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A Brief History Of The War on Buttons
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6 years later, progress and doubts are legacy of Iraq war
Six years ago Thursday, then-President George W.
Chinese-made drywall ruining homes, owners say
Officials are looking into claims that Chinese-made drywall installed in some Florida homes is emitting smelly, corrosive gases and ruining household systems such as air conditioners, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. The Florida Health Department, which is investigating whether the drywall poses any health risks, said it has received more than 140 homeowner complaints
IMDb’s vision: Offer streaming for every title
IMDb founder Col Needham said the massively popular movie database has set as its major goal for the future to add one-button streaming for all of the 1.3 million titles it indexes. Obviously, the vision is a long-term one, Needham acknowledged, and it faces hurdles from the slew of content owners who control the vast library of titles the Internet Movie Database provides information about, but as a leading movie-oriented site, it’s a very important goal to articulate in public. Needham was speaking Monday afternoon at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival here.
Senators want to fight Mexican drug cartels’ expanding influence
A bloody war between Mexican drug cartels is no longer solely a south-of-the-border problem, members of Congress said Tuesday at a hearing on the issue. The violence accompanying those battles has crept into the United States, and is believed to largely be fueled by money and guns pouring over the border from America, said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois.
’70s radical Sara Jane Olson released from prison
Jon Opsahl said he doesn’t think domestic terrorist-turned-housewife Sara Jane Olson served nearly enough time for his mother’s murder, but he’s relieved the saga ended with Olson’s Tuesday release from prison.
While the Giants Reel, Many Small Banks Are Thriving
Last fall, soon after congress decided it would spend $700 billion to shore up the nation’s flailing financial system, about 100 shareholders of Reunion Bank of Florida gathered for a party. Over crab fondue and London broil, they toasted the start of their spanking new bank
Should Germany Help Bail Out GM?
When Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg jets into Washington this Sunday he plans on asking some tough questions. Germany’s new Economy Minister is due to meet U.S.
Massacre Raises Issue of Gun Control in Europe
Europeans might once have viewed massacres at educational institutions as a uniquely American scourge, but they no longer have that luxury: Friday found Germany still mourning the 16 victims of Wednesday’s carnage in Winnenden, while Scotland marked the 13th anniversary of Europe’s first mass school shooting, the bloodbath at Dunblane in which 16 grade-school students and their teacher were mowed down by a lone gunman. Clearly, Europe has a problem to which there’s no simple solution. “When you compare us to countries with enormous gun ownership like the U.S., it’s obvious we’re less vulnerable to gun violence,” says Christophe Soullez, chief of France’s National Observatory on Delinquency
Purported bin Laden tape calls Gaza offensive a ‘holocaust’
An audio recording ostensibly by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden calls Israel’s recent offensive in Gaza a "holocaust." Arabic-language news network Al-Jazeera aired the message Saturday but could not verify whether it was from bin Laden.