NEWS/ARCHIVE/2001/11 | HavenWorks.com/news/archive/2001/11 ;-) November 2001 News Archive.

"Endgame in Afghanistan: On the ground and at the bargaining table, it looks like the U.S. battle against terrorism is going to be a lengthy drama." -By Lee Walczak, Stan Crock, Paul Magnusson, & Frederik Balfour

-BusinessWeek

"Excite@Home cleared to disconnect: Bankruptcy judge clears way to turn off Excite@Home Internet service."

-CNN /

"A Smarter Web: The Web is huge but not very smart. Computer scientists are beginning to build a "Semantic Web" that understands the meanings that underlie the tangle of information." ... "the ultimate goal [dream;-] of the Semantic Web is to give users near omniscience over the vast resources of the Internet, turning the millions of existing database islands into a single gigantic database Pangea." (1, 2) -By Mark Frauenfelder

(200111--) -TechnologyReview

"Gilmore Resigns as GOP Chairman." -By R.H. Melton

"Travel blood clot warning issued." Sitting still for long periods of time "dubbed "economy class syndrome"" may increase the risk of of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) a "potentially deadly blood clotting condition."

"Airstrikes slam Kandahar as ground assault threatened."

-CNN

"George Harrison dies : Former Beatle George Harrison, the singer, songwriter and guitarist for one of the world's most famous pop groups, dies aged 58."

"Bush pushes legal fight against terrorism."

20011129 Thursday

"Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Studios in DVD Case." ... "The lower court ruling prohibited Eric Corley [a.k.a. Emmanuel Goldstein] from posting DVD descrambling software on the 2600 magazine Web site he publishes, or linking to Web sites that post it."

-Reuters via - FindLaw /LegalNews

"Alien Atmospheres: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has detected the atmosphere of a planet circling a distant Sun-like star. Astronomers using the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope have made the first direct detection and chemical analysis of the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system. Their unique observations show it is possible to measure the chemical makeup of extra-solar planetary atmospheres -- and potentially to search for chemical markers of life far beyond Earth."

-NASA.gov /Science

-CNN

Afghanistan - "U.S. equipped to take on [Afghanistan] caves." -By Howard Witt -

"CIA Agent First U.S. Fatality in Afghan Combat: The agency confirms that the former Marine, who was involved in questioning Taliban inmates, was killed during weekend prison uprising." -By Bob Drogin-

"Boyhood Focus Led Him [Johnny "Mike" Spann, the first US combat death in Afghanistan] to CIA." ... "Under his senior picture in the Winfield [High School] yearbook is a passage from Proverbs: "He that walketh with wise men shall be wise; but a companion of fools shall be destroyed."" -By Greg Miller and Jeffrey Gettleman-

"US shelters swell - with families: Recession and Sept. 11 are causing more homelessness, which may echo '80s crisis." -By Alexandra Marks

"In a Higher Profile, Ashcroft Gets Heat: Recasting of Justice Dept. Stirs Furor." [retitled after being posted to: "Ashcroft Undaunted As Criticism Grows: Higher Profile Brings Controversy."] -By Dan Eggen

20011128 Wednesday

"Net Retail Not So Bad." -By Joanna Glasner

-Wired

"CIA Operative Becomes First [US] Combat Casualty." -By Vernon Loeb

"Have Soviet-era bio-weapons infected Afghan refugees?" Nonsubscriber extract

-Jane's

"Baggage screening may be delayed." -By Alan Levin

"Congress close to agreement on education." ... ""All these reforms are essential, but they can't be achieved unless we give schools the additional resources they need," Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., said." -By Kathy Kiely

"For ground troops, now the 'real' war begins: Possibility of US casualties rises, as does potential to be seen as an occupying force." -By Brad Knickerbocker

"Excite@Home could unplug service Friday."

20011127 Tuesday

-Reuters via -CNET /News

"Company's Announcement Revives Human Cloning Debate: Human cloning is once again the subject of intense debate after an announcement by a Massachusetts company that it had cloned an early human embryo. NPR's Joe Palca explains the complicated concept on Morning Edition."

-NPR /News -Health & Science

"U.S. cloning advance shocks world."

