February 12, 2004

South Korea n Scientist s announce the world's first successfully Clone d Human Embryo . [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3480921.stm

South Korea 's parliament on Friday approves sending 3,000 troops to Iraq , responding to a call from the United States for military help in restoring stability to Iraq. {Link without Title}

Part of the Source Code for Microsoft 's Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 products has been leaked to the internet. It is thought that the leak constitutes only a part of the source, and may have originated from Mainsoft . Copies of something purporting to be the Windows source have been reported to be available on various File Sharing networks. [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/02/12/2114228&mode=nested&tid=109&tid=187 [http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/Feb04/02-12windowssource.asp

, commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, escapes injury when his convoy is attacked in Fallujah .

--- City officials in San Francisco, California start issuing marriage License s to Homosexual couples, staging what they view as acts of Civil Disobedience , by performing the first known civil Marriage of a homosexual couple in the U.S. by marrying the homosexual Activist s and Lesbian couple, Del Martin And Phyllis Lyon . Over 80 couples whisked through quick ceremonies. {Link without Title}

--- Various (FRC) states that "''It could not be clearer that the Institution of Marriage is under a direct assault by Homosexual Activist s''". {Link without Title}

--- Virginia House Of Delegates give preliminary approval to legislation that would Ban the recognition of Same-sex Civil Union s and Domestic Partnership s. {Link without Title}

Controversy erupts in Canada over a segment of Conan O'Brien 's NBC Television Talk Show , filmed in Quebec City and shown to a studio audience in Toronto , featuring his character Triumph the Insult Dog making ethnic insults against French-Canadian s, including telling them to speak English. The Canadian government condemns the comments. The Government of Ontario , which had paid $1 million to sponsor the taping of four episodes of the show in Toronto to promote the city, also distances itself from the comments. {Link without Title}

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