22 Dec 2004
Soldier Says He Asked Rumsfeld Armor Question Without Aid of Embed

I wonder if this will get as much blogger press as "RatherGate"?

In his first public account of last week’s controversy, Spc. Thomas Wilson says that he came up with the now famous armor question for Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld on his own, without the help of oft-criticized reporter Edward Lee Pitts. And he adds, "If this is my 15 minutes of fame, I hope it saves a life."

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Readers weigh in on Marine father's Yahoo battle

Why should electronic communications be any different than physical (pen & paper) ones? In case of death, my designated heirs would inherit my "papers" - and I would expect that in this digital age that term would include electronic papers as well as rag bond.

The dead cannot have any "rights" - that's an oxymoron.

Where do you draw the line between family rights and the privacy of the deceased?

(link) [CNET News.com]

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Iowa Bovines Enjoy Beer-Spiked Feed

I told y'all: happy cows make better beef! And these are surely happy cows ...

AP - Cattlemen are hoping to raise a better bovine with beer. About a dozen eastern Iowa farmers have been spiking their cattle feed with beer. So far, the herds are lapping it up, said cattlemen Robert Miller.

(link) [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]

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