For Monday, December 29, 2008

Hannukah 2008 - Child_injured_in_israeli_attack_on_the_gaza_strip__file_2007 image licensed under Creative Commons by smallislander

Israel strikes key Hamas offices

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7802515.stm

Many Questions Left in Bush Scandals


http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6519064&page=1

Under Bush, OSHA Mired In Inaction

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/29/politics/washingtonpost/main4689648.shtml

After 30 years, John Warner exits Senate at peace

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081228/ap_on_go_co/warner_s_farewell;_ylt=AmoTpuTetl7GG1FG63NpfP.s0NUE

GMAC stays mum on bailout hurdle

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081229/ap_on_bi_ge/gmac_financing;_ylt=AqI3n.sG99hVdRV1Mc7rSYWs0NUE

GM supplier Delphi suspends work at China factory

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081229/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_delphi;_ylt=AiGp6bXldT6LnoF8mLk7djGs0NUE

Somalia's president quits office

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7802622.stm

Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed

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

North Korea's Kim appears at large public event

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bs03s-us-korea-north-kim/

Kuwait cancels $17 billion deal with Dow Chemical

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4br1m9-us-kuwait-dow/

Rohm & Haas: Dow Chemical deal still on

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28419037/


Nearly 200,000 Michigan homes, businesses without power

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1008295



Winds knock out power to 413,000

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28400093/

Cholera deaths soar in Zimbabwe

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7802943.stm

Bad debt triggers hospital closings around U.S.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28394340/

Natural disasters killed more than 220,000 people in 2008

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1008367

WSJ: Lehman's rush to bankruptcy lost billions for creditors

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1008370

Dire warning over 2009 job cuts

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7802461.stm

Pound hits new low against euro

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7802981.stm

Japan insurers seek merger as gloom over 2009 grows

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

Bad Economy = Less Illegal Immigration

http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6541434&page=1

Turn down promotion, save your career

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/12/29/cb.decline.promotion/index.html

Child 'slavery' finds its way to the U.S.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28415693/

Study: Murders among black youths on rise

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28411203/

Chinese warned off lavish New Year gifts in tough times

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7802574.stm

More Severe Storm Linked To Global Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081227214927.htm

How Healthy Are America's Coasts?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216161145.htm

Food needs 'fundamental rethink'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7795652.stm

'Boom year' for hi-tech criminals


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7797280.stm

Military Uniforms Now Provide Reliable Protection From Mosquitoes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081228195413.htm

For Saturday, December 27, 2008

Oahu - Hawaiian Archipelago - Ka Pae `Aina O Hawai`i Nei image licensed under Creative Commons by brewbooks

Massive Israeli air raids on Gaza

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7800985.stm

At Least 195 Dead as Israeli Airstrikes Slam Hamas in Gaza

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6534135

Hawaii island of Oahu without power

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28397219/

Hawaii's Oahu island regains power after blackout

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hawaii_power;_ylt=Apm1x6ddgPYQBBfsuRysYr6s0NUE

Obama Reporters Get Ditched In Hawaii

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/26/link/main4687333.shtml

China firms 'to pay milk victims'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7800990.stm

Dozens killed in China accidents

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7800874.stm

Suffering Ohio begs for federal lifeline

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28395932/

'09 Jobs Outlook: Bleak, Especially Early

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/27/earlyshow/main4687544.shtml

Advice for renters if landlord faces foreclosure

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28392662/

NYT: Un-pardon raises plenty of questions

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28388177/

Unpardon

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2008/12/unpardon.html

Zimbabwe child malnutrition rises

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7800840.stm

UN says Zimbabwe cholera death toll over 1,500

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/12/27/zimbabwe-cholera.html

Madoff suicide investor lost own money, too

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28392132/

Digital TV converter coupons in short supply

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28393941/

Problems seen in e-voting overseas

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390799/

The risks of risk management

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7761423.stm

Retailers' holiday sales plummet 4 percent

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bo1gq-us-usa-holidaysales-spendingpulse/

