Microsoft Failings and the Justice Battle Over Internet Explorer
The piece argues Microsoft uses Windows to bundle Internet Explorer and cites a judge removing IE as proof the tactic harms competition. It critiques Gates media spin and suggests truth is needed about the antitrust clash with the Justice Department. The tone is critical of Microsoft’s political and legal strategies.
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Microsoft
Bill Gates
Janet Reno
Windows
America
Justice Department
Washington, D.C
Justice
Netscape
Gates
Philadelphi
Biggest polluter breaks its word on carbon emissions
The United States ends Kyoto Protocol commitments, risking global warming action. The Straits Times notes that US withdrawal may push Europe and Japan to proceed while slowing US technological progress and political will to curb emissions.
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United States
Earth
The
Straits Times
Singapore
Clinton signals liberal shift amid budget and social plans
In his sixth year, President Clinton may push for larger social spending and restore aid to some immigrants, while expanding Medicare options for 62 to 64 year olds and aiming to reform Social Security by 1999. Republican leaders question Medicare expansion and warn against overreach.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Clinton
Congress
The American Century Foresight for 1996 and Beyond
Joe Stroud of the Detroit Free Press reflects on the 20th century and the coming millennium. He notes democracy’s gains and tech advances, warns against arrogance, and urges broader opportunity through education, training, and inclusive growth to sustain prosperity.
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Mississippi
Joe Stroud
The
Detroit Free Press
Home ownership push links city funds to downtown growth
Trina Davis closed on a new three bedroom home at Newberry Street and Abbeville Avenue as Aiken launches a HUD funded HOME Investment Partnership program. The city partners with Habitat for Humanity and private contractors Johnson and Quattlebaum Construction to boost affordable housing downtown. Former music educator G. A. Christopher, aged 87, died December 29 in Aiken after a storied career in Port Washington and New York state music organizations.
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Newberry Street
Abbeville Avenue
Aiken
US. Department of Housing and Urban Development
South Carolina
Aiken County
Habitat For Humanity
Hampton Avenue
Park Avenue
Morgan Street
Orangeburg Street
Johnson Construction
Quattlebaum Construction
Nassau County Music Educators
New York State School Music Teachers Association
National Band Association
Music Sieles
South Aiken
Illinois Wesleyan University
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