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QUEENSLAND'S courts are suffering major delays as a new digital recording system puts prosecutions at risk.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was busy signing or vetoing bills Sunday, in the face of a midnight deadline to deal with all the legislation passed this summer, while he continued to press for an agreement to upgrade the state's deteriorating water system.

DEBKAfile's military sources report that Russia's abrupt suspension of consignments of advanced Tor-M1 air defense missiles and S-300 anti-missile systems has left Tehran high and dry for effective weapons to defend itself and its nuclear facilities against attacks. Our Iranian sources disclose that extreme frustration prompted the boasts of Revolutionary Guards Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami Sunday, Oct. 11, that Tehran's hi-tech missiles can repel any attack.

How does America's health care system stack up against other nations? Author T.R. Reid wrote a book comparing our health care system with others. Russ Mitchell speaks with Reid about the comparison.

Perhaps one of the worst effects of financial greed was to deprive the world of more people like Norman BorlaugThe recent death of Norman Borlaug provides an opportune moment to reflect on basic values and on our economic system. Borlaug received the Nobel peace prize for his work in bringing about the 'green revolution', which saved hundreds of millions from hunger and changed the global economic landscape.Before Borlaug, the world faced the threat of a Malthusian nightmare: growing populations in the developing world and insufficient food supplies. consider the trauma a country like India might have suffered if its population of half a billion had remained barely fed as it doubled. Before the green revolution, the Nobel prize-winning economist Gunnar Myrdal predicted a bleak future for an Asia mired in poverty. Instead, Asia has become an economic powerhouse.Likewise, Africa's welcome new determination to fight the war on hunger should serve as a living testament to Borlaug. The fact

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Both Apple and Psystar have filed separate motions, requesting a summary judgement from Judge William Alsup in a san francisco court, says AppleInsider. The two hearings are both set for November 12th, the outcome of which could determine whether the trial will take place in January. Apple has asked Alsup rule that Psystar infringed on its copyrights and violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by selling third-party machines that run Mac OS X. Apple believes the company has violated laws by circumventing it's operating system's disc protection methods....

Microsoft had a busy week, one that saw the launch of its new mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 6.5. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer used a European trip to downplay Windows 7 ahead of the much-anticipated operating systems Oct. 22 release. And chief software architect Ray Ozzie highlighted the future importance of social computing by starting FUSE Labs, designed to quickly exploit developing trends in connectivity software and services. - Microsofts big news this week was the Oct. 6 release of Windows Mobile 6.5, the newest update of its mobile operating system. If recent comments by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer are any indication, Mobile 6.5 is intended as a sort of placeholder, one that will potentially allow Redmond to gain a few p...

A cap-and-trade system forcing businesses away from fossil fuels, especially coal, will mean higher electricity and natural gas costs

President Obama said he saw an "unprecedented consensus" around plans to overhaul the nation's health care system, citing republican former officials.