News

This is the news I read. If you know of some good sources that I'm missing out on, let me know.

Top Stories

• A new sign Gates is staying on in Defense? (CNN — Nov 20, 2008, 11:02pm EST)
• Enter to Win the Wired Wish List Bag -- and Everything In It (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 11:00pm EST)
• Senate votes to extend jobless benefits (CNN — Nov 20, 2008, 10:53pm EST)
• New Mac Virus Threatens Only the Weak-Minded (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 10:30pm EST)
• In Battle of Congressional Clout, Waxman Whacks Dingell (TIME.com — Nov 20, 2008, 09:40pm EST)
• Commentary: A peaceful, persecuted people (CNN — Nov 20, 2008, 09:29pm EST)
• Grass-Roots Efforts Aim to Ease the Foreclosure Crisis (TIME.com — Nov 20, 2008, 09:05pm EST)
• Give the Ultimate Gift: A Posh Bag Packed With Best Mobile Gizmos (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 09:00pm EST)
• Create Imageless Graphs and Charts (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 08:00pm EST)
• Zawahiri's Attack on Obama: Who Cares? (TIME.com — Nov 20, 2008, 07:55pm EST)
• Deal on US Troop Withdrawal Spurs Fierce Debate in Iraq (TIME.com — Nov 20, 2008, 07:55pm EST)
• Bailout not needed, say folks near Honda plant (CNN — Nov 20, 2008, 07:33pm EST)
• Tests ruled out the bad stuff, but doctors still couldn't give us an answer (Newsweek — Nov 20, 2008, 07:27pm EST)
• Christmas: Shopping for Online Bargains (Newsweek — Nov 20, 2008, 07:17pm EST)
• Six Chip Dips to Avoid at Holiday Parties (Newsweek — Nov 20, 2008, 06:40pm EST)
• Shopping: Can You Afford Christmas This Year? (Newsweek — Nov 20, 2008, 02:53pm EST)
• A Sea of Unwanted Imports (NYTimes — Nov 19, 2008, 11:29pm EST)
• Op-Ed Columnist: Two for the Price of Two (NYTimes — Nov 19, 2008, 02:12pm EST)
• Op-Ed Columnist: Madam Secretary? (NYTimes — Nov 19, 2008, 08:13am EST)
• Flavorful Gravy Makes Thanksgiving (NYTimes — Nov 19, 2008, 04:58am EST)

Columns

• George Will - Let the Automakers Go Bankrupt (George Will — Nov 19, 2008, 05:00am EST)
• George F. Will on Bipartisan 'Socialism' (George Will — Nov 16, 2008, 05:00am EST)

Politics

• WATCH: Obama's Climate Plan (ABC — Nov 20, 2008, 10:45pm EST)
• Senate votes to extend jobless benefits (CNN — Nov 20, 2008, 10:42pm EST)
• A new sign Gates is staying on in Defense? (CNN — Nov 20, 2008, 10:27pm EST)
• Judge Orders Five Detainees Freed From Guant?namo (NYTimes — Nov 20, 2008, 09:51pm EST)
• Longtime Head of House Energy Panel Is Ousted (NYTimes — Nov 20, 2008, 09:13pm EST)
• Discussions With Clintons as Obama Creates Team (NYTimes — Nov 20, 2008, 07:40pm EST)
• Experimental Shoe-Print Database Sees the Soles of Criminals (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 06:58pm EST)
• Judge orders release of 5 Guantanamo detainees (CNN — Nov 20, 2008, 06:19pm EST)
• Arizona Gov. Emerges as Top DHS Pick (ABC — Nov 20, 2008, 04:50pm EST)
• Brazile: D.C. gets ready for event of a lifetime (CNN — Nov 20, 2008, 02:27pm EST)
• New York Police Fight With U.S. on Surveillance (NYTimes — Nov 20, 2008, 01:15pm EST)
• Army Contractor Charged With Murder (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 05:29am EST)
• America's Next Top Hash Function Begins (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 02:00am EST)
• Introducing the Threat Level Rewards Program (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 12:40am EST)
• Interest Groups Press Obama on Cabinet, Policy (ABC — Nov 19, 2008, 01:28pm EST)
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Pittsburgh

