Thursday - 21 May 09

WSJ: Photos For The Day - 20 May 09

California braces for brutal budget cuts

Three bombings leave 24 dead in Baghdad

Moonshine to Mexican marijuana: Family gets busted

Rush Limbaugh Resigns Post As Republican Leader?

NY State lawmakers want a penny for your soda: new riff on 'fat tax' will charge penny per drink

GM's Chapter 11 is inevitable

One in four Americans text while they drive

As economy begins recovery, the "day of reckoning for the U.S. Dollar" arrives

World's Most Interesting Bridges - Part 3 from Dark Roasted Blend Blog

Google behind Twitter on real time news; possible partnership coming?

Dark horse Kris Allen wins "American Idol"

Drink up: Space station recycling urine to water

Fed to inject $7.5 Billion into GMAC

Fed officials expect even deeper Recession than they did 3 months ago, open to buying even more mortgage and Treasury securities

FBI arrest four in alleged plot to bomb Bronx synagogues, shoot down plane

Deaceased obese: 750 pound dead woman hauled across apartment courtyard on flatbeat tow truck hidden only by a piece of carpet

Barack Obama: U.S. 'lost way' fighting terror

Michigan unemployment reaches 12.9% in April
Even with revised jobless number, record unemployment persists

16 year old boy injured by exploding keg shrapnel after he and friends toss beer keg into open firepit

Wednesday - 20 May 09

Crude-oil futures traded over $60-a-barrel on Wednesday ahead of data that could show a decline in weekly inventories

Southern California housing prices have fallen 51% since thier peak in 2007

The biggest cojones in Hollywood? Jimmy Kimmel blisters ABC's suits and the Network's advertisers at Upfront Presentation

Phoenix man killed in gun-safety demo

A boy of 14 was the real father of the baby that 13-year-old Alfie Patten thought was his, it emerged yesterday

Bakersfield dad accused of biting out 4 year old son's eyes

Japan’s Economy Shrank Record 15.2% Last Quarter

America's biggest bank, Bank of America, raises $13.5 Billion selling shares

SEC to lose some regulatory powers and the Fed will take them over
California Rejects Schwarzenegger’s Budget Measures

Did Lehman’s Fall Matter?

The hunt for Africa's last warlord

Bibles distributed by Evangelical groups at Texas public schools upsets parents

Boston Globe's Big Shots Blog: A flare for soccer: open flames in soccer stadiums worldwide

Wall St. and the Media Are Trying to Make Us Forget Who Started the Financial Crash

The Bad Guys of Subprime Lending Are Raking in Bailout Billions

Ahmadinejad claims Iran's new missile is capable of hitting Israel

Kobe scores 40 as Lakers beat Nuggest 105-103

Survey Finds Link Between Obesity and Flu Severity

Palin's campaign clothing complaint dismissed by FEC

Husband, dad charged in Illinois triple murder

Indonesian plane filled with military and children crashes and kills 97

Tracking Cyberspies Through the Web Wilderness

WSJ: Photos of the Day - 19 May 09

Scientists hail stunning fossil

North Carolina coastal lot buyers claim mortgage fraud

Child Born a Boy, But Lives as a Girl

Arms From U.S. May Be Falling Into Taliban Hands

Will credit card users with sterling credit have to pay for those people with crappy credit who are defaulting on their credit card payments?

Jesse Ventura schools Elizabeth Hasselback of "The View" on torture

Tuesday - 19 May 09

Gold firms as oil rises, dollar weakens

Housing starts, permits hit record lows in April

No Outsourcing Here: How to Train for the Best American Jobs

Rents falling fast and furiously in Miami

Congressman Ron Paul (R) - "Audit the Fed, Then End It"

Great Britain: Deal for World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Finalized

Chasing the Shadow of Money

Oil above $60 on US economy hopes

Biden visits Serbia: US seeks to rebuild Balkans ties

Understanding America's Shift on Abortion

In Brazil, Accusations of a Police Massacre

Man Calls 911 Over Son's Messy Room

China demolishes new sex themed park before it opens

Top Republicans want apology or proof from Pelosi

WSJ: Photos of the Day - 18 May 09

Ancient Elite Island With Pyramid Found in Mexico

The Price of Oil: How did it get here, and where is it going?

