Gore urges internet as information age town hall for federal services
Vice President Al Gore proposed online access to Social Security benefits, home-loan applications, crime reporting, and other federal services by 2008. He envisioned free government internet access, online government purchases, and a government auction system to save billions, plus a government asset sale site similar to eBay.
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N.C
al Gore
Gore
North Carolina State University
Washington
Sri Lanka ends censorship of foreign media in war coverage
Sri Lanka lifts censorship on foreign news about the 17 year civil war while keeping local media censored as President Kumaratunga accuses Tamil Tigers of duplicity. Defence officials report about 1,000 rebels killed in May in the Jaffna peninsula with equal numbers wounded, amid a broader cease in fighting.
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Bright issue square in feds' headlights
Government auto safety regulators will open a preliminary inquiry into whether new high intensity discharge headlights pose dangers from glare. The NHTSA will seek comment this summer to gather data and may set new rules on HID design, while AAA also studies the issue amid wide consumer complaints and mixed views on the lights.
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Washington Post
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Foundation For Traffic Safety
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Supreme Court throws out Texas killer’s death sentence
The U S Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing for Victor Hugo Saldano after prosecutors admitted part of his death sentence relied on his Hispanic ethnicity. The move clouds eight other cases where the same psychologist-provided factors influenced punishment.
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
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Texas Attorney General’s Office
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