-CNN

"Powell: Bush sends Iraq a 'chilling message'."

-CNN

"Bush Warns Iraq to Permit U.N. Inspection of Weapons: The president says Hussein must show he is not developing methods "of mass destruction."" -By Ronald Brownstein -

"5 U.S. Servicemen Hurt by Errant Bomb: Explosive missed its target near prison, Pentagon says. CIA is mum about reports of missing operative." -By Esther Schrader, Bob Drogin and Greg Miller -

"Recession Is Official, Research Panel Declares." -By Peter G. Gosselin -

20011126 Monday

"UK set to ban human cloning."

-CNN

"Experts debate the latest developments in the controversial practice of cloning human cells." -

PBS /NewsHour /health

"Group Claims to Clone First Human Embryo: A Massachusetts group says it has cloned the first human embryo -- for purposes of stem-cell research." -By Rachel Gotbaum -Morning Edition

-NPR /News

"First Human Embryos Are Cloned in U.S.: Private Lab Seeks to Mine Stem Cells for Research." -By Rick Weiss

"U.S. Scientists Use Cloning to Create Human Embryos: It marks the first official report of such a procedure. The firm says goal is medical treatment." -By Aaron Zitner

-LAtimes

"OMB Chief's Blunt Talk Angers Many." Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. is the White House's director of the Office of Management and Budget. -By Janet Hook

-LAtimes

20011125 Sunday

"West: 'I'm just trying to help people who are sick'" Transcript of the CNN interview with the President of Advanced Cell Technology (ACT), Michael West. ACT has published research explaining how they cloned a human embryo.

-CNN

- "Brazil Eyes Spaceport for Private Sector:

in the northern town of Alcantara." -ByMartin Kaste

-NPR /News

-Transcript of the NBC News' 'Meet the Press' interview of Dr. Michael West, President of Advanced Cell Technology Inc. ACT is the company that was the first to publish in the scientific literature their research in cloning a human embryo. -interview by Tim Russert

-MSNBC

"The First Human Cloned Embryo: Cloned early-stage human embryos—and human embryos generated only from eggs, in a process called parthenogenesis—now put therapeutic cloning within reach" -By Jose B. Cibelli, Robert P. Lanza and Michael D. West, with Carol Ezzell

-ScientificAmerican.com

"Scientists have finally cloned a human embryo: The breakthrough promises cures for terrible diseases." -By Joannie Fischer (

20011203) -usnews.com

Discussion: "First Cloned Human Embryo."

-Slashdot

"U.S. Troops Land in Kandahar: Hundreds said dead as POWs stage uprising." -By Ellen Knickmeyer

-AP via -LAtimes

"Net users 'sociable and successful'."

"Israel attacks Gaza targets."

"Baby ban on US child support shirker. The highest court in the US state of Wisconsin has upheld a ban preventing a man who owes thousands of dollars in child support from having any more children."

-BBC /News

20011124 Saturday

"Report: Most of cloned cows healthy: Twenty-four of 30 cloned cows were alive and apparently normal after one to four years, scientists report."

-Reuters via -CNN

- "Utah: Center for Foreign Language Training: Utah is now a hotbed for training foreign language interpreters, who help intelligence agencies intercept potential terrorist communications. WeekendAll Things Considered host Lisa Simeone talks with NPR's Howard Berkes."

-NPR /News / ATC

- "Soundtack of a City: Steve Erickson chooses the top 100 songs recorded in L.A."

-NPR

"Saudi monarchy looks to troubled future." -By Frank Gardner

"U.S. May Reshape Ties With Saudis: Nations have repaired alliance, but a cut in American troop presence is possible." -By Doyle McManus-

"Truckers Add Vigilance to Their Load: With fears that terrorists might use a commercial vehicle for an attack, drivers turn their cabs into rolling watchtowers." -By Jeffrey Gettleman-

20011123 Friday

"China eyes the Moon. ... says it will launch a manned flight into space before 2005 to be followed by a mission to the moon."

