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New report details CIA failures before 9/11. Why is this report so late?

Iran frees American-Iranian citizen previously held on suspicion of espionage.

Leaflets warn of Iranian attack into northern Iraq.

France offers to mediate disputes between Shia, Sunni, and Kurd in Iraq. Wow.

Cheney refuses to turn over warrantless wiretapping documents, claiming executive privilege.

Government shuts down controversial anti-terrorist database that tracks American citizens.

FCC puts $4.6 billion minimum bid on spectrum.

Drug testing entire communities.

Nuclear plants are not perfect, but the mistakes don't seem to do any damage.

Melting arctic ice exposes new islands. I thought the fear was that melting arctic ice would drown islands. Gosh, it's like the planet is undergoing constant, slow changes. Shocking.

Reason discusses the strength of hurricanes.

New York City sets record low high temperature in August.

Blame moose for Dean, third strongest hurricane to hit land ever recorded. If global warming is to blame for Dean, then how come 2 other storms that hit land (and presumably more that didn't) happened where there was less CO2 in the atmosphere?

The role of psychologists at suspected terrorist interrogations.

Decline of civilization. 1 in 4 people said they did not read a book in the last year.

Phylis Schlafly shows us that the National Education Association has nothing to do with education, but is in fact just an extension of the Democratic party. This is bizarre.