Here are some more URL's. Thanks to everyone who contributed.
RRE home page: http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/rre.html
As a periodic reminder, instructions for unsubscribing can be found
at the RRE home page.
war
"Bush's startling speech justifying national missile defence"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,641768,00.html
Tragedy Does Not Give America a Free Hand
http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,3604,642003,00.html
civil liberties and security
Candidate Calls NAACP "Terrorists"
(calling peaceful protests "terrorism" betrays an authoritarian mentality)
http://www.goupstate.com/docs/News/gen/4473.asp
Malkin Erases Some/All Distinction in Attack on Protesters
http://www.spinsanity.org/post.html?2002_01_27_archive.html#9205410
Terror Link Seen in Identity Thefts
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/031/nation/Terror_link_seen_in_identity_thefts+.shtml
interesting details on the security alert at SFO
(with face recognition false alarms we'll be clearing terminals all the time)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/31/national/31AIRP.html
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20020130/ts/airlines_scare_dc_3.html
FBI terrorist most wanted lists
(these appear to be the source for airport face recognition system databases)
http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/terrorists/fugitives.htm
http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/seekinfo/temp011702.htm
Some States Track Parolees by Satellite
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/31/technology/circuits/31IDEN.html
Geographic Gaffe Misguides Anthrax Inquiry
(it's fascinating to watch trivial things become important in retrospect)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/30/national/30AMES.html
Australian Man Banned From Giving Advice on IRC
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174054.html
intellectual property
The Tension Between Free Speech and Copyright
http://www.gigalaw.com/articles/2000/morris-2000-11.html
Time to Rewrite the DMCA
http://news.com.com/2010-1078-825335.html
A Burning Issue for Online Copiers
("copyright is going digital but new laws threaten consumer rights")
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3LYJ5H3XC&live=true
Plaintiffs Sought Timeout After Turn in Napster Case
(if this is more than speculation then it's very interesting)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/31/technology/31NAPS.html
http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/nwlink.cgi?ACG=ZZZPA76X3XC
the Bush scandals
analysis of Bush's use of political code-words
http://slate.msn.com/?id=2061401
"Smoking Gun" Note: White House Actions Mirrored Enron's Ideas
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/01/31/MN120656.DTL
Enron Memo Lobbied Cheney on Price Caps
http://www.msnbc.com/news/696828.asp
Republicans Ruled; Ergo, Enron
http://www.americanprospect.com/print/V13/4/wilentz-s.html
Bush Opened Door to Enron, but Not to a State in Crisis
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-000007462jan30.story
Did Enron Jack Up Energy Futures?
(let's recall how the Friends of Enron derided such claims at the time)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/696374.asp
State Gives Subpoenas to Enron, Two Others
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/01/30/State/State_gives_subpoenas.shtml
Florida Goes After Enron for Losses
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/2568111.htm
Lay's Wife Consulted With Expert
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/o/1110/1-30-2002/200201301012422314.html
Lay Doesn't Appear to Have Financial Troubles
(what a relief)
http://www.usatoday.com/money/energy/2002-01-30-lay-assets.htm
large-scale tax avoidance (from last year)
(recall that Congress reduced IRS enforcement after fraudulent hearings)
http://www.tompaine.com/feature.cfm?ID=4197
The Enron Papers
(lots of interesting details about those "entities")
http://www.smartmoney.com/stockwatch/specialreport/index.cfm?story=200201182
Report: Andersen Missed $644 Million Error in NASA Audit
("excessive reliance on representations by NASA management")
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/01/30/nasa.audit.ap/
Andersen's Reputation in Shreds
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000007615jan30.story
Accounting Worried Global Crossing Exec
(guess who is auditor was and who it made campaign donations to)
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000007613jan30.story
jargon watch: make unlike situations sound equivalent by ignoring differences
(this is an extremely common technique)
http://www.drudgereport.com/mattgcc.htm
everything else
eWork in a Global World, Brussels, 16-17 April 2002
http://www.emergence.nu/events/wwwe.html
World Dialogue on Regulation for Network Economies
http://www.regulateonline.org/
New Tools Are Freeing TV Journalists to Roam
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/31/technology/circuits/31REPO.html?pagewanted=all
Microchip Can Turn Heat Into Electrcity
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991862
more on the weirdness of Scientology in Clearwater, Florida
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/01/26/TampaBay/An_invitation_to_the_.shtml
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/01/26/NorthPinellas/Public_to_get_rare_vi.shtml
The National Public Toilet Map
(worth it if you can imagine that it's less than insanely slow)
http://www.toiletmap.gov.au/
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