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There are about 9 million DNS servers on the Internet, Kaminsky said. Using a high-bandwidth connection, he examined 2.5 million. Of those, 230,000 were identified as potentially vulnerable, 60,000 are very likely to be open to this specific type of attack, and 13,000 have a cache that can definitely be poisoned.

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That's why business lobbyists have been pressing to include far more precise rules in subsequent treaties. And the Bush and Clinton administrations have been happy to go along, effectively saying to poorer countries: If you want the United States to open its markets to your products, the price is adopting the most problematic sections of our copyright law.

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NASA has decided that its next launch vehicle for getting humans into space will be based on the space shuttle system, including its main engines, solid rocket boosters and external tank. There will be one big difference, though, instead of riding along the side of the new rocket, astronauts in the future will be riding on top on top of their next launcher -- above any debris that might fall off.

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Robinson smoothly pulled out two gap fillers that were sticking out from between heat shield tiles. “It’s pulling out very easily,” Robinson said as he removed the first gap filler protruding from tiles on the orbiter’s nose landing-gear door. He estimated he used only 6.7 newtons (1.5 pounds) of force to pull it out and then stashed it in a trash bag, so it would not float away.