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Politico Politics Feed- GOP's special elections losing streak 11/06/2009The result of NY-23 isn't a shocker: Republicans have lost 20 of the past 29 House special elections.Erika Lovley
- Obama: Fort Hood shooting 'horrific' 11/05/2009President Obama has already conferred with Robert Gates and the Joint Chiefs of Staff about the attack.Alexander Burns,Carol E. Lee
- Exclusive: API names new lobbyist 11/05/2009Martin J. Durbin will be the new Executive VP of Gov't Affairs for the American Petroleum Institute.Mike Allen
- Five things learned from Clinton's trip 11/06/2009POLITICO's Laura Rozen accompanied Clinton on her eight-day trip to Pakistan, the Mideast and North Africa.Laura Rozen
- Terrorism amendment dies in Senate 11/06/2009Senate ruling leaves military commissions as the only option for trying the masterminds behind Sept. 11 .Josh Gerstein
- Election result: Red-state Dems worried, rethink agenda 11/05/2009Congress Dems focus like never before on their jobs.Jonathan Allen,Manu Raju
- Dodd: Bankers bogarting H1N1 shots 11/05/2009He asks why swine-flu vaccines were sent to bankers at Goldman Sachs rather than to schoolchildren.Victoria McGrane
- 'We got walloped' 11/05/2009Obama himself did not mention the elephant in the room Wednesday in public appearances in Wisconsin.Alexander Burns,John F. Harris
- Climate bill passes without GOP 11/05/2009Boxer gets markup despite Republican boycott.Lisa Lerer
- Tea partiers descend on Capitol 11/05/2009Thousands of tea party activists descend on D.C.Jonathan Allen,Meredith Shiner
- Rep. Todd Akin's Pledge botch 11/05/2009Kicking off today's tea party press conference/protest, Missouri Republican Rep. Todd Akin goofs up the Pledge.Daniel Libit
- Boehner: 'Rebellion' occurring in U.S. 11/05/2009He points to the rally outside the Capitol as evidence.Andy Barr
- GOP's special elections losing streak 11/06/2009
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- Male Sabertoothed Cats Were Pussycats Compared To Macho Lions 11/07/2009Despite their fearsome fangs, male sabertoothed cats may have been less aggressive than many of their feline cousins, says a new study of male-female size differences in extinct big cats.
- How Saturated Fatty Acids 'Anger' The Immune System (And How To Stop Them) 11/07/2009Researchers have new evidence to explain how saturated fatty acids, which soar in those who are obese, can lead the immune system to respond in ways that add up to chronic, low-grade inflammation. The new results could lead to treatments designed to curb that inflammatory state, and the insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes that come with it.
- Bacteria Expect The Unexpected 11/07/2009Organisms ensure the survival of their species by genetically adapting to the environment. If environmental conditions change too rapidly, the extinction of a species may be the consequence. A strategy to successfully cope with such a challenge is the generation of variable offspring that can survive in different environments. For the first time scientists h […]
- Pandemic Flu Vaccine Campaigns May Be Undermined By Coincidental Medical Events 11/07/2009The effectiveness of pandemic flu vaccination campaigns -- like that now underway for H1N1 -- could be undermined by the public incorrectly associating coincidental and unrelated health events with the vaccines.
- Genomes Of Biofuel Yeasts Reveal Clues That Could Boost Fuel Ethanol Production Worldwide 11/07/2009As global temperatures and energy costs continue to soar, renewable sources of energy will be key to a sustainable future. An attractive replacement for gasoline is biofuel, and in two new studies, scientists have analyzed the genome structures of bioethanol-producing microorganisms, uncovering genetic clues that will be critical in developing new technologi […]
- For Improving Early Literacy, Reading Comics Is No Child's Play 11/07/2009A professor of library and information science says that comic books are just as sophisticated as other forms of literature, and children benefit from reading them at least as much as they do from reading other types of books.
- Early Scents Really Do Get 'Etched' In The Brain 11/06/2009Common experience tells us that particular scents of childhood can leave quite an impression, for better or for worse. Now, researchers reporting the results of a brain imaging study show that first scents really do enjoy a "privileged" status in the brain.
- First Use Of Antibody And Stem Cell Transplantation To Successfully Treat Advanced Leukemia 11/06/2009For the first time, researchers have reported the use of a radiolabeled antibody to deliver targeted doses of radiation, followed by a stem cell transplant, to successfully treat a group of leukemia and pre-leukemia patients for whom there previously had been no other curative treatment options.