"Threat of execution doesn't faze director. Iranian filmmaker Tahmineh Milani calls the threat that she might be executed a mere "misunderstanding."" -By Bill Kirtz

"Massive food aid as a tool of diplomacy: Saving lives in Afghanistan may translate into gains with Muslims." -By Howard LaFranchi

"Israel 'kills Hamas leader' [Mahmoud Abu Hanoud]."

"U.N. War Crimes Tribunal Charges Milosevic With Genocide." -By Paul Gallagher

-Reuters via -WashingtonPost

"FBI Is Building a 'Magic Lantern': Software Would Allow Agency to Monitor Computer Use." -By Ted Bridis

-AP via -WashingtonPost

"Turkish Magazine Has the Last Laugh: Weathering a national recession and government-imposed fines, the political humor periodical LeMan continues to prosper." -By Amberin Zaman -

20011122 Thursday

"Turkey expands women's rights."

"Investigation claims clones are completely normal." But there are doubters. Of the "24 "normal" animals, for example, from almost 500 cloned embryos implanted into 250 cows, only 110 of which became pregnant. Of those, 80 miscarried, leaving the 24 survivors and another six that died at, or soon after, birth." -By Andy Coghlan

-NewScientist.com More at: Science (vol 294, p 1893)

-AP via -USATODAY

"Iraq fears US military attacks."

"Infection 'sniffer' wins approval: A British-devised "electronic nose" which can sniff out bacteria within minutes has been approved for use in the United States."

"After Kabul, Should Iraq Be Next? Bush and top aides remain cautious about taking any action against Hussein, knowing coalition could quickly dissolve." -By Doyle McManus and Robin Wright -

"Taliban Took an Ax to Antiquities: More than 2,750 items in Afghan National Museum were destroyed in regime's war on art, experts say." -By Paul Watson-

20011121 Wednesday

"Shedding writer's block: Retreating to the confines of a tiny shed is the first step for many writers in freeing their imagination." -By Noel C. Paul

-CSMonitor/buy

- "Women in Afghanistan: A look at the plight of women in Afghanistan and what the future may bring.."

-PBS /NewsHour

"Curry 'may slow Alzheimer's'." It's possible that the spice "turmeric may play a role in slowing down the progression of the neurodegenerative disease." ... "The crucial chemical is curcumin, a compound found in the spice."

"Physical training in your dreams." ... "mental gymnastics" Mentally visuallizing yourself exercising may actually increase your strength. Still, sports psychologist Dr. Peter Clough explains, ""We need to encourage people to take aerobic exercise that raises their heart rate to 70% of its maximum for 20 minutes three times a week - it is that which helps you to live longer."".

"Geeks need not apply: Science is chic in SEED magazine." -By Kim Campbell

"Hate groups try to capitalize on Sept. 11: Some extremists say immigrants threaten 'Aryan race.' Others praise terrorists' strike." -By Brad Knickerbocker

"Connecticut woman dies of inhalation anthrax."

-CNN

"Arguments on Ashcroft order that blocks Oregon assisted suicide law."

"Alliance, Taliban discuss hold-out city in north: 'We will prevail' in Konduz, U.S. commander says."

-CNN

20011120 Tuesday

"FBI software cracks encryption wall: ‘Magic Lantern’ part of new ‘Enhanced Carnivore Project.’" ... "Magic Lantern is one of a series of enhancements currently being developed for the FBI’s Carnivore project, the source said, under the umbrella project name of Cyber Knight."

-By Bob Sullivan -MSNBC

- "Fixing a Noisy International Space Station: Noise has become a problem on the International Space Station, and some astronauts have experienced temporary hearing loss. All Things Considered host Linda Wertheimer talks with space station acoustic expert Mike Engle."

-NPR /News / ATC

-AP via -CNN

"Hackers access Playboy.com's credit card data: Computer hackers broke into the Playboy Enterprises' Web site -- playboy.com -- gaining access to the credit card numbers of several customers, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday."

-CNN

"Extreme Distance Learning: Program allows Chinese to get an American education without leaving their homeland. The payoffs can be high, but the colleges' reputations can be at stake." -By Henry Chu -

"In War, It's Power to the President: In Aftermath of Attacks, Bush White House Claims Authority Rivaling FDR's." ... "On a wide variety of fronts, the administration has moved to seize power that it has shared with other branches of government." -By Dana Milbank

"Protocol to Preserve Clues in Anthrax Letter Is Sought." -By Susan Schmidt

20011119 Monday

.Salon's recommended book list: from the last year of their book reviews.

