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Wednesday, November 10, 2004 CYNTHIA L. WEBB'S FILTER Is Google the Next Netscape? Microsoft is trailing badly in the search-engine wars. But Google, Yahoo and other search powers shouldn't rest too easy. Remember what happened to Netscape? -washingtonpost.com • Also in Today's Filter: Fickle Cisco... • The Feds Take On VoIP... • Spam's New Cousin • Column Archive AT THE FCC FCC Asserts Role as Internet Phone Regulator The ruling asserts that the federal government, not states, has the authority to regulate phone service provided over the Internet. -The Washington Post • FCC Story Archive NASA Shoots for Mach 10 The agency plans to prove that the 40-year-old dream of "hypersonic" flight -- using air-breathing engines to reach speeds above 3,800 mph is a reality. -The Washington Post Bungie Studios released the widely anticipated "Halo 2" video game this week, a game in which a genetically enhanced super-soldier fights to save humankind from destruction. 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