- Materials Scientists Find Better Model For Glass Creation 11/06/2009Materials scientists have come up with what they believe is a new way to model the formation of glasses, a type of amorphous solid that includes common window glass.
- Travel May Be Hazardous To Dialysis Patients 11/06/2009If you're sick, traveling to a foreign land may boost your spirits, but jeopardize your health, according to new research. The findings indicate that dialysis patients who travel on vacation risk infections, anemia, and other complications that can compromise their dialysis treatments.
- Iconic Photo Of JFK Assassin Oswald Was Not Faked, Professor Finds 11/06/2009A computer scientist has new evidence regarding a photograph of accused JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. He digitally analyzed the iconic image of Oswald pictured in a backyard setting holding a rifle in one hand and Marxist newspapers in the other, and he says the photo almost certainly was not altered.
- All Dressed-up And Nowhere To Go: Inappropriate Clothing Prevents Children Playing Outside 11/06/2009Parents who dress their children in inappropriate clothing could be inadvertently hampering their child's physical activity in childcare settings. The study suggests that inadequate or inappropriate clothing could restrict children's outdoor play.
- Male Sabertoothed Cats Were Pussycats Compared To Macho Lions 11/07/2009
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Progress on HIV/AIDS 11/06/2009Source: Human Rights Watch (Kampala) - A proposed Ugandan law on HIV/AIDS promotes dangerous and discredited approaches to the AIDS epidemic and would violate human rights, a group of more than 50 Ugandan and international ...
- FEATURE-Forgotten land could decide Turkey-Armenia peace 11/06/2009Source: Reuters AGDAM, Azerbaijan, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Brief snatches of colour -- a washing line, a passing car -- break up the mass of rubble that was Agdam. A handful of Armenians live off scrap metal and pipes ...
- Israel rejects UN assembly vote on Gaza war 11/06/2009Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Israel on Friday rejected a U.N. General Assembly resolution urging an investigation into a report saying war crimes were committed in Gaza, and condemned the world body ...
- Honduran de facto leader forms cabinet without Zelaya 11/06/2009Source: Reuters TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Honduran de facto leader Roberto Micheletti said on Thursday night he would install a national unity government without the participation of ousted President Manuel ...
- INTERVIEW-UK's Darling-G20 agree too early to remove stimulus 11/06/2009Source: Reuters By Sumeet Desai LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - G20 policymakers are agreed that it is too early to pull the plug on economic life-support packages as the global recovery is still fragile, British finance ...
- Gunmen wound two army men in Pakistani capital 11/06/2009Source: Reuters - For more stories on Pakistan, click [ID:nAFPAK] (Adds detail, comment) ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Gunmen on a motorcycle wounded a Pakistani army brigadier and his driver on Friday in the third ...
- Gunmen wound two in Pakistani capital - police 11/06/2009Source: Reuters - For more stories on Pakistan, click [ID:nAFPAK] ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Gunmen on a motorcyle opened fire at a vehicle in the Pakistani capital on Friday, wounding two men, police said. The ...
- Gunman kills 12 at US Army base, suspect alive 11/06/2009Source: Reuters * Suspected gunman wounded, in stable condition * Soldiers shot at pre-deployment center * No indication shootings a terrorist act * Obama calls event "horrific outburst of violence" ...
- Study suggests peat CO2 credits more valuable 11/06/2009Source: Reuters (For Reuters global climate change coverage [ID:nCLIMATE]) * Study shows peat traps more carbon than thought * Could boost carbon credit value under U.N. offset scheme * But accurate carbon ...
- Depression Ida dumps heavy rain on Nicaragua 11/06/2009Source: Reuters * Ida becomes a depression but rains are dangerous * Persistent rain could affect coffee farms further inland * Storm could move into oil-rich Gulf of Mexico next week (Adds storm weakening to a ...
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Progress on HIV/AIDS 11/06/2009
- Technology Review
- More Energy in Batteries 11/06/2009Nanowire anodes could let lithium-ion batteries run twice as long.
- Splitting Up Search 11/06/2009Distributing a search engine's index around the world could make it faster and more efficient, researchers say.
- Sequencing Price Drops Even Lower 11/06/2009Start-up Complete Genomics reveals three new human genomes.
- Yahoo Distributed Search 11/06/2009
- Video - Sequencing Price Drops Even Lower 11/06/2009This time-lapse video shows tightly packed balls of DNA being washed over a sequencing array. The array is designed so that the balls (white spots) stick to specific spots. The concentration of DNA balls that stick to the array increases over time. This tight packing of DNA strands decreases the amount of reagents needed in the sequencing reaction, lowering […]
- A Battery-Free Implantable Neural Sensor 11/05/2009A tiny radio chip implanted in a moth harvests power and senses neural activity.
