Record Flood Fears and Mexico Drug Lord Rewards and Rehabbing Those Drinking Bankers and More for Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Prince William Sound image licensed under Creative Commons by WordRidden

Record floods feared as Red River rises

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29859118/

River rises 5 feet in day, record flood possible

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090324/ap_on_re_us/flooding_fargo;_ylt=Avxk.haNu4_uIiGeoA1cubms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTI5OWJqanIxBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMzI0L2Zsb29kaW5nX2ZhcmdvBHBvcwMxMwRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNyaXZlcnJpc2VzNWY-

Red River

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

Magnitude-4.7 quake near Salton Sea in Calif

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090324/ap_on_re_us/socal_quake;_ylt=ArVcasEQd3LXcgBmudBUjyKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTI2dGJydmpoBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMzI0L3NvY2FsX3F1YWtlBHBvcwMxMgRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNtYWduaXR1ZGUtNDc-

Salton Sea

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

Alaska braces for ashfall after volcano erupts

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090324/ap_on_re_us/alaska_volcano;_ylt=AhSHd99wnEJp37CxfHXi.hKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFla3ZrZHNoBHBvcwMxMDcEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNhbGFza2FicmFjZXM-

Mount Redoubt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Redoubt_(Alaska)

Top AIG bosses 'to repay bonuses'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7960459.stm

Fed chairman wanted to block AIG’s bonuses

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29849068/

Conn. Subpoenas AIG Bonus Recipients

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/24/link/main4888210.shtml

Mexico offers $2m for drug lords

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7960198.stm

White House unveils anti-cartel push for border

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29859803/

FBI breaks up $25 million 'car cloning' ring

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/24/cloned.cars/index.html

Recession changing U.S. jobs picture

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29640225/

Out of Work? Volunteer for Opportunities

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/JobClub/story?id=7154262&page=1

EI, individual bankruptcies up in Canada

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/03/24/ei-bankrupt-canada-january.html

UK key inflation measure hits zero

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7959564.stm

Obama calls for global action to end downturn

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/n18386827-us-obama/

N Korea warns over rocket launch

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7960777.stm

American Journalists Accused Of Espionage

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/23/world/main4887388.shtml

Bernanke: AIG shows urgent need for new regulations

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/wbt010914-us-usa-fed-bernanke/

U.S. rehab centers see bankers driven to drink

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29848616/

Questions surround e-health record billions

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29839583/

World's airlines seen losing billions this year

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52n1lv-us-financial-airlines/

$75 million in Madoff assets found in Gilbraltar

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29854351/

Dalai Lama ban halts conference

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7960968.stm

Zimbabwe cholera 'past its peak'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7960674.stm

Relief worker shot dead in Darfur

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7961070.stm

China 'blocks YouTube video site'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7961069.stm

China suggests switch from dollar

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7960620.stm

An ancient culture is bulldozed away in China

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29849133/

Uighur/Uyghur

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

France offers nuclear test money

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7960534.stm

No joke in April Fool's Day computer worm

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/24/conficker.computer.worm/index.html

Conficker

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

Call to 'shut down' Street View

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7959362.stm

Google Street View (Wiki page)

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

RSPB calls for more UK wind farms

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7959912.stm

Global warming endangers public, U.S. agency rules

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/03/23/tech-090323-epa-global-warming.html

USEPA

http://www.epa.gov/

Setback for climate technical fix

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7959570.stm

Less winter ice found on Great Lakes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29842552/

Less ice on Great Lakes leading to lower water levels

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/03/24/great-lakes-ice.html

The Great Lakes

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

Ocean experiments to stop climate change

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7960449.stm

Oil plagues Prince William Sound 20 years after spill

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29838444/

Exxon Valdez

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

Prince William Sound

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

'Ice That Burns' May Yield Clean, Sustainable Bridge To Global Energy Future

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090323143858.htm

Methane clathrate

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


Public Nuisance Laws Can Control Damage To Ecosystems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090319111436.htm

Group says 5.3 million in U.S. have Alzheimer's

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52n3iy-us-alzheimers-usa/

Alzheimer’s disease

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer%27s

Gulf War Veterans Display Abnormal Brain Response To Specific Chemicals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090323092800.htm

Persian Gulf War

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

Could Your Walls Be Harming Your Health?

