Brian Gongol
Why Boycotting Oil Companies Won't Mean Lower Gas Prices (2.28.2004)
They're not the ones actually screwing you
Haiti Degrades into Chaos (2.28.2004)
Marines are there to protect the US Embassy
Singapore Wants Missile Defense Systems on Passenger Planes (2.28.2004)
The US is pursuing the same thing
Sometimes It's OK to Villify Your Enemy (2.28.2004)
Especially when he's sub-human
Greenspan: Budget Crisis Ahead (2.28.2004)
Too much spending on Social Security, Medicare
"Specific Threats" Against Canadian Planes (2.28.2004)
Not just flights between the UK and the US that are targets
Iraqis Not Sure What They Want (2.28.2004)
DoD says they want the occupation to end, but the troops to stay
"Cupid Meter" Gives 94% Accurate Forecast of Divorce (2.28.2004)
Between this and online dating, it's practically prearranged marriages all over again
Canadians in a Tizzy Over Triumph the Wonder Dog (2.28.2004)
Silly comments on "Conan O'Brien" get people in a lurch
Australian Politician Touches the Third Rail (2.28.2004)
Recognizes that you can't pay the same benefits longer without putting more money in
Timeline of Expected Comet Collision Shows We Don't Have a Clue (2.28.2004)
Strange observation last month set off chain of events illustrating just what's wrong with the observation system
Vietnamese Farmer Builds Own Helicopter (2.21.2004)
Government tells him he can't fly it
United Hopes New Paint Will Boost Sales (2.21.2004)
That dark-gray thing they've had going on should be phased out in four years or so
Austria Wants Pan-European Intelligence Agency (2.21.2004)
Says the fact they can't even track mail bombers is enough to justify the move
Kofi Annan Says Wait for Iraqi Elections (2.21.2004)
Doesn't think they're ready for democracy quite yet
Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra Gets Free Steinway (2.21.2004)
Don't worry -- it wasn't bought with taxpayer funds
Russian Missile Test Boofed (2.21.2004)
Was supposed to be an exercise in bravado (from eDodo.org)
Woman on Flight to Casablanca Makes Bomb Threat (2.21.2004)
Flight diverted to Maine to threaten the caribou instead
Iran Holds "Elections" (2.21.2004)
Hard-liners block reformers from running
Create Your Own Lego Man (2.21.2004)
Backgrounds included for tons o'fun
British Paper Says Osama is Surrounded (2.21.2004)
Says satellites are tracking the terrorist
UK says Terrorists About to Attack Saudi Arabia (2.17.2004)
Cancelling flights and telling Britons not to go there
System to Monitor Airliners Launches in April (2.17.2004)
Boeing says it will cut down on maintenance problems through early detection
About 15% of Windows Source Code Leaked (2.17.2004)
FBI is on the case; not clear yet how bad it is
2003 US Trade Deficit Up 17% Over 2002 (2.17.2004)
American economy grew fast; we ended up buying lots of other people's stuff
Clark Out of Race; Endorses Kerry (2.17.2004)
Edwards and Dean the only serious competitors left for Dems' nomination
Fires in China Kill 90 (2.17.2004)
Report that fire exits at shopping center were locked
Get Your Red Bull While It's Legal (2.17.2004)
Banned in France, Denmark; now other European countries considering making it illegal
Valentine's Day Roof Collapse Kills Dozens (2.17.2004)
Glass roof collapses at Moscow swimming pool
Old-School Phone Exchange Numbers (2.17.2004)
Encouraging confusion for people who can't dial letters
Search Telephone Prefixes (2.17.2004)
Don't recognize a number on your caller ID? Site lets you find out where the call is coming from
Ships Carrying Liquid Natural Gas Examined as Threats (2.17.2004)
Dozens of shipments a year arrive through the Port of Boston
Former Saddam Aide: Hussein on Drugs When He Invaded Kuwait (2.12.2004)
Claims the dictator started with marijuana in 1959
Gates Gives $83 Million to Fight Tuberculosis (2.12.2004)
I'm not a big Bill Gates fan, but this deserves some praise
Man Who Wanted to Bomb LAX Will Be Tried in Secret (2.12.2004)
He's an Algerian living illegally in Canada, arrested when he tried to drive across the border into Washingon state with a car full of explosives
Congressional Report Says CAPPS II Stuck on Runway (2.12.2004)
Airline passenger screening program just isn't working very well, and it opens doors to things like identity theft
Stem Cells Extracted from Cloned Human Embryo (2.12.2004)
Could lead to therapeutic breakthroughs for Parkinson's and diabetes, but should we do it?
