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BMD Focus: It is rocket science
United Press International - 8 hours ago By MARTIN SIEFF. WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The new NASA strategy to put America back on the Moon close to 40 years after US astronauts last walked on it is based on a "back to the past" technology, and for that very reason it looks likely to work.

Opera Shoots For No. 2
InformationWeek - 10 hours ago Execs are hoping that today's announcements, which rid the browser of both licensing fees and ads, will win over new converts. By Gregg Keizer. Opera Software wants to be the world's number two browser, said

Roberts Injures Elbow, O's Lose
Washington Post - 1 hour ago By Jorge Arangure Jr. NEW YORK, Sept. 20 -- In a season gone bad in so many ways, there may not have been a more grim sight than that of Brian Roberts, on his knees near first base, grimacing and wincing in

Fed stays the course: Hikes rates another quarter point
USA Today - 1 hour ago By Sue Kirchhoff, USA TODAY. WASHINGTON � The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates an 11th consecutive time Tuesday, saying that while Hurricane Katrina could dampen near-term growth, the storm

An Easily Threatened Oil Industry
Washington Post - 2 hours ago By Justin Blum. First, Hurricane Katrina battered oil platforms and refineries, shuttering production and causing gasoline prices to soar. Yesterday, Hurricane Rita was bearing down on the Gulf Coast, threatening

He would never let us forget
St. Petersburg Times - 2 hours ago Simon Wiesenthal, who helped track down hundreds of war criminals after World War II, died Tuesday at 96. By wire services. Simon Wiesenthal, who survived a dozen concentration camps, then spent his life bringing

Steve Jobs to Labels: Just Say No to Greed
The Mac Observer - 19 hours ago by Bryan Chaffin , 8:40 AM EDT, September 20th, 2005. The major music labels must resist the urge to get greedy with online downloads, specifically downloads at the iTunes Music Store, according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

Hurricane Rita develops into Category 4 storm
Reuters AlertNet - 44 minutes ago By Jim Loney. MIAMI, Sept 21 (Reuters) - After lashing the Florida Keys, Hurricane Rita gained power on Wednesday and headed across the Gulf of Mexico on a course that could take it to Texas and dump more rain on Katrina-battered Louisiana.