Many states facing big ’03 deficits Declining tax revenue and the falling stock market are creating massive deficits in quite a few states, including the biggest ones. Huge spending cuts and tax increases seem the only way out. While last…

Scotland Yard thwart Al-Qaeda attack on London underground A plot to release cyanide gas on London underground rail system has been foiled by Scotland Yard following the recent arrest of six North African men believed to have links to Osama…

Iranian scholars protest reformist death sentence. This protest just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Many universities are on strike and now faculty are resigning in protest. A major upheaval, to be sure. Hope it ends peacefully. TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (Agence…

Extremist rabbi in Hebron says annihilation of non-Jews acceptable A prominent Israeli rabbi with thousands of followers said during a Sabbath homily in the settlement in Kiryat Arba’a Saturday that halacha, or Jewish religious law, “essentially supported the annihilation of…

Computer voting chip gives victory to losing candidate A defective computer chip in the county’s optical scanner misread ballots Tuesday night and incorrectly tallied a landslide victory for Republicans. Democrats actually won by wide margins. So, these systems have no double-checking,…

Democratic insiders think Gore shouldn’t run in 2004 As the Democratic Party regroups from the disappointing midterm elections and begins searching for a presidential nominee, a Los Angeles Times Poll shows that nearly half of party insiders believe former Vice…