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Edwards to back Obama in US race

The former US Democratic presidential contender, John Edwards, has endorsed Barack Obama's bid for the White House.

Antigua Doesn't See Settlement With US Over WTO Plan To Let It Ignore US Copyrights

The back and forth battle between the US and Antigua is long and involved. You can read the background if you want, but the short version is that the US suddenly claimed that Antigua-based online gambling sites were in violation of US anti-gambling laws. Antigua took offense at this, and noted that it appeared to violate free trade agreements between the two countries, most specifically because the US still allowed certainly types of domestic online gambling. The issue went to the WTO multiple times, and every time Antigua won -- and every time the US ignored the decision. At one point, the US pretended it won the ruling, and another time it announced that it was simply, unilaterally, changing its trade agreement with Antigua.

Edwards endorses Obama in US race

The former US Democratic presidential contender, John Edwards, has endorsed Barack Obama's bid for the White House.

Clinton will quit and back Obama

Hillary Clinton will withdraw from the race to become the Democratic candidate for the US presidency, and back her rival Barack Obama, her campaign says.

Williams Tosses Softballs to Obama

Brian Williams, who slobbered over Barack Obama in their last interview in early January, did so again in a Thursday session excerpted on the NBC Nightly News. Back on January 7, Williams handed Obama a Newsweek with "Inside Obama's Dream Machine" as the cover story and wondered: "How does this feel, of all the honors that have come your way, all the publicity? Who does it make you think of? Is there, is there a loved one?" On Thursday, Williams didn't pose a single challenging question nor mention Jeremiah Wright in any of the ten questions aired, but pulled the same magazine stunt, this time holding up the new Time with a smiling Obama on the cover by the words, "And the Winner* Is..." Williams fondly recalled: "Last time we were together, I handed you a copy of Newsweek, it was the first time you'd held it in your hands with you on the

Surveillance Protest Group Tops Obama Website

A grassroots group of activists has been organizing on MyBo, Obama's official social networking portal, to protest the Senator's recent decision to back controversial legislation granting the President more spying powers. The effort hit a big milestone on Tuesday afternoon: It is now the largest self-organized group on Obama's website, topping networks that were launched over a year ago. The spying protest, "Senator Obama - Please Vote NO on Telecom Immunity – Get FISA Right," launched last week. (See Obama Network Organizes and Revolts Over Spying, The Nation.)

Hybris Announces its Presence in US Market at Internet Retailer 2008

A Strategic Partnership With Arvato Systems and the Win of Major US Customers Signal the Entry of Multi-Channel e-Commerce Vendor Hybris Into the US Market CHICAGO (CNW) - Hybris, http://www.hybris.com, a leading multi-channel communication and commerce software vendor, today announced its entry into the US market by exhibiting at the Internet Retailer 2008 event in Chicago (IRCE 08) where it will be exhibiting with Arvato Systems at booth number 711. This follows a US partnership agreement made between Hybris and Arvato Systems and the company gaining its first US-only customer wins.

Campaign 08: Surveillance Protest Group Tops Obama Website

A grassroots group of activists has been organizing on MyBo, Obama's official social networking portal, to protest the Senator's recent decision to back controversial legislation granting the President more spying powers. The effort hit a big milestone on Tuesday afternoon: It is now the largest self-organized group on Obama's website, topping networks that were launched over a year ago. The spying protest, "Senator Obama - Please Vote NO on Telecom Immunity – Get FISA Right," launched last week. (See Obama Network Organizes and Revolts Over Spying, The Nation.)

There must be life in space: astronauts:

The human race will find life in the universe, astronauts back from the latest US space mission say.The human race will find life in the universe, astronauts back from the latest US space mission say.

There must be life in space: astronauts

The human race will find life in the universe, astronauts back from the latest US space mission say.The human race will find life in the universe, astronauts back from the latest US space mission say.

Obama sets up Web site to fight cyber attacks

WASHINGTON: Democrat Barack Obama is fighting back against cyber attacks and innuendo with a Web site that seeks to debunk Internet rumors, most notably a claim his wife used a racial epithet during a church talk and assertions that he is a Muslim. Obama, who is the first African-American to win a major party's nomination for the White House, faces problems new to US presidential politics in a country burdened with a history of racism. The Internet move is an unusual one in American politics, where candida

UCITA By the Back Door

InfoWorld's Gripelog airs a subject that should interest this community — involved as we were with efforts against UCITA back in the day. One main aim of the derailed UCITA initiative was to give software manufacturers and content owners a degree of control over users' computers. Gripelog's Ed Foster informs us that UCITA is sneaking back in, under the cover of an an anti-spyware bill, S. 1625, now making its way through the US Senate. One clause in this draft bill would legalize what the BSA calls "electronic self help" — i.e., the ability for commercial entities to cripple or disable software or networks on your computer if they believe you are violating their property rights.

Joytoto USA, Inc. Announces Its First Downloadable Online Game for US Distribution

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Joytoto USA, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: JYTO.OB), has announced that it will release its first downloadable online game in the United States, "Pang Pang Terrible", through its US web distribution portal http://www.playolive.com, sometime during the third quarter of 2008. Joytoto USA's CEO, Michael Cho, says "We are very excited about our first downloadable online game release, as it demonstrates our commitment to the US online gaming market and the growing demand of the US consumer. The company continues to commit a substantial amount of time and resources to the US online gaming market".

World wants Obama as US President | Rajdeep's Blog

New Delhi: Barack Obama is shoulder to shoulder with John McCain on the popularity scales in the US. But outside America, it's a different story.

