Sudan: 'Last Chance' on Darfur, Warns U.S. President (f) Spelling out the steps the United States expected of Bashir, Bush said he should take every step needed to facilitate the deployment of the full UN-AU force, end support for the Janjaweed militia, reach out to rebel leaders, and allow humanitarian aid to Darfur. April 18, 2007 Failing this, the U.S. would tighten economic sanctions, including financial sanctions against companies and individuals, and propose new UN sanctions, incorporating an expanded arms embargo and a ban on offensive military flights over Darfur. with againstcrimesdarfurhumanity
`70s Conservation Measures May Make a Comeback (p)(f) A quarter of the nation`s crude oil production, and nearly as much of its natural gas output, is out of service because of the storm. Refineries that produce 20 percent of the nation`s gasoline have closed or reduced output. Pipelines supplying the Northeast and Midwest are in bad shape, a major offloading point for imported oil is submerged -- and gasoline prices were already at record highs. Washington Post, Sept 1, 2005 A02 with misc
`Virgin conception` first for UK (p)(f) Human embryos created using a so-called `virgin conception` technique have been made in the UK for the first time. BBC News, Sep 9, 2005 with misc
'Antique' Phone Tax Dropped (p)(f) The Treasury Department, conceding that it has no right to continue collecting a 108-year-old tax on long-distance telephone calls,will drop its legal battle for the tax and instead refund about $13 billion to callers who have paid the tax in the past three years. The 3 percent tax, enacted in 1898 to help pay for the Spanish-American War and revised in 1965, was declared illegal by five federal courts of appeal.May 26, 2006 with governmentreformserendipitoustech
'Black-looking' criminals more likely to get death sentence | Science Blog (p)(f) Male murderers with stereotypically ''black-looking'' features are more than twice as likely to get the death sentence than lighter-skinned African American defendants found guilty of killing a white person, Stanford researchers have found. The relationship between physical appearance and the death sentence disappears, however, when both murderers and their victims are black. May 25, 2006 with civilgovernmentreformrights
'We Need Some Answers' regarding PG Police (f) Basically, we Prince George's residents seem satisfied to live with rules under which some officers feel so protected that, in essence, we have two police departments. One is made up of officers who have self-discipline and are conscientious because they understand the importance of their jobs the other consists of officers who are impulsive and reckless because they can get away with it. June 24, 2007 with crimenewspgpoliceregional
[P.G. Police Chief`s] Strategic Command (p)(f) The county’s murder rate — 133 slayings as of Tuesday — is nearly 18 percent higher than it was this time last year. Carjackings are up 55 percent and robberies are up 34 percent from 2004. [Police Chief] High’s solution: a combination of more community involvement, strategically deployed patrol officers to hot spots and more arrests. P.G. Gazette Oct 13, 2005 A1 with crimeregional
1-Hour Brainstorm Gave Birth to Digital Imaging (p)(f) In a one-hour brainstorming session in late 1969, Boyle and Smith drew up the basic design for a memory chip they called a "charge-coupled device," more familiarly known as a "CCD." Washignto Post FFeb 20, 2006 with computerstufftech