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Jog Blog 12-19-08

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Bush Considers 'Orderly' Auto Bankruptcy
Chrysler Closures Worry Workers
Major changes in credit card rules

Obama Selects Evangelist for Invocation
Inauguration invocation choice criticized

Latin Am. leaders tell Obama to end embargo

Iraqi journalist's shoes 'destroyed'
Parents of 'American Taliban' ask Bush to free him

Bush, Obama to dine with ex-presidents
Watergate's 'Deep Throat' dies at 95
Specter apologizes for Polish jokes

Global warming alert! Snow in Malibu

UFC fighter found dead in murder-suicide

Will Smith Gives Big Money To Scientology

Idol 'remains same' despite death

Piven leaves Mamet play, blames mercury

Ed McMahon doesn't have to move

Colts clinch playoff spot by beating Jags

HoliDaze:

You're invited: Hiltons' Christmas party
Winn-Dixie stocking up for Kwanzaa, Hanukkah

Holiday Horror To Get You In The Mood
18-foot Hannukah dreidel at Jewish center

Of Local Interest:

45-year old GA teacher gets it on with 13-year old
Braves livid at Furcal dealings
Georgia’s unemployment rate rises to 7.5%
Georgia SPCA out of money
Chase ends in fiery crash

Hospital’s woes could ripple
Gwinnett garbage plan tossed
Bank loss personal for brothers
Court drops suit of Tasered trooper
Emory names new nursing school dean
Animals held in givers’ hearts
Arrest made in Bahama Breeze killing
Man Stabbed Wife to Death in Front of Kids
Roswell man given 20 yrs, cocaine conspiracy

The Life:

Skirting Issues at the Office
Dodge the Credit Crunch

The Wonder of John Mayer Land

3 drawings discovered on Da Vinci masterpiece
Holiday Finger Food Survival Guide

Domestica:

LA council tightens gun laws
Calif. Halts Infrastructure Projects
4 Arrests Raise Tension in Sheriff Dispute
Tumor in newborn's brain contained foot
From lottery, an Inauguration bonanza
MSNBC Mika Brzezinski mugged in DC
MTA Approves Cuts but Seeks Help
No Charges Against Former AG Morrison

Politica:

Stimulus package Obama's first test
Mil to be on high alert for inauguration
Mayor’s Aide Pushes Hard for Kennedy
California Dems devise plan to hike taxes
Specter apologizes for Polish jokes
Parents of 'American Taliban' want him free

Snapshot of War:

Rwandan Convicted of Genocide
Chinese ships will fight pirates
Greece braces for more protests
Attack 'ends Uganda peace talks'
Two guilty of al-Qaeda membership
London bomber gets two life sentences
Hamas rules out extending truce
Brown to face Iraq inquiry calls

Spanning the Globe:

Iraqi Interior Ministry officers arrested
China Vows to Continue Reforms
Zimbabwe Cholera Epidemic Worsening
Thai premier wants Thaksin to return
North Korea’s Kim Jong-il: Proof of life
Freak freeze caused tower collapse
A planet-saving climate fest

In Sport:

Colts clinch playoff spot by beating Jags

Dodgers re-sign Furcal on three-year deal
Woods Displays Top (Interview) Form

Slinging Sammy Passes at 94
Harbaugh needs to act on spitting incident

BidNess:

GM: Report of Merger Talks Untrue
Picks Made for SEC And Trans. Post
Brit Bankers Assoc. Adjusts Rates Def.
Oil Prices Edge Higher
Lennar 4Q loss narrows on smaller charges
Rite Aid posts wider quarterly loss
Motorola freezes pension plans
Goldman Caves In To Panasonic
FedEx cutting CEO pay by 20%

TekNoBabble:

Jobs won't deliver Macworld keynote
Yahoo cuts data retention to three months
Microsoft Patches IE, But ...
Sprint offers 3G/4G wireless modem
LinkedIn founder replaces Nye as CEO
Mozilla Firefox 3.05 Updates User Rights
Small car safety in crashes improves
Apple US Mac sales flat in November

RealSci:

Proteins Could Be a Key to Ovarian Cancer
Surgeons discuss landmark face transplant
NASA will give away old Shuttles for free
Measuring the Mysterious ‘Dark’ Force
Holes letting in solar winds
Most Distant Water in the Universe Found
Drillers break into magma chamber

The Game:

Shaun White Snowboarding: Review
Star Ocean: 2nd Evo. Hands-On
PowerUp Forever Review
How Electronic Arts Lost Its Way
High Def Games Invading Dish Network
Take-Two posts wider 4th-quarter loss

