Waterboarding Authorized and More Disgusting News for Friday, April 24, 2009

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Rice approved CIA waterboarding

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8013759.stm

Condoleeza Rice

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

Waterboarding

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


Report: 110,600 Iraqis killed since invasion

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30383144/

Obama faces dilemma on Armenian killings

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30384966/

Arbor Day

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

Remembering the lost forests of America

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30376570/

New swine flu strain caused 800 Mexican cases, health minister says

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/24/health-flu-mexico090424.html

Mexico shuts schools around capital in flu scare

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53n228-us-flu/

Deadly outbreak in Mexico caused by swine flu

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30386163/

Swine flu


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


No More Cover for CIA? W.H. to Release Abuse Photos

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/04/obama-adminis-3.html

Russia military spy boss 'sacked'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8016371.stm

North Korea to boycott nuclear talks: Russia

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/seo304133-us-korea-north/

Americans face N. Korea criminal trial

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30378038/

Canadian soldier found dead on base in Afghanistan

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/04/24/canadian-soldier-death-kandahar.html

Spain's jobless rate soars to 17%

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8016364.stm

Ex-hostages out of fuel, fear new pirate attack

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30387340/

NYT: Chrysler bankruptcy filing soon

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30366383/

US ramps up cybersecurity focus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8011380.stm

RCMP Database on Taser Use

http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/taser-deployment/

Animals Get The Boot From Bronx Zoo

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/24/national/main4966089.shtml


FAA publicizes bird strike data

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Investor seeks proceeds from Madoff’s villa

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30387391/

Gossip, blogger ... spokesperson?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30329216

Gayspoke

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/04/gayspoke.html

Website helps homeless man transform

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Myanmar arrests Buddhists — for praying

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30386725/

First Dog is 'crazy,' Michelle Obama tells kids

http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/24/bo-obama-loves-to-chew/

Canada Intercepted Bomb-Run on Obama??? and More for Friday, February 27, 2009

Probably not a "Bomb-Run", for more see the UN Convention on Law of the Sea

China denounces US 'rights abuse'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7914357.stm

World faces last chance to avoid fatal warming: EU

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51q22x-us-eu-climate/

Before Obama Trip, Canada Intercepted Jets

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/27/world/main4833481.shtml

Russian bomber neared Canada before Obama visit

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51q2w2-us-obama-canada-russia/

Canadian jets scrambled to intercept Russian bomber before Obama visit

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/02/27/arctic-russia.html

Obama to end combat operation in Iraq by Aug 2010

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51p0ay-us-obama-iraq/

Unlikely Allies: McCain Gets Behind Iraq Plan When Dems Won't

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/International/story?id=6971574&page=1

US economy suffers sharp nosedive

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7915040.stm

U.S. economy shrank at faster rate in fourth quarter

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/n27328979-us-usa-economy/

Economy suffering 'maximum recession stress'

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29427165/

FDIC Ups Bank Fees To Boost Insurance Fund

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/27/business/main4833477.shtml

Budget woes delay some tax refunds

http://redtape.msnbc.com/2009/02/youve-probably.html

Americans mixed on Obama budget, fret over deficit

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51q0y9-us-obama-budget-reaction/

La. Sen. Landrieu Demands FEMA Resignation

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/26/cbsnews_investigates/main4832610.shtml

Gregg Won Aid For Base Where He Had Deal

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/27/national/main4833482.shtml

Obama to reveal Iraq pullout plan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7914061.stm

Afghan protesters allege troops fired in mosque

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/27/afghanistan-mosque.html

Senate Probes CIA Interrogation Methods

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/27/terror/main4833091.shtml

'Enemy Combatant' Al Marri to Be Charged

http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/DOJ/story?id=6966046&page=1

Ali Saleh Kahlah al Marri

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Saleh_Kahlah_al-Marri

Tape shows gunmen storm Mumbai hotel

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/02/27/pn.mumbai.attack.cnn

Dem spat delays mortgage relief bill in House

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29412325/

Mayor to quit over Obama watermelon e-mail

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29423045/

Los Alamitos, California

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Alamitos,_California

Denver's Rocky Mountain News shuts doors

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/27/rocky.mountain/index.html

Rocky Mountain News

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

AP: Mexican president rejects 'failed state' label

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_mexico_drug_battle;_ylt=Av17Xu.vm5eHVcB5GFyVoJ4DW7oF