Mexico suspends meat imports from 30 U.S. plants

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/12/26/mexico-plants.html

Uproar in Australia over plan to block Web sites

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28391933/

Washington state starts free PC, TV recycling

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390798/

Death Valley works to preserve night sky

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390772/

In U.S., Threat of Rising Sea Levels

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=6531712&page=1

No Quick Or Easy Technological Fix For Climate Change, Researchers Say

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081217190429.htm

Warmer Temperatures Could Lead To A Boom In Corn Pests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216131024.htm

Huge Chesapeake Bay cleanup falters

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28397801/

Sludge spill estimate now 1 billion gallons

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/26/tennessee.sludge/index.html

Ecosystem Changes In Temperate Lakes Linked To Climate Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216133442.htm

ABC News: How to Make Money Online

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6525445&page=1

Shoes hurled at Bush pictures in Iran

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7800587.stm

For Sunday, December 21, 2008

Afghanistan image licensed under Creative Commons by Army.mil

Obama increases jobs goal to 3 million

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28330156/

Obama Report: Rahm Emanuel Made One Call to Blagojevich

http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2008/12/exclusive-obama.html

Bailed-Out Bank Execs Reportedly Got $1.6B

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=6504932

IMF urges spending to spur growth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7794255.stm

Detroit's woes go beyond auto industry

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28327490/

NYT: Obama has vision for auto industry

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28329763/

Canada unveils plan to help auto industry

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bi3uy-us-autos-canada/

Ten chains 'face closure' in 2009

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7794426.stm

Bush e-mails may be secret a bit longer

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28332671/

Mugabe a threat to unity, says US

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7794593.stm

Charity warns on cholera

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7794425.stm

Disease exposes nation's fall

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7787819.stm

Mumbai attack hotels greet guests

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7794341.stm

Deaths from Mumbai 'police error'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7794211.stm

U.S. to replace British forces in Iraq

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28337041/

Up To 30K New U.S. Troops To Afghanistan

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/20/terror/main4679753.shtml

Police break up Russian protests

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7794560.stm

For Thursday, December 18, 2008

Global Warming Impacts On U.S. Coming Sooner?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216201404.htm

Did Early Global Warming Divert Glacial Age?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081217190433.htm

Marine Ecosystems Threatened By Carbon Dioxide

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081217190334.htm

Poisoned medicine kills dozens of children

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/18/nigeria.poison.drugs/index.html

Rwanda genocide mastermind jailed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7789039.stm

Profile: Col Theoneste Bagosora

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7789069.stm

How the genocide happened

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1288230.stm

Zimbabwe cholera outbreak widens

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7789263.stm

Guantanamo man says U.S. never probed his "crime"

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bh3u4-us-hold-bosnia-guantanamo/

Video: Foreclosure fix is a failure, HUD chief says

javascript:vPlayer('28285183','beb1c3c2-adee-43e9-8912-c4cd4552fa38')

Fed rate cut sparks a rush of refinancing

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28286206/

Mortgage rates plunge to 37-year low

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/

New credit card rules to protect consumers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28294720/

High chairs, strollers, toy dinosaurs recalled

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28293223/

White House says near autos rescue plan

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28295865/

Can White House Prevent Collapse of 'Fragile' Automakers?

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Business/story?id=6480961&page=1

Chrysler plants close for a month

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7788954.stm

Nepal Faces Severe Power Cuts

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6485638

Job-Hunting: Are You Scaring Recruiters?

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/CareerManagement/story?id=6483076&page=1

Consumer Tips: Do this to find a great job

http://tips.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/18/do-this-to-find-a-great-job/

For Wednesday, December 10, 2008

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950,000 kids worldwide killed by injury, violence

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/10/childhood.injuries.report/index.html

Zimbabwe: More than 15,000 have cholera

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/10/zimbabwe.epidemic.cholera.spread/index.html

Iranian nuclear workers arrested for spying

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/10/iran.spy.arrests/index.html

US-led strikes kill Afghan police

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7774939.stm

Report: Armor decision could have cost lives

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/09/us.iraq.ieds/index.html

Illinois scandal could have a ripple effect

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/10/1708215.aspx

Sources Say Jesse Jackson Jr. is 'Senate Candidate #5'

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/ConductUnbecoming/story?id=6431739&page=1

State of Disarray: What is Wrong With Ill.?

