NASA Predicts RVF Outbreak & Stanford Missing Again & More for Friday, February 20, 2009

NASA Study Predicted Outbreak Of Deadly Virus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217101433.htm

RVF

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

Clinton: Bush Could Have Prevented '90%' of Financial Mess

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/President44/story?id=6916695&page=1

Some states to use stimulus to forestall layoffs

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29267746/

Calif. gov. to sign budget-balancing bill

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29300180/

1 in 7 manufacturing jobs lost between 2004 and '08: StatsCan

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

Clinton arrives for Chinese talks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7901235.stm

Latvian PM quits as crisis bites

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7901902.stm

Ivars Godmanis

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

Germany approves stimulus package

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7902223.stm

Bank of America CEO subpoenaed over bonuses

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29298835/

Transport czar eyes tax on mileage

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29298315/

Canadian restructuring plans due for GM, Chrysler

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/02/20/auto-bailout.html

UK car plant 'at risk of closure'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7901092.stm

GM’s Saab unit files for bankruptcy

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29298152/

Saab aims to survive without GM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7901027.stm

Saab

http://www.saabgroup.com/en/index.htm

Iran understates uranium stocks to IAEA: diplomats

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51i47x-us-nuclear-iaea-iran/

Iran ready to build nuclear weapon, analysts say

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/20/iran.nuclear/index.html

International Atomic Energy Agency

http://www.iaea.org/

Zimbabwe recovery costs 'massive'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7901909.stm

WHO: Zimbabwe cholera cases top 80,000

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29301517/

Guantanamo inmate 'released soon'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7902243.stm

Benyam Mohamed

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

Opening Up Bernie's Books: Hunting $10 Billion in Suspect Entries

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6916429&page=1

Trustee: Madoff bought no securities for clients

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29299931/

Agents find billionaire Stanford

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7900666.stm

Stanford's whereabouts: again a mystery

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/n20500068-us-stanford-fbi/

Antigua takes control of Texas financier’s bank

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29277787/

Questioning Stanford could get you fired

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29298340/

Italy passes emergency rape law

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7902107.stm

Bill would preserve Internet records for police

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/20/internet.records.bill/index.html

Hackers target Xbox Live players

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7888369.stm

Xbox Live

http://www.xbox.com/live/

Help for poor to access banking

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7899396.stm

Investing in the next 'big thing'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7900463.stm

Two-step Chemical Process Turns Raw Biomass Into Biofuel

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210182439.htm

'Superguns' of Elizabeth I's navy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7899831.stm

Most Wars Occur In Earth's Richest Biological Regions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220110910.htm

New Monitoring Stations Detect 'Silent Earthquakes' In Costa Rica

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090215151609.htm

Bolivian Andes glaciers at risk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7900813.stm

Retreat of Glaciers Since 1850

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retreat_of_glaciers_since_1850

Permafrost Is Thawing In Northern Sweden

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218081629.htm

Coastal Wetlands In Eastern U.S. Disappearing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219141134.htm

Half Of Oil In Ocean Bubbles Up Naturally

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219101658.htm

FDA: Psoriasis drug could cause deadly brain infection

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/20/raptiva.brain.infection/index.html

FDA OK's implant to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/02/20/medtronic-reclaim.html

Food poisoning strikes 1 in 4 Americans a year

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29285754/

High-fat Diets Inflame Fat Tissue Around Blood Vessels, Contribute To Heart Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218142001.htm

Commonly Available Drug Found To Treat Opioid Addiction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217212255.htm

Ondansetron

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

U.S. soldier guilty of murdering 4 Iraqis

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29301521/

Mexican cop killed as chief pressured to quit

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090220/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_mexico_violence;_ylt=Ak_LR7_UeAowbjz.wRSItPqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFibjVtaWNyBHBvcwM1NwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3dvcmxkBHNsawNtZXhpY2FuY29wa2k-


Try These 9 Alternatives to Peanut Butter

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/story?id=6914355&page=1

Bin Laden's Hide-Out? and More for Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Bin Laden's Hide-out? Geographers Urge US To Search Three Structures In Pakistan For Bin Laden

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217141536.htm

Pressure on NATO allies after Obama's Afghan boost

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51h24i-us-nato-afghan/

Listeria warnings for egg salad products, smoked salmon

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/02/18/cfia-warnings.html

Listeria

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

Cruise ship grounded off Antarctica

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/18/antarctica.cruise.ship/index.html

Obama: Troops alone cannot win in Afghanistan

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/obama.afghanistan.canada/index.html

US car giants seek $21bn funding

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7893574.stm

Obama mortgage plan to aid up to 9 million families

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

Mortgage aid plan is bigger than expected

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29256639/

In Housing Bailout, Look At The Fine Print

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/18/link/blog/main4809320.shtml

Homeowners' rallying cry: Produce the note

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090217/ap_on_re_us/produce_the_note;_ylt=AjP42jy61TkydiV6VHz5LnEDW7oF

