Energy Dept. Discusses Worker Suspension
Energy Department officials say a federal safety officer's suspension from
Los Alamos National Laboratory was unrelated to his having called attention
to radioactive material stored improperly at the lab......( AP, 30 Jan 03)
Drug czar spurns complaint over anti-drug spending
Federal drug czar John Walters is claiming immunity from the Nevada law
that otherwise would have required him to file a campaign expense report
for his efforts to defeat the Nevada marijuana initiative in the last
election. -- Las Vegas Sun
Feds plan new database
A forthcoming government database, proposed by President Bush, will compile
information from all federal agencies and the private sector on people
deemed possible terrorist threats. -- Business Week
9-digit 'Social' overused as ID
For many American companies and universities, it's common practice to use
Social Security numbers as unique identifiers. But growing concerns over
identity theft are pressuring state legislators to limit the practice. --
Wired
Oregon voters reject tax increase
Oregon voters rejected a large, three-year income tax increase, turning
aside arguments by government apologists that schools, state police and the
needy would be hurt by new budget cuts. -- Oregonian
Israeli voters hand balance of power to secular party
Israeli voters handed a victory to the hawkish Likud party, but they also
selected as kingmaker, Shinui, a party devoted -- imperfectly -- to
individual rights, limited government and free markets. -- BBC
Anti-war rally: 2,000 say 'pledge of resistance'
There was a big turnout at a Madison, Wisconsin, peace rally, whereabout
2,000 people sent a message to President Bush at the "Not in Our Name"
anti-war performance. -- Channel 3000
Pittsburgh ponders adult entertainment laws
Strip clubs and X-rated video shops would be barred from most city
neighborhoods and stricter rules imposed on other adult businesses under
ordinances introduced to Pittsburgh's City Council. -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
School officials consider drug-sniffing dogs
Officials at a Pittsburgh-area school are considering a controversial
proposal to combat the use of illegal intoxicants with sniffing dogs. --
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Face scan set to replace passport check
A new air passenger identification system that uses automatic
photo-matching technology instead of a Customs officer has been launched in
Sydney, Australia. It could be coming to an airport near you. -- Australian
Broadcasting Corporation
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