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=6428980&page=1

Fla. Investigates Mass Grave at Boys School

http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6428293&page=1

Strike adds to unrest in Greece

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7774634.stm

Pakistan questions key militants

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7774912.stm

Brazil considers Indian land case

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7774895.stm

Miner Rio Tinto cuts 14,000 jobs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7774698.stm

Rio Tinto

http://www.riotinto.com

Wholesale inventories, sales plunge in Oct.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28157537/

Dow 4,000: 8 really, really scary predictions

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0812/gallery.market_gurus.fortune/index.html?cnn=yes

Office Depot cutting 112 stores, 2,200 jobs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/ap_on_bi_ge/office_depot_strategic_review;_ylt=AgjITys5eFo37Al2Ta_3a3as0NUE



Chinese police detain protesters

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7774693.stm

Chinese exports drop in slowdown

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7774934.stm

Sterling hits new record euro low

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7775191.stm

Somali piracy backed by international network

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28158455/

Agreement sealed on auto bailout

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28108346/

Inaction on Big 3 would cost taxpayers billions

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28156558/

Congress to vote on car bail-out

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7774459.stm

Panel questions Treasury on bailout plan

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28155752/

Newsweek: How the Tribune deal went bad so fast

http://www.newsweek.com/id/173152

Smell of Zimbabwe

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7771184.stm

IWF backs down on Wiki censorship

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7774102.stm

City gets 'crime-detecting' CCTV

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7775000/7775188.stm

Report finds nanotechnology safeguards inadequate

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4b94a5-us-nano-risks/

Panel Blasts Federal Nanotechnology Risk Research Strategy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081210103045.htm

Groups Sue Over Toxic Toys

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/10/earlyshow/living/ConsumerWatch/main4659906.shtml

Peter Gabriel backs human rights website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7773004.stm

The Hub

http://hub.witness.org/

Massive World War II collection debuts online

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_wwii_collection;_ylt=AiVI2yBWIJo5yUQdIYCCkvqs0NUE

Footnote.com

Chinese protest on human rights anniversary

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28157293/

Robust Watermarking Offers Hope Against Digital Piracy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081208092114.htm

Chemists And Security Scientists Add New Technology To Redesigned Five Dollar Bill

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2008/0901-anticounterfeiting_money.htm

£5m fund to scrap fishing boats

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7775593.stm

Quality Mark Provides Better Protection For Fish Stocks Than Does The World Trade Organization

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081210091033.htm

Surface-Level Ozone Pollution Set To Reduce Tree Growth 10% By 2100

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081209085628.htm

EPA names most-wanted eco-fugitives

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28157690/

Doctors call emergency care ‘national disgrace’

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28148474/

Jumping viruses threaten man and beast

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/08/pip.zoonotics/index.html

Deaths tied to painkillers surge in rural areas

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28146377/

UN: New measures can save many young lives

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28147639/

Assisted suicide in Zurich to air on TV

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7775465.stm

For Sunday, December 7, 2007

Nobel Winner: HIV Vaccine Within 5 Years

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/06/tech/main4652168.shtml

Obama warns economy to get worse

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28096219/

Financial Crisis May Worsen Food Crunch

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/ConsumerFinance/story?id=6370751&page=1

Obama plans vast public works projects

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28084078/

Academic elites fill Obama's roster

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28092935/

The brilliance of creative chaos

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7768021.stm

Fresh riots erupt in Greek cities

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7770086.stm

Can Pentagon's Stop-Loss Be Stopped?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/07/sunday/main4652633.shtml

Iraqi relatives want death for Blackwater guards

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4b61f2-us-iraq-blackwater-victims/

Blackwater charges to be unsealed

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28084077/

Sources: Blackwater guards to turn selves in

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/06/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html

India denies Pakistan alert call

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7769815.stm

India unveils $4bn stimulus plan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7770126.stm

