5 sex offenders live under Miami bridge

Seeded on Sat Apr 7, 2007 12:19 PM EDT (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

While it seems important to protect the safety of our children, a society must also take into account the difficulties often well-meaning legislation may engender. The recent case of five convicted sex offenders in Miami is just such a case.

bridge, florida, sex-offender, homeless, odd-news, dade-county

Congress finally considers aggressive e-voting overhaul

Seeded on Tue Apr 3, 2007 6:46 AM EDT (Ars Technica)

Congress finally considers legislation that would require many of the changes activists have called for to address the many possible pitfalls of electronic voting machines.

election, politics, electronic-voting, e-voting

American filmmaker sues Rumsfeld over detention in Iraq

Seeded on Sun Jul 9, 2006 11:56 PM EDT (CNN)

An Iranian-American filmmaker sues Rumsfeld over allegedly inappropriate detention in Iraq; Pentagon pubilc relations officials were not immediatly available for comment.

iraq, rumsfeld, u-s, united-states, us-news

Hate Groups Are Infiltrating the Military, Group Asserts - New York Times

Seeded on Fri Jul 7, 2006 9:16 AM EDT (The New York Times)

A recent report by the Southern Poverty Law Center points to an increase in inlistment of members of Neo-Nazi and other "hate groups" and gangs as inlistment shortfalls continue.

iraq, military, u-s, united-states, us-news, neo-nazi, hate-group

FOXNews.com - U.S. Rules Force Western Union to Block Money Transfers by Muslims - Business And Money | Business News | Financial News

Seeded on Fri Jul 7, 2006 12:40 AM EDT (FOXNews.com)

Money transfer agencies such as Weaster Union are being forced to block transfers to individuals with "Muslim" names.

politics, civil-rights, u-s, united-states, weastern-union, money-transfer

Why we ran the bank story - Los Angeles Times

Seeded on Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:24 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

Editor of the the Los Angeles Times comments on the paper's decision to publish stories exposing U.S. money monitoring programs.

terrorism, politics, united-states, los-angeles-times

U.S. Supreme Court to weigh standards for patent

Seeded on Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:27 AM EDT (CNET)

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear case that would weigh the standards for patent "obviousness."

technology, us, patent, supreme-court

BBC NEWS | Europe | Europe body to debate CIA flights

Seeded on Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:06 AM EDT (BBC News)

The Council of Europe to debate report by Swill Senator Dick Marty on CIA flights related to the US policy of "rendition."

us, human-rights, cia, europe, usa, politics, rendition, council-of-europe

ABC News: Nicotine Drink Touts Alternative to Smoking

Seeded on Sun Jun 25, 2006 4:19 PM EDT (ABC News)

Nic Time, makers of Nic Lite, are hoping it's product -- a nicotine-inhanced drink -- will be a big sell in smoke-free environments. Medical professionals and childrens-safety advocates are concerned.

health, nicotine