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BloggingFebruary 11, 2006 6:15 pm

Bush Reveals Rationale Behind Surveillance
Spokane Spokesman-Review - CAMBRIDGE, Md. President Bush defended his warrantless eavesdropping program Friday, saying during what he thought were private remarks that he concluded that spying on Americans was necessary to fill a gap in the United States\’ security. \”I wake

Coke Bloggers to Post from Winter Olympics
MarketingVOX - Six college students from China, Germany, Italy, Canada, Austria, and the U.S. are

INGRAM: Calgary Web firm bought
Globe and Mail - Who says there\’s no Web-buyout action going on in the Great White North? It may not compare with Yahoo buying Flickr or del.icio.us in terms of visibility, but in the world of downloadable stock photography, iStockPhoto.com - based in my former home

Rants \’n\’ Raves: Pods and Domes
Wired News - Podcasting will never become the \”audio blog.\”

Busted by
KXLY - EAST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Drinking and driving gets you into trouble — and so can drinking and

Home Business 4:25 pm

Two Men Plead Guilty In Pomeranian Puppies Case 
NBC 4 Los Angeles - Feb 08 6:54 PM
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Two ex-Dana Point residents pleaded guilty to five misdemeanors stemming from the sale of neglected and sick Pomeranian puppies and for failing to file a state tax return for 2003, a prosecutor said Wednesday.Save to My Web

Medicines import may be banned over cartoons 
Daily Times - Feb 10 3:31 PM
By Imran Ayub KARACHI: The commerce ministry could ban medicine import from European countries on the federal health ministrys proposal to protest against the publication of blasphemous cartoons if it does not create a demand-supply gap. A top official said on Friday the commerceSave to My Web

Stronger rupee hurts S Lanka Hayleyss profit 
Daily Times - Feb 08 3:36 PM
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan conglomerate Hayleys Ltd said on Wednesday its 9-month net profit fell a third owing to weak results in its coconut and fibre units and the impact of a stronger rupee. It forecast a decline in full-year profit. In the nine months ended Dec 31, group net profit fell 32.6Save to My Web

US trade gap set record in 2005 
Daily Times - Feb 10 3:32 PM
WASHINGTON: The US trade gap widened slightly in December to the third-highest level on record and pushed the annual deficit to a record $725.8 billion, up 17.5 percent from 2004, the Commerce Department said on Friday. The December deficit totaled $65.7 billion, up 1.5 percent from a revisedSave to My Web

Asian stocks close sharply lower on Wall Street and commodities 
Daily Times - Feb 08 3:36 PM
HONG KONG: Asian stocks closed sharply lower Wednesday in response to overnight falls on Wall Street and sharp falls in commodity prices, which took investors by surprise. Dealers said profit warnings and a cooling housing market had weighed on New York and set the regional tone, as falls inSave to My Web

Schools, Libraries, Nonprofits Across America to Receive Books, Thanks to Fifth Annual Season\’s Readings Program 
SYS-CON Media - Feb 10 6:53 PM
Schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations across the United States will receive 150,000 new and gently used books collected by Verizon employees during December. Season\’s Readings, Verizon\’s fifth annual national book drive and reading campaign, was conducted at company sites across the nation.Save to My Web

Blogging 12:15 pm

U.S. Trade Deficit Hits All-Time High
Spokane Spokesman-Review - WASHINGTON The U.S. trade deficit soared to an all-time high of $725.8 billion in 2005, pushed upward by record imports of oil, food, cars and other consumer goods. The deficit with China hit an all-time high as did America\’s deficits with Japan

2 Policemen, Iraqi Army Spokesman Slain
Spokane Spokesman-Review - Story not found. Explore complete coverage, updated regularly, including today\’s events , results , medals tables , photos , blog and podcast . Also, Spokane skating promoters Barb Beddor and Toby Steward will be

What Is
ABC News - Blogs. For those uninitiated with the ways of the Web, the word may sound like the name of the latest sci-fi creature. And while blogs are hardly considered biological entities, they have come to monstrous life online. What Are Blogs? Like most

INGRAM: Calgary Web firm bought
Globe and Mail - Who says there\’s no Web-buyout action going on in the Great White North? It may not compare with Yahoo buying Flickr or del.icio.us in terms of visibility, but in the world of downloadable stock photography, iStockPhoto.com - based in my former home