over the weekend as the moon drifts through Earth's shadow in the latest celestial event this year to pull eyes skyward. read it here

| Sun produces monster solar flare

Tuesday's flare went off the scale; researchers say it was "well above X20". A precise description is difficult because some monitoring satellites were briefly blinded the scale of the event.
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Review: Matrix Revolutions an onslaught - 'a clamorous, soulless barrage'

You'll be happy to learn that in The Matrix Revolutions, the third (and supposedly final) instalment in the trilogy, the tedious, cryptic speeches about the nature of the Matrix are gone. In their place, however, is a different kind of noise. read the review here

the draft?

The Selective Service System wants to hear from men and women in the community who might be willing to serve as members of a local draft board.
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Storm splits world's biggest iceberg

A powerful Antarctic storm has helped split apart an iceberg the size of Jamaica, a New Zealand scientist said Tuesday.
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What is happening to the Sun?

The Sun's intense activity in the past week will go into the record books. read more here

Punkvoter' founder aims to unify youth vote

Would a plea from the lead singer of "Anti-Flag," "Bouncing Souls," "Frenzal Rhomb" or "Sick Of It All" get you to turn out and vote in the 2004 presidential election?
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