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C.E. Petro at Thoughts of an Average Woman on a Google Desktop privacy issue with their new "search across computers" feature.
Kevin Drum on the first photo of Bush and Abramoff in the same room together at the White House, along with some background.
By way of Memeorandum, here's an update on the NASA scientist who says the Bush administration is filtering scientific data. He says the same thing is happening at NOAA, but the head of NOAA denies it.
Also from the Memeorandum, here's a report that says the U.S. is drawing up plans for an attack on Iran. Fixer at the Alternate Brain reacts.
In case you missed it, here's Raw Story's report on your favorite blond conservative pundit's remarks at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference.
Les Jones has an interesting post about an upcoming "get rich quick" real estate seminar in Knoxville.
Bob Stepno posted this last week, but in case you missed it here's his post about the "end of the Victorian Internet" (aka Western Union's telegraph service).
And finally, it's a tough job but somebody's gotta do it. Adam Groves watched Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen's state of the state address and files this report and roundup.
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