-Salon

20011118 Sunday

"Al Qaeda architect's influence raises fear: Bin Laden adviser [Egyptian doctor Ayman al-Zawahiri] considered brains behind holy war." -By E.A. Torriero and Michael Martinez -

"Grip of anthrax fear squeezes out other medical research." -By Sue Ellen Christian -

"Rising Fears That What We Do Know Can Hurt Us: The government is pulling back on previously shared data to keep it from aiding terrorists." -By Eric Lichtblau -LAtimes

Discussion - "Libraries Asked To Destroy Reports, Databases."

-Slashdot

"Thousands Protest Ga. Army School [the School of the Americas]." ... """We are fighting terrorism out there in other parts of the world, but here we are harboring and training terrorists," the Rev. Roy Bourgeois, who founded School of the Americas Watch in 1990, said Saturday." -By Elliott Minor

-AP via -WashingtonPost

Book-review - "Non Campus Mentis." "Student book offers twisted history 'coarse': Experience history from the Stoned Age to the Blintz Krieg! From Middle Evil Times to the Age of Now, from the Land of Milk and Chocolate to the Iran Hostess Crisis and the fall of the Berlin Mall!"

-Reuters via -CNN

"'Potter' conjures up box office records:... at the North American box office, whipping up a record $93.5 million in the first three days after its release, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.""

-CNN /Showbiz

ChicagoTribune/technology

"Infighting among Taliban grows around besieged Konduz: Hard-line Taliban fighters killed local supporters who were willing to surrender in the northern stronghold of Konduz and other Taliban committed suicide as diplomatic moves intensified Sunday to form a new, broad-based government in Afghanistan."

-CNN

Image: A glove that operates as "a virtual keyboard that allows the user to type on any surface. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta)" called the "The Samsung Scurry" From the "What's new at Fall Comdex." photo gallery -

20011117 Saturday

"N. Alliance Sets Up Shop In Capital: Takeover of Key Posts Is Alarming to West." -By William Branigin and Keith B. Richburg

"Fourth Anthrax Letter Discovered by FBI: Envelope Addressed to Sen. Leahy, Found in Quarantined Mail, Similar 'in Every Respect' to Others." -By Dan Eggen and Susan Schmidt

"FBI tells intent to quiz Iowa visitors: Some Middle Eastern men will be questioned concerning terrorism." -By William Petroski

-DesMoinesRegister / News

"Taleban 'leaving last strongholds'."

20011116 Friday

"Suspect in custody in Atlanta airport incident: Authorities have in custody a man accused of breaching security at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, causing it to shut down for hours while delaying flights across the nation."

-CNN

"Air Raids Continue on First Day of Ramadan: The Pentagon today said U.S. air and ground assaults against Afghanistan's Taliban militia would continue as usual, despite the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan."

-PBS /NewsHour

"The Army's $1 Billion Video Game. War Games: The Military Uses Its Combat Simulators for Afghanistan Training. It's the Big Daddy of combat simulations: the Army's Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command, known as STRICOM."

-ABCNEWS.com

"Rumsfeld: U.S. Forces in Ground Combat." ... ""They have gone into places and met resistance and dealt with it," Rumsfeld said. He declined to say specifically how many forces are there. "We have hundreds.""By Pauline Jelinek

-AP via-LAtimes

"Afghanistan turns a corner: As war shifts, both relief and foreboding ripple from London to Islamabad." -By Scott Baldauf

"For many Afghan women, bare faces and lives resumed." ... "With the Taliban on the run, the word "freedom" is breathed repeatedly through the mesh shrouds of head-to-toe burqas. The change for Afghanistan's women is not just a revolution – it is an emancipation." -By Scott Peterson

"Building Bionic Noses: Researchers Develop Super-Sensitive Sensors to Sniff Out Explosives." -By Paul Eng

-ABCNEWS

"Why Congress is quiet on liberties: Unilateral steps by Bush raise eyebrows, but so far little opposition, on Capitol Hill." -By Gail Russell Chaddock

"The End of the Net: In his new book, cyberlaw pioneer Lawrence Lessig argues huge corporations are ruining the Internet." Discusses the restrictive nature of copyright and the loss of privacy since Sept. 11.

