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Monday, February 16, 2009

For Monday, February 16, 2009


President’s Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%27s_Day

George Washington

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

Abraham Lincoln

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

Emancipation Proclamation

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals_iv/sections/emancipation_proclamation.html

The Gettysburg Address

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/gadrft.html

Lincoln ranked best president by historians

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29211562/

Nuclear subs collide in Atlantic

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7892294.stm

Subs with nukes collide at sea but no radiation released, say officials

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/16/nukes-collide.html

HMS Vanguard (S28)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vanguard_(S28)

Triomphant (S 616)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Triomphant_(S_616)

Anti-terror tactics 'weaken law'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7892387.stm

International Commission of Jurists

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

Detainee Documents Point To Abuse

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/15/world/main4804052.shtml

Four cases show Guantanamo quandaries

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29219464/

Australian arson suspect named

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7891865.stm

Oil up on 'supply crunch' warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7892477.stm

Peak Oil

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

Clinton seeks stronger Asia ties

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7891511.stm

Clinton lands in Japan amid worst economic news in 40 years

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/16/clinton-japan-korea.html

Clinton warns N. Korea on nukes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29220283/

Fresh violence shakes Gaza Strip

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7892496.stm

'US missile strikes' hit Pakistan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7891900.stm

Pakistan OKs deal on Islamic law

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29207954/

Pakistan: Deadline on U.S. captive extended

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29218680/

U.S.: Taliban commander killed in airstrike

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29218010/

Improved Sensor Technology Could Someday Keep Tabs On Terrorists By Remote Control

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212150852.htm

French state found responsible for deporting Jews

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090216/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_deporting_jews;_ylt=AnvFh8NM5o.BwtihTSkJ5SSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFicmZmYnY0BHBvcwM0NARzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3dvcmxkBHNsawNmcmVuY2hzdGF0ZWY-

Kyrgyzstan takes step towards U.S. air base closure

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51f1pw-us-kyrgyzstan-usa-base/

Politically, stimulus battle has just begun

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29219576/

It Starts at Home: A Homeowner's Guide to Stimulus Plan

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6886824&page=1

Calif. legislators try again to reach budget deal

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090216/ap_on_re_us/california_budget;_ylt=AjV4mBnWZl3n0ewfm21BMjis0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlbDY3YjczBHBvcwM1OQRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3Vfc19uZXdzBHNsawNjYWxpZmxlZ2lzbGE-

Japan's economy in quarterly dive

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7891849.stm

Japan minister in drunkenness row

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7892653.stm

Shoichi Nakagawa

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



China papers bask in G7 praise, pillory "Buy American"

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51f1hf-us-g7-china/

Russian output plummets further

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7892528.stm

850 jobs go at Mini car factory

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7891913.stm

Link to Official Mini Website

http://www.mini.com/

U.S. set to launch unmanned aerial drones to monitor Manitoba border

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2009/02/16/drones-border.html

Ottawa recalls sensitive database in border project

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/02/16/database.html

Beer tax may jump 1,900% in one state

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/02/14/or.1900.beer.tax.kgw

Peanuts on Northwest Airlines prompt protests

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/16/airline.peanuts/index.html

Salmonella whistleblower describes poor conditions at plant

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1031121

Peanut growers reeling from outbreak

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29212000/


Chavez wins chance of fresh term

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7891856.stm

African migrants drowned at sea

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7892308.stm








Ill. GOP leader calls on Burris to resign

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29211718/

US Senator Roland W. Burris

http://burris.senate.gov/

NTSB: Plane rolled violently before crash

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/15/buffalo.plane.crash/index.html

Aviation officials defend safety of turboprop planes after crash

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/15/turboprop-safety.html

Witness filmed Buffalo crash scene

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7892655.stm

Pilot’s actions scrutinized in N.Y. crash

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29221796/

Plane in N.Y. crash was on autopilot

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29194109/

Autopilot Use Raises Safety Questions

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/15/national/main4803755.shtml

Europeans Tackle Space Junk

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/16/tech/main4804500.shtml

Mystery fireball captured on film



Sunday, February 15, 2009

For Sunday, February 15, 2009








Obama to sign stimulus bill Tuesday

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51d2en-us-obama-signing/

Obama hails bail-out 'milestone'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7890218.stm

US Congress passes stimulus plan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7889897.stm

Krugman: ‘It’s still not big enough’

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Paul Krugman

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

Ruined financiers committing desperate acts

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29195955/

Investor in Madoff scheme kills himself

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29194547/

William Foxton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Foxton#William_Foxton

Clarke attacks 'failed' bank plan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7890138.stm

G7 pledges to avoid protectionism

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7889222.stm

GM, UAW talks break off and Chrysler talks stall

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/n14261464-us-gm/

Deadline looms for Detroit

http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/13/news/companies/automakers_deadline/index.htm?cnn=yes

California lawmakers vote on $41 billion budget plan

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51e0bs-us-california-budget/

Top Eight Reasons Why We Overspend

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6872318&page=1

WATCH: Man Takes His Home Hostage?!?

