BUSH OKs BILL FOR NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY

President George W. Bush signed a bill yesterday requiring that convicted child molesters be listed on a nationwide Internet registry, an idea that got a boost from research by a Long Island-based child advocacy group.  The law is designed to create nationwide sex-offender registration and notification standards.  The Stony Brook group Parents for Megan’s Law documented wide disparities in state requirements and presented the data to Justice Department officials to bolster the case for a tougher, national law, said executive director Laura Ahearn.  We found such a lack of uniformity