Terror Threats Ground Two British Airways Flights (2.12.2004)
Heathrow to Riyadh and Heathrow to Washington
Cost to Deport 64 Illegals from Ireland: $150,000 (2.12.2004)
Liberal asylum laws in Ireland, UK attract thousands of illegals
Roadblocks to a Kerry-Edwards Ticket (2.12.2004)
Apparently, they don't like each other very much
Photo of Senator Kerry at Jane Fonda War Protest (2.12.2004)
Drudge reporting that Kerry's going to get busted in a sex scandal
Tom Vilsack Under VP Consideration (2.12.2004)
Oh, that's right, Iowans: He's one of the "talked-about"
Should a Peace Plan Buy Israel and Palestine into the EU? (2.12.2004)
Israeli opposition leader and Palestinian foreign minister say yes
Greenspan: Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades (2.12.2004)
Economy is getting better, but it's about time to take control of the budget deficit
Comcast Wants to Buy Disney (2.12.2004)
This is not the best month for Michael Eisner: First he drops the Pixar deal, now it's a hostile takeover attempt
Second Car Bomb in Iraq Kills Dozens (2.12.2004)
This one was at an army recruitment center; illuminates the insurgents' desperation
EU Regulators Expected to Let Air France Buy KLM (2.12.2004)
Would create the world's highest-revenue airline
Delaware Bird Flu Not the Same as Asian Strain (2.12.2004)
But they're destroying 12,000 chickens anyway
BetterHumans.com (2.12.2004)
Nice site for news and information
What's the Matter with John Kerry (2.12.2004)
He's like Al Gore, Part Deux: No one knows what he stands for, but he acts angry a lot
Shotgun Wedding (2.11.2004)
Utah father shoots at pregnant 14-year-old's boyfriend, misses
France Bans Religious Displays in Schools (2.11.2004)
Anti-Semitism on the rise there, partly due to Islamic fundamentalism
Dr. Atkins was Overweight (2.11.2004)
Yes, he died after a fall, but he was a big guy when he slipped
Iraqi Insurgents Looking to Al Qaeda for Help (2.11.2004)
Coalition forces leader says tone of intercepted 17-page letter was "terrified"
MyDoom Still Causing Problems (2.11.2004)
Variants now uploading themselves to computers that aren't virus-protected
43 Killed in Turboprop Crash (2.11.2004)
Headed from Iran to UAE
Canadian Heart Foundation Wants Government to Regulate Fatty Foods (2.11.2004)
When health care is the government's business, government takes over your life
Truck Bomb Kills Dozens (2.11.2004)
Iraqi victims were lined up to get jobs in security forces
Man Who Checked Lindbergh's Plane Dies (2.9.2004)
He also invented the flight data recorder (black box)
New Concern: Bombs Assembled on Airliners (2.9.2004)
If several different hijackers are on board, each carrying a piece, it could mean trouble
British Suffering Real Estate Bubble (2.9.2004)
Home prices rose nearly 25% last year
North Korea is Out of Food Aid (2.9.2004)
When your psychotic dictator spends most of your nation's income on the military, the people don't have enough left over to eat
Terrorists Planned to Attack Australia (2.9.2004)
Trained at a Pakistani camp
Tom Osborne Doesn't Want Cornhuskers Stadium to Carry His Name (2.6.2004)
Says he objects to the firing of Frank Solich, so why can't they name it for a corporate sponsor?
Police Chief Threatens to Arrest Reporter (2.6.2004)
He's in a case going to a grand jury; she showed up to ask questions; he said if she came back, he'd hit her with criminal trespass
British Personal Bankruptcies Hit 10-Year High (2.6.2004)
Might actually be at their worst rate ever; Britons at a record level of personal debt
Moscow Train Bomb Kills At Least 30 (2.6.2004)
Suspects include Chechen separatists, rival gangs
Dean in Last-Ditch Advertising Effort to Win Wisconsin (2.6.2004)
Dean campaign has blown more than $66 million in TV advertising alone
Singapore Airlines Launches World's Longest Non-Stop Flight (2.6.2004)
Singapore to Los Angeles...18 hours of knee-crunching, blood-clotting fun!
1918 Pandemic Also Started as Bird Flu (2.5.2004)
Different strain than today's, but it killed 50 million people
Theft Ring at Toronto Airport Broken (2.5.2004)
Goods stolen from cargo planes were sold on eBay
Aussies Expect More Terrorist Attacks (2.4.2004)
It's inevitable, says foreign minister. Unfortunately, he's right.
NY Cell Phone Ban Doesn't Work (2.4.2004)
Fines up to $1,000 haven't done a thing to reduce phone usage
Another Way for Spam to Clog Your Inbox (2.4.2004)
Certain words ensure that messages go through; makes "spam" (bad email) look like "ham" (real email)
Heat is on Syria to Straighten Up (2.4.2004)
Activists there, taking cues from US pressure on region, think time is right for reform
Transplanting Allows Mice to Create Monkey Sperm Cells (2.4.2004)
Could help boys who go through cancer treatments still become fathers
Massachusetts Court Rules Gay Marriage Legal (2.4.2004)
Ohio legislature tries to ban it; will be a major election issue
Edwards Hot On Dean's Trail (2.4.2004)
Clark not far behind; Kerry still in Dems' lead
Microsoft Bounty Out for MyDoom Worm Creator (2.4.2004)
$250k if you rat them out, and please do
Nutcase Castro Says He'll Go Down With Guns Blazing (2.4.2004)
Thinks a US invasion is imminent. Opposes Free Trade Area of the Americas. Fights "globalization." Oppresses his people.
University of Colorado Creates Sixth Form of Matter (2.4.2004)
Solid, liquid, gas, plasma, Bose-Einstein condensate, now this. Could pave way for room-temperature superconductors.
Dean "Flopped So Big He Put the Water Out of the Pool" (2.4.2004)
Lieberman out of the race and Dean can't win anywhere
Ricin in Senate Mailroom (2.4.2004)
Directed against Sen. Frist; White House targeted two months ago
Army Putting Cages Around Infantry Vehicles in Iraq (2.4.2004)
DoD reports that it's already protected troops from RPG attacks
MyDoom Worm Continues Internet Rampage (2.4.2004)
Whatever your beef with the software companies, creating a virus isn't a productive decision
Bacteria May Be Used to Create Rocket Fuel (2.4.2004)
Interestingly, the same stuff can be used in heart medication
Prehistoric Global Warming Solved By Equivalent of Giant Rolaids (2.4.2004)
More greenhouse gases raised temperatures, which caused rain, which weathered rocks, which released minerals, which combined with greenhouse gases, which ended global warming
When Your Favorite Movie Gets Moved to a Different Historical Era (2.4.2004)
The best ones are shown at top
More Terror Threats; More Flights Cancelled (2.4.2004)
This is getting ridiculous