Saturday and Sunday - February 14 and 15, 2009 - Is Shane Battier the Real MVP of the NBA?

Alan Taylor's Big Picture Blog looks at Tibet's Great Prayer Festival

Japan to launch fresh Stimulus package

Pressure mounts on novice nurses in over-run ERs, nurse shortage forces hospitals to focus on retention

Crude oil is getting cheaper — so why isn't gas?

Obama, after signing the Stimulus plan, will focus on fixing the nation's foreclosure problem next Wednesday

There could be one hundred billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, a US conference has heard.

Feds close 4 more banks bringing total this year to 13 . . . latest failures in Florida, Nebraska, Illinois and Oregon

Did pilots err by using auto-pilot in plane which went down in Buffalo?

Chavez argues for a third term . . . feels only he can successfully transform Venezuela into a Socialist state

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand impresses with her Chinese Mandarin

Federal authorities investigating senior U.S. Military officials over "disappeared" Billions of U.S. dollars in Iraq

Europe's decline in the Global Recession is worse than in the U.S.A.

G-7 says downturn to persist for all of 2009
Most interesting read for this weekend is by author of "Moneyball" Michael Lewis titled "The No Stats All-Star" and is about statistics and Shane Battier . . . the best NBA player today you've never heard of

Cycling Enters the Electronic Age With a New Gear-Shifting System

6 Colorado salmonella cases traced to Texas plant

Peanut Corporation declares bankrutcy

Murder caught on videotape: A woman has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide for exercising her 73-year-old husband to death in a swimming pool

Judd Gregg and the Census Counting Feud



FRONTLINE INVESTIGATES HOW THE ECONOMY WENT SO BAD SO FAST

Florida Governor Crist, looking forward to 2010 run for the U.S. Senate, pushes four different tax reductions for Florida taxpayers

A Torture Report Could Spell Big Trouble For Bush Lawyers

Publicists for octuplets' mother quit over death threats

4 dead in shooting spree spanning two counties in upstate New York

Friday - February 13, 2009 - 2 State Judges Imprisoned Juveniles For Money, Plane Crash Kills 49 Near Buffalo, Toyota Trims More, Housing Bust, More

U.S. Homeowners Will Lose Up to $10 Trillion, Talbott Estimates

Must see chart: WaPo: Taking apart the $819 Billion stimulus package

When toddlers point a lot, more words will follow

Investigators think missing Fla. girl was abducted

Plane crash in upstate NY kills 49 people

Stimulus Aims Two-Phase Jolt at U.S. With Tax Cuts, Spending

Geithner Hampered by Staff Deficit as Wall Street Demands Speed

China’s economy is showing signs that a 4 trillion yuan ($585 billion) stimulus package is taking effect

German, French Economies Contract Most In 20 Years, Deepening Europe’s Recession

Gov. Charlie Crist may be popular in Florida, but his unbridled support for the Democrats' stimulus package has Republicans seething

WANTED! Authors of worm virus have a $250,000 bounty put on their heads by Microsoft

How to get smokers to quit smoking: pay them!

Toyota freezes bonuses, cuts salaries, trims work hours on the assembly line and offering some buyouts

As some people blame Rihanna for being beat up by Chris Brown, the National Organization for Women president says victim-blaming is not unusual in such situations

Laid-Off Foreigners Flee as Dubai Spirals Down

Police say that a suspect has been arrested in deadly Australian fire

Amazon's updated Kindle device has a new feature that critics say is against the law

Dead Rodents Found in Peanut Texas Plant At Center of Salmonella Controversy


'Late Show' Marred By Bizarre Phoenix Interview

Fraudster caught at Canadian border with $70,000 cash and $1 Million in Swiss bank certificates stuffed down his cowboy boots

Winds knock out power to thousands on East Coast

Thursday - February 12, 2009 - Video News Across America,

The Bigger the Bubble, the Louder the Pop!