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Consumer/story?id=7146929&page=1

Death link to too much red meat

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7959128.stm

Red, Processed Meat Linked To Higher Death Risk

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090323161109.htm

Fish Health Claims May Cause More Environmental Harm Than Good, Researchers Say

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090317142843.htm

Japanese man certified as double A-bomb victim

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090324/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_bomb_victim;_ylt=AoMw4IvcAIBPZEi8Btb7C7ys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFidGlzcG92BHBvcwM0NQRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3dvcmxkBHNsawNqYXBhbmVzZW1hbmM-

Gay Bashing: Would You Try to Stop It?

http://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/story?id=7152579&page=1

For Monday, February 9, 2009

CNN Wire: Quake hits northern Peru, USGS...

http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/

Over 200 Americans killed in Mexico since '04

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29095730/

Mexican general seized, slain

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29097644/

Oil sludge spills near Chicago

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29094094/

US warns North Korea over missile


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7878149.stm

South Korea to stand firm despite North's threats

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5171xc-us-korea-north/

Kidnapped Pole Apparently Beheaded On Tape

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/09/terror/main4785426.shtml

Mideast Violence Persists Amid Truce Talks

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/09/world/main4785019.shtml

World Watch: Hamas: We're Willing To Exchange Prisoners

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/08/link/main4783625.shtml

Families destroyed in Gaza

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7878079.stm

World Watch: Iran Ex-Leader To Challenge Ahmadinejad

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/09/link/main4784940.shtml

Madagascar defence minister quits

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7878441.stm

Barclays makes profit of £6.1bn

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7878250.stm

Barclays Bank

http://www.barclays.com/

Obama to urge speed on stimulus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7878195.stm

Obama Heads to 'Recession Ground Zero'

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Politics/story?id=6835247&page=1

What got cut from the stimulus bill

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/07/stimulus.cuts/index.html

China wants IMF to be tougher with rich states

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5182f1-us-g20-china/

Treasury delays bank bailout announcement

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5160am-us-financial-bailout/

GOP seeks to end ban on some donation limits

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29084885/

If spending is swift, oversight may suffer

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29094555/

The rise, and potential fall, of America’s banks

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29084713/

December consumer bankruptcies jump 50% from previous year

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/02/09/bankruptcies.html

Xstrata cutting 686 jobs at Canadian nickel operations

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/02/09/xstratasudbury.html

Xstrata

http://www.xstrata.com/

German economy minister resigns

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7878585.stm

Michael Glos

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



Nissan to cut 20,000 global jobs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7878213.stm

Nissan

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

Japan corporate bankruptcies soar

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7878447.stm

Recession helps boost McDonald's sales

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29097674/

Seminary sacks 'Holocaust bishop'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7878580.stm

Richard Williamson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Williamson_(bishop)

For Saturday, January 3, 2009

Israel and Gaza - 20 image licensed under Creative Commons by Amir Farshad Ebrahimi

Ukraine warns EU of gas 'problem'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7809450.stm

Leaflets warn Gazans to get out of harm's way

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/03/israel.gaza/index.html

Israel bombs Gaza mosque, kills 10

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090103/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians;_ylt=AiVXCkLVi.1J958_nNOC1jWs0NUE

Diplomacy gains steam in Gaza crisis

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28404637/

Bush says Hamas to blame for Gaza

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7809289.stm

Israeli strikes, Hamas rockets mark 8th day of strife

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/ls693916-us-palestinians-israel/

2nd Hamas leader killed in Israeli air strike

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/01/03/gaza.html

Newsweek: Why Obama needs to lower expectations

http://www.newsweek.com/id/177614

CNNMoney: Obama details recovery plans

http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/03/news/economy/obama_stimulus/index.htm?postversion=2009010306

U.S. could face debt 'time bomb'

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28476798/

Once Booming Dubai Goes Bust

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/02/eveningnews/main4696300.shtml

Chrysler gets $4bn emergency loan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7809212.stm