Jog Blog 12-18-08

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GM, Chrysler Shutter Factories, Await Bush Decision
Chrysler says to shut down all production for month
New rule to crack down on credit card rates
Oil tumbles below $40 for first time since 2004

Iraq detains security
officials over suspected coup plot

Madoff Ordered to House Arrest
Scope of Alleged Fraud Still Being Assessed

Obama: “Person of the Year," Then Palin

Aretha to Participate in Inauguration
Lowery To Have Last Word At Inauguration

Court rejects motion to oust Blagojevich
Blago was a bookie?
Blagojevich wants to tell his side

Supermarket defends itself over Hitler cake

Burger King puts out new perfume

McCready in hospital, suicidal, police say

Hilary Duff: Kind of a Virgin, Maybe

Tom Cruise stalker put in psych ward
Tom Cruise skips son’s first film premiere
Columnist banned from 'Valkyrie'

Eddie Murphy to play Riddler

Winehouse To Launch Make-Up Line

'Canadian Idol' canceled in 2009

BCS TITLE GAME WILL BE LIVE IN 3-D

Socks the cat ailing

HoliDaze:

Santa Letter brings molestation charge
'All I Want For Xmas is Time & Money'

A Miss Piggy Christmas
Santa Claus gets parking ticket

Of Local Interest:

KB Home pulling out of Atlanta
Real estate stung failed bank
S. Cobb High rallies round band
Hospital’s woes could ripple
Time for Sunday alcohol sales?
Stepmother sues Whitney over condo
Church shooting linked to drugs

Red hot Celts nip Hawks
Furcal still a Dodger, after all
More warm and cloudy days ahead
Akon pleads guilty
‘After Action Report’ a bust
Pastor Uses Internet To Help Needy
Man arrested in rape of 6-year-old
Gwinnett Approves School Fund Reg.
Extended Shawn Mullins Interview

The Life:

The Best Food For Your Libido
Perfectly Imperfect Photography

My Father's Fitness Rules
Choosing a Financial Advisor

Domestica:

First-ever face transplant in US
Colorado residents, foreclosure hotline
Festival Lineup Is Set for New Orleans
Feds vs. TX on cell phone test
TX sues drug company to recover mlns
Colorado avalanche danger high

Politica:

Bush shoe-thrower appears b4 judge
Obama Names Picks for Agri. and Int.
Blagojevich Attorney Challenges Panel
Kennedy says she wants Senate seat

Powder-Filled Envelopes At US Embassies
US justice boss leaves fraud case
A Tax on Soft Drinks?
TX-Senate: Dominoes Fall

Snapshot of War:

Rocket fire, concern over Gaza truce
Chinese sailors fend off Somali pirates
Bomb near police station in Baghdad
Pakistan pressures India over evidence
UK bomb plot doctor jailed for 32 years

Mideast awaits new leaders in 2009
France on alert after bomb scare
Sunday Shopping? France Says Non
India looks at new anti-terror laws

Spanning the Globe:

Morales urges action over Cuba
Tower snaps, Skiers saved from gondolas
Mafia boss hangs himself in Sicily
Zimbabwe neighbours' aid campaign

Thai PM vows to restore stability
Bangladesh lifts state of emergency
Former China coach losing fight
UN Preparing for Congolese Influx

In Sport:

BCS TITLE GAME WILL BE LIVE IN 3-D

Don't forget about Manning just yet

Furcal still a Dodger, after all
Auburn: Incompetence, not bad intent
Giants to make roster adjustments
Yankees Go After Manny Ramirez

BidNess:

Morgan Stanley reports $2.3 bln loss
Congress to probe SEC role w/ Madoff
OPEC makes deepest oil cut ever
Motorola To Freeze Salaries

Honda Rides Into Red Territory
Constellation Energy dips 3%
General Mills posts profit
AAA sees holiday travel decline

TekNoBabble:

Sprint Unveils WiMax Modem
Apple and the peril of innovation
Orange Loses IPhone Exclusivity
Palm Opens Apps Store

Macs Fall Behind PCs In Sales
Annals of law: Service by Facebook
nVidia's Ion Turbocharges Atom
Ou: Google hypocritical on neutrality

RealSci:

Lighting up dark energy
'Death Map' reveals dangerous places
Changes 'amplify Arctic warming'
NASA: Ice Melting at Alarming Pace
Scientists find hole in Earth's mag. field
Tough Decision Looms on Shuttle's Fate

The Game:

Warhammer II Multiplayer Hands-On
World of Warcraft Hardware Guide
Flower Hands-On
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 Review
Fallout 3 Cheats
Clerk chases video game thief