| Tim Tebow meets his worst career fears in Senior Bowl practice Posted: 26 Jan 2010 06:13 AM PST ![]() On top of the technical issues NFL scouts have with Tim Tebow as a prospective pro quarterback, there's...
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| Will endemic corruption suck away aid to Haiti? Posted: 26 Jan 2010 06:44 AM PST ![]() PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Despite the best intentions of the international community, Haitians have little faith they will see the billions of dollars in aid pledged to rebuild their earthquake-shattered country, which international monitors rate as one of the world's most corrupt.
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| Spending freeze makes a liar out of Obama Posted: 26 Jan 2010 07:00 AM PST ![]() Image via Wikipedia (Updated) Someone is going to have to explain the logic of this to me. Obama is going to ask Congress to freeze spending for some domestic programs for three years beginning in 2011, but don't worry — not the Pentagon allowance. It'll just be a small part of the budget ($250 billion over ten years) for some tiny, domestic programs. You won't even miss it. Everyone, calm down, the wars won't be affected by the freeze. This single act marks Obama's surrender to the deficit hawks. It doesn't seem to matter that Nobel Prize-winning economists like Krugs and Stiglitz have be
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| Toyota halts US sales of 8 recalled models (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 03:51 PM PST ![]() Toyota is suspending U.S. sales of eight car and truck models to fix sticking gas pedals and halting production lines at plants from Texas to Canada to deal with the problem, the latest to confront the world's No. 1 automaker.
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| Did the WHO Exaggerate the H1N1 Flu Pandemic's Danger? Posted: 26 Jan 2010 05:41 AM PST ![]() By the summer of 2009, shortly after the H1N1 flu pandemic had first emerged, there was a waiting list for the first several million doses of the forthcoming new flu vaccine. At the head of the line, naturally, were the world's richest nations.
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| James O'Keefe ARRESTED In Landrieu Phone Scheme, 3 Others Also Charged Posted: 26 Jan 2010 01:43 PM PST  NEW ORLEANS — A conservative activist who posed as a pimp to target the community-organizing group ACORN and the son of a federal prosecutor were among four people arrested by the FBI and accused of trying to interfere with phones at Sen. Mary Landrieu's office. Activist James O'Keefe, 25, was already in Landrieu's New Orleans office Monday when Robert Flanagan and Joseph Basel, both 24, showed up claiming to be telephone repairmen, U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's office said Tuesday. Letten says O'Keefe recorded the two with his cell phone.
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| GM to sell Saab to Dutch sports carmaker Spyker Posted: 26 Jan 2010 10:43 AM PST ![]() General Motors says it has reached an agreement to sell its struggling Saab Automobile arm to the small Dutch luxury carmaker ...
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| China to Ban Eating Cats and Dogs Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:43 PM PST  Eating dogs and cats–which is an age-old delicacy in China–could soon be against the law. It's the nation's first law against such animal abuse. Currently, dog and cat meat is viewed as promoting bodily warmth. But if the law passes, people who eat either animal could face fines of up to $730 or 15 days in jail. Organizations involved the practice would face fines up to 100-times as much. Read more of this story »
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| Top 5 States to Start a Business Posted: 26 Jan 2010 06:52 AM PST ![]() South Dakota wins as the best state in the U.S. for businesses. No individual or corporate income tax certainly helps, as does a low sales tax, extremely low property tax, and a state minimum wage that does not require more than the federal mandate.
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| Bulls planning to trade Hinrich or Salmons Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:13 AM PST ![]() The Chicago Bulls traded 7-foot center Aaron Gray to the New Orleans Hornets for guard Devin Brown yesterday and...
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| Man rescued from rubble 14 days after Haiti quake (Reuters) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 10:08 AM PST  Reuters - U.S. troops pulled a man alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Haiti's destroyed capital on Tuesday, two weeks after a massive earthquake rattled the country.
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| Ore. votes on higher taxes for rich, businesses (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 05:47 AM PST  AP - A surge of last-minute ballots was expected Tuesday as Oregon voters decided whether to impose higher taxes on businesses and the wealthy.
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| Teens with Scoliosis: To Brace or Not to Brace? Posted: 26 Jan 2010 03:31 AM PST  It seems everyone knows someone in high school who had to wear a brace to help with scoliosis, a curvature of the spine that effects between one and 12% of the population, but is markedly prevalent in girls. Depending on how severe the curve is, about 10% of teens with scoliosis will need some form of treatment. Some doctors opt to keep an eye on their patients, while others prescribe a brace to slow the curving. But a recent report in the latest issue of The Cochrane Library featured on Physorg.com reviews research that calls the effectiveness of bracing into question. "'Bracing is regarded
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| U.S. Envoy’s Cables Show Worries on Afghan Plans Posted: 25 Jan 2010 06:58 PM PST ![]() The ambassador in Kabul offered a bleak accounting of the Afghan leadership and the risks of sending more troops.
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| Seth Godin: Is Control the Answer? Posted: 26 Jan 2010 05:43 AM PST  I don't think it's an accident that corporations and governments have similar structures. CEOs are a lot like kings and presidents. They've got power and perks and deniability. They order people around, pretend to be infallible and are apparently hired to think big thoughts. Obviously, this started with tribal chieftains, Alexander the Great and the Pope and evolved from there. Top down authority is a very effective way to run certain types of organizations -- more hierarchy gives you more efficiency and control when facing a stable enemy or objective. Of course, if you're in politics, cont
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