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Texas police say 12-year-old girl drove mom to bar

LONGVIEW, Texas -- A 35-year-old Texas woman has been jailed after police say she made her 12-year-old daughter drive her to a bar. Police in Longview say they watched a minivan turn into a driveway without signaling on Wednesday and bump into a home at a low speed. They say the car was driven by Jennifer Lynn Rosenberg's daughter.

Cops say woman and son robbed stations together

Police in Wisconsin say a woman celebrated her birthday by helping her teenage son rob two gas stations. Officers in the Milwaukee suburb of Greenfield say the 37-year-old woman acted as the getaway driver while her 17-year-old son robbed the stations at gunpoint.

Turns Out People Say They're Concerned About Privacy, But They're Not

Well, this shouldn't surprise very many people, but following on plenty of earlier studies that have made it clear that most people don't do much to protect their privacy, a new study out of the UK pretty much states the obvious: people say they're concerned about privacy, but they sure don't act that way. The study found 84% of users say they carefully guard their info online -- but when tested, 89% of people actually did give away info in the same exact survey. To be fair, the specific set of questions was first asking people if they carefully guard their income info, followed later by a question asking them what income bracket they fell into. It's reasonable to think that some folks believe that the bracket is not the same as giving away their actual income -- which is what the first question implied.

Windows 7 engineers' blog to say much about nothing

Microsoft will be more guarded in what it shares with the outside world as its engineers busy themselves working on Windows 7, according to a new Engineering Windows 7 blog created by two senior W7 engineering managers, Jon DeVaan and Steven Sinofsky. The authors say they will post "regularly" but that Microsoft will be "maintaining a little bit more control over the communication around Windows 7." They add: "We ... definitely learned some lessons about 'disclosure' and how we can all too easily get ahead of ourselves in talking about features before our understanding of them is solid." There will be a lot of white space to fill in their blog if they're duty-bound not to say much.

Windows: You say major, I say minor

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Blog Buzz: the Verdict on Last Night's Obama-McCain Debate, Another Strategy Change, and the New Mortgage Proposal

Politico has declared it the "worst debate in history," but bloggers still had plenty to say about last night's town-hall showdown between Barack Obama and John McCain. The consensus among liberal and conservative bloggers is that Obama won, prevailing against McCain with his professorial manner, coherent answers, and his calm, presidential demeanor. Despite expectations that the town-hall format would favor McCain, he did just OK. Liberal bloggers say he seemed "clumsy and unsure of himself," failed to shake up or change the direction of his flailing campaign, and had some "whoppers" throughout the night. Conservative bloggers say he was good but it "wasn't enough," and he failed to make Obama seem dangerous. Both liberals and conservatives agree Tom Brokaw was a subpar moderator who put a damper on the town-hall aspect of the debate.

Blog Buzz: McCain-Palin Crowds Get Angry, Troopergate Report, Barack Obama and ACORN

The recent rowdiness among McCain-Palin supporters at rallies has drawn more scorn from liberal bloggers today, who say that John McCain and Sarah Palin are encouraging these "festivals of hate" at which supporters call Obama a "traitor" and shout "Off with his head!" Other bloggers say the GOP campaign is "appalling" and wonder if the "toxic cocktail" of "hate, fear, and ignorance" will pay off come Election Day. TPM bloggers are outraged that McCain and Palin have not condemned the behavior of some of their supporters and say that the candidates are responsible for creating the hysteria. Michael Crowley at The New Republic reminds us that Democrats exhibited similar rage toward Bush in 2004. Ann Althouse says there's nothing wrong with "candidates attacking their opponents or crowds becoming enthusiastic.

