For Saturday, December 20, 2008

Russian Destroyer Nastoychivy Leaving Port Stockholm image licensed under Creative Commons by Priyatosha

6.5-magnitude quake strikes off Japan

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/20/japan.quake/index.html

NATO fuel tanker crew killed in Pakistan

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/20/pakistan.tanker.attack/index.html

U.S., Mexico to kick off $1.4 billion anti-drug plan

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/19/mexico.us.drug.war/index.html

US states braced for winter storm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7793288.stm

For UAW, sacrifice or surrender?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28323341/

The True Price Of Auto Labor Costs

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/19/business/main4677571.shtml

Detroit mayor: Deficit nears $300M, cuts ordered

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081220/ap_on_re_us/detroit_deficit;_ylt=At_Vg_BjOBcAXe15mcM4HPCs0NUE

Schwarzenegger orders big payroll cuts

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28325101/

Madoff whistleblower went unheeded for years

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28310980/

Madoff ordered to produce accounting

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28314815/

A leading philanthropy to shut down because of Madoff scheme

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1005063

Japan backs further aid package

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7793337.stm

Japan stumps up more cash to fight crisis as Belgian gov't falls

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1005061

'No recovery soon' in bank credit

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7793035.stm

China offers Taiwan economic aid

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7793409.stm

Levi Johnston's mom arrested for drugs - Crime & courts- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28313509/

Bristol Palin's Future Mom-In-Law Arrested

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/19/politics/main4679051.shtml

Officials: U.S. not ready for cyber attack

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28312755/

Russian Destroyers Pull In To Havana

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/19/world/main4679058.shtml