11.3.03
CNN.com—US helicopter shot down in Iraq, killing 16 troops and wounding several others
Christian Science Monitor—Secret case questioning the new powers granted to the Department of Justice under the Patriot Act becomes partially public when appeal is filed with the supreme court
Wired News—China detains dissident who had posted essays critical of the Chinese government to the internet
Minifig—More fun with Legos
New Scientist—Spreading a thin layers of organic molecules on the surface of resevoirs could help prevent evaporation
MSNBC—MIT shuts down new file sharing service devised by students which used the school's cable network

11.4.03
Center for Public Integrity—Which American companies are benefitting the most from the windfalls of reconstructing Iraq? It's no surprise to anyone that Halliburton, Cheney's former company to which he still has financial ties, is far and away at the top of the list.
CNN.com—Teen suspended from high school for safe sex Halloween costume
Wired News—Amazon revises its new text search feature to prevent people from printing out images of pages from books
BBC News—Sales of downloaded singles are far outpacing those of traditional CD singles
Buzz Machine—John Kerry buys ads on four weblogs
ABCnews.com—Dad arrested after chucking pumpkin through window of house that he says didn't give his son any candy

11.5.03
USA Today—Congress rolls over and gives Bush his $87 billion for Iraq. I wonder how much of that will go to Halliburton?
Wired News—Next Xbox to use IBM PowerPC chips instead of the Intel processors in the current version
Salon.com—New reality show will make a porn star out of the winner. Don't say you didn't see this coming.
MSNBC—Microsoft offering $250,000 bounty for information on the hackers who released two devastating viruses
New Scientist—Gold plated silica particles could kill previously inoperable tumors
BBC News—MTV to launch music download service next year

11.6.03
Discovery.com—Take a turn controlling the webcam for the New England Aquarium
ABCnews.com—Finding Nemo sets record for first day home video sales, selling over 8 million copies
New Scientist—Voyager leaves our solar system
The Guardian—A new book—a pro-Bush book, mind you—claims that Bush believes he was chosen by god to be president
Fox News—New procedure using a modified good cholesterol could help unclog arteries
CBS News—Fast food chains becoming more sensitive to the treatment of the animals that will feed their customers

11.7.03
Wired News—Penn State will provide Napster subscriptions to all its students to curtail illegal downloads
USA Today—Nickel to get two new designs celebrating the Lewis & Clark expedition
MSNBC—Two prized works of art that went missing following the start of the war have been recovered
CBS News—FTC to crack down on Messenger pop-up spam
Salon.com—Klimt work sells for $29 million
ABCnews.com—Paris Hilton trying to prevent release of sex video

11.10.03
C|NET—McDonald's will join the iTunes publicity campaign by giving away 1 billion songs
CNN.com—Leaking FedEx package found to contain human body parts
Wired News—Simpsons fan creates a real tomacco plant after the heretofore fictional hybrid of tomoto and tobacco was the subject of an episode
USA Today—Matrix: Revolutions dominates the weekend box office despite a slew of negative reviews, but the numbers are far off the pace of Reloaded's May debut
MSNBC—Google testing search software that would let users scour the internet without opening a browser
BBC News—Giant glass pod could be erected over spot of original Crystal Palace in London

11.11.03
Wired News—Gore criticizes the Patriot Act
CNN.com—The supreme court will hear appeals from Guantanamo Bay prisoners who say they are being held unlawfully
Fox News—A white judge wore blackface and prison chains to a costume party on Halloween
New Scientist—Tiny oil-seeking glass spheres could result in clearer fingerprints for police
C|NET—Next year's version of IE for Windows will include a built-in pop-up blocker. Just like the blockers Safari and Netscape have had for almost a year now.
MSNBC—New MTV reality star and pop singer Jessica Simpson will get her own sitcom on ABC next year

11.12.03
Museum of Conceptual Art—Wanna get depressed real quick? Come here and see what some other people had accomplished by the time they were your age.
Fox News—Britain is seriously considering mandatory ID cards
Time.com—Time names the iTunes music store the coolest invention of 2003
C|NET—Apple ad claiming that the G5 is the fastest personal computer in the world is banned in Britain
New Scientist—Automatic CPR machines could revive people who can't be saved by manual CPR
MSNBC—Universal Music will buy DreamWorks Records

11.13.03
Kasparov vs. Fritz—Watch the progress of the chess matches between Gary Kasparov and his latest computer opponent
Fox News—Senate Democrats and Republicans will face off in a 30 hour duel
Wired News—New service will send final message to friends and families of the recently deceased via email
MSNBC—First trailer for third Harry Potter movie leaked to internet
CNN.com—Rush Limbaugh will return to the air next week after five weeks in rehab
BBC News—Christopher Lee is upset that his scenes have been cut from the third and final Lord of the Rings movie

