Day December 12, 2003

Hang them high Two Men Charged Under Va. Anti-Spam Law Two North Carolina men were indicted for violating the state’s junk e-mail law by sending thousands of e-mail pitches for investments, software and other products, in what prosecutors said was…

WHO says climate change killing 150,000 a year Global warming killed 150,000 people in 2000 and the death toll could double again in the next 30 years if current trends are not reversed, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

New Iraq army hit by resignations US plans to create a new Iraqi army have suffered a setback after hundreds of recruits resigned. The army’s first 700-man battalion lost 300 troops who were within weeks of being deployed, Pentagon officials…

Gonzalez gets 47% in 3% Green San Francisco Via ProRev Democrat Gavin Newsom beat Green Matt Gonzalez in the race for San Francisco mayor, 53% to 47%. Newsom, taking corporate contributions and with a paid professional campaign staff, spent about…