Murder Suspect Selling Namesys 
In an exclusive jailhouse interview with Wired News, Hans Reiser, accused of killing his wife, says he’s looking to unload his open-source file system company to help pay legal costs. Joshua Davis reports from Dublin, California.
Source: feeds.wired.com

National Security Chill On Takeovers 
Federal scrutiny of foreign buyers could set off a backlash, thwarting purchases.
Source: www.forbes.com

Hearing postponed for student accused of making pipe bombs 
A hearing for a California University of Pennsylvania student from Upper St. Clair accused of stockpiling bombs in his bedroom and dorm has been delayed while he undergoes a psychiatric evaluation.
Source: www.post-gazette.com

Strip deals wry Pearls of wisdom 
Cartoonist Stephan Pastis lives on the edge. As the creator of the wildly popular comic strip Pearls Before Swine, hes simultaneously trying to captivate a generation that turns to South Park, Family Guy and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for laughs AND make a living selling his strip to daily newspapers, whose subscriber base skews toward the over-50 crowd.
Source: www2.ljworld.com

Automakers scorn lawyer Lockyer’s carbon case 
US automakers have challenged a California lawsuit that demands they pay for environmental damage caused by vehicle exhaust gases.
Source: www.iol.co.za

NEWS SECTIONS 
Throughout the 1980s and early ’90s, women of all economic levels - poor, middle class and rich - steadily gained ground on their male counterparts in the workforce. By the mid-’90s, women earned more than 75 cents for every dollar in hourly pay that men did, up from 65 cents 15 years earlier.
Source: www.currentargus.com

STEROIDS SCANDAL / THE BALCO LEGACY / From children to pros, the heat is on to stop use of performance enhancers 
Major-league baseball’s drug cheats are the subject of an investigation and face tougher penalties and public exposure when they are caught using steroids. Congress has ratcheted up prison sentences for convicted steroid dealers, and federal drug…
Source: feeds.sfgate.com

News briefs from around California 
REDLANDS, Calif. - The city manager wants to toughen the process for approving police disability retirements after receiving an anonymous allegation of fraud.
Source: www.examiner.com