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1.1.04
Fox NewsBritish Airways cancels DC-bound flight for fear of terrorists
CNN.comThe earth has changed its rate of rotation around the sun in the last five years
Salon.comWords that should be banned for 2004
Wired NewsOn the eve of Macworld, iPod and iBook users mull class action lawsuits
C|NETCreator of the World Wide Web knighted
USA TodayMovie tickets cross the $10 threshhold
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1.2.04
Wired News101 ways to save the internet
CNN.comChicago finishes 2003 as the American city with the highest homicide rate
USA TodayThe increased reliance on cell phones causes headaches for pollsters
MSNBCIsraeli government stops buying Microsoft software and looks to open source
Fox NewsAmerican citizens entering Brazil will now be fingerprinted and photographed in response to a similar policy regarding Brazilians entering the US
Think SecretApple will likely introduce inexpensive, lower-capacity iPods at Macworld
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1.5.04
LA TimesSelling water rights can earn farmers a lot of immediate cash, but is it good in the long run?
USA TodayPat Robertson says that God had guaranteed Bush a blowout victory this November. Greatthat means all you Republicans can stay at home and not vote on election day. Bush doesn't need you, he's got God!
MSNBCIllegal music downloads decreasing
Fox NewsLatest Mars rover returns first pictures to NASA scientists
ABCnews.comWoman steals 50 antique glass eyes from hospital display
CNN.comBritney Spears gets married in Vegas to longtime friend, then has the marriage annuled the next day. I think the breakdown has officially begun.
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1.6.04
Fox NewsPete Rose admits that he bet on baseball
BBC NewsThree US soldiers discharged for mistreating Iraqi prisoners
USA TodayMississippi schools lets suspended students attend class via webcam
Wired NewsMars probe sends back 3D panoramic images from the surface of the red planet
CNN.comKinks singer Ray Davies shot in New Orleans
ABCnews.comThe internal pressure of the space station is slowly dropping
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1.7.04
Wired NewsEvery American should be concerned about the enactment of Patriot II, yet almost no one knows about it because Bush used the capture of Saddam as a smokescreen the day he signed it into law
ABCnews.comThis year's Superbowl tickets will be printed on glow-in-the-dark paper as an anti-counterfeit measure
CNN.comWoman claims $162 million lottery jackpot while another woman claims that the ticket is really hers and she lost it in the parking lot
C|NETApple introduces credit card sized iPods
Salon.comDC makes it illegal to hold a cell phone while driving
USA TodayHugh Hefner wants to date Britney Spears and feature her in the pages of Playboy
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1.8.04
CBS NewsMore proof that Iraq had neither weapons of mass destruction or active programs for creating them
Salon.comVery few troops currently in Iraq are re-enlisting, despite a $10,000 bonus for doing so
CNN.comGeorge Harrison's family suing the ex-Beatle's doctor, claiming that the physician forced him to sign autographs on his death bed
Wired NewsMicrosoft posts several studies claiming that Windows is cheaper than Linux, but critics are skeptical
BBC NewsNew site lets players in online virtual worlds use real cash to buy in-game currency for their characters
MSNBCReclusive Russian mathematician may have solved 100 year old geometry equation
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1.9.04
ABCnews.comBush will announce plans to send a manned mission to Mars and to establish a permanent human settlement on the moon. Wow. A Bush initiative I'm actually a fan of. Will wonders never cease...
Cowboy BooksSeries of drawings made by an artist on LSD
USA TodayU-Haul will no longer rent trailers to owners of Ford Explorers
CNN.comWoman who claimed she lost $162 million lottery ticket now admits she was lying
CBS NewsNew study shows that lower-tar cigarettes do not reduce the risk of cancer
MSNBCIntel is making chips for high-definition projection televisions that will hit the market later this year
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1.12.04
Salon.comFormer Treasury Secretary says Bush began laying plans for Iraq war just days after taking office in 2001, many months before the 9.11 attacks that he used to partly justify the invasion of Iraq
Wired NewsAt the request of goverments and banks, Adobe added secret controls to Photoshop to prevent copying of currency
USA TodayThe IRS will separately track taxpayers who file electronically, raising privacy concerns
AnanovaHacker hijacks wireless frequency of Burger King drive-thru and tells customers they are too fat to order a Whopper
CNN.comSony shows off new 1 gig minidisc that can hold up to 45 hours of music
ABCnews.comLargest Iowa newspaper endorses Edwards
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1.13.04
C|NETThe free, open source Apache web server remains far more popular than Microsoft's IIS
LA WeeklyThe RIAA is putting shock troops on the streets who mislead people into thinking that they're cops
ESPN.comOwners of rooftop bleacher seats that overlook Wrigley will now pay 17% of their revenue to the Cubs
ABCnews.comACLU defends Rush Limbaugh's right to keep his medical records private
BBC NewsFour-wheeled Segway knockoff costs one quarter as much as the original
MSNBCMichael Jackson's advisors claim that he has plenty of money in the bank, countering speculation that he is nearly bankrupt
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1.14.04
ABCnews.com120 gun sellers are responsible for selling over half of the guns that are used to commit crime, but nothing happens to them
CBS NewsApple teams with HP to sell an HP-branded iPod
New ScientistSpam made up two thirds of all email sent in December
USA TodayKodak will no longer sell film cameras in the US and Europe
CNN.comScreener copy of movie sent to Oscar voter is pirated and posted online
MSNBCMichael Jackson's advisors claim that he has plenty of money in the bank, countering speculation that he is nearly bankrupt
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1.15.04
panoramas.dkFull screen QTVR of Mars stitched together from pictures taken by the rover
New ScientistNew system will detect when a car has been in a crash and alert the closest emergency services station
USA TodayReview of Ur, the sequel to Myst
Salon.comJudge sentences drunk driver who killed another motorist must carry the victim's picture with her for five years
CNN.comFCC chairman wants stiffer fines for on-air obscenities
ABCnews.comBurger King will offer a bunless burger for Atkins dieters
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1.16.04
C|NETDespite two years of focusing on security in their software, Microsoft's products are still riddled with serious flaws
Enterprise MissionThis guy claims you can see machinery in the recent Mars photos. Uh, they just look like rocks to me, dude.
