British to disclose clampdown on hate-preachers

230 people who have been barred from entering the UK because they are suspected of preaching hate will be listed and named, and refused entry permanently unless they make public statement renouncing terror, the government revealed today."Preachers of hate who have been banned...

Reid Blocks Online Predator Bill to Help Obama

"This Congress hasn't accomplished all that much, so you'd think they'd be eager to pass a no-brainer such as bipartisan legislation to protect kids from online predators. You'd be wrong. Last December, the House passed the Securing Adolescents from Exploitation Online Act by...

Lawsuit to Ask That Cheney's Papers Be Made Public

Government transparency advocates are suing to make sure Cheney's records are not destroyed and that the public has access to them. Cheney insists the Vice President is not part of the Executive Branch and not subject to these rules." Months before the Bush administration...

An Imminent Victory for ‘Net Neutrality’ Advocates

"An Imminent Victory for ‘Net Neutrality’ Advocates By Vindu Goel When Comcast admitted last fall that it was blocking — or slowing down, as the company preferred to call it — certain file transfers by customers, a lot of people complained that the company...

Ex-Manson Follower Seeks Compassionate Release

California's longest-serving prison inmate, a former follower of Charles Manson, is seeking a compassionate release due to failing health. Convicted of the murder of Sharon Tate, Susan Atkins has fewer than six months to live." Atkins, 60, was convicted in the 1969 slayings...

Konami Lifts Review Veil of Secrecy...Mostly

A ban by Konami on certain elements appearing in reviews of the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 4 had raised concerns about the legitimacy of reviews that accepted the ban. To dispell the swirling fog of consipiracy, Konami has lifted the ban. Sort of."The news arrives from a...