:: NEWS COCKTAIL aka BlahBlahBlog ::
"Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes - and that's supposed to be enough." -Walter Cronkite, RE TV news. The Web has changed that for many, however, and here is an extra dose for your daily news cocktail. This prescription tends to include surveillance and now war-related links, along with the occasional pop culture junk and whatever else seizes my attention as I scan online news sites.:: 3.28.2003 ::
:: UPI update ::
Anti-war protests follow Friday prayers
WASHINGTON, March 28 (UPI) -- Anti-war protests were held across the Islamic world, and also in some non-Muslim countries, on the second Friday since the war in Iraq began. In most places, people gathered outside mosques after offering their weekly prayers and dispersed peacefully after the protest.
Patriotism boosts American flag sales
CHICAGO, March 28 (UPI) -- American flags, red, white and blue decorations, and yellow ribbons have become part of the nation's landscape as people display patriotic symbols in a show of support for U.S. troops in Iraq. Store managers around the country can't keep flags in stock with the briskest sales reported since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. "We had 72 flags a week ago and we're down to four," said John Tierney, manager of the Kmart on west Addison Street. The best-seller is a $9.99, full-size American flag. A display in the front of the store has flags, yellow ribbon pins, and T-shirts reading "U.S.A." and "God Bless America."
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