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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Senator Grassley's Bid for AIG Seppuku?! and More AIG Bailoutrage and More for Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Senator: ‘Follow the Japanese example’

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

Senator Charles Grassley

http://grassley.senate.gov/

Seppuku

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

Economic crisis sets back water utilities: World Bank

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52g37o-us-water-crisis/

Banks' bad assets rise 149 percent

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29619163/

As U.S. rivals shrink, 4 Canadian banks crack North American top 10

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/03/17/canada-banks.html

Web guide to the stimulus plan

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29660507/

Treasury to rework AIG aid to recoup bonuses

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52f602-us-aig/

Dodd suggests tax to recoup AIG bonuses

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/17/aig.bonuses/index.html

AIG likely won’t be able to pay taxpayers back

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29728732/

Congress played major role in AIG mess

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29724816/

Could Be Worse: How Your $165M to AIG Could Have Been $330M

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=7097759&page=1

Banks Giving Back Bailout Money?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/16/eveningnews/main4870208.shtml

US new homes increase by quarter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7948376.stm

US law sparks Mexican trade row

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7947428.stm

GM bondholders: Our plan best chance for automaker

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52g06b-us-gm-bondholders/

Caterpillar lays off more than 2,400 workers in three states

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1044650

Madoff Victims Get Relief From IRS

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/17/business/main4871276.shtml

Luxembourg seeks Madoff deal

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52g1nk-us-funds-summit-madoff/

Josh's journey: Surviving a layoff

http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/17/news/economy/josh_hager_one_year_later/index.htm?cnn=yes

Survey: Sick skipping care because of cost

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/16/health.care.survey.deloitte/index.html

Downsize your life in one of these cities

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29723949/

As economy falters, interest in teaching surges

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29732200/

Can't sell? House swapping gaining momentum, brokers say

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1044633

US firm to close branch due to lack of employees

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090316/ts_alt_afp/useconomyjobscompany;_ylt=AqBGbSsPksh9jwSs4UIOe2Ks0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFhNHVyMjFtBHBvcwM0BHNlYwN5bl9tb3N0X3BvcHVsYXIEc2xrA3VzZmlybXRvY2xvcw--

Sykes Enterprises

http://www.sykes.com/

North Korean premier arrives in China

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/nkorea.china.visit/index.html

Bomb lobbed at police station in China's west

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090317/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet;_ylt=AjH8dydm2tHPSUeNtDqQvY6s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFibmJudjd1BHBvcwM0MwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3dvcmxkBHNsawNib21ibG9iYmVkYXQ-

1st Lebanese Embassy Opens In Syria

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/17/link/main4870624.shtml

UK PM in new Iran nuclear warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7947285.stm

China seeks export carbon relief

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7947438.stm

Madagascar president 'to resign'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7948196.stm
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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Ozone/Smog Death Link and Madoff Pled Guilty and More for Thursday, March 12, 2009

Ozone In Smog Linked To Risk Of Death

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090311170627.htm

Ozone

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

Madoff admits $50bn fraud scheme

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7939847.stm

How regulators failed


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7939079.stm

Fed reports record fall in household net worth

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090312/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/consumer_finances;_ylt=Av9mqME1qEEJzLWt_ptAcHGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFoaWszM2Q0BHBvcwMxNARzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNmZWRyZXBvcnRzcmU-

Congress Holds Hearings On Border Violence

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/12/politics/main4861348.shtml

Ex-Intel Pick Lashes Out At "Israel Lobby"

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/12/politics/washingtonpost/main4861434.shtml

U.S. unemployment to near 10 percent as rout worsens

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52b1km-us-economy-usa-poll/

Jobless benefit rolls rise to record high

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29653771/

GM says it doesn’t need $2B from government

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29657254/

Chrysler warns of Canadian plant closures

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/03/11/chrysler-plant-closures-concessions.html

U.S. foreclosure filings rise in February

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52442x-us-usa-housing-foreclosures/

Job loss numbers for February expected to be grim: economists

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/03/12/unemployment-forecast389.html

N Korea sets rocket launch date


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7938844.stm

Sufficient troops in Afghanistan needed ahead of elections: NATO chief

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/03/12/nato-scheffer.html

Khawaja sentenced to 10½ years in prison

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/03/12/khawaja-terror-sentence012.html