China protest at EU-Dalai meeting

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7769123.stm

UK: World must act on Zimbabwe cholera crisis

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/06/zimbabwe.main/index.html

Zimbabwe 'set for cholera jump'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7769642.stm

Voters oust indicted La. congressman

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28086325/

Job market is awful, but may get worse

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28071887/

White House: Auto bailout talks 'constructive'

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28067839/

Senator calls for Chrysler merger, new CEO at GM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081207/ap_on_bi_ge/congress_autos;_ylt=Aj0dNM4dj6_K9Z5NviT0Q7kDW7oF

Energy Guru To Carmakers: Time To Bet Big

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/04/tech/cnettechnews/main4648218.shtml

Scientist says ancient technique cuts greenhouse gas

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4b45kb-us-climate-biochar/

Roman Empire Decline Driven By Climate Change?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081205171005.htm

China, Russia to send probes to Mars next year

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4b40hr-us-china-mars/

WHO sets strict limits on melamine

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28074270/

Montanans Have Right To Assisted Suicide

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/06/national/main4652125.shtml

Japan sells Icelandic whale meat

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7767716.stm

Japan to arrest anti-whaling activists: report

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081206/ts_afp/environmentwhalingjapan;_ylt=AvJhFRYGHR0FKMpTbcfaIAwPLBIF

EPA's Air Pollution Target: Flatulent Cows

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/05/tech/main4651448.shtml

Dead man stored in freezer in Florida

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28097534/

Sunny von Bulow dies after 28 years in coma

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28085151/

Sunny bon Bulow

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

For Thursday, December 4, 2008

Senate panel chief backs auto bailout

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28047498/

Stakes High As Big 3 Return To Congress

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/04/business/main4647027.shtml

How Detroit can be saved without a bailout

http://www.yahoo.com/s/996948

Can These Hybrid Cars Really Save Detroit?

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/IndustryInfo/story?id=6387062&page=1

Possible trade rep pick linked to pardon uproar

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28048961/

Mexico gangs use gruesome killings, Web to sway opinion

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28045145/

Male suicide a growing concern in tough times

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28001610/

NYT: Obama plots green jolt to economy

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28041978/

Congresswoman hangs up on Obama

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28046972/

Obama, Gates held secret talks at fire station

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081203/od_nm/us_usa_obama_secret;_ylt=Ah7RASvJpmfOzdDbCKaCxIWs0NUE

Karl Rove Contradicts Bush on WMDs

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/President44/story?id=6378032&page=1



Addicted to oil? USA's biggest car lot

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/7764066.stm

People draw unemployment benefits at 26-year high

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_bi_ge/financial_meltdown;_ylt=AtCV2hkO0Ft_CefRKVi_0lKs0NUE

4.5%? Affordable Mortgage Plan in Works

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=6387679

ECB cuts eurozone rates to 2.5% http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7764441.stm

Teen girls charged in nursing home abuse

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28051548/

Ill Thai king fails to give speech

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7764552.stm

Kenya PM calls for Mugabe removal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7764883.stm

Zimbabwe cholera 'an emergency'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7764200.stm

Somalia nearing a 'total famine'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7764937.stm

India fingers leaders in Mumbai attacks

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28044522/

Indian airports on alert after warning

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28050793/

U.S. Wants Pakistan Crackdown On Militants

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/04/world/main4646931.shtml

Pakistan vows 'action' on Mumbai

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7764381.stm

Dalai Lama in address to Euro MPs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7764533.stm

DNA database 'breach of rights'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7764069.stm

How To Destroy An Asteroid -- Safely

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081203184703.htm

Another Large Earthquake Off Coast Of Sumatra Likely

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081203131042.htm

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Still Increasing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081204093041.htm

Dry Winter Weather Results In Highest Particulate Pollution Levels From Traffic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081204074814.htm

Hawaii Drive-Oh! Electric Cars Get Boost

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/03/tech/livinggreen/main4645956.shtml

Disgraced Spitzer debuts as columnist

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28046810/