• Pirates add five to 40-man roster (Post-Gazette — Nov 20, 2008, 11:56pm EST)
• FBI director meets with family of slain agent (Post-Gazette — Nov 20, 2008, 09:23pm EST)
• LM Ericsson shutting down Marshall location (Post-Gazette — Nov 20, 2008, 09:13pm EST)
• Woman awarded $1.8 million for pregnancy discrimination (Post-Gazette — Nov 20, 2008, 09:10pm EST)
• Constable charged over bullet that hit trailer home (Post-Gazette — Nov 20, 2008, 08:59pm EST)
• Sen. Costa named Democratic Appropriations chairman (Post-Gazette — Nov 20, 2008, 08:41pm EST)
• Can the Steelers handle the Dynamic Duo? (Post-Gazette — Nov 20, 2008, 08:39pm EST)
• Vocollect lays off 65 at Wilkins site (Post-Gazette — Nov 20, 2008, 08:33pm EST)
• WVU football chat with Chuck Finder (Post-Gazette — Nov 20, 2008, 08:31pm EST)
• Does Penn State take a step back in 2009? (Post-Gazette — Nov 20, 2008, 08:25pm EST)

Games

• The Raconteurs join Guitar Hero: World Tour line-up (Ars Technica — Nov 20, 2008, 08:00pm EST)
• Wrath of the Lich King: 24 hours, 2.8 million copies (Ars Technica — Nov 20, 2008, 07:30pm EST)
• Ziff Davis CEO Considering Shuttering Print Version Of EGM (Gamasutra — Nov 20, 2008, 06:55pm EST)
• WB, Halcyon, GRIN Announce Terminator Salvation Video Game (Gamasutra — Nov 20, 2008, 06:35pm EST)
• Space Battle shows potential in future Zune gaming (Ars Technica — Nov 20, 2008, 06:00pm EST)
• PSP 3000 hacked, break out the emulators (Ars Technica — Nov 20, 2008, 05:30pm EST)
• Effective Art Directors: Gaming's Something Something (Gamasutra — Nov 20, 2008, 05:00pm EST)
• Analyze This: Will The Slowing Economy Affect Holiday Sales? (Gamasutra — Nov 19, 2008, 05:00pm EST)
• 4 Things to Keep in Mind While Killing Zombies in 'Left 4 Dead' (Wired — Nov 19, 2008, 12:13am EST)
• Review: 'Wrath of the Lich King' Adds Finest 'Warcraft' Content Yet (Wired — Nov 18, 2008, 11:18pm EST)
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• Member Discount: early $100 rate for Living Game Worlds IV at Georgia Tech (IGDA)
• Culture Clash: Intelligent Design - Want better games? Listen to gamers (IGDA)

Technology

• Brightkite aggregates location content for businesses, fun (Ars Technica — Nov 20, 2008, 11:40pm EST)
• DVDs, Hollywood?s Profit Source, Are Sagging (NYTimes — Nov 20, 2008, 11:24pm EST)
• Enter to Win the Wired Wish List Bag -- and Everything In It (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 11:00pm EST)
• New Mac Virus Threatens Only the Weak-Minded (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 10:30pm EST)
• Dell?s Cost-Cutting Increases Profit but Revenue Falls (NYTimes — Nov 20, 2008, 10:21pm EST)
• Give the Ultimate Gift: A Posh Bag Packed With Best Mobile Gizmos (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 09:00pm EST)
• High-definition videos sneaking onto YouTube (Ars Technica — Nov 20, 2008, 08:32pm EST)
• Yahoo introduces "Glue" visual search (Ars Technica — Nov 20, 2008, 08:01pm EST)
• Create Imageless Graphs and Charts (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 08:00pm EST)
• EU opens digital library to public with over 2 million works (Ars Technica — Nov 20, 2008, 07:33pm EST)
• Massive Martian Glaciers May Be Drinkable (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 07:01pm EST)
• Experimental Shoe-Print Database Sees the Soles of Criminals (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 06:58pm EST)
• Google to shut down Lively, its interactive 3D world (Ars Technica — Nov 20, 2008, 06:45pm EST)
• What Recession? Bentley Offers Its Most Opulent Car Ever (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 06:04pm EST)
• Guns N' Roses' 'Chinese Democracy' Launches on MySpace (Wired — Nov 20, 2008, 06:02pm EST)
• Canadian regulators allow P2P throttling (Ars Technica — Nov 20, 2008, 05:55pm EST)
• Zune Pass subscribers get to keep 10 songs (Ars Technica — Nov 20, 2008, 05:12pm EST)
• CTA bans violent game ads following GTA IV debacle (Ars Technica — Nov 20, 2008, 04:07pm EST)
• Teenagers? Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing (NYTimes — Nov 20, 2008, 03:43pm EST)
• Web Sites Wage Holiday Price Wars (NYTimes — Nov 20, 2008, 03:25pm EST)

Science

• Astronauts Venture Out for Spacewalk No. 2 (NYTimes — Nov 20, 2008, 10:30pm EST)
• Editorial: publishing economics harm science's credibility (Ars Technica — Nov 20, 2008, 09:14pm EST)
• Observatory: Invasive Plants in Gal?pagos May Really Be Native (NYTimes — Nov 20, 2008, 07:04pm EST)