Mohammad Momin Khawaja

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

Rich list hit by economic crisis

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7938227.stm

Treasury seeks $100 billion to aid ailing nations

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29651062/

Roche wins Genentech with raised $46.8 billion offer

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52b1dn-us-roche-genentech/

Probe: Federal agency ignores health hazards

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29634477/

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/

Economy takes toll on workers' mental health

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29654782/

'Fat neck' a clue to heart risk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7935635.stm

Obesity Linked To Dangerous Sleep Apnea In Truck Drivers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090311111002.htm

EU needs 'brutal' science advice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7935663.stm

Google introduces phone services

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7938799.stm

'Information Agents' For Faster, Better Emergency Response

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090304091225.htm

Device turns pink before you do

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7937195.stm

U.S. high-tech water future hinges on cost, politics

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52b04t-us-water-technology/

F1 technology helps workers and troops
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Saturday, February 21, 2009

Economy Trumps Human Rights and Abu Grhraib Reopens and More for Saturday, February 21, 2009

US finds new Afghan supply route

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7901071.stm

Obama tells Treasury to begin cutting taxes

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51g5x7-us-obama/

Economic woes trump rights as Clinton visits China

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51j435-us-china-clinton/

Dissidents Held During Clinton China Visit

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/21/world/main4817568.shtml

Follow stimulus money from DC to you

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/02/17/nr.seg.stimulus.money.cnn

Clinton pushes environment on China visit

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29312097/

Experts: Bear market's bite could go deeper

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29310906/

Nationalization Fuels Fear on Wall Street

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6925529&page=1

Nationalization

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

Expect a wave of bank failures

http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/20/news/companies/bank_failures/index.htm?cnn=yes

Meek ending for mighty unit that gutted AIG

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29311015/

GM, Chrysler ask for billions in Canadian aid

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/02/20/carbailouts.html

Obama widens missile strikes in Pakistan

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29310523/

Israel shells Lebanon after rocket attack

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29311140/

Abu Ghraib Reopens: New Name, Fake Flowers

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/21/world/main4817672.shtml

Abu Ghraib

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

Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse

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

U.S. sticks with Bush position on Bagram detainees

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51k0mf-us-afghan-usa-bagram/

Bagram Air Base

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

Calif. Man Charged With Al Qaeda Links

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/20/national/main4816449.shtml

Judge lifts restrictions on alleged al-Qaeda agent Charkaoui

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/02/20/mtl-charkaoui-restrictions-0220.html

Adil Charkaoui

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

North Korea accuses U.S. of war-mongering

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51k11b-us-korea-north/

Iran Blocks Web Sites Promoting Reformist

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/21/world/main4817728.shtml

Mohammed Khatami

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

Dozens arrested in India after hepatitis outbreak

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/21/india.hepatitis/index.html

Hepatitis B

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

BAE Systems profits almost double

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7898558.stm?lss

BAE Systems

http://www.baesystems.com/

GM's Saab wins creditor protection, seeks savior

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51i3b2-us-gm-saab/

CNNMoney: Investors vent over Madoff revelation

http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/20/news/newsmakers/madoff_investors/index.htm

Stanford surrenders passport, Antigua units seized

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51h5io-us-stanford/

NASA delays shuttle flight a fourth time

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51k0oo-us-space-shuttle/

Simple Method Strengthens Schools, Other Buildings Against Earthquakes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210125429.htm

Pentagon: U.S. not developing space weapons

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29301771/

Court strikes down California video game law

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29304769/

CNNMoney: Why I hate Facebook
Injections Of Licorice Ingredient Show Promise As Treatment For Cocaine Addiction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218223504.htm

Isoliquiritigenin

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

'Green' Plastics Could Help Reduce Carbon Footprint

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211122145.htm

Mercury pollution treaty proposed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7902092.stm

Growing Arctic sea ice likely to melt, says scientist

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/02/21/arctic-ice.html

Most Road Salt Is Making It Into Lakes And Rivers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210125424.htm

Water Vapor Feedback Loop Will Cause Accelerated Global Warming, Professor Warns

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219152132.htm

Orbiting Carbon Observatory Aims To Boost Carbon Management Options

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219201657.htm

GM battles rage on

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7892328.stm

Doctors weigh treatment of chimp attack victim

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/20/chimp.attack/index.html

Chimp victim moved to face transplant clinic

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29286702/

Wyoming Senate votes to end Internet hunting
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Sunday, February 15, 2009

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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




































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