Board Bans Hiring Smoking Deputies Hoping to stem escalating insurance costs, Riverside County has banned the hiring of sheriff’s deputies who smoke and may expand the prohibition to all hires in county government. So, they are hiring only non-smokers because it they are less likely to get cancer, heart disease and other ailments linked to tobacco. This is due to the fact that it will decrease insurance costs. Along those lines, I say they should …
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A higher court overrules
U.S. court nixes Net music subpoenas In a surprise setback for the recording industry, a U.S. appeals court said Friday its methods for tracking down those who copy its music over the Internet are not authorized by law. The Recording Industry Association of America, a trade group, has sought to force Verizon Communications and other Internet service providers to reveal the names of customers it suspects may be copying music without permission. The recording industry …
Insult A Conservative
Ripped off from Ipse Dixit – I bring you the Howard Dean Speech Generator Conservative Insult Generator. Now I know where they get their material from!
Morning After
I can’t quite seem to wrap my mind around why ProLifers are up in arms about this. The panel on Tuesday voted in favor of over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception amid concerns from anti-abortion critics and worries from others that easier access to morning-after pills may increase unsafe sex, particularly among teenagers. First off, why would anit-abortion critics have concerns? This isn’t abortion we’re talking about here. This pill does not induce a miscarriage of …
Interview with the President
Diane Does The White House Interview set to air tonight on ABC [8 pm et/7 pm ct] On Where President Bush Was When Hearing the News of Saddam’s Capture: MS. SAWYER: It was a very emotional day for many Americans, for many people, and certainly for the troops. We–we haven’t gotten a sense exactly personally, but you did. PRESIDENT BUSH: Well, I was at Camp David. Laura and I went up to Camp David to …
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