daily links: december 2008

12.1.08
ABCnews.com—Obama officially names Clinton and Gates to his cabinet
MSNBC—Kosher meat in short supply
CBS News—Fuel cells could provide several days of power for mobile devices
CNN.com—Scientists fear that large ice shelf will break off from Antarctica
USA Today—Firewood sales up as consumers turn to wood stoves to save money on heating costs
BBC News—Scientists claim to have halted heart disease in mice


12.2.08
CBS News—Study says WMD attack likely in the US in next five years. I bet they would have come to the same conclusion five years ago.
USA Today—Teacher sells ads on test papers to cover the cost of photocopying
CNN.com—FBI arrests mayor of Birmingham, Alabama
Fox News—Activist in Miami breaks into empty foreclosed homes and helps the homeless squat in them
ABCnews.com—Indictments against Cheney and Gonzales dismissed by Texas judge
MSNBC—Bush administration ignored signs of financial meltdown under pressure from the banking industry


12.3.08
MSNBC—Weak economy increases military re-enlistment rate
New Scientist—Comet orbiting our sun may have originally come from another solar system
USA Today—US warned India about Mumbai attacks
CBS News—Army deserter seeks asylum in Germany
Sports Illustrated—Burress' season over after he shoots himself in the thigh with an illegal gun
Fox News—Court rules that Rastafarian can proceed with his lawsuit against his employer over the workplace grooming policies


12.4.08
USA Today—Florida congresswoman hangs up on Obama after assuming that she was being crank called
BBC News—Logitech produces its one billionth mouse
CBS News—Next Mars mission pushed back to 2011
Fox News—DC Metro extension to Dulles gets federal approval
CNN.com—Amazon's Kindle still a success a year after its initial release
New Scientist—Researcheres discover gene that makes people more susceptible to the placebo effect


12.5.08
USA Today—Large Hadron Collider to restart next year after a faulty electrical connection took it out of commission
CNN.com—Pentagon says it had a successful test of a test of missile defense shield
Fox News—O.J. Simpson to serve at least nine years in jail for armed robbery
CBS News—European court says that Britain cannot create a database of fingerprints and DNA from people with no criminal record
MSNBC—Joe Satriani sues Coldplay for plagiarism
New Scientist—US firm tries to get gun classified as a medical device


12.8.08
CBS News—Nobel prize winner believes we will have a vaccine for HIV within 5 years
ABCnews.com—Rising tuition costs driving more students to drop out of college
MSNBC—Survey finds that over half of adults in the US play videogames
BBC News—Numerous UK internet providers censor Scorpions Wikipedia page because of an album cover that features an image of a nude minor
Yahoo News—Montana judge rules that man has right to commit suicide with the assistance of a doctor
Fox News—Amsterdam to close many of its brothels and marijuana cafes


12.9.08
CNN.com—Obama meets with Gore, fueling speculation that the ex-VP will be offered a spot in the new administration
ABCnews.com—Purdue auctioning off the rights to name one of nine newly discovered species
CBS News—Military jet crashes in San Diego neighborhood and kills three
MSNBC—Leno reportedly offered deal to stay with NBC and move to 10 p.m. prime time slot
Fox News—Tribune Co. files for bankruptcy
BBC News—EU may ban incandescent bulbs as soon as 2012


12.10.08
CNN.com—Illinois governor arrested on corruption charges for trying to sell Obama's soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat
USA Today—Several new studies say that high fructose corn syrup is no worse for you than regular sugar
ABCnews.com—French doctor claims that drug developed for muscle spasms can cure alcoholism
BBC News—Microsoft preparing to release online versions of the programs in its Office suite
MSNBC—Sugar molecule associated with early forms of life detected in a region of our galaxy which could contain habitable planets
Fox News—Inventor of the Segway creates bionic arm


12.11.08
CBS News—Bush waters down endangered species laws on his way out of office
CNN.com—Former NASDAQ chairman charged with operating a multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme
ABCnews.com—Bettie Page dies
MSNBC—Nintendo reports sales of 2 million Wiis in November
BBC News—Scientists confirm presence of giant black hole at center of our galaxy
Fox News—Russian man claims to have trademark on smiley emoticons


12.12.08
MSNBC—US sues Sony for violating online privacy rules for minors younger than 13
CNN.com—Acorn shortage puzzles scientists
ABCnews.com—Wal-Mart will begin selling iPhones before the end of the year
Fox News—Luke Skywalker's prop lightsaber sells for $240,000 at auction
CBS News—US developing new interstate route system for bicyclists
New Scientist—Mothership for Virgin Galactic commercial spaceflights to have its first test flight sometime in the next two weeks


12.15.08
CNN.com—Iraqi journalist throws his shoes at Bush during a press conference
ABCnews.com—During interview, McCain dodges question about whether he will support Palin for president if she runs in 2012
USA Today—RadioShack will sell netbook for $100 provided you sign a two year mobile broadband agreement
CBS News—New study shows that taking hormones to combat menopause for five years doubles the risk of breast cancer
BBC News—Boeing's Dreamliner 787 delayed again
MSNBC—City council imposes curfew on nocturnal mayor


12.16.08
Fox News—New Jersey grocery store refuses to make birthday cake for child named after Adolf Hitler
ABCnews.com—Scientists say that more than 2 trillion tons of ice have melted from polar regions since 2003
MSNBC—More states posting criminal records online
BBC News—Saturn's moon Titan may have ice volcanoes
New Scientist—Experimental ion engine may be tested on International Space Station
USA Today—Medicare says it will give bonuses to doctors who switch to paperless prescriptions


12.17.08
CNN.com—Chrysler halts production of new cars for at least a month
CBS News—OPEC cuts oil produciton in an effort to raise gas prices
ABCnews.com—Georgia muslim woman jailed for refusing to remove her headscarf at courthouse security checkpoint
CBS News—Apple announces that Steve Jobs will not speak at this year's Macworld and that this will be the last year that the company appears at the tradeshow dedicated to its products
MSNBC—Holiday travel to drop for first time since 2002
BBC News—Yahoo announces that it will only store personal data for three months

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