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bgp4 writes "Have you ever examined a system you thought was broken into but you weren't sure? If only you had run an integrity verification program like osiris or Tripwire first you could have figured out what programs had been changed. In an effort to help out in the instances when you can't answer the question "what was this like before?" we've constructed a searchable database of MD5 and SHA-1 hashes for files in many standard operating systems. You can search using the filename or the checksum and see if you have a trojaned binary or an overactive imagination. Currently at knowngoods.org we have many FreeBSD, OS X, Linux, and Solaris installations checksummed and cataloged. If you have other programs or distributions you would like to see in the database, please let us know."
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats Al Gore (news - web sites) and Joe Lieberman (news - web sites), critical of the White House's economic policy, expressed support Sunday for tax cuts aimed at the middle class and a stimulus package to revive the economy.
... I think it would mean less expense overall because of all the money that's wasted now."
Gore and Lieberman, possible presidential contenders in 2004, said the shake-up in the Bush administration's economic team last week would mean little without changes in economic policy.
Failing to offer new initiatives would make President Bush (news - web sites)'s replacements for Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and White House economic adviser Lawrence Lindsey "fall guys for failed policies," Gore said.
Bush will announce successors to Lindsey and O'Neill as early as Monday, a senior administration official said. The president returned to the White House from Camp David Sunday with another key economic adviser -- Commerce Secretary Don Evans.
Gore, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2000, said on ABC's "This Week" that he would focus on more tax cuts for middle-income families and balance an economic stimulus package with the need to restore long-term confidence in the economy.
He said he would propose a detailed economic plan after the first of the year that would combine a middle-income tax cut with a freeze on the income tax rates paid by the wealthiest Americans.
The $1.3 trillion, 10-year tax cut enacted last year includes a gradual lowering of income tax rates. Democrats say it most benefits the wealthy and has contributed to the return of federal budget deficits.
Lieberman, Gore's running mate two years ago, said his plan for reviving the economy included putting more money into the hands of middle-class families, giving businesses incentives to start investing again, and providing funds for public works, particularly to states for homeland security.
"Our economy is in trouble," Lieberman, D-Conn., said on "Fox News Sunday." He said that more than 1 million people have fallen into poverty and business investment during the administration has been at a 50-year low. "The economy needs something different from what President Bush has given it."
President Bush is expected to present Congress with his own stimulus package next month.
Among possible elements are accelerated income tax rate reductions, eliminating the taxation of investors' stock dividends and payroll tax exemptions, an idea endorsed by another Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. John Kerry (news, bio, voting record), D-Mass.
Lieberman repeated that he would probably run for president, but only if Gore decides against another White House bid.
Gore, meantime, also discussed his preference for "single-payer" national health coverage, which would require a massive change in the insurance system. Money to pay for health care -- such as insurance premiums and tax dollars -- would be collected by a single agency, which would then pay for comprehensive coverage for all citizens.
Gore, pressed to say what such a plan would mean higher taxes, said he did not think "new revenues necessarily are required."
In fact, he suggested "it may mean fewer taxes.
"With the same revenue that we have now, we can do a much better job if we don't waste one out of every three dollars" on paperwork. More details of his idea will come early in 2003, Gore said.
Republicans quickly pounced on Gore's comments about taxes.
"With the 2004 Democratic presidential primary under way, Al Gore reminded voters today of two very important things," said Jack Oliver, deputy chairman of the Republican National Committee (news - web sites). "First, Democrats won't rule out raising taxes to spend more of people's hard-earned money and second that he is willing to say or do anything to get elected."
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The Los Angeles Times poll of members of the Democratic National Committee (news - web sites) showed significant support for a run by Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts as well as a dark-horse bids by Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina.
Only 35 percent of the committee members believed Gore, the former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate in 2000, should attempt a third White House run compared to 48 percent who said he should not. A significant 17 percent, however, remained undecided.
A new Time/CNN poll also released on Sunday showed 61 percent of Democrats would like to see Gore run in 2004.
Almost half of all those interviewed in the Time/CNN poll, 45 percent, thought it was likely Gore would win the nomination and become president. But 49 percent said they didn't think any Democrat could beat President Bush (news - web sites).
Those interviewed in the Time/CNN poll were statistically split over whether they would like to see Gore run in 2004, 45 percent in favor and 48 percent against, with a 3.1 percent margin of error.
The Los Angeles Times poll of Democratic officials found the party, reeling from its losses of the White House and the U.S. Senate in two election cycles, appeared ready to consider less shopworn candidates.
When the Democrats were asked to list their No. 1 choice for a presidential candidate, 19 percent favored Gore, 18 percent backed Kerry, 13 percent selected Edwards and 10 percent named Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri, who stepped down as the party's leader in the U.S. House of Representatives after losses in the midterm election.
Although 96 percent of the committee members -- some 450 state and local Democratic Party leaders -- remained loyal to former President Bill Clinton, most thought he should limit his campaign appearances for other candidates in 2004.
The Democratic National Committee, the governing body of the national party, does not select the party's candidate, but can have a strong influence over who runs and gets party backing.
The newspaper contacted 312 of 388 DNC members by telephone Nov. 7-8. The margin of error was 2 percentage points.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Academy Award-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor and Grammy-honored singer Paul Simon were among five stars from the world of performing arts being honored Sunday for their career achievements.
Joining them at a White House reception before a gala at the nearby Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts were actor James Earl Jones, actress-singer-dancer Chita Rivera and conductor James Levine.
President Bush and first lady Laura Bush planned to attend the 25th annual program where the careers of this year's honorees are celebrated.
The Kennedy Center's chairman, James A. Johnson, called Taylor "a luminous film actress who for nearly 60 years has been a Hollywood icon treasured by millions throughout the world."
Taylor, 72, became a child star with "National Velvet" in 1944 and later won Oscars for "Butterfield 8" in 1960 and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" in 1966.
More recently, she has helped raise millions of dollars to fight AIDS.
Simon, 51, was added to the lineup in August when, a few weeks after the official announcement, former Beatle Paul McCartney withdrew because of a personal obligation.
The Kennedy Center said McCartney would be on the 2003 list and that Simon would have been honored in the future.
Simon first became known as part of a duo with Art Garfunkel. "Sound of Silence" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" were among their most popular numbers.
The songwriter helped shape several generations of young Americans, Johnson said. "More recently, his work has encompassed an awareness of and concern for international art and artists," he said.
The other honorees are:
Levine, 49, longtime musical director of the Metropolitan Opera and now leader of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, was credited with bringing "one of the world's foremost opera companies to unsurpassed artistic excellence."
Rivera, 69, "a musical theater star of the highest magnitude." She is a two-time Tony Award winner.
Jones, 71, "an actor whose extraordinary range and power have made him an American institution." The voice of the evil Darth Vader in "Star Wars," his long and varied career has produced two Tonys and four Emmys.
The first Kennedy Center honors in 1978 named singer Marian Anderson, actor and dancer Fred Astaire, choreographer George Balanchine, composer Richard Rodgers and pianist Arthur Rubinstein.
The program airs December 27 on CBS.
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