Do We Live in a Giant Cosmic Bubble? (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - If the notion of dark energy sounds improbable, get ready for an even more outlandish suggestion.
Could bailout’s pay caps launch Wall Street trend? (The Christian Scienc…

The Christian Science Monitor - Lloyd Blankfein, chairman of Goldman Sachs, made $73.7 million last year. James “Jamie” Dimon, chairman of J.P. Morgan Chase, had to make do with $57.2 million, reported Forbes magazine.

 

 

The Bailout Defeat: A Political Credibility Crisis (Time.com)

Time.com - Nearly every political and economic leader in the U.S. supported the bailout bill. Americans still didn’t want it. Why?

 

 

 

 
Grandparents boost kids’ development: Aussie study (Reuters)
Reuters - Grandparents play a critical role in their grandchildren’s lives, helping boost their development even through simple activities such as reading to them or going shopping together, an Australian study said.

 
State rail projects get boost as driving declines (AP)
AP - The federal government is chipping in nearly $30 million for 15 passenger rail projects across the country as Americans continue to drive less and take the train more, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Tuesday.
US ‘casino’ mentality blamed for planet’s meltdown (AP)

 

 

AP - Astounded by the U.S. government’s failure to resolve the financial crisis threatening the foundations of the global free market, fingers of blame are pointing at America from around the planet.

 

 
Feds propose listing 48 Hawaiian species at once (AP)

 

 

AP - The federal government took a new, ecosystem-based approach to the endangered species list on Tuesday, proposing an all-at-once addition of 48 species, including plants, two birds and a fly, that live only on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

 

 

 
Acupressure seen to calm children before surgery (Reuters)
Reuters - Acupressure helps calm anxious children right before they get anesthesia for surgery, without the nausea and other side-effects caused by sedatives, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Here, kitty: Cop expects house cat, gets cougar (AP)

 

 

AP - A police officer didn’t think much of a call to shoo off a bothersome “kitty cat” at a Casper home on Monday. But after the officer arrived at the home, he ran for cover after seeing a male mountain lion weighing 80 to 90 pounds.
 

Lawmakers hope new ideas will revive bailout plan (AP)

AP - Alarmed by setbacks, supporters of the imperiled multibillion-dollar economic rescue fought to bring it back to life Tuesday, courting reluctant lawmakers with sweeteners including a plan to reassure Americans their bank deposits are safe.

 

 
Nobel literature head: US too insular to compete (AP)

AP - Bad news for American writers hoping for a Nobel Prize next week: the top member of the award jury believes the United States is too insular and ignorant to compete with Europe when it comes to great writing.

 

 
Debate offers Palin, Biden high risks, big rewards (AP)

AP - For an audition to be second fiddle, Thursday’s debate between often ill-informed newcomer Sarah Palin and often gaffe-prone veteran Joe Biden offers unusually large pitfalls — and promise.

 

 
Why are you coming back Lance? asks Leblanc (AFP)

AFP - Former Tour de France director Jean-Marie Leblanc has questioned Lance Armstrong’s motives for returning to race riding next year.

 

 
Man dives in to save dog from shark in Fla. attack (AP)
AP - A dog is recovering after a Florida Keys carpenter dove in to save his pet from a shark. Greg LeNoir said he took his 14-pound rat terrier Jake for a daily swim at a marina Friday.
Horny Goat Weed may offer Viagra alternative: study (Reuters)

 

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