Long lines of Atlantans snake around government building for a few jobs offered at a Federal jobs fair

Vegas magician, family see their income disappear

Developers take big losses by selling condos at auction

The goals lawmakers set for ethanol producers are in serious jeopardy

Under the stimulus plan will there be a rationing of health care?

Where the jobs are: FBI doesn't have the manpower to deal with bailout fraud and mortgage fraud cases


Ten ways to speed up your computer now


Bloomberg forecasts the biggest drop in GDP since 1946

Thousands of US weapons, including assault rifles and grenade launchers, may be in Taliban or Al-Qaeda hands in Afghanistan because of lax controls

Winners and Losers in the $789 Billion Stimulus Plan

The 4th grade teacher who worked on the side as a prostitute

First killer beehives found in Utah

2 Satellites collide 500 miles above Siberia leaving outer space debris which threatens Space Station

Toll's building revenue cut in half on housing slump

Vice-President Biden to attend Special Olympics in Boise, Idaho

Washington Hopes ‘Vulture’ Investors Will Buy Bad Assets

Maureen Dowd: "Trillion Dollar Baby"






Layoffs: Nike looks to cut 4% or 1400 of its workers

Layoffs: Japan's Pioneer to cut 10,000 employees

’02 AL MVP Tejada guilty of misleading Congress
MLB News

Toy makers cut back production on expensive products

Even with a 30 year fixed mortgage rate at 5.19%, mortgage applications scrape down to an 8 year low

Brett Favre retires . . . again
NFL News

Congress gets stonewalled by Peanut Corporation of America's owner and factory manager

Congress beat up on 8 bank CEOs today

Biden thinks more Republican Senators will support the final Stimulus bill

McCain to run for his own Senate seat again in 2010

Strange facts about Charles Darwin
Happy 200th Darwin Day Photo Essay


The Big Picture Blog: China's Lantern Festival, With An Unfortunate Ending

Kindle vs. iPod and AMD Dragon vs. Intel 32 nm: The power of marketing

Will banks need even more bailout money? Geithner will get back to us on that question . . .

37 year old Governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, will give the GOP answer to Obama's first State of the Union speech on February 24th

Muzak declares bankruptcy, Sirius-XM might be next

Money gone into hiding? Days before his arrest, Madoff's wife withdrew $15 million from his accounts

North Carolina Under Winter Fire Weather Watch

Rare Winter tornado kills 9 in Oklahoma

Wednesday - February 11, 2009 - More People Drop Expensive Satellite and Cable Packages Opting For Netflix, iPod or Internet TV, Executive of the Week

Alan Taylor's pictorial of Victorian wildfires in his Big Picture Blog

Roubini: Anglo-Saxon model has failed

More than 1,000 banks may fail during the next three to five years as the recession intensifies and loan losses climb

Will Hot-Wheels Hard On lead to new DSM entry for Hot-Wheels-0-Philia?

New York Times: Bailout Plan: $2.5 Trillion and a Strong U.S. Hand

Washington Post: $1.5 Trillion in public and private funds might be needed in this latest version of the bailout

Stockpile of commercial explosives detonate leaving arms and legs strewn in quiet Pretoria neighborhood

Owner of politically incorrect T-Shirt Hell website closes down after death threats and being poisoned

Life insurers battered by investments, report fourth quarter losses





More than 49 million watch Obama news conference

Executive of the Week: E-mails show Peanut Co. owner told workers to ship tainted products

Georgia Governor tells county officials there is no cash left for property tax breaks . . . unless they want a cut in services from the state

Better late than never: FBI investigating 530 corporate fraud cases

World's largest steel maker reports first quarterly loss ever

Bank of England: Great Britain in "Deep Recession"

Owner of the bong which Phelps used tries to sell it on eBay, in turn gets busted with 7 buddies

Robber armed with "Klingon" sword hits two Colorado convenience stores

Layoffs: It's official, GM to lay off 10,000 white collar employees in 2009


More people drop expensive satellite and cable TV packages opting for Netflix, iPod or internet TV

European banks sitting on £16.3 trillion of toxic assets may suffer massive losses, according to a confidential Brussels document

