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From  Monday  November 5, 2001

How to Shop Safely Online (US Government)
Shopping online has never been easier or safer. The worldwide stores of the Internet never close and only a few simple, common sense precautions are recommended. US Government Guide Robert Longley reports.

From  Sunday  November 4, 2001

Millions in Tax Checks Returned to IRS (US Government)
Over 295,000 of those tax rebate checks were returned to the IRS due to bad addresses. If you were expecting, but still have not gotten a tax refund or rebate check, read this. US Government Robert Longley reports.

From  Friday  November 2, 2001

Keeping America Safe From Plastic Knives and T-Shirts (Crime)
You can't be too safe these days... or CAN you? The cases of an airline passenger jailed for scratching himself with a plastic fork and a 15-year-old girl suspended from high school for trying to form an "anarchy club" are blurring the line between safety and paranoia.

My Creepy American Airlines Flight (US Politics)
I finally got back on a plane and had one of creepiest flights of my life. Read why I don't yet feel safe on our nation's finest airlines. By US Politics Guide John Aravosis. 

Airport Security Bill Goes to Conference (US Government)
The House has passed an Airport Security Bill, but a very large difference with the Senate-passed version sends the bill to a potentially contentious conference committee. US Government Guide Robert Longley reports.

From Thursday  November 1, 2001

Pushing Papers (Civil Liberty)
ID cards not only destroy our ability to live life without revealing our movements to petty government functionaries, they also make identity theft easier. From J.D. Tuccille, your Civil Liberties Guide. 

Stuff I Like (Globalization)
Isn't the Web great? The latest round of globalization (and anti-globalization) would hardly be possible without the help of the Internet. Here are Globalization Guide Keith Porter's favorite sites for tracking globalization.

Sara Jane Olson Pleads Guilty (Crime)
After a quarter century on the run, and eight separate trial delays, the former would-be SLA terrorist has done the unexpected and pleaded guilty (claiming afterward that she'd pleaded guilty to a crime she hadn't committed)

 

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