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Archive for February 7th, 2007

The War On Science Comes To Kenya

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Filed under Evolution vs. ID, Science

I suppose we should take some comfort in the fact that America isn’t the only country with people who have declared war on science:
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Deep in the dusty, unlit corridors of Kenya’s national museum, locked away in a plain-looking cabinet, is one of mankind’s oldest relics: Turkana Boy, as he is known, [...]

It’s Scary Because It’s True

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Filed under 24, Television

In today’s Wall Street Journal, an Arab-American writer responds to those who say that 24 unfairly portrays Muslims as terrorists:
I am an Arab-American as well as a fan of “24.” The two things are not mutually exclusive, despite what the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and other such groups have to say about this [...]

Let It Snow

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Filed under Weather

It took long enough but, thanks to the cold wave that currently has us in it’s grips, we’ve finally gotten snow around here.
The ferocious February cold snap turned snowy overnight, dumping one to two inches of crisp, dry flakes — and a host of school closings — on a region already struggling with bitter [...]

Steve Jobs To Music Industry: Dump DRM

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Filed under Music, Technology, iPod, iTunes

Steve Jobs has posted an open letter to the music industry in which he calls for an end to anti-piracy controls on digital music sold online:
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs yesterday called on record companies to let online music stores sell digital music files without anti-piracy controls, an idea that some analysts say has merit.
“This [...]

Is Hillary Unbeatable ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Filed under 2008 Election, Hillary Clinton, Politics

That’s what some Republicans are beginning to fear:
What many conservatives regard as the nightmare scenario — President Hillary Rodham Clinton — is increasingly seen by veteran Republican politicians and strategists as virtual inevitability.
In GOP circles, the Democratic front-runner is seen as so strong, and the political climate for Republicans so hostile, that many influential voices [...]

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