follows the U.S. House of Representatives in approving a complete overhaul of government intelligence services, creating the post of United States Director of National Intelligence. (BBC) IBM announces that it will sell its PC hardware business to Lenovo, a Chinese computer company. (BBC) Former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell and three others are shot and killed during a Damageplan performance in Columbus, Ohio. Police shoot and kill the gunman. (NBC) December 7, 2004 The United States Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of state laws that block merchants from shipping wine across state lines. Affected businesses and consumers claim that such laws are invalid under the commerce clause, long held to ban a state's discrimination against interstate commerce. High-profile Democratic New York State attorney general Eliot Spitzer announces his campaign for Governor in 2006. (Yahoo!) 2004 U.S. presidential election controversy: Ohio Secretary of State, and Co-Chair of the George Bush Ohio Campaign, Ken Blackwell certifies election results. Two parallel vote count efforts are pending, one claims evidence that John Kerry is the legitimate winner of Ohio. (Associated Press) (NYT) The U.S. military discusses plans for mandatory visibly worn ID badges, forced labor, DNA testing, and retina scans at "citizen processing centers" for all residents of the rebellious Iraqi city of Fallujah, saying they plan to make it a model city for the whole of Iraq. (Boston Globe) December 6, 2004 Former Houston Rockets star Calvin Murphy acquitted of charges that he molested his five daughters. (Houston Chronicle) The U.S. consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is car bombed and then stormed by gunmen, killing nine Saudis. Saudi security forces kill three of the gunmen, arrest two others, and are in pursuit of several more. There are no U.S. casualties. (BBC) (Reuters/AFP) December 5, 2004 2004 U.S. presidential election controversy: Hundreds gather at the Ohio statehouse to demand a recount of votes, citing fraud that took votes from John Kerry and gave them to George W. Bush. (AP) A lawsuit challenging the Volusia County, Florida, election is thrown out for being a day late. The suit claims paperwork is missing from 59 of Volusia's 179 precincts and that precinct printouts show different numbers. (AP) More than 20 are killed and many more injured in a series of attacks on Iraqis working for the United States by Iraqi insurgents today. (ABC)(BBC)(Reuters) December 3, 2004 2004 U.S. presidential election controversy: The U.S. House Committee