For Monday, January 12, 2009

Israel halts attacks to let relief into Gaza

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/12/israel.gaza/index.html

Israelis 'edge into urban Gaza'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7824288.stm

Rights Group: Israel Used Incendiary Bombs

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/12/world/main4714068.shtml

White Phosphorus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus_(weapon)

Gaza Airstrike Claims CBS Family Member

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/12/eveningnews/main4713882.shtml

Israel Escalation: New Targets Pounded

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6625809

Palestinian death toll tops 900: Gaza official

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5053r7-us-palestinians-israel/

Israel pounds Gaza

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28616710/

Israeli military enlists reserve units

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28616710/

Judge Rules Against Bush On Visitor Logs

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/10/national/main4712006.shtml

Obama: We Are Going To Close Gitmo

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/11/national/main4713038.shtml

CNNMoney: 2 million jobs may be lost in '09

http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/12/news/economy/economy_job_loss/index.htm?postversion=2009011210

6 job blogs you should be reading

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/01/12/cb.work.blogs/index.html

Bush and Obama set to tag-team lawmakers on bailout

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28618062/

Bush May Help Obama Get TARP Funds


http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Economy/story?id=6626721&page=1

Analysis: Bailout likely to shift course

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28582222/

Obama hasn't asked for TARP funds

http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/12/news/bush.tarp/index.htm?cnn=yes

Bush defends administration response to Katrina

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090112/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_newser_katrina;_ylt=Ai6nqKXT.swL83qSf6_e9M2s0NUE

Bush defends interrogation record

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/17320;_ylt=Aof3a1pWNdcHjVatiOkk4M0DW7oF

Big 3 make their case

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28609237/

GM may need more money, COO says

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28619470/

Economy made few gains in Bush years

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28612358/

Prices for new homes creep up 0.7% in November: StatsCan

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/01/12/housing-index.html


Blizzards hit Northern Plains, head east

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28592799/

Sea Level Rise Of One Meter Within 100 Years

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090108101629.htm

Top 11 Compounds in US Drinking Water

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16397-top-11-compounds-in-us-drinking-water.html

Ground-based bacteria may be making it rain

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126903.800-groundbased-bacteria-may-be-making-it-rain.html

Russia 'to resume gas supplies'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7824510.stm

Obama to meet Mexican president

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7823862.stm

Petrol bombs hit French synagogue

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7824009.stm

China TV faces propaganda charge

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7824255.stm

60 arrested over China's tainted milk

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/12/china.milk/index.html

Shipping magnate seized in Greece

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7823866.stm

Attica Group

http://www.attica-group.com/

Warning over new US travel rules

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7822794.stm

Storm-hit Fiji declares state of emergency

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090112/wl_nm/us_fiji_floods;_ylt=Aj6hE74dxFhEoQGmtP11XsQPLBIF

Mozambique floods kill 19; worse may lie ahead

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090112/ap_on_re_af/af_mozambique_floods;_ylt=AqVbbDQK_Qrgn.Ki8WmKngQPLBIF

Consumer group blasts FDA melamine decision

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28582585/

Safety council: Ban cell phones while driving

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28609580/

'Carbon cost' of Google revealed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7823387.stm

4G cell phones still a ways off

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28579355/

4G

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G

Intel unveils new generation of netbooks at CES

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28620643/

How To Protect, Fix Your Online Reputation

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/10/earlyshow/main4711988.shtml

Chameleon-like 'opal' can take on any colour

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16334-chameleonlike-opal-can-take-on-any-colour.html

Major airlines fly 2 years without fatality

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/01/12/us.air.safety/index.html

Three ways to levitate a magic carpet

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12429-three-ways-to-levitate-a-magic-carpet.html

White dwarfs may hide a dark secret

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126904.200-white-dwarfs-may-hide-a-dark-secret.html

Hunt for space rocks intensifies

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7824002.stm

Scientists learn to live on moon dirt

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28564525/

A jolt brings Corning back to its research roots

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090111/ap_on_hi_te/tec_corning_s_comeback;_ylt=Atk4Xleep4sG2nut0AKBxwms0NUE

Baby selected to be free of cancer gene

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/01/is-this-the-start-of-designer.html

Keeping home life-support up when power goes out

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090112/ap_on_he_me/med_electricity_for_life;_ylt=Av4QvzOQeEbOZ5yUdvhsFYqs0NUE

Clothing To Crow About: Chicken Feather Suits And Dresses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090112094607.htm

Flu shot mismatched on B virus, early data suggests

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/01/12/flu.html

What Is The Connection Between Sleep Apnea, Stroke And Death?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090106100009.htm

Women-only gene link to dementia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7820650.stm

Operating on the virtual human

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7774016.stm

Senate boosts wilderness protection across US

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090111/ap_on_go_co/congress_wilderness;_ylt=Ask1KSZTrjiv.O0B.s5e4T0PLBIF

New Zealand man surfs with killer whales

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090111/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_newzealand_orca;_ylt=AolTXzh574pD5jvq3aPxGF_tiBIF

NJ's wayward dolphins head to sea, then turn back

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090112/ap_on_re_us/wayward_dolphins;_ylt=Al0XEAsEiH190k1y1aGUnpes0NUE

Baby moose falls through Wash. family's window

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090110/ap_on_re_us/odd_baby_moose;_ylt=AjCH0_55_YQIc6FL4xZHX3ftiBIF

Alces alces

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

Why The Swamp Sparrow Is Hitting The High Notes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090109125636.htm

UK fungi get protection strategy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7823970.stm

How Martian Winds Make Rocks Walk

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090107122708.htm

Hazards Of Severe Space Weather Revealed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090111141246.htm

Report: US Marshals misused as sports escorts

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090112/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/misused_marshals;_ylt=Ai40ySBcwNQuuep8HAUU8UCs0NUE

WWII remains believed to be 1,800 Germans found

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090112/ap_on_re_eu/eu_poland_germany_wwii_remains;_ylt=AvWcm6umkorF0iXOX.igGnas0NUE

Despite ricin threat, Seattle gay bars hopping

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/11/ricin.seattle/index.html

Ricin

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

Australians recruit for 'best job in the world'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7823812.stm

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