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Updated:3:28pm pt Friday 18
 
from Larry B
 
 
President Bush will make a statement about measures to bolster the economy at 11:50 a.m. ET. Watch it live on CBSNews.com.
 
 
TOP 10 News Headlines
 
WORLD NEWS
 
 
 
The NYT had a story Wednesday reporting that the Iraqis just can’t seem to spend its reconstruction money as quickly as it’s supposed to be spending it
 
 
Omar Khadr’s lawyers say they can’t understand why Canada is not doing more to help their client in light of new evidence that Ottawa has put the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on a watch list for torture
 
 
 
BUSINESS
 
 
Thanks to a "White Knight" (in VERY shiny armour!) who came carrying a cheque for $55,600, the New Hampshire recount is BACK ON!
 
Deadline missed as Granny Warriors’ account is locked down
 
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MARKETS
 
 
The fund, invested in London office blocks and shopping centres across Britain, apparently no longer has sufficient cash reserves to meet demands from investors. Photograph: Martin Argles
 
 
ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE/TECH
 
by Carolyn Baker
I’ve just posted "Transforming Communities Through Locally–Grown Food" in which I interview Greg Cox of Boardman Hill Farms, West Rutland, Vermont and board president of the Rutland Area Farm and Food Links discusses food security and making local food the center of economic revitalization. I believe that people need to know that other communities are feeding themselves and that it can and must be done in the face of worldwide famine –LINK
 
from j grub–
Using solar power only, the catamaran "sun21" undertook the first motorized crossing of the Atlantic with solar power to promote the great potential of this technology for ocean navigation
 
More Tech/Environment/Science news
 
 
HEALTH
 
from Luc Majno
 
from Luc Majno
 
The makers of  antidepressants  like Prozac and Paxil never published the results of about a third of the drug trials that they conducted to win government approval, misleading doctors and consumers about the drugs’ true effectiveness, a new analysis has found
 
Owning too much stuff drives us into a spiral of sadness, says a new book. Or is the real problem "misery–creep", where everyday unhappiness is being rebranded as depression?
 
MORE Health News…
 
NATURE
 
 
from Luc Majno
Melting Arctic ice cap top Canadian weather story of ’07
 
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VIDEO/AUDIO
 
 
We Are Trained Killers – 4 Minute Video
US in Iraq: Are We Humane?  – WARNING –  This video should only be viewed by a mature audience
 
Video link for Stephen Crockett interview on Pennsylvania Democratic Party websiteEditor, Mid–Atlantic Labor.com, Co–host, Democratic Talk RadioLet me know what you think. Thanks, Stephen Crockett
 
 
OP–ED
 
History proves that ideas are more powerful than weapons. Sure, in the short–term, those who possess the strongest military and the deadliest weapons will prevail. But powerful new ideas bring greater change over the span of a couple of hundred years than military might
 
from Luc Majno
Transforming relationships with Aboriginals – By Ed Doherty
 
 
I’ve watched one of the documentaries at the link site. I hope to finish the rest this weekend. I was aware of some of it, but this is amazing. The documentaries aren’t "allowed" in the USA
 
by Fidel Castro
Please read this talk for it makes a lot of sense. The old man is still sharp, he still understands the world extremely well. For those who never came across this author it will be quite a surprise – he is better than Chomsky anyday. Our man, positively one of us…
 
 
 
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