Saturday - 22 Nov 08 - PM - Crashing Gasoline Prices Aid Our Wounded Economy, Sick Vick, Sick General Store Owner in Maine, Bicyclists Rejoice!

Business: Micro-blogging in 140 text bits is booming

Minnesota: Senate race tightens in recount

Politics: Why is Louisiana's Governor, Bobby Jindal, in Iowa?

Australia: Damage from last week's cyclone brings out the Australian Army, police, even prisoners to help with the clean up.

Race: Hate crimes surge in the US after Obama's election, KKK reasserts itself

Argentina: Former police chief kills himself as TV cameras record his suicide live


Gasoline: Fall in gas prices, less driving, results in $315 Billion in savings thus far


Money: Gold breaks through the $800 mark again on safe haven buying

Banking: FDIC closes 3 more banks late yesterday, 2 in California, 1 in Georgia

Banking: Do you remember when the One Party Rule rammed through the tougher bankruptcy laws against consumers a few years back? Take a look at the funny Citicorp ad (satire) spreading across the Internet like a virus this weekend. (See above)

Hollywood: DVD sales are sagging

US Army: Embracing high tech by looking into "The Hydrogen Highway"

NFL: Rookie quarterback, Eric Ainge of the New York Jets suspended for four games on steroid charges

NFL: Vick exposed: 17 page report opened through the Freedom of Information Act tells of Michael Vick's introduction to dog fighting while at Virginia Tech and how he laughed at his family pets being torn to pieces by trained pitbull fighters. Dogs unwilling to fight were hanged, shot, electrocuted or drowned per Vick's orders.


Religion: Big of them - Vatican finally "forgives" John Lennon over his Jesus remark.

Columbia: At least 10 killed after a snow capped volcano erupts and triggers two avalanches

Outliers: Malcom Gladwell's new book postulates what makes famous people successful

Crime: Murder She Wrote - Least competent criminal of the week leaves text mail trail


Canada: Over 200 narwhals trapped in Canadian ice will be "culled" by hunters




Microsoft to Google: Hey, you, get offa my cloud

New Media: Huffinton Post raises $15 million from investors to expand their reach

Automakers: GM board will not rule out bankruptcy

Canada: Biggest drop in consumer prices in 49 years has Canadians uttering the "Deflation" word

Health: Psychiatrist/NPR radio host didn't announce his ties to the Pharmacy Industry.

Religion: Black Muslims of America denounce Al Qaeda's slur of Obama

Maine: Sick in the head general store owner upsets town with sign asking patrons to join the $1 Osama Obama Shotgun Pool, a bet on when President-elect Obama would be assassinated. Sign states, "Let's hope somebody wins."

Dutch Layoffs: Philips to snip 5% of its workforce - 1,600 jobs to go mostly in its healthcare divisions

Health: Don't believe the hype about vitamins?




Health: Are your knees and lower back sore after riding your bike a few miles? Maybe you need a "bike fitting". Hot foot. Tingling toes. Hand numbness. Lower-back soreness. All symptoms of a bad bike fit.


Deflation: Gasoline prices fall for 66th straight day

Politics: Should Bush/Cheney do the right thing and resign right now so a young Lion and his Cabinet can tackle the nation's problems earlier? Gail Collins of the NYT thinks so.

Economy: More on Obama's plan. Wants to have Congress approve it and ready for his signature as soon as he takes office.