Friday, September 26, 2003
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Another ruling against Do Not Call list
The second ruling ... erects a far higher hurdle ... said the registry was unconstitutional because the FTC allowed telemarketing calls from charities but not commercial enterprises, and violated the First Amendment.
Texas No-Call list not affected. Link to sign up for the Texas list is always near the bottom of the right column on this page

"...and finally we ask that You, in Your infinite wisdom, send the entire telemarketing industry straight to Hell..."

Levi pulling out of San Antonio

Wentworth and Craddick squabbling over Texas redistricting

Chicago may join Patriot Act opposition

Austin attorney active in Patriot Act cases
Google: latest Patriot Act stories HERE

Microsoft critic loses his job
".. was one of several corporate and academic security experts who wrote the report, which argues that Microsoft's dominance over personal-computer operating systems and other software programs makes it easier for malicious hackers to attack millions of machines and networks at once."

San Antonio expands leash law
"Councilman Julián Castro said complaints about dogs running loose at Woodlawn Lake Park had sparked his interest in seeing the regulations changed. Unleashed dogs were getting into fights and making park patrons feel less secure, Castro said."

War news . . .

Republicans question Bush's Iraq budget request
Five hundred experts, at $200,000 each, to investigate crimes against humanity. A witness protection program for $200,000 per Iraqi participant. A computer study for the Iraqi postal service: $54 million.

More Guard call-ups foreseen
The Pentagon will activate additional National Guard combat brigades to sustain current force levels in Iraq if foreign nations do not contribute enough forces, official said.

USAF analysts feel vindicated on Iraqi drones

Weapon-grade uranium found in Iran

Troops home for two-week vacation
The first U.S. troops serving in Iraq to get a vacation as part of the military's largest home leave program since the Vietnam war arrived Friday and were looking forward to seeing their children and eating some home-cooked food.

Daniel Schorr commentary
A war still in search of a rationale
It is more than six months since the invasion of Iraq, and it remains a war in search of a rationale.

 

Sides gird for fight on Houston light rail proposal

Woman locked in storage unit 63 days - "near death" - files lawsuit

Highschool shooter was teased about acne
As McLaughlin entered high school, however, the stress of constant teasing over his acne from some classmates apparently took a toll, the eighth-graders said.

Iraqis love Saddam's torture home CDs

Another oddity in Penn. human bomb investigation

2004 election calendar
The 2004 political calendar is front-loaded with key presidential primaries. This means the Democratic candidate for president could be decided by early March.