- World economies grow, but surprisingly, China's economy poised to kick everyone's ass.
- FAA says our state-of-the-art air traffic control system is running smoothly (after a large blip earlier this morning).
- South African runner whose gender was questioned will keep medal.
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- Civilian goals still unmet in Afghanistan
- Two Americans share Nobel economics prize; this is the first year a female has been awarded the prize for economics.
- Insurance industry advocacy group claims premiums will rise under healthcare reform
- Health care reform rally at the First United Methodist Church on Saturday had people shouting at each other across a median on 12th Street, (on a block between Lavaca and Colorado.) See the picture of Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) making his own devil horns!
- Three boaters rescued after being lost for 8 days in the Gulf of Mexico! They survived on crackers, gum and beer, before being picked up by a yacht where they were served steaks!
- Have you seen this escapee from the Burnet County Jail?
RNC chair says the "death panel" falsehood started by Palin is "appropriate." The end (of the recession) is near. Or so they say. Planet overcrowding to continue. One-year-old boy found dead in car at Freescale. Last public boat ramp on Lake Travis closed due to drought. You think it's hot in Austin? You too can rent Rupert Murdoch's sailboat - only $319K/week!
Since his first town-hall meeting didn't go so well, Congressman Lloyd Doggett appeared at the CommUnity Care healthy kids fair in Northeast Austin this weekend to further discuss the health care reform bills now being discussed in Washington. As before, impassioned citizens—both for and against the proposed reform plan—came out in droves, though this one seemed to encourage less of the disruptive vitriol that spewed forth from angry "Tea Party Patriots" last week.
China rising: US, Beijing, prepare for "G2" summit Pelosi vows passage of healthcare overhaul Bill Moyers: Obama and healthcare execs -- BFFs? More economic indicators: The "Big Mac" exchange rate No more body counts in Afghanistan as mission focus shifts Business Week: "Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S." MJ's hair to be made into "diamonds", whereabouts of nose still uncertain