Recession cuts imports . . . Trade deficit drops to $39.9B; lowest in 6 years

The shortage of bullets at gun dealers

Heterosexual college player suing school and basketball coach because she wasn't the coach's "type", i.e., lesbian

8 Banking CEOs to travel to Congress to defend their bailouts

Las Vegas mayor whines about Obama's quip that bailed out company execs should not travel to Sin City on the taxpayer's dime

Layoffs: Governor Ahnold threatens to let go 10,000 California state workers

Jeremy Lusk, 24, becomes the first freestyle motocross star to die in an FMX event

‘Sports Illustrated’ Chooses Bar Refaeli as Cover Girl

Geithner Bank Rescue Pledges Greater Disclosure, Accountability

Police arrest dumbass/jackass of the week who drives up to barricades with rifle on backseat of his car saying he had a message to deliver to President Obama

Hello, Indian models show more skin than ever in a culture not used to such displays (video)!

Intel to invest $7 billion in U.S. as recession deepens

China’s January Exports Fall 17.5%, Most Since 1996

A text message from another woman started the Chris Brown/Rihanna domestic brawl

Update: Chris Brown Loses Another Endorsement, Got Milk? Pulls Plug
Wrigley's drops Chris Brown ads, Sesame Street yanks re-runs of his appearance

Tuesday - February 10, 2009 - Kindle 2.0: Ten Things You Should Know, McDonald's Same Store Sales in January up 7.1% (video), Down on Dildo Boulevard

The Rise of Part-time Employment: Behind Door #1 is Japan, Behind Door #2 is the 1930s

Sirius-XM prepares for bankruptcy

Australia wildfires: 181 Dead . . . Police Search For Arson Suspect

Down on Dildo Boulevard

Joe Biden, the punch line?

China outsells the U.S.A. in autos for the first time

Muslim investors profit by avoiding interest based Capitalism

Rihanna's injuries at the hands of Chris Brown said to be "Horrific"

Chris Brown charged with reportedly assaulting Rihanna
The Binyam Mohamed Case

Cash-strapped U.S. patients may be skipping drugs

Google announces its first foray into the nation's "smart grid"

Treasuries jump as investors look for safety in these turbulent times

Amazon's Kindle has new competition: book app allows smartphones to download books and be read

PC Magazine - "Amazon Kindle 2.0: Ten Things You Should Know"

President Obama speaks at town hall meeting in Fort Myers, FL

NYT: Why Analysts Keep Telling Investors to Buy

Stocks pounded . . . Dow down 4.40% at 2:45 PM

Senate approves stimulus plan

Treasury Secretary Geithner unveils Bailout 2.0

Doug Glanville: "Understanding A-Rod"

Million dollar home sales sinking in California

UBS posts $6.9 Billion loss, readies the guillotine for 2,000 more workers

Futuronomics: "It Ain't Gonna Work"

Jim Kunstler: "Poverty of Imagination"










Obama tells Congress to quit dicking around with the Stimulus Package

FBI raids Ga. plant at center of salmonella scare

Mexico drug gangs break onto Police radio bandwidth and tell cops they will kill them . . . then make good on the threats

Federal judges tell California to release up to 1/3 of all its prisoners to relieve massive overcrowding in its prisons

U.S. to lay out plan to sop up bad mortgage assets

NBA Scores, Schedules and Standings

NCAA Men's Basketball

NCAA Women's Basketball

NASCAR

NHL

Yankees show support for A-Rod after he admits to steroid use

MLB

Fallen star: Pacman officially released by the Dallas Cowboys


Snow in Arizona, Utah, Nevada and Dakotas

Monday - February 9, 2009 - A-Rod Admits to Having Used Steroirds, Nissan Slashes 20,000 Jobs, Arsonists In Australia Labeled "Terrorists"

Alex Rodriguez admits to having used steroids

At the class warfare front: Slumdogs Unite!

