|politics|
Bush committed an impeachable offense by ordering the CIA to manufacture a false pretense for the Iraq war in the form of a backdated, handwritten document linking Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda (today.msnbc.msn.com)
related article at (huffingtonpost.com)
Keith Olbermann covers the Anthrax anomalies (youtube.com)
McCain is no longer telling the hard truth, or even half-truths. Instead, he’s opted out of truth altogether. (newyorker.com)
Former FBI Official: After 9/11, White House Told FBI To Blame Anthrax Attacks On Al Qaeda (thinkprogress.org)
America seems to be following the familiar path of history where republics slide into empire and eventually a fascist dictatorship. Too bad that freedom is most appreciated in its absence. (populistamerica.com)
In Sep, 2006, Congress passed a provision in a 591-page bill that makes it easy for Bush to impose martial law in response to a terrorist "incident" (zman6919.blogspot.com)
After rape victim used cell phone to call for help, KBR bans use of personal phones in Iraq.» (thinkprogress.org)
Obama Calls McCain's Bluff on Drilling (huffingtonpost.com)
|environment|
Governors Stand in Way of Offshore Drilling, Even if Congress Approves (huffingtonpost.com)If We Drill in the U.S., We Don't Get the Oil (alternet.org)
Mars secret is not life. It's Perchlorate. (nasa.gov)
Lost world frozen 14m years ago found in Antarctica (telegraph.co.uk)
Fish Sex Being Changed by Global Warming (chemicallygreen.com)
An unpublished UK military report shows that submarines can trigger fatal behavioural changes in whales (russiatoday.com)
|science|
Scientists will meet today to debate the latest techniques for creating artificial life - and in the process, hope to solve one of the key riddles of evolution. (telegraph.co.uk)How patent gridlock is blocking the development of lifesaving drugs. (forbes.com)
New Microscope Ditches The Lenses. Cheap And Small Enough To Fit In A Cell Phone. (cbsnews.com)
14 Ways To Save On Drugs Big Pharma Doesn't Want You To Know (consumerist.com)
"Drug disasters are literally built into the current system of drug testing and approvals in the United States," (sciencedaily.com)
Antarctica Fossils Paint Picture of Much Warmer Continent (sciencedaily.com)
Beets - The New Spinach (nytimes.com)
Why a spider suspended by a thread does not rotate (cnrs.fr)
HPV Vaccine Could Come With Bad Side Effects (cbs4denver.com)
Over the last decade, childhood obesity has grown into an epidemic, reflected in soaring rates of type 2 diabetes and recommendations that pediatricians check toddlers for elevated cholesterol (sciencedaily.com)
Aug. 5, 1962: First Quasar Discovered (wired.com)
|economics|
Falling oil prices: The downside (money.cnn.com)The oil price is dropping. Reasons not to cheer (economist.com)
Brazil to the Rescue? (jeffvail.net)
Booming China Suddenly Worries That a Slowdown Is Taking Hold. (nytimes.com)
On the Freddie Mac bailout: "US financial system was held hostage by China" (globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com)
The Hyperinflation Threat (lewrockwell.com)
Quit subsidizing Big Oil and other big energy companies--the US spent $16.6 billion in energy subsidies in 2007 alone. (instituteforenergyresearch.org)
HSBC Felt Effects of Credit Crisis Spilling Over Into Asian Market (ft.com)
|fun/geek|
Nazi bunkers hidden for 50 years revealed by storm (dailymail.co.uk)The massive 8ft eagle that chases tennis balls in the ultimate game of fetch (dailymail.co.uk)
The harder the wife works the cuter she looks (pixftw.com)
101 Five-Minute Fixes to Incrementally Improve Your Web Site (insidecrm.com)
Geek enhancements (mobbit.info)
Top 10 Online Mapping Tools (blog.hotelclub.com)
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