Mexico Drug Violence May Be Reaching Peak

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/26/world/main4830559.shtml

FBI agent shot during cocaine crackdown

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29423023/


Eastern Europe banks get bail-out

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7914359.stm

Stanford exec held in fraud probe

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29423274/

Ex-Employee Blew Whistle On Stanford

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/27/business/main4833370.shtml

Legal officer demands BofA bonus list

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29423029/

Thumbing His Nose? Jetting Exec Clams Up

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6969628&page=1

Bangladesh troops find mass grave

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7914541.stm

Australia fire fear shuts schools

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7914059.stm

Sony president steps down

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/02/27/tech-sony.html

Dell expects further layoffs as profit falls

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/02/27/dell-4q-earnings.html


Prius tops Consumer Reports best value list

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29415400/

Prius

http://www.toyota.co.jp/worldwide/toyota/index.html

WATCH: Best Car to Buy in a Tough Economy

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6971849

New MoD tech 'could save lives'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7913529.stm

Facebook offers control to users

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7913289.stm

Net TV plans get Trust scrutiny

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7913363.stm

Internet providers defend traffic management

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29415496/

Writers tapping out novels on cell phones

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/25/japan.mobilenovels

New Building Design Withstands Earthquake Simulation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227080558.htm

Information Superhighway's Trash Yields A Super Highway Asphalt

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216092720.htm

New Oil Deposits Can Be Identified Through Satellite Images

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226110812.htm

General-purpose Method For Detecting Trace Chemicals Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226093427.htm

Geothermal Energy: Intelligent Use Of The Earth’s Heat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227072650.htm

Genome Sequencing Of Fungus May Lead To Improved Bioethanol Production From Wood

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227072644.htm

FDA slaps warning on heartburn drug tied to spasms

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_bi_ge/heartburn_drugs_fda_warning;_ylt=AoFbDdebU2ELMzy4IV8QTdGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkbjl1MDkwBHBvcwMxNDAEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA2ZkYXNsYXBzd2Fybg--

Metoclopramide

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

AP Source: Obama to rescind Bush abortion rule

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_he_me/abortion_rule;_ylt=At84vy5ERwAMNeIeMJYC6dSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlMjhjaGxkBHBvcwM3NgRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3BvbGl0aWNzBHNsawNhcHNvdXJjZW9iYW0-

Obama calls for generic biotech drugs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_budget_generics;_ylt=AnrcWvqhiDeLBw5UAuPkAKqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkNjE1dG8wBHBvcwMxNDEEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA29iYW1hY2FsbHNmbw--

Health Canada asks for quarantine of drugs from Indian plant

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/02/27/drug-quarantine.html

Paonta Sahib

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

Immune Molecule That Attacks Wide Range Of Flu Viruses Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226141118.htm

New drugs needed to fight flu pandemic

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29427094/

Experimental Vaccine Protects Animals From Deadly Ebola Virus; May Prove Effective In Developing The First Human Vaccine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227081134.htm

Secrets Of C. Difficile's Protective Shell Revealed, Paving The Way For New Superbug Drugs And Vaccines

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227072652.htm


Alzheimer's plaques 'big impact'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7910513.stm

Just Eat Less! Heart-healthy, Low-cal Diets Promote Weight Loss Regardless Of Fat, Protein And Carb Content

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225172635.htm


SCAN: Delivering Bone Disorder Diagnosis, Fracture Healing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218114320.htm

Unhealthy Lifestyle More Than Doubles Stroke Risk

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219202727.htm

Hormone Linked To High Blood Pressure And Blood Vessel Disease In African-Americans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217104437.htm

Environmental Footprint Of Information Technology Much Higher Than Expected, Researcher Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224133147.htm

Threats To Biodiversity Rise In World’s Mediterranean-Climate Regions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217080019.htm

Birds' Movements Reveal Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220191837.htm

Study Predicts When Invasive Species Can Travel More Readily On Airplanes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225161040.htm

Undersea bombs threatening marine life

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/26/undersea.munitions.cleanup/index.html

Obama budget has more money for space exploration

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51p6u6-us-obama-budget-nasa/

U.S. satellite shootdown debris said gone from space

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51q2q2-us-space-usa-china/

"Bodies" exhibition probed in Poland

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51q1yq-us-poland-exhibition/

Oldest Known Bomb-Grade Plutonium Discovered

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090227/sc_livescience/oldestknownbombgradeplutoniumdiscovered;_ylt=At2sSsJiIR5CQC5H87GqWNQPLBIF

Plutonium

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