20011116(19) -MSNBC

20011115 Tuesday

"Record jump in retail sales buoys economy: October is biggest-ever month for auto sales - and outlook for holiday spending may be brightening as well." ... "Retail sales soared a record 7.1 percent in October as shoppers showed resilience in the face of a war abroad and concerns about anthrax and other dangers at home." -By David R. Francis

Discussion: "XBox Released." -Slashdot

Review: "Xbox squared: Microsoft's game-box revolution takes the path of mediocrity, while Sony's Playstation seizes the creative high ground."(1, 2, 3, 4, 5) -By Wagner James Au

-Salon/-news

"Annual Book Guide 2001." -By Ron Charles

"Taliban retreat takes war to hills: The Taliban appear to have fled the strongholds of Kandahar and Jalalabad." -By Scott Baldauf

"Blended Tactics Paved Way for Sudden Collapse: Air power aided by ground forces inflicted a series of pinpricks that destroyed enemy's ability to fight, experts say." -By Paul Watson and Richard T. Cooper-

"Microsoft's Euro-Foe: EU's Antitrust Chief Hints He Will Continue Case." -By Ariana Eunjung Cha

20011114

"Reading, Writing and Robotics: An innovative science project has fourth-graders building and programming small mobile machines." -By Liz F. Kay-

"Election Foul-Up Leads to New Slate of Winners: San Bernardino County releases correct results after computer programming error led to haywire tallies." -By Buck Wargo-

"Kabul's new rulers tighten grip."

"Aid workers freed from Afghanistan."

-CNN

"Concern over Afghan massacre reports."

"Crash adds urgency to bill bolstering airport security: House and Senate may cut a deal this week. Recent lapses at checkpoints reveal flaws in current screening system." -By Gail Russell Chaddock

"Taleban 'collapsing' across Afghanistan."

"Stronghold of Taliban close to collapse." -By Ewen MacAskill

-Guardian.co.uk

"Taliban yield Kabul, but not war: Concern for human rights follows the swift rebel capture of the capital yesterday." -By Scott Peterson

"Bush Seeks Military Courts to Try Terror Suspects." -

20011113

"Award-winning film looks at life under Taliban." ... "Based on a real story, [the movie:] "Kandahar" is about an Afghan woman living in Canada making a journey to save her suicidal sister back in Afghanistan." -From Kasra Naji

-CNN

-Reuters via -FindLaw >LegalNews

"Problems Slow Researchers Eager to Use Fast Networks for Controlling Distant Devices." ... "Internet2 Connections." -By Florence Olsen -Chronicle

/free

"Bush Announces Cuts in Nuclear Stockpile." -By Barry Schweid

-AP via -LAtimes

"EU votes to restrict cookies." ... "If the vote is ratified, Web sites will have to explicitly ask users if they want to accept cookies..." -By Matt Loney

-ZDNet.co.uk

"A crash in New York: Barely two months after the September 11th terrorist attacks, New York has experienced another suspicious plane crash. Investigators believe that the crash was an accident, but can not yet rule out terrorism. But even if it was an accident, it will raise new questions about homeland security, especially at airports."

-Economist

"Southern tribes prove key in defeat of Taliban: US officials say supplying isolated pockets of southern tribes with supplies may shift attitude toward Taliban." -By Philip Smucker

"New Online Service Lets Biologists Vote on Most Important Articles." Free trial until Jan. 1. -By Jeffrey R. Young -Chronicle/free
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20011112

"Iraq fires mortar into Kuwait." -By Kim Ghattas

"Some schools rethink cell phone ban."

