Hawks demand an end to all evil, and maybe France, too
SMH -- Washington's hawks have sent a public manifesto to President George Bush demanding regime change in Syria and Iran and a Cuba-style military blockade of North Korea backed by planning for a pre-emptive strike on its nuclear sites.

Bush lists demands of Iran
The Australian -- "The Iranian government must listen to the voices of those who long for freedom, must turn over al-Qaeda that are in their custody and must abandon their nuclear weapons program," he said.

Britain Says U.S. Planned to Seize Oil in '73 Crisis
New York Times -- The United States government seriously contemplated using military force to seize oil fields in the Middle East during the Arab oil embargo 30 years ago, according to a declassified British government document made public on Thursday.

Of Course Not...
Bush: Not Involved 'In Any Way' in CIA Leak Probe
AP -- "I'm not involved with the investigation in any way, shape or form," Bush told reporters here after wrapping up a hunting trip with his father and a family friend.

Murder Capital of the US: Chicago Topped Nation in 2003 Homicides
AP -- Despite a sharp drop in homicides, Chicago has regained a title it didn't want: America's murder capital

Treating the American People Like Cattle -- Shut up and Eat that delicious Downer Cow Beef -- What Are you worried about?
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Schwarzenegger to Swing Big Ax on Budget
AP -- Saddled with a shortfall of at least $14 billion and a promise not to raise taxes, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is likely to release a budget next week with few surprises — it will contain cuts, cuts and more cuts.

Air marshals halt passenger on Seattle flight
seattle Times -- An ex-convict on a Honolulu-to-Seattle flight charged toward the cockpit, shouting that he wanted to see the pilot, and was subdued by undercover air marshals who were on board to monitor him, officials said

Bill of Rights' Implausible Defenders
The New American -- Don't look to the ACLU and its left-wing allies to defend your liberty and the Constitution against the encroaching police state.

College student files federal lawsuit over "no-fly" list
AP -- A college student is suing Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration after airline employees told her she is on the government's no-fly list

MATRIX -- Police database called intrusive by rights group
Detroit News -- MATRIX recalls the defunct Total Information Awareness network at the Pentagon. Congress cut off money for the program after it was harshly criticized as a potential threat to privacy rights.

MATRIX -- TN State seeks link with crime data network
Tennessean -- Tennessee officials have applied to become part of an information-sharing network intended to rapidly track terrorists and suspicious individuals across state lines.

Kentucky Terrorism Training
WKRC -- State officials announced that Kentucky is the first state to get federal approval for a three-year homeland security training schedule. The approval will allow Kentucky to spend about one-point-five million in federal dollars to increase its ability to prevent and respond to terrorist attacks, biological emergencies and natural disasters

TSA seeks vendors to detect terrorists by checking public data
GCN -- The agency's efforts to detect potential terrorists among the travelling public by analyzing data in commercial databases have prompted public controversy

EU-wide arrest warrant launched
London Guardian -- The EU's controversial arrest warrant comes into force today, allowing Britain and other member states to secure the extradition of suspected terrorists or criminals far more easily than before.

Missing Keys At U.S. Nuke Labs
CBS News -- The Energy Department is conducting a widespread review of security at America's nuclear weapons laboratories after reports of hundreds of missing keys, some of which could allow access to sensitive areas.

US Coast Guard shuts down Alaskan oil terminal as security measure
AFP -- The US Coast Guard, citing the nation's elevated terror status, said it had ordered a major oil tanker terminal on Alaska's south shore shut down for security reasons.

British Airways Cancels Flight to D.C.
British Airways canceled one of its three daily flights from Heathrow to Washington on Friday following security advice from the British government

British Airways Reviews Washington Flights Amid Security Alert
AP -- Europe's biggest airline, British Airways, said on Friday it would review its London-Washington service after canceling a flight to the U.S. capital following security advice from the government.

Security alert halts mall walkers
Star Ledger -- Short Hills shopping center now off limits for pre-opening strolls

American suspected of terror links worked at nuclear weapons lab
AP -- Filipinos set to deport brothers tied to militants, al-Qaida-linked charities

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Drinking Water Pathogens and Their Indicators: A Reference Resource

EPA

Cryptosporidium : A Drinking Water Supply Problem 

University of North Carolina

Several waterborne outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis have occurred over the past ten years in the United States and a great deal of concern has been raised about this organism and drinking water supplies.

E. coli 0157:H7 in drinking water -- US EPA

EPA

Fecal coliforms are bacteria that are associated with human or animal wastes.  They usually live in human or animal intestinal tracts, and their presence in drinking water is a strong indication of recent sewage or animal waste contamination. 

Prozac, other drugs detected in streams and their inhabitants

CNN

number of aquatic and amphibian species are being exposed to small amounts of everything from Prozac to perfume to birth control pills that make their way into U.S. rivers and streams.

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In this data-mining society, privacy advocates shudder
Seattle Post-Intelligencer -- The Internet makes public information much easier to access -- and exploit

THE MANTIS -- a Surveillance Helicopter with a Brain -- Created for your Safety, of Course... Space Daily -- The CSIRO Mantis can simply be told where to go and what to do, and it will go off, do the job and find its own way home, unassisted.

Pope calls for a new world order
CNN -- Pope John Paul II rang in the New Year on Thursday with a renewed call for peace in the Middle East and Africa and the creation of a new world order

Beijing-Taipei rhetoric heats up in 'holy war'
WND -- Island president sticks to plans for independence referendum

UK Iraq troops face another year
BBC -- British troops will still be in Iraq on New Year's Day 2005, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has said.

Iraq Car Blast Seen As Tactical Shift
AP -- The New Year's Eve car bombing of an upscale Baghdad restaurant, which killed eight people, was a sign that opponents of the U.S.-led occupation forces may be shifting to civilian targets, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Thursday.

U.S. helicopter shot down in Iraq
CNN -- One American soldier killed, another wounded

One tenth of stars may support life
New Scientist -- One tenth of the stars in our galaxy might provide the right conditions to support complex life, according to a new analysis by Australian researchers. And most of these stars are on average one billion years older than the Sun, allowing much more time, in theory, for any life to evolve.

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