ICANN and ITU: collaborators or rivals?. An interview with Vint Cerf by Declan McCullagh appeared today on ZDnet. Perhaps of greatest interest was Cerf's answer to the question of whether ICANN and the International Telecommunications Union were rivals or collaborators: “This is a reflection of how… [InternetPolicy.net]

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interesting goings on here….

bush blunder. Big George W. blunder on the news here last night. The Dutch prime minister visited the oval office yesterday. The press was positioned on the inside as Jan-Peter Balkenende knocked on the other side. In the footage show last night (watch it here) Bush is heard asking an off-camera aid: “Who?, well write his name down, I can't remember all that…hey! [door opens] John Peter! Glad you're here!” Great foreign relations move. [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]

An open mike moment that does not show him in the best light. I figure someone who made a big error for the photo op will be looking for a new job shortly. [A Man with a Ph.D. - Richard Gayle's Weblog]

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it certainly makes you proud to be an american doesn't it. oh my, who will we elect next? arnold?