Day: December 2, 2002
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Capital Games
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University wins rainmaking grant. Scientists
University wins rainmaking grant. Scientists in Britain are designing a machine that could help to produce rain in areas where it is needed. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
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Bush Presses Iraq on Sunday
Bush Presses Iraq on Sunday Deadline for Arms Inventory. President Bush demanded today that Saddam Hussein meet the first major test of the U.N. resolution by providing an accounting of its weapons by Sunday. By David E. Sanger and Richard W. Stevenson. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
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Britain Accuses Hussein of Systematic
Britain Accuses Hussein of Systematic Torture and Killing. Britain released a dossier today on what it called the systematic rape, torture and executions of Iraqis by Saddam Hussein. By Warren Hoge. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
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Putin Trades Effusive Pledges on
Putin Trades Effusive Pledges on Short Trip to Beijing. BEIJING, Dec. 2 The Russian and Chinese leaders traded effusive pledges of friendship today as President Vladimir V. Putin made a quick but high-profile visit to Beijing. By Erik Eckholm. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
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Bush warns Saddam over inspections.
Bush warns Saddam over inspections. US President George W Bush says he is not encouraged by Iraq’s reaction so far to United Nations disarmament demands. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition]
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SomaFM: Streaming MP3 Internet Radio
SomaFM: Streaming MP3 Internet Radio
SomaFM is back also.
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Daypop – a current events/weblog/news
Daypop – a current events/weblog/news search engine
Daypop is back up.
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BBC NEWS | Business |
BBC NEWS | Business | New US-EU trade war looms
By Steve Schifferes
BBC News Online economics reporter“The United States is considering a fresh trade war with Europe over the issue of genetically modified (GM) foods.”
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Taking Liberties With Our Freedom.
Taking Liberties With Our Freedom. Law enforcement and big business were the big winners in the passage of the Homeland Security Act. Americans worried about the degradation of their civil liberties, were not. A commentary by Lauren Weinstein. [Wired News]