Glenn: Prepare to Be Pressed into Service for the Greater Glory of the World Empire!
NEW WORLD ORDER HEADLINES
The prospect of embedding tiny chips into personal items and merchandise has watchdog groups raising concerns over privacy and security
UK Serfs Give Warm applause for teen ID scheme UK teenagers are to receive a new national ID card "to prevent them purchasing goods like cigarettes and alcohol illegally"
WORLD NEWS HEADLINES
UK Police question euthanasia widow over husband's death A widow who accompanied her terminally ill husband to Switzerland where a charity helped him to commit suicide is to be investigated by police.
UK Call for legalisation of euthanasia The assisted suicide of a UK resident in Switzerland has prompted calls from campaigners for a policy change on euthanasia
How euthanasia laws work worldwide The Netherlands, Oregon, in the United States, Belgium, Colombia and Switzerland all allow some form of euthanasia to be practised
GSA bars Mexican ID cards The General Services Administration has suspended recognition of identification cards issued by the Mexican government to its nationals in this country, pending an investigation by the State Department, GSA and other federal agencies
Mexico's insidious designs? The article "Mexico gives IDs to illegal aliens" (Page 1, Tuesday) should encourage Americans to question why Mexico is actively pushing for the acceptance of Mexican ID cards in many states besides pushing for amnesty and government benefits for illegal Mexican immigrants and for more guest-worker programs.
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US warns North Korea strike is possible Pyongyang's breach of faith means all options are open to deal with 'blackmailing' state, says envoy
N Korea pressed for nuclear pledge South Korea is continuing to pressure the North to give up its nuclear programme during talks between the two sides in Seoul.
POLICE STATE HEADLINES
MN: Medical data collection raises specter of Big Brother for some Opponents of a plan to collect health-care information on Minnesotans told lawmakers Wednesday it would threaten the patient-physician relationship and warned it could be used for other unknown purposes.
CO: Intrigue grows in police 'spy files' Document indicates that cops expected help from Air Force
New Homeland Security Department to Open Friday The United States on Friday launches a new federal department charged with protecting the nation, 16 months after suicide hijackers attacked America and sparked a war on terrorism and the biggest government revamp in 50 years.
Patriot Act chills First Amendment freedoms The US Department of Justice will not supply even the most general information concerning the use of its new surveillance powers. This attitude denies the American people basic information they need to provide meaningful guidance to the department.
Patriot Act targets library patrons Local librarians are expressing concern over the recent passage of the Patriot Act, which gives law enforcement officials greater access to restricted information, including records of public library patrons.
SF Supervisors Oppose Patriot Act The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has passed a resolution opposing the Patriot Act on the grounds it violates civil rights
Faces and eyes rival passwords Biometric technology which identifies people by the shape of the face, pattern of the iris or fingerprint is going to play a greater part in our lives. This is the message from the US military, which has a special team devoted to testing out the latest biometric systems.
More Checks on U.S. Travelers Connecting the dots is usually child's play. But privacy advocates say that a government plan to apply sophisticated computer algorithms and "fuzzy logic" to unconnected databases to sniff out terrorists violates the privacy of American travelers.
SCIENCE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY HEADLINES
Scientist bombards brains with super-magnets to edifying effect Just by pointing his super-magnets at the right spots on your head, Dr. Alvaro Pascual-Leone can make you go momentarily mute or blind.
You can clone a cat, but it's not the same You can clone your favorite cat. But the copy will not necessarily act or even look like the original.
Boy who believed he would be cloned hangs himself A 15-year-old Romanian boy is believed to have killed himself out of curiosity - believing he would be cloned afterwards.
US NEWS HEADLINES
President’s ratings slip on economy, foreign policy, handling of war on terrorism
Abortion, Cloning Are on Bush Agenda White House senior adviser Karl Rove, outlining plans that would have sounded improbable just three months ago, said yesterday that bans on late-term abortions and human cloning are high on President Bush's agenda and should be achievable in the new Congress.
Four Marines Die in Texas Helicopter Crash Four U.S. Marines died when two helicopters crashed in south Texas while assisting in an anti-narcotics mission, a marine spokesman said on Thursday.
Wrecking Property Rights How cities use eminent domain to seize property for private developers
11 officers planted guns at crimes, prosecutors say Eleven Miami police officers who saw themselves as "untouchable" and above the law planted guns at four police shootings and lied about it, a prosecutor charged Tuesday in opening statements at their corruption trial.
Woman Questioning Why Deputies Killed Her Cows A cattle owner says Polk County sheriff's deputies senselessly slaughtered several of her cows, who were pregnant, after the animals escaped from their pasture and wandered onto a county road.
Police action angers the public Buffalo police brass aren't promising an end to traffic safety checkpoints that delayed hundreds of motorists Tuesday
U.S. Promises to Hold Iraqi Oil 'In Trust' Secretary of State Colin Powell promised that a U.S. military occupation would hold Iraq's oilfields "in trust" for the Iraqi people.
Diplomats to leave by February 15 A senior Indian official yesterday told Gulf News that all diplomatic missions in Baghdad, including the Indian mission, have decided they would leave Iraq by February 15.
Rumsfeld: France, Germany are 'problems' in Iraqi conflict U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Wednesday dismissed French and German insistence that "everything must be done to avoid war" with Iraq, saying most European countries stand with the United States in its campaign to force Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to disarm.
War On Terrorism Calls For Draft, Former Senator Says In order for all segments of American society to participate equally in fighting the war on terrorism, the United States should reinstate the military draft and some other types of national service, such as the Peace Corps, a former senator said Wednesday.
Dozens of city councils seek to influence war opinions As the United States edges closer to what seems an inevitable war, more than 40 city councils in cities including San Francisco, Chicago, and New Haven, Conn., are drafting resolutions questioning the need for such a war
Anxiety drives increased Florida gun purchases Gun ownership is still alive and strong in this country. Concealed weapons permits have routinely risen in Florida, while total applications for firearm transfers or permits increased 3 percent from 7.7 million in 2000 to 8 million in 2001
Canadian Students suspended for toy guns Three Grade 11 students at a Manitoba high school are suspended for at least six weeks after running through school halls pretending to fire toy handguns at each other.
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