Largest banks that received aid cut lending

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29244014/

GM, Chrysler seek nearly $22 billion more U.S. loans

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/lh623622-us-autos/

GM, Chrysler to cut 50,000 jobs

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/02/17/carbailout.html

Goodyear cutting nearly 5,000 jobs after 4Q loss

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090218/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_goodyear;_ylt=Avro6pmOUUYOY22PpCRQ1iOs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFpOGw2YjM2BHBvcwMyNwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX21vc3RfcG9wdWxhcgRzbGsDZ29vZHllYXJjdXR0

"Truth" Panel Could Spark Partisan Furor

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/18/politics/main4809264.shtml

Ruling Bringing Detainees To U.S. Reversed

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/18/national/main4809328.shtml

Steep downturn spins across globe

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29252158/

Industrial production tumbles in Jan.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29256455/

Obama to reassure Canada on free trade pact

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29254566/

Calif. on brink as GOP ousts leader

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29229462/

Sen. Dave Cogdill

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

Los Angeles nears water rationing

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_water_california;_ylt=AssKtU_6YZ1FR2Nb9BJ7pTIDW7oF

Insights on Economic Choices From Game Theory and Cognitive Psychology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090215151809.htm

U.S. charges Allen Stanford with "massive" fraud

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/n17374295-us-stanford/

Madoff the Sequel? CEO Accused of $8B Scam Goes Missing

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/WallStreet/story?id=6903014&page=1

R. Allen Stanford

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

Germany drafts bank takeover law

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7896476.stm



Captive deal 'key to Gaza truce'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7896506.stm

Syria urges better ties with US

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7896522.stm

Iran says it has built unmanned aircraft

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090218/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_unmanned_aircraft;_ylt=AvP0_ldE4sh2FkFfuGNNqHWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJrb2FyMHBmBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMjE4L21sX2lyYW5fdW5tYW5uZWRfYWlyY3JhZnQEcG9zAzE0BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA2lyYW5zYXlzaXRoYQ--

Khmer Rouge genocide trial opens in Cambodia

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/18/cambodia.html

Khmer Rouge

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

India: 70,000 trapped in Sri Lanka war zone

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/srilanka.india.warzone/index.html

Marchers block Mexico-US border

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7896094.stm

Guadeloupe protests turn deadly

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7896598.stm

'Tibetans held' in China protest


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7896556.stm

Zimbabwe pays wages in US dollar

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7897048.stm

Abu Qatada deportation backed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7896457.stm

Abu Qatada

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

Utilities: Protecting Electrical Equipment Against Lightning Damage

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205183620.htm

Semantic Web Promises A Smarter Electricity Grid

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210134817.htm

Accidental Wireless: Wireless-based Sensor System Could SAVE Lives

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209163319.htm

Facebook data changes 'withdrawn'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7896309.stm

Wiki article Facebook

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

'Mega-fast' mobile internet

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7896867.stm

The End of Anonymity? Meet the *67 Killer

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/story?id=6899472&page=1

TrapCall

http://www.trapcall.com/

Universal charger for phones plan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7894763.stm

Report: FDA scaled back enforcement at labs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090218/ap_on_go_ot/fda_lab_quality;_ylt=ArlDajD8_U5A5g516H6UA_us0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkYjFxcjk4BHBvcwMxNDAEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA3JlcG9ydGZkYXNjYQ--

Tiny 'Lab-on-a-chip' Detects Pollutants, Disease And Biological Weapons

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217125732.htm

Secrets Of Potential Bioterror Virus Uncovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217102149.htm

Rift Valley fever virus

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

AIDS becomes top infectious disease in China

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29240222/

Hospitals see big drop in staph superbugs

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29241041/

Fetal stem cells trigger tumors in ill boy

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29243132/

Man's family finds kidney donor on Craigslist

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/18/kidney.donor.craigslist/index.html

Smoker's widow seeks $130 million US in damages

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/02/18/cigarette-lawsuit.html

Multiracial Identity Associated With Better Social And Personal Well-being

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210110045.htm

Multilingualism Brings Communities Closer Together

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210092721.htm

Environmental Impact Of Building Construction Can Now Be Predicted

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204140815.htm

Climate curbs need 'people power'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7892992.stm

Cancer-causing Toxins Linked To Unexploded Munitions In Oceans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218091930.htm

Threat To Cod Fisheries: Pathogenic Bacterium Identified In Cod

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212093856.htm

Drug gangs terrorize Mexican town

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29243909/

Villa Ahumada

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

Bones of 6 bodies found in N.M. desert

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29247408/

Chinese blogger stabbed after public reading

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29224105/

Opinion: Rodriguez takes us out for a spin

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/29249407/

Counterfeit toothbrushes could pose choke risk, warns Health Canada

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/02/17/toothbrushes-fake.html

KPRC: Homeless man tries Web panhandling

http://www.click2houston.com/news/18738534/detail.html

Boy marries dog in India to ward off tiger attacks

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090218/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_india_dog_marriage;_ylt=App6W9DBC.GtiWyccla9klLtiBIF