Blagojevich's security clearance revoked

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28475919/

Report: Reid Told Blago Not to Pick Jesse Jr.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/01/report-reid-tol.html

Ill. House Could Vote on Impeachment Next Week

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=6566250

Minn. Recount Nears End; Up Next: Lawsuits

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/02/politics/main4696399.shtml

AirTran Apologizes to Muslim Passengers

http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/Travel/story?id=6567288&page=1

Oregon looks at taxing mileage instead of gasoline

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090103/ap_on_re_us/mileage_tax;_ylt=Av.fK8nbC6eEB5Bl.QijoV2s0NUE

Store bankruptcies can burn shoppers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28438430/

Best bet for a home loan now

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/homestyle/01/02/toh.best.home.loan/index.html

How to Help Unemployed Friends

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6562461&page=1

Time: Quakes raise fears in Yellowstone

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1869313,00.html?cnn=yes

Thousands displaced by floods in Philippines: officials

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090103/wl_asia_afp/philippinesweatherflood;_ylt=AttePj4x.8jbz3GgRZeiDcsPLBIF

Floods kill five in central Vietnam

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090103/wl_nm/us_vietnam_weather_floods;_ylt=AsSMrTLg0kRF7x6XQoRWXvEPLBIF

Floods, mounting snow ruin buildings in Northwest

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090103/ap_on_re_us/winter_weather;_ylt=AjPKWu8K7V6JLRqmLGRIjkoPLBIF

China milk scare in U.S.: Adopted kids tested

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28471558/

Converter-box program running out of money

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28472546/

Newsweek: Are our choices killing us?

http://www.newsweek.com/id/177587

Thrift-Store Shirts 'Linked' to Biden

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6566977

Bushisms over the years

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090103/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bushisms;_ylt=Ar_BfpF2lJ7UAAJH2jOchAms0NUE

Jail shut after cops find recliners in cells

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28475274/

City wants tiger victim to repay $75,000 in costs

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28474480/

Would You Buy a Used Economy from this Man?

Humorous Henry Paulson image licensed under Creative Commons by kelnishi

Would you buy a used economy from this man? Did he just kidnap the bailout and the US banking system at the same time? We think we find the humorous image by kelnishi quite compelling at this time. We're trying to wrap our heads around this one.

So, Congress got the $ 700 Bn needed for the bailout - which we thought was mainly going to the banks to prop up our failing financial infrastructure. Isn't this the definition of non-management? Look, if you or us procured a budget for FY 2009, and we didn't spend it on the capital in the plan, we'd lose our job(s) - wouldn't we? You're supposed to stick the financial planning and the budget as promised. In effect, you have formed a contract between you and the person(s), institution(s) providing the funding. That contract is supposed to be inviolable.

So, has Mr. Paulson violated an otherwise inviolable contract between himself and his government? This is not just a mere ethics violation. It is far more deeply troubling than that. Or, should we give him a chance? Maybe the new plan (if there really is one, or if they really ever was a plan) will work out? No, we doubt it to the highest degree. We are waiting to hear from Congress and Mr. Obama and possibly even Mr. Biden on this one. We know we are going to hear from many world leaders on this one. Maybe Mr. Paulson will be brought before the World Court in The Hague.

Pelosi calls for US auto bail-out

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7724325.stm

Running on empty, GM's fate debated

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27671594/

Big Three Bailout? Not So Fast

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/12/politics/otherpeoplesmoney/main4595068.shtml

New disclosure rules for mortgage unveiled

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27677026/

Why Mortgage Rescue Plans Aren't Enough

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6233526&page=1

Paulson: Bailout focus to be less on banks

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27677764/

Lawmakers Demand to See Bailout Chief

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/WallStreet/story?id=6230441&page=1

A New Way To Avoid Bankruptcy

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/11/eveningnews/main4594081.shtml?source=mostpop_story

Bank says UK in serious recession

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7724215.stm

UK experts give blackouts warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7723239.stm

Good tidings! Toy recalls down before holidays

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27677920/

Sudan declares Darfur ceasefire

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7724220.stm

30 percent of Alaska ballots still uncounted

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27677265/