Dhoni unhappy with back-to-back games

Mahendra Singh Dhoni: "You are playing cricket throughout the year, and then you play back-to-back matches. You could make out from the start the intensity was not there"

Blog Buzz: Race in the Race, Hillary's Future, and McCain's Preacher Probs

Steven Benen at Carpetbagger wonders about Hillary Clinton seeming to say that hard-working Americans are white and also says that even her broader point is wrong. Michael Tedesco at Comments from Left Field and Jonathan Chait at TNR's The Plank also weigh in with condemnations. And the fire is not all coming from the left on this—Andrew Sullivan says that if a GOPer had said the same thing, it could be a career-ending mistake, while Mark Kilmer at Red State thinks a Dem race war would be entertaining if it weren't so serious for the country. Hillary has some defenders, including MyDD's Jerome Armstrong, who sees creeping PCism at work, and Matthew Yglesias, who gives Mrs. C the benefit of the doubt. TNR's Michael Crowley argues that her bigger point—that white America might not elect black Obama—is worth discussing in the open.

'Dhoni is right, back-to-back games tough'

BANGALORE: Indian Test captain Anil Kumble endorsed his ODI counterpart Mahendra Singh Dhoni's view that back-to-back matches are taking a toll on the players' bodies. ( Watch )

Higher Oil Prices Are Starting To Bring Jobs Home

penguin_dance notes a report up at ABC News that high oil and gas prices in the US may be moving jobs back home in a trend that some economists are calling "reverse globalization." It's becoming more and more expensive to ship finished product from other countries, so some companies are moving the manufacturing back to the US. The article hints that this trend may spill over soon to raw materials such as steel. One economist is quoted: "It's not just about labor costs anymore. Distance costs money, and when you have to shift iron ore from Brazil to China and then ship it back to Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh is looking pretty good at 40 bucks an hour."

US titanium-dioxide market to top $2 billion in '09 on nanotech

US exports of titanium dioxide -- the naturally occurring oxide of titanium -- will grow by 21% to $1.5 billion this year, and could top $2 billion next year, as the commodity rebounds on strong sales of nanotechnology-based products, according to market reseach firm SBI. These nano-based products containing the material include self-cleaning windows and fabrics and pollution-busting paints, according to SBI's new report entitled The US Market for Titanium Dioxide. The new technology coupled with a wide range of uses will drive the US market for titanium dioxide, with the market jumping to $2.2 billion in 2009 and $2.3 billion by 2012. What's more, the market for the material's current uses -- including paints, printing inks, plastic and paper products, food, cosmetics, ceramics and rubber -- "are keeping export levels robust," the report

Edwards thrives on being the main man

Fidel Edwards says the late withdrawal of Jerome Taylor with a back injury sparked him into action in Kingston, where he collected his sixth five-wicket haul in Tests to trouble Australia's batsmen on the second day. Edwards finished with 5 for 104 and bowled with impressive speed and swing, often tailing the ball into the right-handers late and getting the ball to rise sharply on an unpredictable pitch.

US To Get EU Private Citizen Data

An anonymous reader writes "In a case of 'all your data are belong to us,' the US government is close to coming to an agreement with the EU that allows it to get private citizen data on EU citizens to 'look for suspicious activity.' So, now we know what step three is: set up a security agency in the US to resell otherwise unavailable data."

US State Dept. Loses Anti-Terrorist Program Laptops

Stony Stevenson writes "It has surfaced that the US State Department can't account for up to about 1,000 laptops, perhaps as many as 400 of which belonged to the department's Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program. Internal auditors found that the department lost track of $30 million worth of computer equipment, 'the vast majority of which... perhaps as much as 99 percent,' were laptops, according to one official. Another official calculated that the average State Department laptop costs US$3,000 and figured that meant as many as 1,000 laptops might be astray — not 10,000 laptops as the US$30 million figure suggests. They're obviously not very good at maths."

US Retail E-Commerce: Slower But Still Steady Growth

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)-- Research and Markets (www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1ecd2e/us_retail_ecommerce) has announced the addition of eMarketer's new report "US Retail E-Commerce: Slower But Still Steady Growth" to their offering. Although consumers are reacting to the economic downturn by spending less, this will create more of a hardship for retail stores than for e-tailers. A drop in new online buyers--an inevitable sign of the maturation of the online retail channel--will contribute most to the decline of e-commerce sales growth. The US Retail E-Commerce report charts and analyzes the factors that are contributing to the changing dynamics in online sales. Consumers are reacting to the economic slowdown by cutting back on discretionary spending.

Cognex Claims US Patent Violation against MVTec and Fuji

Cognex, a US corporation, has filed a complaint against MVTec Software GmbH, a German company, MVTec LLC, the US sales and support center of MVTec Software in Boston, MA, and Fuji America Corporation, a US subsidiary of Fuji Machine Mfg. The complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Boston, USA.

Nanotech Tools Demand to reach $2.7 billion(US) in 2013

The US market for nanotech tools is projected to increase nearly 30 percent per year through 2008 to $900 million(US)and then triple again to $2.7 billion(US) in 2013. Nanotech tools represent a key segment of the emerging nanotechnology business, allowing for the visualization, measurement, manipulation, fabrication, production, simulation and testing of matter in the nanoscale range -- approximately 0.1-100 nanometers. Such tools are indispensible to the large-scale commercial realization of nanotechnology materials, devices and other products. As the focus of the nanotechnology business increasingly shifts away from basic research and toward the development of practical, commercially viable products, the demand for associated tools will be urgent.

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