Book Stores Endangered

stakebait posted a message on the Patriot Act and the danger to US bookstores and their first amendment rights. For those interested in bookstores that have been hassled - here's an article on the Tattered Cover in Denver from the USA Today:

( Colorado Bookstore Owner In Court Privacy Victory )

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Jehovah Witnesses selling Avon products in the Phillipines were abducted by al-Qaeda and beheaded today. I don't know how to feel about that. I didn't realize the tackyness of Avon was global.