more evidence of the effectiveness of racial profiling

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3692741.stm

and an entertaining piece about the protests in Dublin

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/3687153.stm

from the Doonesbury Daily Brief

According to a report issued Thursday by the Transportation Department's inspector general, "six air traffic controllers provided accounts of their communications with hijacked planes on Sept. 11, 2001, on a tape recording that was later destroyed by a Federal Aviation Administration manager," the Washington Post reports. "It is unclear what was on the tape, but its destruction did little to dispel the appearance that government officials withheld evidence," the report said.

anyone surprised to hear this?

Amid considerable political maneuvering, the Food and Drug Administration yesterday rejected a controversial plan to sell emergency "morning after" contraceptive pills without a prescription, citing their potential effect on teenage girls.

from Newsday