11.14.03
C|NET—Independent add-on to iTunes for Windows could make it into a file sharing tool
MSNBC—Ancient inhabitants of the Americas may have crossbred corn into the plant that we know today
Salon.com—Judge who refused to remove ten commandments from courthouse in Alabama is removed from the bench
USA Today—Major League Baseball will begin mandatory testing for steroids next year after more than 5% of random tests this year came back positive
CNN.com—Which to save? A rare bird is eating an endangered fish.
CBS News—Bush has already raised $100 million for his re-election campaign

11.17.03
USA Today—Bush says Iraq will be self-governing by June 2004. But don't be fooled: even Rumsfeld admits this has nothing to do with how long our troops will be there.
Pop & Company—How a Lego is made
CNN.com—Sprint will add television service to its mobile phones. Great. Another way to make moviegoers more annoying and drivers more dangerous.
BBC News—Naming babies after brand names is increasingly popular in America
New Scientist—Kasparov gives up win to Fritz after settling for a draw in the first round
MSNBC—MP3.com will be purchased by C|NET and relaunched as a pay music service

11.18.03
USA Today—Steve Martin will reprise Peter Sellers' role in a new Pink Panther movie
C|NET—Retracting an earlier statement, Microsoft now says that it will compete directly on the online music store arena, unveiling its offering sometime next year
CNN.com—Older sniper suspect found guilty on all charges
Salon.com—In its second week in theaters, Elf beats both Matrix: Revolutions and Russell Crowe's Master and Commander
ABCnews.com—Project aims to map the exact route the Lewis & Clark took with the Corps of Discovery
MSNBC—Harry Potter sales reach 250 million

11.19.03
ABCnews.com—Massachusettes court says state does not have right to deny marriage license to same sex couples
MSNBC—Apple will release a 20 inch flat panel cinema display version of its popular iMac
CNN.com—Kasparov and machine draw for the series after the final game ends in a stalemate
Salon.com—China will promote an alternative digital video format called EVD to compete with DVDs
USA Today—Staff member at Buckingham Palace who served the Bushes turns out to be an imposter planted by a tabloid
BBC News—Protestors plan to use cell phones and other wireless technologies to create quick-forming smart mobs that will attempt to disrupt Bush's photo ops in Britain

11.20.03
ABCnews.com—New internet video may be used as a tool to recruit anti-US fighters in Iraq
CNN.com—Final designs for WTC memorial revealed
Wired News—A new bill that would require all electronic voting machines to produce a paper trail for auditing purposes is mostly supported by Democrats, leaving me to wonder why the Republicans are opposed to it
Whitehouse.gov—Official press release from Bush condemning a Massachusettes court's recent decision on gay marriage
Fox News—An arrest warrant is issued for Michael Jackson, who is facing multiple counts of child molestation. Bail is set at $3 million.
Minneapolis Star Tribune—University of Wisconsin to spray its evergreens with skunk odor to thwart holiday thieves

11.21.03
BBC News—Protestors pull down effigy of Bush in Trafalgar Square, mimicing the well-publicized toppling of Saddam's statue in Iraq
USA Today—Fox could bring back the Family Guy for new episodes based on strong syndication ratings and DVD sales
MSNBC—Trying to keep a low profile after the recent appearance of graphic sexual videos, Paris Hilton cancels her Letterman appearance
CNN.com—Phil Spector charged with murder
ABCnews.com—Next year Berlin will introduce garbage cans that say thank you when you throw trash in them
CBS News—Study shows that women still make about 20% less than men in similar jobs

11.24.03
BBC News—First-release films could be available online legally by 2005
Wired News—Man arrested for threatening employees of company that bombarded his computer with spam that rendered it unusable for two months
USA Today—Small Kansas town requires residents to own guns
C|NET—Wal-Mart may launch its own line of laptops next year
MSNBC—House passes bill that would make unsolicited email illegal
CBS News—A look behind the scenes at the NASA kitchen

11.25.03
Wired News—Congress passes provision that would greatly expand the powers of the Patriot Act if made into law, slipping it into a spending bill with no chance for debate from critics
NewsMax.com—General Franks worries that, under the current administration, the Constitution would be abandoned in favor of a militarized government if we were to be hit by a large scale terrorist attack
New Scientist—Cinnamon seems to lower blood sugar
CNN.com—Genetically modified glow-in-the-dark zebra fish will be sold in pet stores
ZDNet—Dell stops sending some of its tech support calls to India after customers complain of poor service
Tampa Tribune—Vendor at Tampa Bay stadium sold beer in previously used cups

11.26.03
ABCnews.com—Ugh. Company is selling turkey and gravy flavored soda for Thanksgiving.
Wired News—Florida company will develop RFID implant that will let people pay using a microchip in their skin
CBS News—Bill Clinton's 21 favorite books
BBC News—Digital jukeboxes will give bar patrons millions of song choices
USA Today—Charter jet company illegally taped Michael Jackson and his lawyer during flights hoping to make money selling the tapes to the media
MSNBC—Ancient Roman ruins to be covered by parking lot