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Hmm, while Congressmen hide away crafting all manner of ill-advised legislation for the precise purpose of protecting Hollywood and the recording industry from competition, FTC chairman Muris says that's a no-no for states. Do ya think?!

Muris said he formed a task force to study the matter and found that "there are many regulations that, although adopted ostensibly for one purpose, had the effect of protecting existing brick-and-mortar businesses from new competition in the Internet."
FTC: E-biz curbed by some state laws. ZDNet Jul 17 2002 5:20PM ET

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Uh-Oh, Our Idiots Meet Their Idiots -- This Can't Be Good

1:53:10 PM

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I realize our representative republic form of government is the best of the multitude of flawed governing systems, and I know I should try to show a little respect. But, well... Damn! they are just absolute idiots when it comes to the Internet, privacy, copyright, commerce, or anything else that is remotely related to technolgy. And getting the Euro-idiots together with our idiots just doesn't strike me as a good thing. But I guess it has to happen...

Euro lawmakers discuss Net issues with Congress. U.S. officials, European Parliament meet to align on Internet security, privacy
[InfoWorld: Top News]

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Rebuild The World Trade Center

10:27:55 AM

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A nice website showing the six concepts currently under consideration for the World Trade Center Area. I guess there are a few who just want a memorial built there, no buildings.
I disagree. We rebuild. A memorial to the dead is appropriate, and maybe we don't reproduce the Trade Center towers, but we rebuild. We're human and that's what we do.
"Direct Link to Info on the 6 Concepts Being Considered" [Daypop Top 40]

See also: CNN.com - Six options offered to rebuild Ground Zero - July 20, | CNN.com Specials | CNN.com Specials | World Trade Center /Pentagon Disaster Victims Fund | RealEstateJournal | Special Reports | Welcome to New York - We will Rebuild - 9/11/01 | Jonah Goldberg on the World Trade Center on National Review