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BIG BROTHER

Leahy vows to guard privacy rights The incoming Democratic chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee promised on Wednesday to combat what he denounced as President George W. Bush's war-time trampling of American rights. Even if they're off, cellphones allow FBI to listen in It should come as no surprise that cellphone calls may be tapped by law enforcement. Baby DNA idea sparks new concerns New Technologies Could Move Video Surveillance to New Level Recent News: CCTV - what would our Police Forces do without it ? PRIVACY, PLEASE: South Korean hotels to curb CCTV use Bypass Big Brother

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NEW WORLD ORDER

Nobel Winner Warns of Dangers of Globalization The Bangladeshi banker Muhammad Yunus, who invented the practice of making small, unsecured loans to the poor, warned today that the globalized economy was becoming a dangerous “free-for-all highway.” Recent News: Push for union with New Zealand Bush Accepts Bolton's U.N. Resignation

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MEDIA

Anthropologist Defends Apocalypto We welcome Dr. Barbara MacLeod's passionate defense of Mel Gibson's Apocalypto based on sound research and evidence, rather than emotional hyperbole and the mental illness of the PC crowd. More Journalists Join Political News Venture Mike Allen, a reporter who covers the White House for Time magazine, and Roger Simon, the chief political correspondent for Bloomberg News, are joining the new multimedia political news venture being overseen by two former Washington Post journalists. 'The Parable Of The Christ' On DVD Recent News: Apocalypto: The Most Powerful Film Of All Time Singers, songwriters speak out against media consolidation in public hearing L.A. JUDGE SIDES WITH 'BORAT' AGAINST FRAT BOYS

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SCIENCE

Satellites boost weather forecast accuracy Initial tests suggest a U.S. satellite system launched this year will significantly hike hurricane and long-range weather forecast accuracy. E. Coli Outbreak Widens In Midwest Disgraced S.Korean scientist quietly returns to research Recent News: NY Health Officials: E. coli found on white onions Scientists take key step toward Alzheimer's test

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WORLD NEWS

PUTIN SIGNALS END TO OVERSEAS OWNERSHIP OF ENERGY Interpol joins investigation into killing of former Russian spy... Recent News: GOP Rep welcomes Castro assassination, then denies What Is Behind The "Emerging Superpower?" Tune into the World Russian ex-PM blames 'poisoners'