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Bonds 715th home run ball fetches $220K
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AP - Barry Bonds' 715th home run ball fetched a winning auction bid of $220,100 on Thursday, much better than experts predicted for the shot that moved the troubled Giants slugger past Babe Ruth for second place on the career list.
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Judge Halts NSA Suit Temporarily
WIRED
AT&T can stay mum on spying allegations related to the Electronic Frontier Foundation's wiretapping lawsuit -- at least for a little while. In 27 B Stroke 6.
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Cingular to raise prices for users of older phones
YAHOO
Reuters - Cingular Wireless, a venture of AT&T
Inc. and BellSouth Corp. , said on Monday it would
start charging customers with older phones an extra $4.99
monthly fee as early as September unless they upgrade their
phones as it moves toward using a single network technology.
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Cingular to raise prices for users of older phones
YAHOO
Reuters - Cingular Wireless, a venture of AT&T
Inc. and BellSouth Corp., said on Monday it would start
charging customers with older phones an extra $4.99 monthly fee
as early as September unless they upgrade their phones as it
moves toward using a single network technology.
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A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq
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AP - As of Sunday, July 30, 2006, at least 2,577 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,036 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
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CIA chief says warrants ill-suited for al Qaeda hunt
YAHOO
Reuters - CIA Director Michael Hayden told
senators on Wednesday that the requirement of court orders to
carry out electronic surveillance inside the United States was
ill-suited for tracking al Qaeda and other militant groups.
Sources: YAHOO
Feds Win Round Two in Spy Suits
WIRED
An Illinois judge tosses an ACLU lawsuit alleging that AT&T helped the NSA spy on Americans, just days after a California judge allowed a similar suit to progress. In 27B Stroke 6.
Sources: WIRED
Judge dismisses phone records lawsuit
YAHOO
AP - Citing national security, a federal judge Tuesday threw out a lawsuit aimed at blocking AT&T from giving telephone records to the government for use in the war on terror.
Sources: YAHOO
AT&T profit jumps 81 percent
YAHOO
AP - AT&T Inc., one of the nation's largest telecommunications companies, said Tuesday its profit climbed 81 percent in the second quarter, citing progress in integrating the operations of the former AT&T with SBC Communications and increased contributions from its Cingular Wireless joint venture.
Sources: YAHOO
Sources: YAHOO
BellSouth, AT&T shareholders OK merger
YAHOO
Reuters - Shareholders of BellSouth Corp.
and AT&T Inc. voted overwhelmingly on Friday to
approve AT&T's plan to buy BellSouth later this year, the
companies said.
Sources: YAHOO
McNabb's turn to fire shots at T.O.
YAHOO
AP - Donovan McNabb does a better job avoiding tacklers than lingering questions about Terrell Owens.
Sources: YAHOO
Wireless, Web seen driving AT&T, Verizon earnings
YAHOO
Reuters - Telecommunications giants AT&T Inc.
and Verizon Communications Inc. are expected to
report solid second-quarter earnings, buoyed by growth in
wireless and Internet subscribers.
Sources: YAHOO
BellSouth shareholders OK sale to AT&T
YAHOO
AP - BellSouth Corp. shareholders approved Friday the proposed sale of their company to AT&T Inc. for $67 billion in stock, a deal that would expand the reach of the nation's largest telecommunications provider and put the two companies' wireless joint venture under one roof.
Sources: YAHOO
Judge: NSA Case Can Proceed
WIRED
In a landmark ruling, a San Francisco judge rejects the Bush administration's argument that a suit against AT&T must be blocked on national security grounds. Now the EFF can press its lawsuit, accusing the telecom of helping the NSA illegally spy on internet customers. By Ryan Singel.
Sources: WIRED
Judge: NSA Case Can Proceed
WIRED
A San Francisco judge rejects the Bush administration's argument that a class action suit against AT&T must be blocked on national security grounds, allowing the EFF to push its claim forward. In 27B Stroke 6.
Sources: WIRED
Judge won't drop AT&T eavesdropping lawsuit
YAHOO
Reuters - A federal judge declined motions
on Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit against AT&T alleging the firm
illegally allowed the U.S. government to monitor phone
conversations and e-mail communications.
Sources: YAHOO
S.F. Evaluating Its Ties to AT&T
WIRED
The city of San Francisco will conduct a fact-finding study to reassess its relationship with AT&T, following allegations that the telecommunications company has been secretly making its customer records available to the National Security Agency.
Sources: WIRED
EFF Defends Tech Liberties
WIRED
Taking on such powerhouses as the Secret Service and AT&T, the EFF is a kind of high-tech ACLU, fighting to ensure that offline rights transfer to emerging technologies.
Sources: WIRED
Sex and drugs message at festival
BBC
Health workers will be distributing condoms and sunscreen at T in the Park as police issue a zero tolerance drugs warning.
Sources: BBC
How to Check for NSA Taps
WIRED
Expert analysis by a former FCC technology adviser says you don't have to be an AT&T customer to have your internet traffic sniffed by the company's surveillance gear. Here's how to check if your packets are going into the secret room in San Francisco. In 27B Stroke 6.
Sources: WIRED
AT&T offers U-verse video, Net service
YAHOO
AP - AT&T Inc. on Monday expanded its gradual foray into cable TV, offering its U-verse video and high-speed Internet service to about 5,000 homes in San Antonio.
Sources: YAHOO
Watergate Echoes in NSA Courtroom
WIRED
AT&T and Justice Department lawyers line up to try and kill a lawsuit alleging that the phone company cooperated in an illegal government surveillance program. AT&T's novel defense: We've done it before. Kevin Poulsen reports from San Francisco.
Sources: WIRED
AT&T removes key privacy reference
CNN
Phone service provider AT&T announced Thursday a privacy policy overhaul that removes a key reference from its previous policy, which had said the company "does not access, read, upload or store data contained in or derived from private files without the members' authorization..."
Sources: CNN
AT&T removes key privacy reference
CNN
Phone service provider AT&T announced Thursday a privacy policy overhaul that removes a key reference from its previous policy, which had said the company "does not access, read, upload or store data contained in or derived from private files without the members' authorization..."
Sources: CNN
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