Fox NewsBush heckled at ceremony to honor MLK
USA TodayStreakers watch as the car with their clothes in it is stolen during their prank
Salon.comParis gets its first Starbucks
CNN.comPlayboy receives okay from court to move ahead with lawsuit against Netscape
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1.19.04
Salon.comNASA will have to abandon the Hubble space telescope in order to meet the new objectives set by Bush for the space program
BoblogWeblog of Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü and Sugar
Wired NewsBased on the negative public reactions to the Bush administration's secretiveness, Democratic candidates are promising more transparency in government
LaCieThe first commercially available terabyte external hard drive
MazdaA Flash piece featuring a new RX-8 turning into a robot, Transformer style. Mesmerizing.
MSNBCGillette unveils battery powered disposable razor
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1.20.04
ABCnews.comKerry, Edwards score points in Iowa
Wired NewsSoon camera-equipped cell phones will be able to read bar codes and provide instant product information for consumers
CNN.comMysterious figure who celebrates Poe's birthday every year in Baltimore leaves anti-French note
NY TimesWal-Marts locks its workers in to do overnight restocking and inventory, leaving them helpless in an emergency
New ScientistSoil collected by the Mars rover could indicate the past presence of salt water
Fox NewsKobe Bryant loses endorsement deal with McDonald's
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1.21.04
USA TodayRolling Stone founder Jann Wenner invests $200,000 in Salon
Wired NewsThe 2003 varporware awards
ABCnews.comIs someone trying to kill Stephen Hawking?
New ScientistOnline worlds provide unique new areas of study for scholars
Sports IllustratedColorado football player plans to accept skiing endorsements in despite NCAA regulations against it
MSNBCCBS is planning to air another version of CSI this fall
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1.22.04
CNN.comCongressman says it may be years before we know if Iraq had any WMD
Yahoo! NewsRepublican students in Colorado launch web site to document supposed "liberal indoctrination" by professors at their university
Salon.comHit and run victim dies after being hit by three separate cars over the course of several minutes
BBC NewsMcDonald's widow to leave 1.5 billion to the Salvation Army
Wired NewsNintendo will launch a dual-screen handheld gaming system later this year
ABCnews.comThe RIAA files over 500 new lawsuits against song swappers
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1.23.04
BBC NewsPentagon standing by internet voting system for troops stationed abroad despite serious concerns from experts about security
musicplasmaVisual music search engine
CNN.comNASA loses contact with the Mars rover
ABCnews.comAnti-abortion activists call themselves christian terrorists
CBS NewsSupreme court rules that EPA can override state officials and order more costly anti-pollution measures for Clean Air Act violators
Fox NewsWould-be robber tries to load gun with wrong bullets
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1.26.04
Wired NewsBush's chief weapons inspector in Iraq resigns his post, saying that he now believes there never were any stockpiles of chemical or biological weapons as claimed by the administration
CNN.comWoman inadvertently gets a stun gun and a knife through security at a New York airport. So she wasn't even trying, and she had no trouble getting two weapons onto a plane. Feel safe yet?
Whitehouse.govI can't believe this is posted on the White House site
ABCnews.comSecond Mars rover lands safely and starts transmitting data
Fox NewsSecurity guard at chemical plant approaches man in pickup taking pictures and is shot in the arm before the suspicious person speeds off
MSNBCMan charged with pirating several Oscar screeners
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1.27.04
CNN.comFederal judge finds that part of the Patriot Act is unconstitutional
Salon.comIn the face of mounting evidence that Iraq did not have WMD, the White House is trying to distance itself from their earlier claims that led to the invasion of Iraq
USA TodayPeter Gabriel and Brian Eno launch group to help protect the digital rights of musicians
Wired NewsService will rip your entire CD collection to a digital format for you
Fox NewsYikes. 32 year old polygamist marries his 15 year old cousin, who also happens to be his aunt. Only in Utah. And maybe Arkansas.
MSNBCABC to bring back Who Wants to Be a Millionaire with $10 million prize in sweeps month stunt
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1.28.04
CNN.comKerry wins New Hampshire primary
Wired NewsGenetically modified flower could help detect land mines
New ScientistScientists mount campaign to save the Hubble
C|NETSite uses dating service technology to match voters with candidates
ABCnews.comConnecticut group says that George Washington was not the first president of the US
CBS NewsBill Gates to be knighted
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1.29.04
Edmunds.comBehind the scenes of a car dealership. Long read, but worth the investment.
BBC NewsParrot has vocabulary of nearly 1000 words and even seems to show signs of telepathy with his owner
C|NETFTC wants all emails with adult content to be appropriately labeled
New ScientistStudy shows that a mother's diet while pregnant can have long-lasting effects on the lifespan of her child
CNN.comClinton sent only two emails during his presidency
ABCnews.comPowerful new laser could be used to help create extra-strong metal parts
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1.30.04
ABCnews.comDean hires new campaign manager amid speculation that his bid for the presidency is running out of steam and cash
USA TodayBronze Yoda statue stolen from hotel parking lot
noisydiscoI don't even know what to say about this
Wired NewsStudy shows that a mother's diet while pregnant can have long-lasting effects on the lifespan of her child
New ScientistResearchers create new form of matter that could be used to make superconductors
Salon.comTelemarketers must now display their names on Caller ID
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