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One of the world’s top spammers, who happens to live in Seattle, is under arrest:
SEATTLE (AP) — A 27-year-old man described as one of the world’s most prolific spammers was arrested Wednesday, and federal authorities said computer users across the Web could notice a decrease in the amount of junk e-mail.
Robert Alan Soloway is accused [...]

I try not to be fast and loose with the I-Word, impeachment, but this story about the March 2004 re-authorization of the President’s wiretapping program seems to fit the bill. Not only that, it all comes out in a tale worthy of a West Wing script.
The President’s Chief of Staff AND his [...]

Hey co-opting pseudo-techno-hipster bozos: give me my abbreviation back!

Now here’s something disturbing:
For years, the medical world has been abuzz with talk of creating perfect designer babies through prenatal testing.
Now, some doctors are doing the opposite — making babies with made-to-order genetic defects, according to The Associated Press.
The procedure is an ethical minefield, but parents with disabilities like deafness or dwarfism say [...]

Creeping Kerryism is back again with headlines like “Lesbian Cheney Pregnant”:
Mary Cheney, the daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, is pregnant with her first child. While her parents are welcoming the blessed event with “eager anticipation,” the religious right is up in arms about her baby being denied a father. Ms. Cheney, 37, will rear [...]

A massive generation-defining cultural moment has been averted. Damn:
News Corp., the parent company of book publisher HarperCollins and the FOX network, has canceled publication of the O.J. Simpson book and television special “If I Did It.”
“I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project,” said Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. [...]

I know it’s terribly overexposed, but in this post-Iraq, post-9/11 era of recriminations, “If I Did It” is likely to become the catchphrase of the aughts (i.e., this as-yet-unamed decade).
So with that out of the way, why are some sanctimonious Fox affiliates shying away what will be such a cultural touchstone? This is guaranteed gold:
Showing [...]

“Crescat Sententia” doesn’t sound like a very appealing name for a gambling site, but I guess some people are just visionaries. No shit, read this — it’s a good reminder to keep up on small but important details like when your domain expires.
(And just to do our small part in the Google gaming games, here [...]

Roy Blount starts measuring the drapes in the Speaker’s office:
Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, third-ranking leader, pointedly told reporters he would have handled the matter differently than the speaker, had he known of it.
“I think I could have given some good advice here, which is, You have to be curious, you have to ask all [...]

Is Corporate America this devious or are kids this stupid? I can’t decide:
Baxter C., 13, owns a Yamaha dirt bike. Hayley J., 19, has pink Converse sneakers. Laurie H., 16, amassed a sizable Pez dispenser collection.
All of them have profiles on Zebo.com, a new Web site devoted to lists of everyday possessions of young consumers, [...]