US soldier gets 7-month sentence in Iraq killings
Soldier agrees to testify in exchange for a lighter sentence.
Russia closes financial markets to avoid panic
Russia closed their financial markets and loaned money to major banks on Thursday. Their markets are down because oil is down.
Malaria kills almost 1,000,000 people
Malaria infected 247 million people in 2006 and killed almost 1 million of them. In related news, the drug companies have developed effective treatments for restless leg syndrome.
Def. Sec. Gates: US should care about civilian deaths
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that the US should investigate the “rare” mistakes that result in civilian casualties.
Are we headed for an economic depression?
Slate.com summarizes the major newspapers and details how bad the economy already is and wonders how bad could it get.
Analysis: decreasing pollution is good for the economy
California has stronger pollution laws than the federal government, and a new report concludes that those stronger laws will help the California economy by lowering energy costs.
Palin will change Washington, and not comply with Alaska law
A legal subpoena was issued to people in Palin’s administration, but she has ordered them to not follow the law and to ignore the subpoenas. Is that a change from the Bush administration?
Bush wants to permanently take away your rights
A bill is currently in Congress to permanently expand the power of the president to hold you without reason, to listen to your phone calls, and to break into your house.
In Israel, Foreign Minister Livni wins Prime Minister job
Exit polls suggest Tzipi Livni easily won the election.
Vatican: Evolution is consistent with the bible
The Vatican says that evolution is consistent with the bible and that Catholics should not interpret the bible literally.