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

Research shows why some soldiers are cool under fire

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51f02b-us-stress-soldiers/

Amazon dieback 'overstated'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7892066.stm

Amazon rainforest

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

Burp of Arctic laughing gas is no joke

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16602-burp-of-arctic-laughing-gas-is-no-joke.html

Ancient Geologic Escape Hatches Mistaken For Tube Worms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204121506.htm

First carbon-free polar station opens in Antarctica

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51e1s3-us-climate-antarctica/

Air Pollution Too High Near Some US Schools

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090214103104.htm

Climate Change And Fisheries: US Atlantic Cod Population To Drop By Half By 2050

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212171941.htm

Gadus

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

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

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7891912.stm

Celebrity Real Estate Broker ... Goes Broke

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6867448&page=1

For Friday, December 26, 2008

Storm blankets West with snow, dangerous ice glazes Midwest

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1007521

Tainted milk trial opens in China

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7799986.stm

Japan's industrial output plunges

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7799908.stm

Around The World, A Grim Economic Forecast

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/25/eveningnews/main4686597.shtml

Consumers cashing in on Boxing Day bonanza

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/12/26/boxing-day.html

Boxing Day

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

Americans admire Obama most, poll finds

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28391268/

Poll: 75 percent glad Bush is done

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/26/bush.poll/index.html

Indians warned to avoid Pakistan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7800329.stm

Ahmadinejad UK TV speech condemned

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7799652.stm

5-year terrorism threats forecast for U.S.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28387496/

Mortgage Applications Close In on 5-Yr High

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/wireStory?id=6523213

Rice tops US 'official gift list'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7798561.stm

How to deal with a holiday debt hangover

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28370086/

Amazon pollution case could cost Chevron

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28352583/

Millions of older Americans use risky drug combos

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081224/ap_on_he_me/med_drug_interactions;_ylt=AnpY2opzcw3bEcrrOFfOoAGs0NUE

Too sick to work? Need health care? Take a number

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081223/ap_on_he_me/health_care_gap;_ylt=AkkZ1KxZhnrevUbOOOpuwIOs0NUE

U.S. Medical Trash Saving Lives In Africa

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/24/eveningnews/main4686034.shtml

Speed your metabolism with these fat-burners

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28301841/

Diet appears to alter heart failure risk

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390490/

Another reason to slim your belly

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390722/

Whooping Cough Making a Comeback

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ColdandFluNews/story?id=6512732&page=1

Bordetella pertussis

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

Water tested where sludge hit homes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390371/

Informant's Death Brings New Law, Lawsuit

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6518730&page=1

For Monday, December 22, 2008

Sunset at the Monument Valley - Utah - licensed under Creative Commons by Rob Inh00d

Signs of hope for economy in 2009

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28300084/

The Reckoning - Bush’s Philosophy Stoked the Mortgage Bonfire ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/business/21admin.html?scp=6&sq=Sunday,%20December%2021,%202008&st=cse

Toyota braced for historic loss

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7794888.stm

Toyota predicts first operating loss since '41

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28344700/

Mortgage re-defaults rise with no sign of slowing

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bl2xs-us-financial-defaults/

Banks keep bailout spending secret

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28344965/

Utah Now The Fastest Growing State

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/22/national/main4682165.shtml

Japan recession deepens, China cuts rates

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4b70me-us-financial/

Living with recession in Japan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7795390.stm

Japan backs further aid package

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7793337.stm

Japan doubles rescue plan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7779460.stm

Germany 'mulling Guantanamo move'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7795935.stm

Somalia facing 'hidden genocide'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7794918.stm

Video: Snow, ice grip much of U.S.

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Canada braces for more heavy snow http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7796044.stm

University of Chicago to allow co-ed dorm rooms

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081222/ap_on_re_us/co_ed_dorm_rooms;_ylt=AgqfBK7iaAKzdEgHUdg.2ZKs0NUE

Arctic Greening Linked To Retreating Sea Ice

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081217203316.htm

Sex slaves live an American nightmare

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28161210/

Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7733575.stm

Experts: Economy sailing into worse waters

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27753395/

Goldman CEO, execs give up 2008 bonus

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27755847/

Industrial output rebounds in October

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27767305/

Recession-proof? Maybe not this time

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27756228/

U.S. is in a 14-month recession, forecasters say

http://www.yahoo.com/s/988589

US 'already in recession'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7733092.stm

Japanese economy now in recession

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7732733.stm

Obama to CBS: Security, economy are priorities

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27756752/

Obama says he will do 'whatever it takes' on economy

http://www.yahoo.com/s/988561

Transparency laws 'may stop Obama using e-mail'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7733210.stm

Outrage Over China Forced Abortion Case

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6256644&page=1

Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7733482.stm

UK identities sold for £80 online

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7732569.stm

Card capers A look inside the world of hi-tech identity theft

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7733201.stm

Sneaky companies cut size, not price

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/11/17/lawrence.small.size.cnn

What says 'hire me!' to employers

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/11/17/cb.what.says.hire.me/index.html

Gulf War illness is real, new federal report says

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/17/gulf.war.illness.study/index.html

Gulf War Syndrome

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