Report: Court's rebuke likely to push software maker toward a deal

NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Microsoft Corp. is likely to strive harder for a deal with the Justice Department after a federal appeals court denied the company's request to delay proceedings pending its request for a Supreme Court review of its antitrust case, according to a published report Monday.

WASHINGTON — More than 30,000 people were charged with federal drug offenses in 1999, more than double the number 15 years earlier, and most of those convicted were drug traffickers, a Justice Department study released Sunday says. Ninety-one percent were convicted of trafficking.

Napster, the hugely popular Web site for exchanging free and illegal music, gave the music industry a start, and a wake-up call.

John Dilulio Jr., head of President Bush's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives, will leave his post as soon as a replacement can be found, the White House confirmed Friday.