Hot off PR Newswire, Washingtonpost.com is going to start pushing ads in its RSS feeds starting July 15. From the release …

My step mom is in town, so yesterday we drove for 10 hours through Northern Washington (went across the Cascades). Stunning scenery.

Law enforcement officials in 500 counties across the United States agree that production and abuse of methamphetamine is an epidemic that deserves the same or more attention than marijuana and even domestic security and terrorism. The White House says that is an exaggeration.

Deciding which search engine provides your site search can be a big deal, especially if you are a media giant with broad appeal. Selecting a particular engine to provide your search is similar to choosing sides.

Washington Mutual announced that it is has entered an agreement to buy Providian Financial in a stock and cash transaction totaling nearly $6.45 billion.

The growth of the U.S. economy slowed down to 3.1% in the first quarter, its slowest rate in two years.

Click Fraud is a growing problem for Adsense and other Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising programs. The challenge that Google has with Adsense and click fraud is that they’re at risk of it happening from a number of angles.

Lisa Baertlein of AP weighs in with another story about the growing interest in paid search ads. The piece seems balanced and accurate.

An interesting article from the Washington Post takes a look at what makes Google such a success.

A judge in Loudoun County Virginia sentenced spammer Jeremy Jaynes to nine years in prison in the first spam-related felony prosecution in the U.S.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was ordered by a federal judge to make up its mind about a smog-reduction plan for the Washington area by May 3.

MCI has faced some criticism for its decision to reject an offer from Qwest communications.

MCI has apparently decided to reopen talkes of a merger with Qwest communications who has been battling with Verizon for the company.

An investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds led to the resignation of A Wal-Mart senior board member.

The merger of Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Holding Corporation was approved yesterday by shareholders of both companies.

The IRS has recovered $3.2 billion in unpaid taxes, interest, and penalties from taxpayers who used the “Son of Boss” tax shelter.

The EU pledged its continuing support, amidst assorted criticisms, of the Airbus airline. The decision caused Washington to react with consternation, breaking off talks with EU representatives.

The FAA is ordering airlines and aircraft manufacturers to upgrade their black boxes increasing the length of time that they can record.

Wal-Mart is closing a store in Quebec whose workers will be the first ever to win a union contract from the company.

Drug company Pfizer announced their profits quadrupled during the 4th quarter of 2004.

After filing for bankruptcy protection back in September, US Airways is taking steps to cut costs.