Australia proposes to build a 1000 MW Solar Energy Plant . . . largest in the world

NY wants to Install 100 MW of Solar PV Power

The Last Hurrah and Seven Lean Years: Jerry Grantham's view we will probably have a "VL Recovery"

S&P 500 Earnings Decline: 90%

President Obama to announce stricter emissions and better gas mileage standards

A Wave of Prime foreclosures is coming to a town near you very soon

Blue Collar Males Are The Biggest Victims Of The Recession

Big Picture Blog looks at "Hubble's Final Servicing Mission"

Newsweek: The Sky Isn't Falling

The rich are now defaulting like earlier sup-prime homeowners

Site Lets Writers Sell Digital Copies

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As Alaska Glaciers Melt, It’s Land That’s Rising

GOP losses span nearly all demographic groups

Google turns to the dark side

Boston Globe's "The Ink Tank" spotlights 43 political cartoons

2 Yellowstone workers fired after pissing on geyser

Toyota rolls out new Prius amid hybrid price war; 80,000 advance order in Japan

A Miami Gardens pastor, his wife and his firefighter brother -- all Broward residents -- were indicted on conspiracy charges of using cocaine profits in a mortgage fraud scheme

Next big threat to Google: Wolfram Alpha: A new kind of search engine

Rapper Dolla is shot, killed at Beverly Center

Bobby Lashley Wins Third MMA Fight in 24 Seconds

Monday - 18 May 09

Prices at Pump Jump 25 Cents

Jim Kunstler's latest: "Bad Collateral"

House-Price Drops Leave More Underwater: 20% of Americans With Mortgages Are "Upside Down"

Data points to a California Housing bottom in 2011

Fortune: The crisis that began with the Bear Stearns debacle is about to enter year three. Yecch!

Forbes: Part-Time Nation

Peter Schiff calls out Alan Greenspan yet again: "Who me? Yes You!"

Space Tomato Packs Nutritional Super-Punch

Former fundamentalist 'debunks' Bible

The High Cost Of A Dream: World's Strongest Man

Experts on CNBC: Forget the V shaped recovery

Youth Magnet Cities Hit Midlife Crisis: Few Jobs in Places Like Portland and Austin, but the Hipsters Just Keep on Coming

Anatomy of an Economic meltdown

Pity Monhegan Island, Maine: high costs, lobstering limits threaten existence

Business Week: "U.S. Reliance on Oil an 'Urgent Threat' "

Warehouse workers fight Wal-Mart's anti-worker agenda; clergy members and warehouse workers arrested

Prosecutors seek prison for mom in MySpace hoax

A Reshaped Federal Reserve Bank Is Likely to Gain Some Powers, Lose Others

Jeff Walser, FDIC Economist, Charged With Attempted Bank Robbery

MSCI World, Metals Fall; India’s Record Surge Closes Trading

Singh’s ‘Game Changer’ Win to Unlock India Economy; Shares Soar

Leader of Sri Lankan rebel forces for 26 years is killed

Barron's Alan Abelson: "No Pig Heaven"

Do CEO's Matter?

Oregon Frisbee team’s lack of pants ends season

New York Times columnist, Maureen Dowd, admits to using virtually word for word a paragraph written by a liberal blogger

FTC nukes "extended warranty" robocallers from orbit

That Didn’t Take Long: Insurance Industry Breaks Promise to President Obama

Kids visiting Florida prisons on "Take Our Sons and Daughters To Work Day" are shocked by stun guns . . . firings of guards ensue

Storm to Slam Florida could Gain Tropical Characteristics

Sunday - 17 May 09

An ex-Chrysler new car salesman looks back with candor

So much for separation of Church and State: Must view Slideshow of how Donald Rumsfeld played on George W. Bush's Theocratic tendencies
Must read: Frank Rich - "Obama Can't Turn The Page On Bush"

"Mr. Cheney, You Did Not Keep Us Safe"

A new road and 25 jobs: What stimulus cash buys

The economy is merciless, but Joe Manfredi, Chrysler Dealer, is still in business after more than 50 years

Winner of the Preakness, filly Rachel Alexandra, the best horse in America?

Drunken debauchery at "The Freakness" stopped yesterday; attendance drops dramatically with new Prohibition at famous Triple Crown horse race

Spending more time in the sun could help older people cut their risk of heart disease and diabetes say experts

Plane Crash Reveals Pay, Work Condition Issues

Commuter pilot's do not lead the glamorous life

Toxic credit card reform will be too late in coming for many consumers

Newsweek's in depth interview with Obama on Obama

3 North Carolinians, 1 Virginian arrested for moonshining activities

Boehner: Pelosi needs to come clean on accusations

Ponzi schemer drives truck off cliff on day of his sentencing

Armed group frees 53 inmates in Mexico

GM may speed up the closing of 1100 dealers

The recession is killing chain restaurants. So why is P.F. Chang's thriving?

Why sleeping is good for your physical well being and will help you live longer

NYT: Two reasons why our Great Recession will not become the next Great Depression

Homebuilders say they broke ground on more new houses in April 2009

Home remodelers say business is warming up
After 25 years, Sri Lanka's long war reaches climax, Tigers concede

UBS ups wages to stem loss of investment bankers

Protests await Obama's appearance at Notre Dame

Hot in recession: Chocolate, running shoes, Spam

Housing Market Rebound by 2010? Not Likely

Whatever You Call It, This Rally May Not Last

Two brutal bear-markets for stocks within a decade and a stunning bull run for government bonds is challenging the gospel that stocks will always beat bonds if investors just hold on long enough