More on the US Torture Scandal and More for Thursday, May 7, 2009

Troops killed in Pakistan clashes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8037281.stm

Bush attorneys who wrote terror memo face backlash

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ca_interrogation_memos;_ylt=AjpMvdAaYb5V1gkBg0MAALwDW7oF

John Yoo

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

Jay Bybee

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

U.S. envoy in China seeking North Korea strategy

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre54625q-us-korea-north/

UN 'stunned' by scale of bail-out

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8036559.stm

In Europe, safety net softens slump

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30363790/

U.S. Air Force eyes way to help space industry

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5455pu-us-airforce-space/

Launch protocols for US missiles found on second-hand computers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8036324.stm

Office intruder 'steals' data

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7843206.stm

FBI Agent Reflects On Cybercriminal Role

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/07/tech/cnettechnews/main4998243.shtml

Analysis: An autopsy of liberal Republicans

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/06/liberal.republicans/index.html

WH plans to release flyover report, photo

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/06/air.force.one.flyover/index.html

US banks 'safe from insolvency'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8037258.stm

Sales slump doubles losses at GM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8038036.stm

GM burns through $10.2B US in 1st quarter

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/05/07/gm-first-quarter.html

CAW, GM told to go back to bargaining table

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/05/07/caw-generalmotors-negotiate.html

Chinese reveal child quake toll

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8037273.stm

Police enter Suu Kyi home; American detained

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/myanmar.suukyi/index.html

Aung San Suu Kyi

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

Iran hangs nine convicts in jail

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8037864.stm

Aristocrat guilty of Kenya manslaughter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8037430.stm

Thomas P. G. Cholmondeley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_P._G._Cholmondeley

Man dies in Brooks after Taser hit

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2009/05/07/calgary-brooks-taser-rcmp-police.html

Fuel for deep space exploration running low

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30621668/

Feds to reconsider critical habitat for 2 fish

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090507/ap_on_sc/us_threatened_fish;_ylt=AvVjlH9JFQwnhGv4sD2WeMgPLBIF

Meda fulgida

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

Rhinichthys cobitis

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

Origin of giant bloom discovered

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8026000/8026847.stm

Sea Salt Holds Clues To Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430115909.htm

Carbon Balance Of Terrestrial Ecosystems In China

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501091149.htm

Organic Dairy Manure May Offer High Quality Fertilizer Option

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090502084607.htm

'Stinky' Drywall Imported From China Raises Health And Safety Concerns

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504094246.htm

Swine Flu Genes Dissimilar To Past Pandemics

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506131507.htm

More than 2,000 cases of swine flu worldwide, 44 deaths: WHO

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/05/07/swine-flu-who050709.html