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Nov 19

Miami Beach Mayor Joins Student Led Protests for LGBT Equality
View original story on: www.gaysofla.com  —  Mayor Matti Bower joined over 500 gay rights supporters last Saturday on the steps of Miami Beach City Hall to protest the recent passage of Amendment 2. Now enshrined in the state’s constitution, the provision limits the rights of unmarried couples and endangers the benefits currently granted to registered domestic partners.

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As nest eggs shrink, many defer retirement
View original story on: www.msnbc.msn.com  —  When Gary Laursen began working in the transportation industry four decades ago, he had a pretty good idea of what it would take to retire comfortably.

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Wal-Mart to Sell iPhone 3Gs
View original story on: technologyexpert.blogspot.com  —  Wal-Mart is set to join Best Buy as yet another retailer selling the iPhone, outside of the obvious Apple and AT&T locations. According to a report by BGR, they have internal communications that indicate the retail giant will begin selling the iPhone 3G on December 28th.

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Alaska Senator Elect Begich Disagrees With Obama on ANWR
View original story on: www.politicususa.com  —  Mark Begich’s victory over Republican Ted Stevens has brought the Democrats closer to the magic number of 60 Senate seats, but his win also points out that there are some major policy differences in the Democratic caucus. Those looking looking for liberal legislation might be disappointed by Obama and this Congress.

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More trouble for auto bailout
View original story on: money.cnn.com  —  The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee said he's opposed to a $25 billion loan package for the Big Three.

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Hillary Clinton is the Wrong Person for Secretary of State
View original story on: stonecipher.typepad.com  —  The mainstream media is making the claim that now that it has been leaked that Obama is considering Clinton as his Sec. of State that he is boxed in and must pick her. Those claims are absurd and here's why Obama should take a pass on making his former rival the nation's top diplomat.

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Scientists find new penguin, extinct for 500 years
View original story on: news.yahoo.com  —  Researchers studying a rare and endangered species of penguin have uncovered a previously unknown species that disappeared about 500 years ago.

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FBI agent killed serving warrant near Pittsburgh
View original story on: www.google.com  —  An FBI agent was shot and killed Wednesday while serving a warrant at a home near Pittsburgh. The agent was shot at around 6 a.m. in Indiana Township, about 10 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, said FBI Special Agent William Crowley, a spokesman for the agency in western Pennsylvania.

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Woman given windpipe created in laboratory
View original story on: www.cnn.com  —  Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue engineered from her own stem cells in what experts have hailed as a "milestone in medicine."

Boy, 8, gives taped account in shooting deaths
View original story on: www.cnn.com  —  An 8-year-old Arizona boy suspected in the deaths of his father and another man can be heard in a videotape of his police interview telling officers that he shot both men after he came home from school.

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Al Qaeda message to Obama: A 'legacy of crimes' awaits you
View original story on: www.cnn.com  —  A purported message from al Qaeda's deputy leader posted on Islamist Web sites on Wednesday told President-elect Barack Obama that "a heavy legacy of failure and crimes awaits you."

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Stevens loses Alaska Senate seat to Democrat
View original story on: www.msnbc.msn.com  —  Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a pillar of the U.S. Senate and Alaska icon who apparently couldn't survive his conviction on federal corruption charges. His defeat to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich moves Senate Democrats closer to a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority.

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Life's Photo Archive Living Online, Via Google
View original story on: technologyexpert.blogspot.com  —  One of the biggest photo collections in the world is now available to the public online, thanks to Life Magazine and Google. Most of the photographs, which range from the 1750s through the present day, have never been seen before.

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Nov 18

Ashley Alexandra Dupre to Be Interviewed on 20/20
View original story on: snafu-ed.blogspot.com  —  Don't know who Ashley Alexandra Dupre is? You haven't been paying attention. Not only was she responsible for the downfall of Eliot Spitzer (OK, OK, lust was the real reason, but oh, well), Ashley Alexandra Dupre also sued "Girls Gone Wild" after they tried to sell footage of her they had previously taken (apparently, she had falsified her age, and naturally didn't want GGW to make a big payday o

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Mortgaging the future in desperate times
View original story on: www.msnbc.msn.com  —  Laid off and facing a long job search, Bob Cundiff was worried about making ends meet. Cheryl Ambruse needed a “breather” from her mortgage payments. Jan Gentile lost her job and her family’s health benefits. She faced mounting medical bills on top of mortgage payments and other day-to-day expenses.


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