With Election Driven by Iraq,
Voters Want New Approach
from nytimes.com
A substantial majority of Americans expect Democrats to reduce or end American military involvement in Iraq if they win control of Congress next Tuesday and say Republicans will maintain or increase troop levels to try to win the war if they hold on to power on Capitol Hill, according to the final New York Times/CBS News poll before the midterm election. The poll showed that 29 percent of Americans approve of the way President Bush is managing the war, matching the lowest mark of his presidency. Nearly 70 percent said Mr. Bush did not have a plan to end the war, and 80 percent said Mr. Bush’s latest effort to rally public support for the conflict amounted to a change in language but not policy. >>>more
Get It? article from washingtonpost.com
To all the stickers that encrust the average PC -- the ones advertising their processors, graphics cards and potential to inflict repetitive-stress injury -- you can add one more. It's a version of the familiar Windows XP logo that proclaims the computer "Vista Capable." This emblem is supposed to answer what should be Topic A for most computer shoppers: Now that Microsoft's Windows Vista is less than three months from arriving in stores, can a new XP machine make the move to Vista when it arrives?>>>more
Kerry Offers Apology To Troops story from washingtonpost.com
Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) issued two apologies for remarks that seemed to impugn U.S. troops and abandoned his public schedule yesterday, but he denounced what he called the "campaign of smear and fear" against him as the surreal sequel to the 2004 presidential election echoed across the campaign trail. The White House and Republican allies orchestrated a cascade of denunciations throughout the day to keep the once and possibly future presidential candidate on the defensive and force other Democrats to distance themselves. Kerry canceled plans to appear>>>more
Microsoft makes Linuxpact with Novell
from cnet.com|news
The companies said Thursday they will collaborate on development of specific technologies, for example to help Microsoft's Windows, a proprietary operating system, work with Novell's Suse Linux, which is based on open-source code. On the business side, they will promote each other's products. In addition, the software makers have struck a deal on patents designed to give customers peace of mind about using Novell's open-source products, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Novell CEO Ronald Hovsepian said at an event here. "This set of agreements will really help bridge the>>>more
Haggard steps down amid gay affair inquiry
from denverpost.com/ChristianHeadline.com
Ted Haggard, one of the most prominent evangelical pastors in the nation, resigned today as president of the National Association of Evangelicals amid allegations that he carried on a three-year sexual relationship with a male prostitute. Haggard, founder of the 14,000-member New Life Church, has denied the accusations but said in a statement released by the church today that he could "not continue to minister under the cloud created by accusations made on Denver talk radio this morning." He has placed himself on administrative leave pending investigation, spiritual counsel and a decision by the church's board of overseers, the church's legal counsel>>>more
Study Shows Male BirthControl Pill Might Be Possible
from FoxNews.com/ChristianNewsDaily.com
Male mice lacking a certain protein — one that has a human counterpart — had reduced fertility, a new study found. The researchers suggest the finding could lead to the development of a non-hormonal contraceptive pill for men, similar to female birth-control pills.
Sperm malfunction
The research team, led by Yildiz Yildiz of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, generated mice lacking the GBA2 protein, called knockout mice.>>>more
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