[From BBC NEWS]
Online journalists have the same rights as traditional reporters, a Californian court has ruled.
The decision was made in a case brought by Apple against a number of reporters who published information online about a future Apple product launch.
Apple filed the lawsuit to find out the source of the reporter’s information.
But judges said that [...]

[From Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women]

Roof mounted solar panels are nothing new, but an Australian designer has added a second feature that he hopes will spur adoption. Sebastian Braat has prototyped a roofing system of solar panels that are contain a grid of plastic tubing. Water runs through the tubing, absorbs heat from [...]

[From Think Progress]
Jason Lee Steorts of the National Review has published a column taking issue with our response to his cover story on global warming, “Scare of the Century.” The response is useful because it more explicitly exposes the tactics of Steorts and others trying to muddy the debate:
1. Discount the consensus of thousands of [...]

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Memorial Day Truth: There Is No “War on Terror”
By Pachacutec
There is, however, a “war” on the U. S. Constitution.

After September 11, 2001, we’ve learned that we can take a punch and move on.  We’ve faced far worse threats to our national survival in our history – the Civil War, the War of 1812, World [...]

[From Ballot Access News]
On May 26, the Minneapolis city council voted 11-1 to ask voters whether to amend the city charter to use Instant Runoff-Voting. The question will be on the November 2006 ballot.

[From Ballot Access News]
The Connecticut legislature adjourned, and failed to pass any of the 5 bills that would have eased the discriminatory aspects of the “Clean Elections” public funding bills. The Connecticut legislature had passed “Clean Elections” in 2005, but basically excluded all candidates except Democrats and Republicans. The funding does not begin [...]

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