Look out McDonald's! Starbucks to sell value-meal pairings for $3.95

China: Fire engulfs 40-story luxury hotel

Software glitch leads to 1-cent gas in Dutch town

Is Obama about to confront China on currency manipulation and unfair trade practices?

Despair and fear in Florida foreclosures

Job losses at small companies could reach 2 million by 2010

Executive headhunters feel the chokehold of the Recession

Palo Alto 94306 Home Prices Fall 67%
Menlo Park 94025 Prices Fall 43%

U.S. passport applications down by over 25%

Las Vegas Taxi drivers' lament: fewer visitors, fewer fares

The party is over for retail developers

The wealthy embrace inconspicuous consumption

Layoffs: Nissan to slash 20,000 jobs worldwide

Life in America's Unemployment Capital

Major change at Newsweek will shift its focus from being a news weekly: more focus on the how and why instead of the "what"

Grisly new video shows the Taliban in Pakistan beheading a Polish geologist

GM to invest $1 Billion of bailout money in Brazilian operations

U.S. Taxpayers Risk $9.7 Trillion on Bailouts as Senate Votes

Website allows job seekers to bid on low pay

Bye-bye to Realtor's 6% slice of the housing pie

Created to treat schizophrenia, Zyprexa wound up being used on misbehaving kids. How the pharmaceutical industry turned a flawed and dangerous drug into a $16 billion bonanza

The number of lawsuits over defamatory online speech is rising sharply

TVA's CEO says cleanup of toxic sludge from Tennessee retention pond blow out will cost hundreds of millions of dollars

Middle Class communities disappearing in Toronto

Robert Plant and Allison Kraus win 5 Grammys for their team effort

Battle of the Brands: Christians vs. Atheists on London bus signs

Laugh of the day: 25 Things I Didn't Want to Know About You

Fascinating read: Why Iran's "loser" mullahs are revving up their Armageddon propaganda

Scientist Has 'Snowball Fight' With a Killer Whale

John B. Taylor: How Government Created the Financial Crisis

Cognitive Computing Project Aims to Reverse-Engineer the Mind

In two separate incidents, Atlantan victims of shooting and home invasion kill their attackers

Heavy downpours, severe thunderstorms in the Plain states while upper elevations in Sierras and Rockies are seeing heavy snow

Sunday - February 8, 2009 - The 6 Companies Buffett and Gates Are Buying Now, Gas Prices on the Rise, The 5 Ways to Improve Amazon's Kindle,

Kiera the shoplifting dog makes amends

Escaped prisoner found hiding in the trunk of judge's car
PC World: The 5 Ways Amazon Can Improve Kindle

Phil Jackson says Lebron James is coddled by NBA referees in Cleveland . . . "Gets away with murder"
NBA Scores, Schedules and Standings

NCAA Men's basketball scores, schedules and standings

NCAA Women's basketball scores, schedules and standings

Egyptian women learning to fend for themselves in a conservative Muslim country

Slideshow of deadly Australian wildfires
Australia's "Hell On Earth" wildfires have killed almost 100 during unprecedented heatwave


Gas prices on the rise?

10 Biggest Gaffes of the Financial Crisis

China's Great Drought forces government's $13 Billion relief

Who elected Rush Limbaugh head of the Republican Party? He did

After signing pledges to not engage in terrorism, Yemen releases 170 al-Qaida suspects

Two American troops, a translator and a policeman die in Afghanistan while trying to defuse a roadside bomb
Retired Marine General, James L. Jones, completely revamps the National Security Council . . . no more backchannel perversion on intelligence
Do you know the 6 companies billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are buying shares in now?

A woman locked up for food stamp fraud talks about class warfare and corporate welfare

NASCAR shootout yesterday leads to next week's Daytona 500: Thrilling finish, dramatic wrecks and a record number of lead changes
NASCAR news, standings, schedules, stats, drivers and more

$123,000 is needed to live in NYC at the same lifestyle that $50,000 in Houston will get you

Sherriff calls trapped fishermen on ice flow "idiotic". . . one dies after falling off ice into Lake Erie