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...look at the families of the 3,000 people who died in the eye and say that we should not have attacked earlier and thereby disrupted that thing from happening - I think we should have." - On whether or not the U.S. should have launched more - and more violent - pre-9/11 attacks against al Qaeda in Afghanistan (February 2002 interview with Time...
...Palm gave the public a first look at the Pre, its entry in the smartphone race. (Neither price nor release date was disclosed.) Palm's cell-phone operating system was in dire need of an upgrade; the Treo, which once ruled the category, is now a distant fourth behind the Apple iPhone, the RIM BlackBerry and phones running Microsoft's OS. The stylish Pre was a hit with attendees - it has a touchscreen like the iPhone that slides away to reveal a keyboard, and it can run many applications at once, rather than one at a time, which...
...deep spending cuts and $14 billion in tax increases. Although the proposal is not likely to be the one that finally passes, there is no doubt that few Californians will be untouched by the fiscal crisis. In December, unable to wait for a budget solution any longer, the state pre-emptively canceled $3.8 billion for 2,000 public infrastructure projects, including new prisons, veterans' homes and highways...
Authorities are now contemplating whether to put the brakes on some parts of the booze-bike experience. New rules will be unveiled in the coming weeks that could force companies to cap alcohol consumption, provide designated drivers and follow pre-approved routes. Karsten, for one, supports such measures as a way of improving the image of the beer bike in Amsterdam. He sticks by the safety of his vehicles, noting that both accidents last year involved rival companies. And his bikes, which start at $680 for a two-hour tour with 8 gal. (30 L) beer, already come with...
...region's population stands at roughly 1.1 million, nearly 90% of its pre-Katrina level. But many of the people who've returned to the city have found neighborhoods without restaurants or supermarkets. In the case of New Orleans East, once the hub of the city's black middle class, the main library remains closed, as does the hospital...