A day after a federal judge ruled the Federal Trade Commission lacked authority to create the national "do not call" registry, the House granted the agency specific power to maintain the list. - full article

The national do-not-call list has attracted 50 million people - 730,000 on the first day alone - and was all set for use by the fcc until a gederal district court ruled that it was invalid. Today, the House voted to override the judge's decision, and the senate is expected to do the same later today. Will this mean the end of tele-marketing calls within this country? Probably not. My vote: go with a cell phone instead of a land line.