Blog Buzz: Reviews of Palin's and Biden's Debate Performances, Schwarzenegger Needs a Loan for California

Sarah Palin's performance at last night's vice presidential debate gets mixed reviews from bloggers, who are generally split along party lines. Those on the left say it was clear her answers were rehearsed and consisted of talking points that she was clearly reading off her prepared notes. This, liberals say, and the fact that moderator Gwen Ifill did not ask follow-up questions, saved Palin from crashing and burning and gaffe-ing, like she did in recent interviews. But while she sounded more competent, Political Animal, Matthew Yglesias, and TPM say she still had a few whoppers. Michael Crowley says she did nothing to hurt herself but little to help John McCain. Conservative bloggers thought that while Ifill was biased toward Joe Biden, Palin still managed to pull off a sparkling, terrific performance (even a "grand slam" for the first h

Say Where iPhone app lets you search the Web with your mouth

Excuse Me Services (creators of Dial Directions) has finally made available its Say Where iPhone application which lets users search several popular Web services using just their voice. The tool was originally shown off at DemoFall back in early September, and it's taken this long to go through Apple's certification process.

Police Say bizarre abduction call in Ottawa just teens 'Role Playing'

KANATA, Ont. - Ottawa police say a report of a woman tied up and held in a car turned out to be two teenagers "role playing."

Police Say bizarre abduction call in Ottawa just teens 'Role Playing'

KANATA, Ont. - Ottawa police say a report of a woman tied up and held in a car turned out to be two teenagers "role playing."

Harvard scientists say they have created stems cells for 10 genetic disorders, which will allow researchers to watch the diseases develop in a lab dish and could speed up efforts to find treatments.

Harvard scientists say they have created stems cells for 10 genetic disorders, which will allow researchers to watch the diseases develop in a lab dish and could speed up efforts to find treatments for some of the most confounding ailments.

Scientists say Mars soil similar to Chile desert

LOS ANGELES - Scientists operating the Phoenix spacecraft say the Martian soil near the north pole landing site is similar to what can be found in the Chile desert on Earth.

Just Say No To Crack

Athens-Clarke police have arrested a woman who they say started mooning motorists after she received a ticket for jaywalking. An officer stopped the 23-year-old woman and a friend about 1:10 a.m. Saturday after they walked diagonally across the intersection in downtown Athens.

U.S. tapped intimate calls from Americans overseas, 2 eavesdroppers say

They say government monitors transcribed and passed around embarrassing information for their own enjoyment.

Researchers say Bigfoot found in Georgia just a rubber gorilla suit

Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ice - handed over to them for an undisclosed sum by two men who claimed to have found it - was slowly thawed out, and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit.

Never say never: Warne

Spin legend Shane Warne insists he has no inclination to return to international cricket but has learnt "never to say never".

Pair say they have body of Bigfoot

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Sasquatch is well preserved, if not alive, after being found in the Georgia woods, say two self-proclaimed trackers.

Pair say they have body of Bigfoot

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Sasquatch is well preserved, if not alive, after being found in the Georgia woods, say two self-proclaimed trackers.

Rain has final say, Amla leads fightback

Rain eventually had the final say as South Africa ended on 110 for two before play was called off on the third day of the fourth test against England at The Oval on Saturday.

Texas police say 12-year-old girl drove mom to bar

LONGVIEW, Texas - A 35-year-old Texas woman has been jailed after police say she made her 12-year-old daughter drive her to a bar.

Texas police say 12-year-old girl drove mom to bar

LONGVIEW, Texas - A 35-year-old Texas woman has been jailed after police say she made her 12-year-old daughter drive her to a bar.

Emirates officials say nation's banks are strong

Officials in the United Arab Emirates say the country's financial institutions remain healthy despite growing fears the global credit crisis will hurt the booming Gulf economy.

Sports: King James Didnt Say Hell Leave Cleveland; Rapper Will Blog For ESPN; Jets, Giants Distance Themselves From ex-Nazi Backer

Sports: King James Didn’t Say He’ll Leave Cleveland; Rapper Will Blog For ESPN; Jets, Giants Distance Themselves From ex-Nazi Backer

Space Scientists Say Solar Winds Are at a Record Low

The sun's solar winds which shield the earth against cosmic rays outside the solar system are at a record low. That's according to data gathered by the Ulysses spacecraft, a space probe jointly operated by the United States and the European Space Agency. As VOA's Jessica Berman reports, experts say the reduced solar winds could affect human activity.

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