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Another Amazon Title Gone - The online bookseller is forced to abandon a book that alleges murder and worse by Northern Ireland's top politico. Lawyers for David Trimble still plan to sue. By Polly Sprenger. [Wired News]
 
Another CDA II Challenge Coming - A grassroots coalition of 17 groups and companies on Monday will submit a brief supporting the ongoing ACLU lawsuit against the anti-smut bill. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]
 
Another Microsoft Investigation - Now the SEC is having a look at Redmond. The world's biggest software company admits the Feds are scrutinizing its accounting practices, although it won't give details. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]
 
Another Salvo Against Microsoft - Caldera, a small software company, doggedly pursues its antitrust suit against the software giant. Microsoft, meanwhile, wants to get the case dismissed. Chris Stamper reports from Seattle. [Wired News]
 
Anti-Abortion Site on Trial - Does the content provoke violence against abortion providers, or is it a platform for free speech? An Oregon jury will decide. [Wired News]
 
Anti-Porn Law Under Fire - Several groups ganged up on the Child Online Protection Act Wednesday, arguing it was unconstitutional and asking an appeals court to overturn it. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]
 
Anti-Privacy Bank Rules Crushed - The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee invokes the specter of the former Soviet Union in shutting down a proposed banking-surveillance regulation. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]
 
Anti-Smut Law Struck Down - A federal judge rules that the controversial Child Online Protection Act is unconstitutional. [Wired News]
 
Antitrust II: The Sequel - The federal government challenges Intel's dominance of the computer chip market in a case that sounds remarkably like the Microsoft monopoly trial. [Wired News]
 
Appeals Court Upholds E-Rate - A US federal appeals court upholds a US$2 billion program to subsidize Internet connections for schools and libraries. [Wired News]
 
Apple Sues iMac Clone - Apple tries to stop PC manufacturer Future Power from selling the E-Power machine, claiming the design is an iMac ripoff. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
 
Argentine Govt: Don't Sweat Y2K - Only one of Argentina's financial institutions remains unprepared for the millennium. Of course, the government won't say which bank the bug might bite. Declan McCullagh reports from Buenos Aires. [Wired News]
 
Army Bombs NT, Buys Mac - It's only an 'interim measure,' but the US Army's Web site has scrapped its Windows server in favor of one that runs on a Mac. Why? Crackers made 'em do it. By James Glave. [Wired News]
 
Arrest of a Web Pioneer - Patrick Naughton, arrested last week on sex charges, wasn't just another Disney suit. He led the team that created Java, he cybercast the Stones, and he wrote code that made high-traffic sites sing. [Wired News]
 
As the Microsoft Trial Turns - A government lawyer slowly grills an expert witness for the defense, even apologizing for the grueling pace. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]
 
Asking Jeeves to Pay Up - Now that Ask Jeeves coffers are brimming with IPO cash, it's attracting some unwanted attention. It's being sued by a company that claims a patent on natural language searches. By Oscar S. Cisneros. [Wired News]
 
Asphyxiate Netscape? Never - Paul Maritz, a top Microsoft lieutenant, denies Intel's charges that he threatened to "cut off Netscape's air supply." [Wired News]
 
Audiohighway: We Own Net Music - A digital audio content company has a message for those companies developing portable digital audio players such as the Rio: We've got the patent, and you don't. By Oscar S. Cisneros. [Wired News]
 
Aussie Ethics Code Still Rankles - An updated draft of regulations issued by the Net industry association Down Under will still mean unnecessary censorship, activists say. Stewart Taggart reports from Sydney, Australia. [Wired News]
 
Aussies Battle Censorship - Hacker activists in Australia are targeting technical loopholes in pending national legislation requiring ISPs to block Net content. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]
 
 

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