For Friday, January 2, 2009

Israel and Gaza -8 image licensed under Creative Commons by Amir Farshad Ebrahimi

Gaza strip image licensed under Creative Commons by panos kouros

Markets start year on upbeat note

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7807557.stm

Fresh fall in US factory output

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7808566.stm

Factories mired in worst slump in 28 years

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5012pc-us-usa-economy-manufacturing/

More top brands seen disappearing in 2009

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28452746/

Eight alternatives to Detroit’s ‘Big Three’

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28436858/

GMAC gives up some GM car financing rights

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28470013/

Visteon cutting worker hours, pay in Mich.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28469934/

Job Hunting in '09? Patience Is Key

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/CareerManagement/story?id=6556681&page=1

Recession Rescue: Free Job Training

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6562033&page=1

Obama Moves to Counter China in Space With Pentagon-NASA Link

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20090102/pl_bloomberg/aovrno0oj41g;_ylt=AsdRSrCaG4hedxIEDWzbwC6s0NUE

Bush advisers: Cheney didn't pull the strings

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28468000/

Austria to run Madoff-hit bank

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7808281.stm

Global Protests Condemn Gaza Attacks

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/02/world/main4695928.shtml

West Bank anger over Gaza raids

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7808257.stm

Hamas calls for revenge as Israel hits Gaza again

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/ls693916-us-palestinians-israel/

Israel pounds Hamas homes, hits mosque

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28404637/

Cyberwar: Gaza's Shadow Conflict Online

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/International/story?id=6564226&page=1

Snow shuts 2 major Northwest passes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28469682/

Maritime blizzard cuts power to thousands

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/01/02/atlantic-storm.html

Claiborne Pell, senator behind college grants, dies

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50101f-us-senate-pell/

Sri Lankan troops seize rebel HQ

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7807908.stm

9 Muslim passengers removed from jet

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28467263/

China dairies offer text apology

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7807637.stm

Chinese police detain tainted milk activist

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/01/02/china-milk.html

Chinese software pirates get prison sentences

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081231/ap_on_hi_te/china_pirated_software;_ylt=AuWQFflCYrt2N.zwCiNQ2LCs0NUE

For Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Humorous Cheney montage licensed under Creative Commons by sparrowsfall

EU leaders seek broad bank reform

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7669710.stm

CIA tactics endorsed in secret memos

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27192452/

The online battles for president

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7671626.stm

Gray voters no longer reliably red

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27190283/

NYT poll: Attacks by McCain turn off voters

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27188680/

Newsweek: Don't call it a 'comeback'

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/14/don-t-call-it-a-comeback.aspx

Ticker: Obama takes heat for Jackson comment

http://www.cnn.com/linkto/ticker.html

Campbell Brown: Give real answers on economy

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/14/campbell.brown.economy/index.html

Did Palin pick 'put the country at risk'?

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/10/15/ec.picking.palin.cnn

Experts warn of Nov. 4 voting meltdowns

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081015/pl_politico/14580;_ylt=Ah5IuTffRcyF8RCDcmHcQdis0NUE

Cheney's heart problem resurfaces

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27197318/

Did Pirates Create The Credit Crunch?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081015110751.htm

North Korean spy jailed in sex-for-secrets case

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27192149/

GM: Better off bankrupt

http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/14/news/companies/gmwoes_taylor.fortune/index.htmcnn=yes

Analysis: What went wrong with the markets?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27190063/

Retail sales see biggest decline in three years

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27194806/

What the Rescue Plan Will (and Won't) Do

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6034536&page=1

'Piggybacking' Your Way to Better Credit?

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=5998959&page=1

States ask baby product companies to avoid BPA

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081013/ap_on_he_me/baby_bottles_bpa;_ylt=AooOpIUqLcY0vkB0J84oQiqs0NUE

Memos tell wildlife officials to ignore global-warming impact

http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20081014/sc_mcclatchy/3072395;_ylt=AofTzmufuXlv1ewy0yowdbEPLBIF

Japan pulls tainted Chinese beans from stores

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27197628/

Haider 'drunk' in fatal car crash

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7671885.stm

Canadians re-elect Conservatives

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7668738.stm

The editors would like to thank "Dan" for his humorous and inspired comments.

For Monday, October 13, 2008

Europe acts to strengthen banks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7667342.stm

UK banks receive £37bn bail-out

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7666570.stm

Markets surge after crisis talks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7666608.stm

Icelandic market remains shut

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7666498.stm

Will the rescue efforts work?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7667079.stm

Obama to reveal economic package

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7667772.stm

Paulson calls top banks to D.C. summit

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27161138/

Newsweek: End of the ‘ownership’ society

http://www.newsweek.com/id/163451

Where's all the ‘lost’ money?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27122758/

Lessons from the Great Depression

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/10/13/depression.irpt/index.html

Economic Crisis of 2008 - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_financial_crisis

Krugman wins Nobel for economics

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7667190.stm

Paul Krugman

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

Newsweek: GM-Chrysler merger a lemon of a deal

http://www.newsweek.com/id/163692

Why This Is a Great Time to Buy a Car

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/PersonalFinance/story?id=6004441&page=1

New Photos Of Kim Jong Il Raise Doubts

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/13/world/main4518055.shtml

Dairy blames toxic milk on subcontractors

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27161757/

China dairy sued over infant’s toxic milk death

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27161751/

Kids, some just 3 or 4, labor in toxic dust

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/28/what.matters.dust/index.html

Tiny girls offered up as sex slaves

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2008/10/13/wynter.sex.trade.expose.cnn

Call + Response Site (PG- 13)

http://www.callandresponse.com/