Saturday - 16 May 09

Intricate space surgery revives Hubble camera

Watchdog Alleges Insider Trading At SEC

German economy shrank 3.8 pct in 1st quarter

Europe in deepest recession since World War II as Germany suffers

Sri Lanka military cuts off rebel sea escape

Hospital sued for Octomom's breach of privacy

Not Even Chuck Norris Can Save the GOP

Alan Greenspan still spinning the bullshit to National Asspociation of Realtors . . . who lap it up

Notre Dame Graduation Features President Obama, Protests

CIA Chief Rebuts Pelosi's Charges

Police break up Moscow gay march

Whiffle Hurling? Bag Tag? Hey, It’s Art

Killings of 4 Americans in Tijuana sow fear

My Personal Credit Crisis

Friday - 15 May 09

Europe’s Economy Contracts 2.5%, the Most Since 1995

Alarm bells ring over 'sexting'

Barron's: Will Refis Revive the Economy?

Flashback: BBC News - The ebb and flow of sea level rise
Coral Fossils Reveal Sea Levels Rising Fast
Sea Level Rise Overestimated, But Things Still Grim

A Video from the Grave Sends Guatemala into Crisis


List of 789 dealers being closed down
Chrysler moves to eliminate 789 of its 3,200 dealers


Reinventing the Magazine: Publications That Push the Boundaries of the Print Medium


Yankee Stadium's Ugly Start

As the recession blows a gale, the world’s most expensive cruise ship nears completion

Wholesale Prices Post Largest 12-Month Decline Since 1950

60-year-old is oldest Army soldier killed in Iraq

Speaker's Comments Raise Detainee Debate to New Level

Apple raking in piles of cash from the App Store—or is it?

Pentagon Preps Soldier Telepathy Push

Felon stalked woman on Web before stabbing her in public, cops say; dying victim whispered his name

Estimated 35,000 years old . . . Ivory sculpture in Germany could be world's oldest

XXX: Is the Porn Industry Doomed?

Week of May 11 through May 18, 2009

WSJ: Photos For The Day - 13 May 09

Russia Stockpiles Diamonds, Awaiting the Return of Demand

Cargo Ships Treading Water Off Singapore, Waiting for Work

Advanta shuts down credit card services to over 1,000,000 customers

More "Net Zero" Homes Move Off The Grid

U.S., Pakistan Jointly Carry Out Drone Missions

Bomb Kills 7 Civilians at U.S. Base in Afghanistan

Kremlin: Battles over energy may lead to wars

Bob Barr: Protecting spies wasn’t meant to protect torture

5 convicted in scheme to blow up Sears Tower

Promise of Global Recovery Pushes Oil Past $60 a Barrel

EU fines Intel $1.45 billion

5 Economic Storms Raging NOW!

Dollar Rally Will End, Rogers Says; May Short Stocks

Home Prices in U.S. Drop Most on Record in Quarter

Mish: 1000 GM Dealerships Forced Out May 15; Executives Dump Shares; Restructuring May Fail

Big Picture Blog's beautiful pictorial on The Volvo Ocean Race

Senator Urges Discount For Retail Cash Payments

Pakistani commandos dropped by helicopter into the Taliban's mountain base in Swat on Tuesday

David Miliband: Barack Obama Middle East plan best since Camp David

The California Association of Realtors’ housing forecast now calls for a 28.4% drop in the median price of a California house for 2009 instead of their 6% forecast drop made last October

Woman accused in porn star prostitution ring . . . charged $50,000+ a night to sleep with porn stars

In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars

Atlanta home prices fall 25 percent in past year

Palin Signs Deal to Write a Memoir

Key coral reefs 'could disappear'

Google unveils new search tools

U.S. Foreclosure Filings Hit Record for Second Straight Month

Florida's Governor Charlie Crist To Run For The U.S. Senate Seat Being Vacated By Mel Martinez

Father says his son, the US soldier who shot five troops dead in Iraq, was 'broken' by counsellors
Whither goes the GOP? To wither?

Obama Approval Picks Up in May

WSJ: Photos Of The Day - 12 May 09

Radio rage

Mother is charged with neglecting her daughter's teeth

The new Advertising frugality: NYC's empty storefronts used as inexpensive billboards

Metal baggage container sucked into jet engine at LAX

Top senators reach a compromise on credit card reform bill

Pakistani Commandos, U.S. Drone Strike Taliban

U.S. soldier kills 5 comrades in Iraq, officials say

Sheikh Tamimi attacks Israel, pope walks out

Former Record Executive, David Geffen, sets sights on NY Times

U.S. gasoline price jumps 16 cents to 6-month high

WSJ: Photos For The Day - 11 May 09

Mainland China reports first swine flu case

James Kunstler's latest: "Decoupling From Reality"

White House forecasts higher U.S. budget deficit

Boy playing with toy gun is shot by sheriff's deputy


NASA To Give Hubble New Life With Atlantis Mission Launching Today

Peel 'em and weep: First-class stamps rise 2 cents

The Great Divide on Energy Policy

Pakistan Says 700 Militants Killed in Intense Raids

The Ink Tank: Editorial Cartoon Roundup

Wimpy Bush-Era Antitrust Rules To Go

US interrogators may have killed dozens, human rights researcher and rights group say

Spanish Solar Subsidy Seduces FPL, Scorches Consumers

Shortages stir coffee and sugar prices

A teenage girl is strip-searched and gets snickered at by old men in robes for challenging it -- what's so funny about the Fourth Amendment?

MBTA: Operator texting at time of trolley crash

Golf Analyst Feherty Sorry for Pelosi Joke in Dallas Magazine

Dethroning Day for Miss California?

Pakistan Again Faces a Test It Has Often Failed Before

Wisconsin court upholds GPS tracking by police

10 Reasons Why Buying A Home In Southern California Today Is A Mistake

China chalks up third month of CPI deflation

WSJ: Photos of the Day 8 May 09

Depression: A Journey Through Darkness

The American Press on Suicide Watch

Backlash: Women Bullying Women at Work

One young woman's fight to set up schools for girls in Afghanistan despite formidable cultural and logistical obstacles

How Ali Soufan, an FBI agent, got Abu Zubaydah to talk without torture

The Permanent Imperial Presidency

Cheney’s Model Republican: More Limbaugh, Less Powell