"Officer's retreat starts Taliban panic: Northern Alliance shocked by speed of their enemy's collapse in north." -By James Meek and Rory McCarthy

-Guardian.co.uk

"The Deserted Library: As Students Work Online, Reading Rooms Empty Out -- Leading Some Campuses to Add Starbucks." -By Scott Carlson

20011112-(16) -Chronicle/free

-CNN

"WTO admits China, Taiwan as members." -By John Waggoner

"After taking five, 'Ab Fab' slips a tad." -By Robert Bianco

"The Really, Really, REALLY Big Cartoon Database / Search Engine." -ResearchBuzz
"The Big Cartoon DataBase."

"Hate club: An in-depth look at al-Qaeda, the sprawling terror network through which Osama bin Laden exploits the borderless globe with a secret army driven by a ruthless new brand of extremism." (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) -By Michael Elliott -

TIME.com

"Handheld Echocardiography Device Could be Stethoscope of Future."

"The Child Soldiers: War and revenge is all the young recruits of the Northern Alliance and Taliban know." -By Hannah Beech Farkhar -

TIME.com

20011111

"Prophet of Evil: 'Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden' by Peter L. Bergen." ... "... the only book you need to read about Osama bin Laden, at lest for now.... a work that is at once lively, literate and authoritative -- equal parts journalism, history and even whimsical travelogue...."

20011107(11) -Reviewed by Jeff Stein -WashingtonPost

-Duke.edu /News/Med

20011110

"Front Lines: Taliban confirms fall of Mazar-e Sharif."

-CNN

20011109

"American Roots Music." -PBS
-> 20011109 - Scout Report Description: "... access episode summaries, read about the songs and artists (as well as read interviews -- oral histories -- with selected artists)...." [TK](Copyright Internet Scout Project, 1994-2001. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/)

"U.S. Will Monitor Calls to Lawyers: Rule on Detainees Called 'Terrifying'." -By George Lardner Jr. -WashingtonPost

Justice Department: Prisons Bureau "National Security; Prevention of Acts of Violence and Terrorism; Final Rule." -

20011031 -Federal Register

"Justice to monitor some attorney-client communications: Limited to federal detainees suspected of plotting terror." -CNN
Discussion: "Government to Eavesdrop on Lawyer-Client Conversations." -Slashdot

"Musicians win web royalties fight."

"Strong Calls for Widening War Come From Democratic Front: Sens. Lieberman, Kerry and Biden, possible 2004 presidential contenders, are viewed as neo-hawks and focus on the need for ground troops." -By Ronald Brownstein-

"Musharraf Rebuffed in His Call for Bombing Cessation During Ramadan: Pakistan's leader is greeted warmly in Paris and London. But Blair says the military campaign must continue." -By Marjorie Miller-

"Cipro Recipients Developing Side Effects: Nearly 20% report nonlethal problems in a Florida study. Results reinforce the warning against indiscriminate use of antibiotics, doctors say." -By Charles Ornstein-

"Highland Soldiers Face Two Enemies: For Northern Alliance troops positioned near the Salang tunnel, the Taliban and the winter cold are deadly foes." -By Paul Watson -

"Rebels attempting first big gains: Northern Alliance forces, some on horseback, vow to take the Taliban citadel Mazar-e Sharif this weekend." -By Scott Peterson

20011108

"New focus, new fears aid Iridium relaunch: The once-bankrupt Iridium Satellite is rising from the ashes, benefiting from the sudden interest in satellite phones after the telecommunications breakdown during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks." -By Ben Charny

-CNET /News

"Under the sea - sotto voce no more: Scientists are beginning to link certain sounds made by fish with certain behaviors." -By Lori Valigra

"Trek through Afghanistan's mountains: Rebel supply line a merciless trail." -By Paul Salopek -

"Computers Have Had Little Impact in College Classrooms, Stanford U. Professor Argues." -Chronicle

/free

"US sees boon in Afghan winter: Military plans to keep fighting, saying high-tech tools will give US troops edge in harsh climate." -By Ann Scott Tyson

"Beatles TV gem resurfaces: An appeal by Britain's BBC has turned up more than 100 lost TV and radio programmes, including an audio recording of the The Beatles on a TV chart show."

-CNN

"Japanese warships set to sail." ... "...marking the first time since World War II that Japanese forces will operate outside of Japanese territory."

