Santorum introduces more rent collection opps

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/news/epaper/2005/04/21/m1a_wx_0421.html

Excerpt:
"Do you want a seven-day weather forecast for your ZIP code? Or hour-by-hour
predictions of the temperature, wind speed, humidity and chance of rain? Or
weather data beamed to your cellphone?

"That information is available for free from the National Weather Service.

"But under a bill pending in the U.S. Senate, it might all disappear.

"The bill, introduced last week by Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., would prohibit
federal meteorologists from competing with companies such as AccuWeather and
The Weather Channel, which offer their own forecasts through paid services
and free ad-supported Web sites."


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