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Senate Considers Bill Which Will Gut Women's Healthcare Coverage (2006-03-08): Lynn Harris of Salon drops this little bombshell today: the Senate is considering a bill that's going to override all state law protections that require insurance companies to cover prescriptions for women's medical issues and which protect pregnant women.
MTV and YouTube Form Partnership (2006-03-07): MTV and YouTube have formed a partnership.
NBC Universal Acquires iVillage (2006-03-06): NBC Universal has acquired iVillage, a women's website, in a $600 million deal.
Jon Stewart's Stellar Oscar Performance (2006-03-06): Jon Stewart did an excellent job hosting the Oscars last night.
Joy in Corporate America: RIM and Blackbery Reach Settlement (2006-03-03): The millions of Blackberry users have been terrified that a mean judge was going to take their favorite toys away from them -- and with good reason.
Most Still Use Newspapers for Local News (2006-03-01): The Baltimore Sun reports that most consumers still turn to local print newspapers for local news according to a new survey from Outsell Inc.
Dubai Ports World Tries To Censor Lou Dobbs (2006-02-28): CNN's Lou Dobbs reports that Dubai Ports World (which is controlled by the government of the United Arab Emirates) is trying to censor his reporting on the UAE ports deal.
Bush Bicycle Crash Details Leaked (2006-02-27): On Sunday, The Scotsman obtained previously unavailable details about President Bush's bicycle crash during the last G8 Summit in Scotland.
The UAE: A Criminal Crossroads (2006-02-23): In December, David E.
Traffic to NBC Olympics Website Soars (2006-02-22): There has been plenty of news that less people are tuning into to watch the televised coverage of the Olympics on NBC this year.
Bush Vows Veto of Bill Banning UAE Port Sale (2006-02-22): President Bush is refusing to listen the avalanche of negative opinions being expressed about the UAE ports deal; in fact, he has now vowed to veto any legislation that would put a stop to selling control if our major ports to a company that is wholly-owned by the United Arab Emirates.
Amazon Rumored to Be Plotting iTunes Challenge (2006-02-21): Multiple nedia outlets are reporting on a story that originated in the Wall Street Journal that says Amazon is in talks with record labels about launching its digital music service including a digital music player.
Financial Times Launches Blog to Go Along With Blog Bashing Article (2006-02-21): The Financial Times has launched an article highly critical of blogs and a new blog to go with it. It only makes sense if link bait is involved.
Governor Pataki Takes a Stand (2006-02-21): Republican New York Governor Pataki and New Jersey lawmakers have stated that they are going to pursue legal action in order to stop the already-approved deal which would allow a Dubai-based company to control a number of major U.
Mr. Magazine Names the Most Notable Magazine Launches of 2005 (2006-02-20): Samir Husni, also known as Mr.
Space Tourism's First Stop: Dubai (2006-02-20): Not only will cargo coming into the United States through several of its major ports have to go through facilities owned by the UAE (United Arab Emirates), now it appears that if you want to go into space as a space tourist, you will have to visit a the new Spaceport operated by and located in -- you guessed it -- the UAE.
Port Security Threatened by Turning our Port Control Over to the United Arab Emirates (2006-02-18): This is really the last straw for a supposedly "tough on terror" admininistration.
Small Boston Paper Publishes Mohammed Cartoon (2006-02-17): Editor & Publisher reports that the Spare Change News, a small Boston newspaper, has published one of the controversial Mohammed Cartoons.
NASA Scientist Says Icecaps Melting Faster Than Originally Thought (2006-02-17): NASA scientist Jim Hansen is the Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, and is President Bush's top climate modeller.
AOL Cuts Deal With Katalyst Films (2006-02-14): Katalyst Films Inc.