- Betting on a Metal-Air Battery Breakthrough 11/05/2009A government-funded start-up claims it can make ionic liquid energy storage feasible.
- Spraying on Skin Cells to Heal Burns 11/05/2009A new technique in burn treatment provides an alternative to skin grafts in the operating room.
- Blog - Forecasting Financial Crashes: The Ultimate Experiment Begins 11/05/2009If a new technique for predicting crashes really works, a bold new experiment will measure how well.
- Blog - A Map of Human-Dwelling Microbes 11/05/2009New research reveals more than you ever wanted to know about the bacteria inhabiting your body.
- More Energy in Batteries 11/06/2009
- NPR Business News
- Homebuyers Credit, Jobless Benefits To Be Extended 11/05/2009The White House says President Obama on Friday will sign a bill that expands a popular homebuyers tax credit and extends unemployment benefits. Congress on Thursday completed work on the $24 billion economic package that seeks to help out the millions who have lost jobs and have been unable to rejoin the workforce.
- Decrease In Hours Worked Sends Productivity Soaring 11/05/2009Economist Howard Rosen says the increase in labor productivity is due to "a slight recovery in output and a continued hemorrhage in the labor market."
- German Opel Workers Protest Canceled Sale By GM 11/05/2009Fearing widespread layoffs, thousands of Opel workers walked off the job across Germany on Thursday to protest General Motors Co.'s decision to abandon the unit's sale to new owners. Their indignation was echoed by Russian and German leaders, who both questioned GM's decision.
- Rice Krispies Are No Substitute For Swine Flu Vaccine 11/05/2009Kellogg is pulling claims that Rice Krispies and Cocoa Krispies cereals boost kids' immune systems.
- Feds: 14 Charged In Insider Trading Case 11/05/2009Prosecutors say criminal charges have been filed against attorneys and Wall Street professionals, in a widening $25 million insider trading case that has already snared one of the richest men in America.
- Retail Sales Brighten, First-Time Jobless Claims Fall 11/05/2009The better-than-expected results from several retailers, along with a drop in first-time applications for unemployment, helped push the Dow Jones industrial index up Thursday. On Friday, the latest monthly unemployment figures will be released.
- Initial Jobless Claims Dip; Productivity Rises 11/05/2009First-time jobless claims dropped more than expected last week to 512,000, the lowest level since early January. And, in a separate report, the government said U.S. productivity advanced at the fastest pace in six years in the third quarter as labor costs fall sharply.
- Store Sales Rise, Though Shoppers Cautious 11/05/2009Consumers, enticed by cooler weather, early holiday discounts and an improving economy, spent a little more in October, handing the retail industry its second consecutive sales gain after more than a year of declines. Merchants' reports showed that shoppers were not splurging, but the tone of the announcements pointed to a sales momentum.
- Beatles Music Available On Special-Edition USB Drive 11/05/2009The company that owns the Beatles music has been highly protective of the songs. It hasn't allowed them to be sold on iTunes, or downloaded on the Internet. But Apple Corps. is inching toward the digital future. It's gotten together with music label EMI; and next month they plan to sell a USB drive loaded with 14 digitally remastered Beatles albums […]
- Toyota Returns To Profit, Stimulus Boost Sales 11/05/2009Toyota Motor has announced a surprise profit last quarter. The world's largest car company attributed the unexpected good news to government measures aimed at boosting sales of environmentally-friendly cars and other vehicles. Toyota is expected to be in the red for its current financial year, but those losses are expected to be only about half of what […]
- Homebuyers Credit, Jobless Benefits To Be Extended 11/05/2009
- NPR Technology
- Cuomo Accuses Intel Of Antitrust Violations 11/05/2009Computer chip giant Intel is the target of an antitrust suit filed by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Intel commands about 80 percent of the microprocessor market. An Intel spokesman denies the charges and says the company's sales practices were legitimate.
- Steering Wheel Laptop Desk Causes A Stir 11/04/2009One reviewer uses it for e-mail; another for sushi. It's being called a timesaver — even "the greatest thing ever invented." It's the Laptop Steering Wheel Desk. Drivers certainly don't need another distraction — but people surfing around on Amazon certainly do.
- Good Riddance To Mainstream Media? 11/03/2009As newspapers go under, the network newscasts lose viewers and the mainstream media in general see more and more of their audience shift online, are we as a society better or worse off? A panel of experts debates.
