The Federal Election Commission decided Monday that the nation’s new campaign finance law will not apply to most political activity on the internet.
In a 6-0 vote, the commission decided to regulate only paid political ads placed on another person’s website.
The decision means that bloggers and online publications will not be covered by provisions of the […]

Politics:
Court rejects searches when occupants disagree.
Environment:
Oregon governor wants state to use all earth-friendly sources of electricity in four years.
New plastic recycling process invented in India.
Court rejects easing of Clean Air Act.
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A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the police cannot enter a home and seize evidence without a warrant when one occupant agreed to the search after the other occupant refused permission.
By a 5-3 vote, the high court said the husband’s refusal in a case from Georgia was clear, making the search unreasonable […]

A federal appeals court Friday blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from easing clean air rules on aging power plants, refineries and factories, one of the regulatory changes that had been among the top environmental priorities of the White House.
The new rules, strongly supported by industry representatives, would have allowed older plants to modernize without having […]

Alka loves plastics for an exciting reason; she is the inventor of a process that has the potential to clear our environment of plastic waste, create a million jobs in waste management, add useful, profitable products to our economy and make India a technology leader in taming plastics. Her work is breathtaking good news for […]

Gov. Ted Kulongoski wants all the electricity used by state agencies to come from brand-new renewable sources such as wind and sun power — and he wants that done in an ambitious four years.
It’s a goal whose timeline would dovetail neatly with the end of the Democrat’s second four-year term, should voters re-elect him this […]

Politics:
Poll: Americans Support Censure of President Bush.
Google Keeps Search Data Private.
Environment:
Statue of Liberty torch to be lit by wind power.
Health:
Pepper ‘kills prostate cancer’.
Nanotech helps blind hamsters see.
Other:
The universe is conspiring to shower you with blessings.
Good News Network relaunchs.
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A federal judge on Friday ordered Google to give the Bush administration a peek inside its search engine, but rebuffed the government’s demand for a list of people’s search requests — potentially sensitive information that the company had fought to protect.
Full Story: Wired News.
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48% of voters favor the censure of Bush. 46% of all adults favor it.
Full Story: American Research Group.
(anyone know how accurate these guys are?)
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More company in the good news world: Good News Network is back.
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