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MarkWhittington writes "Senator Barack Obama has published a comprehensive space policy that is conspicuous in what it does not mention as in what it does. Unfortunately it constitutes a return to the 1990s during which astronauts flew in circles in low Earth orbit and commercial space was ignored."
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/534707/barack_obama_publishes_his_space_policy.html

japerr writes "Scientists have set a new record in sending information through thin air using the revolutionary technology of quantum teleportation — although Mr Spock may have to wait a little longer for a Scotty to beam him up with it. Beam me up"
http://news.independent.co.uk/sci_tech/article2611757.ece#2007-06-04T00:00:25-00:00

People going online seeking pills to relieve a variety of conditions are shipped a powerful anti-psychotic drug instead, an investigation by health officials reveals. By the Associated Press.

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/topheadlines/~3/91720222/INTERNET_DRUGS

nadamsieee writes "Wired's Luke O'Brian recently reported about Congress' latest attempt to reform the patent system. In the article O'Brian tells of how "[w]itnesses at Thursday's hearing painted a bleak picture of that system. Adam Jaffe, a Brandeis University professor and author of a book on the subject, described the system as "out of whack." Instead of "the engine of innovation," the patent has become "the sand in the gears," he said, citing widespread fears of litigation." The House Oversight Committee website has more details. How would you fix the patent system?"