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6854494


No relief: Red Cross hit with tough times

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29199112/

'Ice build-up' on crashed plane

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7889764.stm

Delays Saved Man From Doomed Flight

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/story?id=6879539&page=1

Plane landed flat on home facing away from airport: investigators

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/14/buffalocrash.html

Buffalo Crash Reignites Deicing Debate

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/14/national/main4803217.shtml

Flight 3407

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_3407

Exposure To Ash From TVA Spill Could Have 'Severe Health Implications'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203090859.htm

Particulate Matter From California Wildfires Is More Toxic Than Particulate Matter In Ambient Air

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213111441.htm

New Web site helps wounded veterans

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/13/veterans.help.web.site/index.html

USAtogether.org

http://www.usatogether.org/

The rise and fall of a peanut empire


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29208643/

Peanut plant boss now a recluse after outbreak

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29182981/

Flu outbreak sweeps country

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US army 'wants more immigrants'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7891222.stm

Israel's Olmert confirms Pope to visit in May

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51e10r-us-pope-israel/

Clinton makes first visit to Asia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7891511.stm

US 'keen to strengthen Asia ties'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7889657.stm

Israel puts terms on Gaza truce

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7890294.stm

Gaza population 'rising rapidly'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7891434.stm

Major reshuffle in Saudi Arabia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7890211.stm

Fire tears through Russian hostel

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7891409.stm

'US strike' kills 27 in Pakistan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7889950.stm

Venezuelans vote on term limits

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7891010.stm

Zimbabwe 'treason case dropped'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7891079.stm

Tanzanian teacher whipping move

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7890177.stm

Obama to lift ban on stem cell research soon: aide




































Friday, February 13, 2009

For Friday, February 13, 2009

Australian man charged with arson


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7887561.stm

Another Obama cabinet pick quits

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7887369.stm

US Senator Judd Gregg

http://gregg.senate.gov/

What's In The Stimulus For Workers

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/12/eveningnews/main4798738.shtml

Intel czar: Economy is top threat to U.S.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29169224/

Dennis C. Blair

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_C._Blair

Average American Net Worth Drops 23%

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/12/national/main4798225.shtml

How banks are worsening the foreclosure crisis

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1030029

Homeless woman may have answer to our woes

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/12/henrietta.hughes/index.html

Toyota to cut U.S. execs’ pay, offer buyouts

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29179286/

WATCH: Caterpillar CEO Contradicts Obama

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6866999

Slump leaves many in job purgatory

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29140917/

Record plunge for housing

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1029709

CNBC: How housing boom was a house of cards

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29163182/

U.S. consumers' mood falls sharply

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29180188/

Pepsico bottom line hit by restructuring charges, writedowns

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/02/13/pepsico.html

Pepsico

http://www.pepsico.com/

Rescuing job interview headed for disaster

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/02/13/lw.rescuing.job.interview/index.html

Texas recalls all items from peanut plant

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29168730/

Survey: peanut recall known but misunderstood

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090213/ap_on_bi_ge/med_salmonella_survey;_ylt=AgZni0QWo.qnGC7U6oHA_Qas0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlcW00cXR0BHBvcwM1NwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3Vfc19uZXdzBHNsawNzdXJ2ZXlwZWFudXQ-

Jury: Addiction caused smoker’s death

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29166147/

Europe hit by economic slowdown

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7887659.stm

Rock investors lose court case

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7887796.stm

Northern Rock

http://www.northernrock.co.uk/

U.S. offers Moscow concession on missile shield

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51c28g-us-usa-shield-russia/

Israel air strike hits Gaza Strip

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7888721.stm

Canada Geese Fingered In Flight 1549 Crash

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/12/national/main4798729.shtml

Branta canadensis

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


MDC minister arrested in Harare

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7888516.stm

Shock as Tanzania teachers caned

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7888158.stm

Russians capture Somali pirates

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7888078.stm

Microsoft bounty for worm creator

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7887577.stm

Will they have windows? Microsoft to open stores

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29179458/

Sources: Windows 7 Aiming For 2009 Release

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/12/tech/cnettechnews/main4798121.shtml

Privacy groups slam new rules

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7887094.stm

Net's role in election campaigns