For Friday, October 31, 2008

Halloween

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

2 minor quakes hit Dallas-Fort Worth area

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27472024/

DR Congo refugee camps 'burned'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7702099.stm

Chinese melamine scandal widens

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7701477.stm

Matt Frei: McCain is fighting the last war against a new enemy

Obama 'makes chief-of-staff move'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7701387.stm

NYT poll: Palin hurting McCain

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27463861/

With Friends Like These: Bush, Palin Dragging on McCain

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=6154800&page=1

Former secretary of state says Palin not ready for top job

http://www.yahoo.com/s/979871




Voter registration smashes records

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27459551/

Astronauts To Vote From Space

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081030194230.htm

Expedition 18

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_18

Daughter of Slave Votes, Recalls Struggle

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Politics/story?id=6153625&page=1

10 choke points for Election Day

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27464554/

White House Makes Final Push To Deregulate

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/31/politics/washingtonpost/main4560169.shtml

Economic downturn may be picking up speed

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27461847/

Recession fears grip US consumers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7702224.stm

Consumer sentiment takes biggest dive ever

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27472218/

Stuck in a Mortgage Mess? 'Modify' It!

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6150841&page=1

Six States Lead 'Underwater' Homeowners

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/wireStory?id=6152414



Ford bets on new pickup, rehires workers


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27470642/

Justice Department investigating American Express

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081031/ap_on_bi_ge/american_express_doj_investigation;_ylt=AopMp3CvJLuHqISpK9cLgfWs0NUE

Newsweek: Inside the hunt for bin Laden in Tora Bora

http://www.newsweek.com/id/166553

More Delays in Nuclear Detection at Borders

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6155832&page=1

Polar warming 'caused by humans'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7700387.stm

Snow leopard wins top photo prize

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7696188.stm

Uncia uncia

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

Hatched turtles go on sea journey

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7701277.stm

Mysterious Bat Disease Decimates Colonies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081030144613.htm

‘Liger’ attack kills animal handler

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27469562/

Liger

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

Blinking Clock Made In Live Bacteria

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081029141041.htm

Pakistan's new menace: Wild boars

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7697485.stm

Do Dams Make A Difference? Similar Survival Rates For Pacific Salmon In Fraser And Columbia Rivers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081028074430.htm

Prehistoric-age reptile found nesting in New Zealand

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27471291/

Sphenodon

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


Predicting Evolution’s Next Best Move With Simulator

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081030201857.htm

'Living Fossil' Tree Contains Genetic Imprints Of Rain Forests Under Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081030192853.htm

Bacteria Manage Perfume Oil Production From Grass

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081031102053.htm


Frozen in time Winning water snaps from new global photo prize

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7701187.stm

Cold Sore Virus Leads to Baby's Death

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ColdandFluNews/story?id=6150484&page=1

Seasonal Clock-shifts Affect Heart Attack Risk

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081030075647.htm

Red Meat: Target For Disease-causing Bacteria?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081029141035.htm

Pneumococcal Vaccine Could Prevent Numerous Deaths, Save Costs During A Flu Pandemic, Model Predicts

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081028184742.htm

Consumer group asks government to ban Avandia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081030/ap_on_he_me/diabetes_drug;_ylt=AnDMXAxKxsjlW6cERkJHjyus0NUE

Avandia website

http://www.avandia.com/

Searching For Primordial Antimatter

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081030102608.htm

Hubble Scores A Perfect 10: Arp 147 Galaxy in Full View

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081030102614.htm

Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies - Wiki

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

Clues To Planets' Birth Discovered In Meteorites

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081030144626.htm

A Screen That Can Fit in Your Pocket

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=6142501&page=1

Trojan virus steals bank info

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7701227.stm

Fire fear sparks battery recall

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7701348.stm

Cybercrime wave sweeping Britain

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7697704.stm

Study finds videoconferences distort decisions

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27443039/

LinkedIn reels in outside programs for Web site

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27436533/

Ultrafast Lasers Show Snapshot Of Electrons In Action

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081030144622.htm

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Locksmiths

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081029181606.htm



Japan air force chief faces sack

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7702374.stm

Bowler dies moments after first perfect game

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/27472567/

Cops break up 4-year-old girl's wedding

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27467754/