12.1.04
CBS News—Godzilla gets star on Hollywood walk of fame
CNN.com—Tom Ridge stepping down from Homeland Security post
Wired News—Sleep patterns of night owls may have genetic component
MSNBC—Researchers find a piece of the moon in Antarctica
USA Today—Record-setting Jeopardy champion finally ends his run
Fox News—Dutch hospital euthanizing terminally ill babies

12.2.04
HarvardSucks.org—This one's for you, Scott
CBS News—American commanders may have known of prison abuse in Iraq as early as December 2003
CNN.com—United Church of Christ ad welcoming gays into the church is rejected by CBS and NBC
Wired News—The army hopes to test several new kinds of robots (including one armed with it's own weapon) on the battlefields of Iraq
MSNBC—ESPN to launch mobile phone service. What?
USA Today—New restaurant in Philadelphia serves nothing but cereal

12.3.04
ABCnews.com—Yankees may void Giambi's contract after he admits to using steroids
ZDNet—Screensaver from Lycos that directs DoS attacks at spammer web sites takes down two domains
Sports Illustrated—Babe Ruth bat sells for $1.26 million
BBC News—MSN testing blogging service
C|NET—Apple opens iTunes music store for Canadians
USA Today—Violent video games banned from Missouri prison

12.6.04
Salon.com—Ohio vote faces more challenges today as vote is set to be certified
Wired News—New prisoner abuse photos from Iraq surface
CNN.com—Principal reconsiders policy to require gay couples to have permissions slips from parents to attend school dances
New Scientist—Lycos to halt controversial anti-spam screensaver for the time being
BBC News—Digital works of art include their own domain names
C|NET—EA promises to improve worker conditions after threats of a class action lawsuit from employees

12.7.04
MSNBC—Soldiers file suit after receiving stop-loss orders
USA Today—Red Cross workers accused of stealing identities of blood donors
New Scientist—Monkey embryos successfully cloned
CNN.com—New biodegrable plastics could be used in consumer electronics like cell phones
Salon.com—Fox News will provide national news stories for Clear Channel's radio stations
CBS News—Woman runs down two boys after they accidentally hit her SUV with a golf ball

12.8.04
USA Today—Online university is sued by Pennsylvania after awarding an MBA to a cat
CNN.com—Anonymous tipster turns down $40,000 reward for helping to catch murder suspect, instead telling police to donate it to a charity founded in the victim's name
Wired News—NOAA will now make weather data available in XML, opening up its use
Salon.com—USPS turns a profit in 2004
Fox News—8 year old girl suspended after bringing Jell-O shots to school
MSNBC—China bans video game that recognizes Tibet and Taiwan as independent countries

12.9.04
Media Week—One advocacy group was responsible for the vast majority of indecency complaints received by the FCC this year
Wired News—eBay removes listed for U2 iPod that was modified by an artist as a satire of the band's conflict with media activists Negativland
USA Today—Soldiers ask some hard questions of Rumsfeld as he tries to rally the troops in Iraq
C|NET—Adware programs are not not only installing themselves secretly on usershard drives, they're also searching for and deleting competitor's programs
CBS News—American soldier asks for asylum in Canada to avoid serving in Iraq
Yahoo! News—Game stores selling modified Xbox's raided by police

12.10.04
MSNBC—Some senators decry secret program in new intelligence bill, rumored to be a satellite that can disable the satellites of other nations
CNN.com—Reporter says he collaborated with soldiers to come up with hard questions for Rumsfeld
USA Today—Hate mail sent to prominent black men warns them to avoid interracial relationships
CBS News—Canada's supreme court says law allows gay marriage
The Register—Are Apple and IBM planning a joint venture?
BBC News—Researchers confirm that some wild monkeys have learned how to make and use tools

12.13.04
USA Today—Bush's new Homeland Security nominee steps down after it's discovered that he had hired an illegal alien as his housekeeper
Salon.com—AOL to open up most of its exclusive content in the hopes of driving up ad revenue
New Scientist—Construction begins on what will be the world's tallest building
C|NET—Firefox surpasses 10 million downloads in just over a month
ABCnews.com—Braves to put Smoltz back in the starting rotation next season
BBC News—Customers can now use PayPal to purchase music on Apple's iTunes music store

12.14.04
CNN.com—Fuck. U2 is eligible for the Rock Hall of Fame? Man, I'm getting old.
ABCnews.com—McCain says he has no confidence in Rumsfeld. Where was this John McCain during the election?
CBS News—Jury recommends death for Scott Peterson
USA Today—Regis to replace Dick Clark this New Year's
MSNBC—Pedro Martinez accepts four-year deal to pitch with the Mets
Fox News—Image of Bush made up of smaller images of chimps is pulled from art exhibition

12.15.04
C|NET—Fake email claiming new legislation would allow telemarketers to call cell phone numbers drives millions to the Do Not Call site. For the record, someone in our office sent it around last Friday and I almost fell for it myself.
Wired News—RIAA is going after BitTorrent
USA Today—Blockbuster will no longer charge traditional late fees, instead allowing consumers the option of purchasing the DVD minus the rental fee if they keep it for longer than two weeks
CNN.com—Google partners with five major libraries to make their holdings searchable and viewable online
Salon.com—Many companies cutting back on or eliminating health benefits promised to retirees
BBC News—The Mars Spirit rover has found compelling evidence that water once flowed on Mars

12.16.04
ABCnews.com—Expos may not move to DC after all
MSNBC—Apple disables RealNetworks hack that had allowed users to play Real's file format on Apple's iPod
Wired News—Bush administration plans to disable public acces to the GPS satellites during a national emergency
CNN.com—Atlantic City casino fined for using security cameras to ogle female visitors and employees
New Scientist—Man pays $26,500 for virtual property in an online world
USA Today—Baggage screeners lose track of fake bomb during drill

12.17.04
BBC News—The Japanese are so weird
CBS News—Principal is suspended after instructing police officers to cuff an unruly five year old and drive him around for a few minutes as a disciplinary measure
ABCnews.com—Cleveland hospital wants to remove McDonald's from the food court
ZDNet—Supporters of Firefox run ad promoting the browser in the New York Times
MSNBC—CBS picks up Survivor for two more editions
CNN.com—Man buys Graceland and other assets of Elvis' estate for $100 million

12.20.04
CNN.com—Anonymous donors drop gold coins into Salvation Army kettles
Wired News—After announcing that they are considering lifting airline cell phone ban, FCC is barraged by pleas to leave it in place—not because of safety isssues, but to preserve quiet on flights
Salon.com—Nearly half of Americans support curtailing the civil liberties of muslims. And surprise, surprise, they tend to be religious and repulican. Why don't you just lock them up in internment camps, you jackasses?
Fox News—Arnold says the republican party needs to move back towards the center
C|NET—Playboy offers free images to users of Apple's color iPod
ABCnews.com—Time names Bush Person of the Year

12.21.04
MSNBC—ISP wins $1 billion judgment against spammers who flooded its system with junk email
Wired News—Blizzard wants to stop the real-world buying and selling of virtual goods in its new MMORPG World of Warcraft, but it may be impossible
CNN.com—Pilot wanted by police after $24 million in cocaine is found at crash site of his plane
ABCnews.com—J. K. Rowling finishes penultimate Harry Potter novel, which will be released next year
Salon.com—Trendwatchers say low-carb may be on the way out. Of course, they said that about teen pop two years ago, too.
C|NET—Apple likely to debut flash-based iPod early next year