Daily Links

• A new U.S. intelligence report says Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and it remains on hold, contradicting the Bush administration's earlier assertion that Tehran was intent on developing a bomb...Bush's national security adviser Stephen Hadley said in a statement..."But the intelligence also tells us that the risk of Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon remains a very serious problem." Source (Yahoo News)
• Fox News has refused to air an ad produced by the Center for Constitutional Rights that criticizes the Bush administration for "destroying the Constitution" by the use of renditions, torture, and other tactics. The ad, "Rescue the Constitution," which is narrated by actor Danny Glover, can be viewed here and here. Source (Media Matters)
• Following in the footsteps of Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock, Stephen Colbert and the writers on The Colbert Report will perform a live version of their show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York Monday. Source (Broadcasting Cable)
• A Sweeny Todd movie review. Source (Ain't It Cool)
• With both sides back at the barricades, many believe the writers strike won't be resolved until March at the earliest. Source (Variety)
• Interview with Jimmy Jean-Louis, The Haitian from Heroes. Source (Chron)
• Antigravitational devices developed by a computer geek could eventually change the world as we know it. Or they may just blow a few holes into some barn roofs. The devices are known as "lifters." When charged with a small amount of electrical power, they levitate, apparently able to resist Earth's gravitational forces. Source (Wired)
• Rum is becoming more popular in wake of Johnny Depp's Pirates of the Caribbean films, retailers revealed today. Demand for the sailors' favourite has surged by 31% across all retailers in the past year to make it the UK's fastest growing spirit, according to analysts AC Nielsen. Source (Daily Mail)
• President Hugo Chavez suffered a stinging defeat in a vote on constitutional changes that would have let him run for re-election indefinitely, the chief of National Electoral Council said Monday. Source (Yahoo News)

Finally here is a funny video of a cat in zero-G gravity, clearly freaked out by its experience.