Wednesday - December 17, 2008 - ZIRP, Darfur Slavery, Botched Call for Help Ends in Murder,

Islamic Arab militants from Janjaweed Militia are enslaving black natives of Darfur. Sudanese Army is using female and children as sex slaves and domestic help in Darfur.

Diabetes increases cancer mortality rate

21 year old student cries for help to 911 operator who claims later to have heard nothing despite tapes of the call capturing screams, gasps and what sounds like struggle. Police show up 48 minutes later after fiance calls to report his girlfriend had been murdered

1,068 new species discovered in the Mekong Delta

America's poor broadband infrastructure will be sorely tested at Obama's Inauguration

Gondola tower snaps at Canadian ski resort - breathless passengers rescued

NY Governor Paterson: Here come the taxes, the layoffs, and the ugly truth: music downloads to be taxed along with 87 other items such as Pepsis, movies, taxi rides, etc. Will the State Legislature approve this slash and burn budget proposal?

Apple's next MacWorld gathering shall be its last

ZIRP as seen by Rodger Rafter

Motley Fool: 3 Bubbles for 2009 - Treasuries, Fear, Distrust

No laughing matter: SEC chages National Lampoon CEO in s: tock manipulation case

NASA's Image of the Day: Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons

Miami Vice: Homicide detectives were still hunting for the gunman who sprayed a group of men playing dominoes Saturday afternoon, killing 10 month old Derrick Days and mortally wounding Pierre Roche, 27, the son of a Miami police officer. Roche died Monday afternoon.

Miami doctor seeks leniency for bilking Meidcare out of $11 Million; She is facing a 22 year sentence

Adam Walsh case is finally laid to rest after 27 years

Facing 5 Years in Prison: KB Home Corp.'s former head of human resources agreed Monday to plead guilty to conspiring in 2006 with then-Chief Executive Bruce Karatz to obstruct a probe of options-backdating at the Los Angeles home builder.

The Richter Report: AS OTHERS SEE US - How Chinese, Russian and one famous French seer(s) predict(ed) the US will fare as we further destroy our economy with fiat dollars

Father of suspected Oregon bank bombing suspect arrested. Son was arrainged today on aggravated murder for the deaths of two police officers. Sentence, if convicted, could be the death penalty.