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<p>So now it has happened at USA TODAY. À la The New York Times, The Washington Post and many other newspapers and broadcast stations or networks. Anonymous-source misuse or abuse put USA TODAY star reporter Jack Kelley in the hot seat and led to his forced resignation. The newspaper's critics, some of its readers and many of its reporters and editors are in a tizzy.</p>

"Lammentations of a Dieter" Posted by Doc Farmer < http://www.chronwatch.com/site_search.asp?auth=90 > Saturday, May 24, 2003 I've made no secret of the fact that I'm fat, bald, and ugly. For those who think I'm putting myself down, though, I'm not. There's a difference between that and simple honesty of self. If I can't be honest with myself, how can I be expected to be honest with anybody else? That said, though, I don't like being fat. Bald is okay, mind you (thank God for the Gillette Mach 3) and ugly keeps me from being mistaken for a Hollywood type. But fat...

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<p>Is this thing on? Plug in that cord over there. Yes that one. NO NOT INTO THAT PLUG yes that one. Thanks. Testing 1 2 3.</p> <p>Hi everyone. Your friendly neighborhood AM here.</p> <p>Keywords. You've seen them. You love them. Maybe you have even abused them.</p> <p>Please don't abuse keywords. There are children in China doing without keywords.</p> <p>1) Having who added what keyword be revealed at the whim of sadistic moderators, such as myself.</p>

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending a midnight showing of The Two Towers. What follows is my attempt at a spoiler-free review. Of three books of the trilogy, "The Two Towers" was always my favorite - I looked forward to the movie in fevered anticipation. I decided to throw caution to the wind and go to the midnight showing; I knew I would be hurting at work today (quick nurse, my caffine IV is low!) I was very surprised to get to the theater in our small city and find it utterly packed, my friend and I were...

A new version of the Freenet software, a program based around wholly anonymous Net publishing and distribution, is due out Monday after long silence from its mostly volunteer developer community.Freenet has long been a kind of peer-to-peer promised land, with its developers promising technical features far beyond the simple file-swapping of networks like Napster or Kazaa. Its ambitions have kept it squarely in the development stage for years, with few nontechnical devotees, while simpler rival networks have attracted millions of users. With Monday's new release, the developers hope to start attracting a wider audience. "This is the first (release) where...

Dario Herrera is a Democratic candidate for Congress from Nevada's newly created 3rd Congressional District. While Herrera will face opposition from Republican state Senator Jon Porter and Independent Party candidate Pete O'Neil, his most dangerous opponent may be a Nevada business owner turned political writer. That writer's website, darioslittleproblem.com contains a collection of "reports" about Herrera's alleged involvement in unethical business dealings and purported abuses of his position as chairman of the County Commission in Clark County, Nevada to gain financial and political benefit. The site links to stories in the Las Vegas Sun and the Las Vegas Review-Journal concerning...

How do you tell a colleague, co-worker, or boss that their bad habits/lack of personal hygiene are driving you crazy?How do you let a flirt or homewrecker know you're onto them, without revealing your identity? Send an anonymous EMAIL! See the website for ways to Give-A-Hint!