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US oil inventories sharply higher (AFP)

AFP - US reserves of crude oil surged over the past week as more supplies came online following hurricanes Katrina and Rita, government and industry surveys showed.

Feds Want Banks to Strengthen Web Log-Ons (AP)
AP - Federal regulators will require banks to strengthen security for Internet customers through authentication that goes beyond mere user names and passwords, which have become too easy for criminals to exploit.

FCC Accused of Doing Poor Job on E-Rate (AP)

AP - Lax oversight by federal regulators has helped waste millions of dollars in a government program that aims to connect schools and libraries to the Internet, according to a congressional investigation.

Federal Council Outlines New Online Banking Requirements (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Federal regulators have outlined several ways in which financial institutions can keep financial data and account access more secure on the Internet.

Blogs take giant step toward mainstream (AFP)

AFP - Internet "blogs" get a boost from the big search engines, which make the personal journals more accessible and move them toward mainstream journalism.