-CNN

"Intelligence Shakeup Would Boost CIA: Panel Urges Transfer of NSA, Satellites, Imagery From Pentagon." -By Walter Pincus

"Scientists Race for Vaccines: Drug Companies Called Key to Bioterror Fight." .. "At least one major drug company, Pharmacia Corp. of Peapack, N.J., has offered to let government scientists roam through the confidential libraries of millions of compounds it has synthesized to look for drugs against bioterror agents." -By Justin Gillis

"Conferees Start Talks on Airport Security: House, Senate Negotiators Remain Divided on Issue of U.S. Baggage Screeners." -By Juliet Eilperin

20011107

"Legal Niceties Aside . . . Federal Agents Without Subpoenas Asking Firms for Records." -By Daniela Deane

"NOAA Magazine Debuts." -NOAA.gov
"NOAA Magazine"

"HHS Set to Order Smallpox Vaccine for All Americans." -By Ceci Connolly

"War puts patriotism above politics: Beaten Democrats get behind Bush." -By Jeff Zeleny -

"House [of Representatives] Approves Radio Free Afghanistan."

-PBS /NewsHour /media-watch

"Sources: Middle Eastern terrorists have South American link." -By Harris Whitbeck and Ingrid Arneson

-CNN

"Productivity Rises Despite Economic Slump." -By John M. Berry

"Bush, Hill Leaders Clash on Spending: President Would Veto New Emergency Funds." -By Dana Milbank and Dan Morgan

"Court Strikes Down Exxon Valdez Penalty." -AP via -WashingtonPost

"Agents Raid U.S. Businesses in Al Qaeda Crackdown: 1 Arrest Made; Businesses May Have Helped Fund bin Laden." -By Kathleen Day -WashingtonPost

"Islamic money exchanges probed: ‘Hawalas’ operate as unlicensed banks." -By Kathleen Day -WashingtonPost via MSNBC

"Raids seek bin Laden financial ties." -MSNBC

"US blocks Bin Laden money networks." -BBC /News

"A Talk with the Brain behind Blue Gene: William Pulleyblank on how IBM's ultraspeedy supercomputer will take on one of biology's toughest problems -- and lots more." ... "With Blue Gene, IBM is trying to set a new supercomputer speed limit -- a petaflop, or a thousand trillion floating calculations per second." -BusinessWeek

20011106

"Napster's keeper [Bertelsmann] makes big Net bet." -By Jim Hu

-CNET /News

"Journalism and Patriotism: How should reporters cover the war on terrorism and other events in the Sept. 11 aftermath?"

-PBS /NewsHour /media-watch

"Easy on the Joe?" ... "This isn't the first time that caffeine has been fingered as a culprit in bone loss." ... "The latest findings suggest that genetics are at play."

"U.S. Consulate in [Yekaterinburg] Russia Receives Anthrax in Mail." ... "Yekaterinburg is also the site of the Soviet Union's worst inhalation anthrax disaster. About 100 people died in the city, then called Sverdlovsk, after an accident at a germ weapons plant banned at the time by international treaty." -Reuters via -WashingtonPost

"Pakistan tribes aid the Taliban: U.S. fears conflict could spill over Afghan border." -By John Diamond, Tim Jones -

"Fed cuts by half point [to 2.0%]: The U.S. central bank acts aggressively again to fight a recession." Rate is lowest in 40 years

-CNN /

.Federal Open Market Committee statement and Board discount rate action.-FederalReserve.gov

"A Pill to Help You Remember: Suddenly the race is on to develop the thinking person's
Viagra." -By David Stipp -Fortune20011106-12

"Bin Laden's death 'will not end attacks'" explains Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. -BBC /News

20011105

"'Patriot Act' Opens ISPs to Monitoring: Carnivore, other tools start monitoring network activity under new rules." -George A. Chidi Jr. -PCWorld.com

"Researchers: New anthrax test takes less than an hour." -By Jeremy Manier -ChicagoTribune

"Suspect in O’Hare weapons incident held on new charges." ... "The incident is expected to energize the debate whether the federal government should take over security screening at the nation’s airports. The Senate has approved a measure that would make security screeners federal employees. The House version adopted Thursday increased federal oversight of the 28,000 screeners, but stopped short of federalizing them." -By Matt O’Connor and Jon Hilkevitch -ChicagoTribune