- Move Over Dot Com, Bonjour International URLs 11/02/2009The standard for domain names is shifting so that a URL can exist entirely in another language that's not based on the letters A to Z. That means Internet users won't have to switch their keyboard into a different language to navigate the Web.
- How To Job Hunt In The 'Twittersphere' 11/02/2009With the job market still in the doldrums, people are trying to figure out ways to use Twitter to find jobs. Twitter can be used to post a job, ask around about one, learn more about a potential boss or keep your network of former co-workers and friends updated on your job hunt.
- 'Googled': Biography Of A Company, And An Age 11/02/2009Media critic Ken Auletta tracks the development of Google from a search engine to the provider of all things Internet in his new book Googled: The End of the World As We Know It.
- Google's Voice Is Silent In Some Rural Areas 11/02/2009Google Voice, the phone management service offered by Google, is blocking customers' calls to about 100 phone numbers that were generating excessive long distance fees in the Midwest. Lawmakers and AT&T have cried foul, and the dispute is renewing focus on a controversial practice that lets some phone companies charge inflated fees.
- 40 Years Later, Looking Back At The Internet's Birth 11/01/2009Forty years ago this past week, a message was sent across ARPANET, the computer network developed by the Defense Department's Advanced Projects Agency. Many people consider that the day the Internet was born. For our series "The Net at 40," Guy Raz profiles the people who worked to make that transmission happen, as well as the two university l […]
- Track Those Tax Dollars In An 'Augmented Reality' 10/31/2009Want to know where those stimulus dollars were spent? Consider turning your smart phone into a government watchdog — then all you'll have to do is take it for a walk.
- Across Globe, Blogging Brings Change 10/30/2009In the 40 years since the birth of the Internet on Oct. 29, 1969, the Web has transformed how we live our lives. It has also spawned a new class of celebrity: the blogger. Three bloggers — one in London, one in Shanghai, China, and one in Mumbai, India — share their stories. Philip Reeves Louisa Lim, Vickie Barker
- Cuomo Accuses Intel Of Antitrust Violations 11/05/2009
- Scientific American
- Can Closing the Ozone Hole Also Help Combat Climate Change? 11/05/2009Carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse culprit in human-generated global warming , most scientists agree, but CO 2 itself, and a handful of other substances, are now being promoted as good alternatives to commonly used refrigerants that threaten Earth's atmosphere and climate. [More]
- Being Green: 10 Earth-Friendly Habits You Can Adopt 11/05/2009A Bus with Legs Remember the good ol’ days when kids walked to school? Those treks weren’t as rough as some people recall them--five miles through the snow, uphill both ways!--but they did burn calories instead of fossil fuels. Today kids need more opportunities for exercise, but many parents feel it’s not safe for them to walk alone. One s […]
- Tweak Gravity: What If There Is No Dark Matter? 11/05/2009Theorists and observational astronomers are hot on the trail of dark matter , the invisible material thought to account for puzzling mass disparities in large-scale astronomical structures. For instance, galaxies and galactic clusters behave as if they were far more massive than would be expected if they comprised only atoms and molecules, spinning faster th […]
- Jurassic Start: Fossil Pushes Tyrannosaurs' Origin Back 10 Million Years 11/04/2009Tyrannosaurus rex and its relatives were North America's dominant predators in the late Cretaceous period, about 99 million to 65 million years ago, but a new analysis of a toothy fossil skull suggests that the early history of this group includes smaller meat-eating ancestors that date as far back as 170 million years ago. [More] […]
- El Niño Cycles Threaten Some New World Monkey Populations 11/04/2009
- An Elemental Solution: Using Zinc to Stave Off Childhood Diarrhea in Developing Countries 11/03/2009Childhood diarrhea can be a tricky public health issue. Not only is it an unpleasant subject to discuss, but eradicating it, especially in poorer nations, can often mean expensive infrastructure projects and bigger battles than many strapped governments can take on. [More]
- Emission Impossible?: Is Dark Matter Behind the Hazy Radiation at the Milky Way's Center? 11/03/2009A haze of radiation at the heart of the Milky Way Galaxy that appears in sky maps taken by two spacecraft at two different wavelengths likely results from a population of high-energy electrons, according to a new analysis of gamma rays in the galaxy. Curiously, some researchers maintain, those electrons are not readily explained by known astrophysical proces […]
