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BBC Pentagon correspondent Adam Brookes  writes here: A newly declassified document gives a fascinating glimpse into the US military’s plans for "information operations" – from psychological operations, to attacks on hostile computer networks. Bloggers beware……..

BBC News writes here: Global sea levels could rise by about 30cm during this century if current trends continue, a study warns. Australian researchers found that sea levels rose by 19.5cm between 1870 and 2004, with accelerated rates in the final 50 years of that period.

The research, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, used data from tide gauges around the world. The findings fit within predictions made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Washington Post reports here: "The radical Islamic movement Hamas won a large majority in the new Palestinian parliament, according to official election results announced Thursday, trouncing the governing Fatah party in a contest that could dramatically reshape the Palestinians’ relations with Israel and the rest of the world."

Spiegel Online writes here: A Middle Eastern disaster is in the making say the pundits. But at least now it’s clear where the Palestinians stand. They are lost in visions of heroic victory and resistance. Israel, meanwhile, has moved on.

And BBC reports here: Israel has said it will not deal with a Palestinian government including Hamas, following the Islamic militant group’s sweeping victory in Palestinian polls. And at CNN here: Hamas urged to disarm in wake of election win.

"The battle to control the future of high-definition DVD is raging hot, but the outcome is not as critical as many claim." Read this story here at the Newsweek’s website and this next one here: "A grab bag of programs called Ajax could threaten the dominance of Microsoft and desktop software."

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The Washington Post writes here: "Oprah Winfrey said today she is "deeply sorry" for giving the impression she is not concerned with the truth by continuing to defend a memoir she had endorsed after it was exposed as partially fabricated."

"Two weeks after standing by author James Frey’s exaggerated tale of crime and drugs, the talk show queen reversed herself this morning, following a spate of newspaper editorials and columns assailing her credibility. Winfrey’s declaration that she had been "duped" also comes two days after the New York Times reported that her producers had been told before Winfrey embraced "A Million Little Pieces" that the book distorted reality."

BBC News reports here: California has become the first US state to classify second-hand tobacco smoke as a toxic air pollutant. The decision by the California Air Resources Board puts drifting smoke in the same category as diesel exhaust, and could lead to tougher regulation.
 

2005’s shenanigans, skulduggery and just plain stupidity, check it all out here at the CNN Money website.

The Washington Post writes here: Eight U.S. companies, including giant DuPont Co., agreed yesterday to virtually eliminate a harmful chemical used to make Teflon from all consumer products coated with the ubiquitous nonstick material.

Although the chemical would still be used to manufacture Teflon and similar products, processes will be developed to ensure that perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) would not be released into the environment from finished products or manufacturing plants.

PFOA — a key processing agent in making nonstick and stain-resistant materials — has been linked to cancer and birth defects in animals and is in the blood of 95 percent of Americans, including pregnant women. It has also been found in the blood of marine organisms and Arctic polar bears.

Washington Post reports here: "President Bush will propose that Americans be allowed to take tax deductions on more of their out-of pocket medical expenses, as part of an initiative the White House believes will rein in soaring health costs by shifting responsibility toward individuals, according to congressional and other sources familiar with the administration’s thinking."