20011103

"An Intelligence Giant in the Making: Anti-Terrorism Law Likely to Bring Domestic Apparatus of Unprecedented Scope." -By Jim McGee -WashingtonPost

"A Quiet Throng Hopes to Show 'Correct Islam': Huge gathering stressing nonviolence and modesty gets scant notice amid militant protests." -By Tone Tempest -LAtimes

"Nasa in dock for overspending." -BBC /News

20011102

"Congress Debates Security vs. Civil Liberties: Privacy advocates, government prosecutors express opposing concerns in federal hearings about proposed anti-terrorism law." -By Ellie Phillips

-PCWorld.com

"Security problems open Microsoft's Wallet: Software flaws in the security of Microsoft's Passport authentication system left consumers' financial data wide open, causing the software giant to remove a key service from the Internet to protect people from having their data stolen, a company representative acknowledged Friday." -By Robert Lemos -CNET /News
"States Scorning U.S.-Microsoft Deal." -By Jonathan Krim and James V. Grimaldi -WashingtonPost
[PDF]"Stipulation And Proposed Final Judgment In The Microsoft Case." via - FindLaw /LegalNews

"U.S., Microsoft Reveal Settlement Details: Judge to review agreement. States involved in the case have until Tuesday to decide if they will accept the plan." -By Ted Bridis -LAtimes

"U.S. Sets Stage for Offensive: Troops, Planes Focus On North Afghanistan." -By Steven Mufson and William Branigin -WashingtonPost

"B-52s Pound Taliban Headquarters." -By Steven Gutkin -AP via-LAtimes

"U.S. unemployment soars [to 5.4%]: Employers react to weak economy, cutting 415,000 jobs, most in 21 years." -By Mark Gongloff -CNN /fn

"So far, Americans stay coolheaded: Despite conflicting messages from Washington about terrorist threats, the US public is still showing a calm face." -By Peter Grier -CSMonitor

20011101

"America's online rumour mill." ... "But fortunately, just as the internet has proven a good medium for spreading such messages, it can also help users separate fact from fiction." -By Kevin Anderson

"NOAA's National Weather Service Rolls Out New Wind Chill Temperature Index: New Formula Will Provide More Accurate Warnings for North America." -NOAA.gov
"National Weather Service Implements a New Wind Chill Temperature Index." -National Weather Service

"The Accountability Challenge for Charities." -Give.org
http://www.Give.org/ "Investigate before you donate." - "BBB Wise Giving Alliance: A merger of the National Charities Information Bureau and the Council of Better Business Bureaus' Foundation and its Philanthropic Advisory Service" -BBB.org

"In PR war, US gets ready to turn up volume: But more radio networks abroad may not reach large numbers." -By Howard LaFranchi

"Judge rules against anti-war student." -By Michelle Saxton -AP via -Salon

"Google tests snapshots of Web pages: Google has been quietly testing a new feature that offers snapshots of Web pages alongside ordinary search results." -By Evan Hansen -CNET /News

"U.S. Escalates Its Air War on Taliban North of Kabul: So-called area bombing suggests effort to smooth way for opposition ground war." -By Paul Watson, Paul Richter and George Wilson -LAtimes

"Bush Clamping Down On Presidential Papers: Incumbent Could Lock Up Predecessor's Records." ... "Historians and others who have seen the proposed order called it unprecedented and said it would turn the 1978 Presidential Records Act on its head by allowing such materials to be kept secret "in perpetuity."" -By George Lardner Jr. -WashingtonPost

"CDC Update: Summary of Confirmed Cases of Anthrax." -bt.cdc.gov

"It's official: Gatsby economy ends: GDP shrinks for first time in 10 years, but less than expected." -By David R. Francis -CSMonitor

"Talk grows of a major US troop deployment: Pentagon doesn't rule out the move, which looks increasingly likely - but risky." -By Ann Scott Tyson -CSMonitor

"Extremists challenge Pakistan: The rebels have given the president a Nov. 7 deadline to end his support of US airstrikes on Afghanistan." -By Philip Smucker -CSMonitor