- Could Eating Too Much Soy Be Bad for You? 11/03/2009Seeking healthful foods, Americans are eating more soy than ever. But recent research with animals shows that consuming large amounts could have harmful effects on female fertility and reproductive development. [More]
- Idle Moments Turn into Tons of Air Pollutants at Schools 10/30/2009[More]
- Slip-Sliding Away: Myrtle Beach Erosion Could Explain Sand Loss along the U.S. East Coast 10/30/2009Myrtle Beach's popular oceanfront is retreating at a rate of up to 30 centimeters per year. But visitors who flock to that part of South Carolina's Atlantic coast continue to enjoy its wide, sandy stretches, because the state refills them every seven years or so with sediment dredged from the sea bottom. [More]
- Can Closing the Ozone Hole Also Help Combat Climate Change? 11/05/2009
- Guardian Unlimited with link to PDF newspaper option
- Major Nidal Malik Hasan: Soldiers' psychiatrist who listened to stories from front line 11/06/2009 Ewen MacAskill
- Combat stress: When soldier turns on soldier 11/06/2009 David Batty
- 12 killed, 31 wounded in gun rampage at Fort Hood army base 11/06/2009 Ewen MacAskill
- 'One of our own' Nidal Malik Hasan creates carnage at Fort Hood 11/06/2009 Ben Quinn, David Batty
- Palestinian president: A dream turned sour 11/06/2009
- Fort Hood: the army base at the centre of the shooting 11/05/2009
- 12 killed in shooting at Fort Hood army base in Texas 11/05/2009 Ewen MacAskill, Jonathan Haynes
- No global climate change treaty likely for up to a year, negotiators admit 11/05/2009 John Vidal, Allegra Stratton, Suzanne Goldenberg
- At least seven killed in shooting at Fort Hood military base in Texas 11/05/2009
- ExxonMobil wins $50bn contract to develop West Qurna oilfield 11/05/2009 Martin Chulov
- Foreign Affairs
- Our Man in Kabul 11/04/2009
- What to Read on Communism 11/03/2009
- Know Thine Enemy 11/02/2009
- Africa: Unity, Sovereignty, and Sorrow 10/22/2009November 1, 2009 Africa is home to several states that have either collapsed entirely or become so weak that they are unable to undertake most of the tasks associated with statehood. And yet, rather strikingly, these states endure. This resilience is the puzzle that Englebert tackles with great theoretical verve and erudition. His key insight is that control […]
- China Into Africa: Trade, Aid, and Influence 10/22/2009November 1, 2009 China's evolving relationship with Africa has generated a great deal of hyperbole. This collection of essays separates the facts from the myths. Several chapters remind the reader that China is nowhere close to supplanting Africa's traditional diplomatic, aid, and trading partners in the West, despite its rapidly growing interests […]
- U.S. Africa Policy Beyond the Bush Years: Critical Challenges for the Obama Administration 10/22/2009November 1, 2009 The ten contributions in this collection assess different dimensions of George W. Bush's Africa policy and offer advice to Barack Obama. The contributors give a useful glimpse into discussions about current U.S. foreign policy toward Africa; even though they are Washington insiders, their approach is not particularly partisan. They all […]
- Bring Me My Machine Gun: The Battle for the Soul of South Africa From Mandela to Zuma; After the Party: Corruption, the ANC, and South Africa's Uncertain Future 10/22/2009November 1, 2009 The end of Thabo Mbeki's presidency and the settling in of Jacob Zuma provide an opportunity to assess the 15 years since the fall of apartheid. Russell's and Feinstein's assessments are both excellent and disquieting. A former South Africa correspondent for the Financial Times, Russell offers balanced portraits of the three p […]
- Hard Choices: Security, Democracy, and Regionalism in Southeast Asia 10/22/2009November 1, 2009 Founded in 1967 as a talking shop to reduce conflict, ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is now the strongest regional institution in Asia. Its mandate has expanded slowly, due to the diversity of interests among its ten members -- countries as different as democratic Indonesia, authoritarian Vietnam, cosmopolitan Singapore, […]
- The Power of the Internet in China: Citizen Activism Online 10/22/2009November 1, 2009 Despite formidable state control, Chinese netizens have used humor, music, videos, games, and nimble wordplay to create new forms of expression and association that are intrinsically democratic. Human rights activists can connect across borders, and communities that are formed online can become actors in the real world, especially when they […]
- Exporting Japan: Politics of Emigration to Latin America 10/22/2009November 1, 2009 The career of the Peruvian strongman Alberto Fujimori reminded the world that Latin America, especially Brazil and Peru, is home to a sizable Japanese diaspora. It is lesser known that the influx of Japanese to the region, which took place both before and after World War II, was in large part organized and financed by the Japanese state. Its […]
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