A Step Towards Universal Gay Rights? and More Ugliness on AIG and Roppongi Travel Warning and More for Wednesday, March 18, 2009

U.S. To Endorse U.N. Gay Rights Statement

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/18/national/main4873350.shtml

AIG: What Obama and Congress really knew

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29754670/

Fake Outrage? AIG Bonuses Known Months Ago

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/18/politics/main4873238.shtml

AIG chief: Bonus payments 'distasteful'

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29752003/

US to force AIG to repay bonuses

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7949729.stm

Congress to AIG: Give back those bonuses

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29733519/

US agency says it failed to see some AIG flaws

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_bi_ge/aig_outrage;_ylt=Aq0SyrbAYjZJ2Ky6E2Le5ims0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlaXY3b2cxBHBvcwM5MgRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX2J1c2luZXNzBHNsawN1c2FnZW5jeXNheXM-

Office of Thrift Supervision

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Thrift_Supervision

Is Hoover To Blame For AIG Mess?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/18/link/blog/main4873412.shtml

AIG's Liddy says bonus payments were required

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52h3rp-us-financial-aig-liddy/

Edward M. Liddy

http://www.nndb.com/people/024/000125646/

AIG firestorm raises alarm for other firms

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29749994/

Those in Glass Houses: Will Obama, Dodd Return AIG Donations?

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=7110145&page=1

U.S. mortgage applications spike on refinance demand

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52h2o2-us-usa-economy-mortgages/

Madoff May Be Worthless, Literally

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/18/link/blog/main4873957.shtml

Madoff accountant charged with fraud

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29754993/

David Friehling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_G._Friehling

Stun Guns May Cause Seizures

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090316173210.htm

Taser

http://www.taser.com/

Obama ventures into troubled California

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29752749/

Former Bush aide gets 30 months in prison

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_aide_cuba;_ylt=AuxVxLk5gDsXucB7VJ6pqous0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTI5aXZqOGlrBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMzE4L2J1c2hfYWlkZV9jdWJhBHBvcwMxNARzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNmb3JtZXJidXNoYWk-



Windsor auto workers seize shuttered plant

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/03/18/windsor-plant.html

Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Health Coverage

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=7097002&page=1

Keep a job or get a raise by going online?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/18/economy.online.degrees/index.html


Afghanistan needs 4,000 extra soldiers for elections: NATO

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/03/18/nato-afghanistan-elections.html

China's Milk Victims Claim Intimidation

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/17/world/main4871640.shtml

US urges citizens to avoid Tokyo nightlife area

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_re_us/as_japan_us_alcohol;_ylt=AqoRW0JFp08kFOkkoT7sx8ms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFhNHVoczloBHBvcwM1BHNlYwN5bl9tb3N0X3BvcHVsYXIEc2xrA3VzdXJnZXNjaXRpeg--

Tokyo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo

Roppongi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roppongi

Czechs halt US missile treaties

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7950583.stm

World Bank lowers China forecast

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7949819.stm

Coke's China juice move collapses

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7949903.stm

Pakistan rejects US strike report

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7950417.stm

Sudan leader: No foreign court can touch me

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29753914/

North Korea refuses US food aid

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7949785.stm

Fresh attack on Koreans in Yemen

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7949961.stm

Rape reports rise in US military

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7950439.stm

UK to publish detainee interrogation rules

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7950109.stm

Madagascar court backs handover

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7950183.stm

Sri Lanka children 'being killed'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7949814.stm

Software To Mitigate Disaster, Disease

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/17/scitech/pcanswer/main4872932.shtml

State Farm recalls promotional teddy bears

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29753940/

Ministers' £1bn UK science plea

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7946371.stm

Polarizers May Enhance Remote Chemical Detection

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090311111019.htm

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser-induced_breakdown_spectroscopy

Forceful New Method To Sensitively Detect Toxins, Proteins, Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090316111403.htm

Apple unveils new iPhone features

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7949557.stm

Mobile users at risk of ID theft

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7950263.stm

Gravity satellite leads new wave

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7945170.stm

Worm warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7946574.stm

Is 3DTV the next big thing?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7948947.stm

Atomic Fountain Clocks Are Becoming Still More Stable

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090318090148.htm

Nanotechnology sensors detect salmonella in food

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/03/18/nanotech-food-safety.html

Engineer Devises Ways To Improve Gas Mileage

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090317125230.htm

Discovery sues Amazon's Kindle

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29741314/

‘Smart drug’ may be habit-forming, study says

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29739760/

Modafinil

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provigil

Heavy? You may live 3 to 10 years less

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29739036/

Salmonella outbreak has slowed, but isn't over

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29743527/

'Star Wars' laser kills mosquitoes

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090318/sc_livescience/starwarslaserkillsmosquitoes;_ylt=ApTxzGftDdudrA7FQUYHYz6s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTMwYjE2bTNwBGFzc2V0A2xpdmVzY2llbmNlLzIwMDkwMzE4L3N0YXJ3YXJzbGFzZXJraWxsc21vc3F1aXRvZXMEcG9zAzE4BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xr

Cochlear implant surgery safe for seniors

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52g5la-us-cochlear-implant-surgery-safe-seniors/

Making Wood A Clean, Efficient Energy Source With New Process

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090311134802.htm

New government brochure explains climate science

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_sc/sci_climate_literacy;_ylt=AtX2Yb.Be0TEGssXiXi7WAKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFla2dzc3BjBHBvcwMxMDUEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNuZXdnb3Zlcm5tZW4-

Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science

http://www.noaa.gov/climateliteracy.html

UN accuses EU over climate change

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7950211.stm

Robot Sub Searches For Signs Of Melting 60 Km Into An Antarctic Ice Shelf Cavity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090317113818.htm

Wolf numbers up again, but expansion slowing

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090317/ap_on_re_us/endangered_wolves;_ylt=AtI_eDbS66bcmT7Q5smzrXis0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlcWFkc3JyBHBvcwMxMDcEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawN3b2xmbnVtYmVyc3U-

Canis lupus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_Lupus

Bill would ban nonmedical drug use in U.S. livestock

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52g5ul-us-agriculture-antibiotics-bill/

Petland accused of scheme to sell sick puppies

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29742068/

Cleaning Up Oil Spills Can Kill More Fish Than Spills Themselves

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090316101430.htm

Chernobyl 'shows insect decline'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7949314.stm

Chernobyl

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl

Rare vine in Hawaii designated endangered species

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_sc/endangered_plant_species;_ylt=Am5Yu.NxmE0HQ0QAFOZQyT2s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlM2o5aXBzBHBvcwMxMDYEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNyYXJldmluZWluaGE-

Civil War battlefields at risk, officials warn

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/battlefields/index.html

Gambians 'taken by witch doctors'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7949173.stm

Councils get banned jargon list

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7948894.stm

LGA banned words: full list

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7949077.stm