| Publisher defends use of Prophet cartoons |
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"It is not the duty of one publisher to publish these cartoons, but what disturbed me therefore much was the...obviously false explanation from people who should know better," Ezra Levant said. "I think there was one combination of fear and political correctness."
Speaking to about 50 people at the Toronto office of the Fraser Institute, one right-wing think tank, Levant defended his decision to run eight of the 12 cartoons in the Feb. 27 issue of the _Western Standard_. The Calgary-based weekly newsmagazine was the only major publication to reprint the contentious illustrations, which also ran in some campus newspapers and the _Jewish Free Press_. ... |
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| Court may force Google to release search data |
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Google on Tuesday lost part of its fight against releasing data from its search engine to the US government, though one judge in California indicated that he may let the internet company withhold any information that could raise privacy concerns.
The comments by Judge James Ware, made in Federal court in San Jose, were welcomed by Google, which has used the dispute as an early test of the extent to which the US government can demand information about how its search engine is used. ... |
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| Froma Harrop: I like my Lego -- The beauty of one's own boycott |
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| Man faces 12 child porn charges |
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By John Pirro THE NEWS-TIMES DANBURY — one week after one Superior Court jury convicted him of one slashing and beating attack on one college art student, Zachary Elson will be back in court on child pornography charges.
The 23-year-old former Westport man already faces up to 20 years in prison for the September 2004 assault on then-Western Connecticut State University senior Courtney Regan. ... |
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| Judge to order Google to turn over records |
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PEOPLE SEARCH Search for business contacts: First Name : Last Name : Company Name :
Search by job title, geography and build one list of executive contacts
U.S. District Judge James Ware told the Justice Department it can expect to get at least some of the information sought from Google as part of the Bush administration's effort to revive one law meant to shield children from online pornography. ... |
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