Since last Saturday (and not including yesterday) I’ve brought 297 stories to your attention more or less, an average of 42.6 a day.
| Saturday 11/7 | 33 | Sunday 11/8 | 16 |
| Monday 11/9 | 35 | Tuesday 11/10 | 52 |
| Wednesday Science 11/11 | 30 | Wednesday 11/11 | 35 |
| Thursday 11/12 | 50 | Friday 11/13 | 46 |
I think by any objective measure this is a lot of news, even counting falling asleep on Sunday.
Because of the volume it can be easy to overlook some important stories or trends and that’s why I’m posting The Week in Review– to highlight things you may have missed.
This week’s featured subject-
Saturday 11/7 – 1 Monday 11/9 – 4
Tuesday 11/10 – 4 |
| Afghanistan/Pakistan/Iraq/Iran– 63 Stories |
Saturday 11/7 – 7
- NATO strike kills 7 Afghan security forces: Kabul
- Afghan ministry: NATO strike kills Afghan forces
- Afghan gov’t says UN representative out of line
- UN urges Karzai to fight corruption
- To defang Taliban, some look to private schools
- Obama nearing decision to send more troops to Afghanistan
- Pakistan’s fashionistas defy Taliban
Sunday 11/8 – 6
- NATO ‘friendly’ strike kills Afghan security personnel
- Obama wraps up Afghan review, eyes final options
- Anti-Taliban mayor among 12 killed in Pakistan
- 12 killed in Pakistan bomb, anti-Taliab head dies
- Market attack in Pakistan kills at least 12
- Iraq passes election law paving way for January poll
Monday 11/9 – 9
- Obama hails Iraqi approval of 2010 election law
- Iraqi parliament passes crucial election law
- Iraq explosives detection gadget does not work: US general
- French make slow gains in contested Afghan valley
- To Afghanistan’s many problems, now add the flu
- Suicide bomber strikes Pakistan police
- Prices take shine off Pakistan weddings
- Suicide bomber kills three in Pakistan
- Terror training camps smaller, harder to target
Tuesday 11/10 – 9
- Suicide car bomb kills 32 in Pakistan market: officials
- Pakistani Taliban vow tough guerrilla war
- NATO seizes bomb-making materials in Afghanistan
- White House: Obama eyeing host of Afghan choices
- With attack on UN, Afghanistan aid presence shrinks further
- Bodies of 6 UK war dead return from Afghanistan
- U.N. declares Afghan election "credible, legitimate"
- Obama down to four options on Afghanistan
- Now that parliament approved elections, Iraqis are ambivalent
Wednesday 11/11 – 10
- As US mourns war dead, Afghanistan stalks Obama
- NATO expects more resources for Afghan training
- Number of wounded troops in Afghanistan increasing
- Partner of killed GI wants new Afghanistan mission
- Afghan future threatened by ex-warlords in gov’t
- In Kabul’s ‘Obama Market,’ U.S. military rations on sale
- Report: Blackwater OK’d $1M plan to pay off Iraqis
- Iran’s opposition steers challenge toward the top
- Pakistanis pay high price for anti-militant drive
- Violence kills 10 Pakistan troops
Thursday 11/12 – 11
- US Afghan envoy warns against troop surge: reports
- Obama said to want revised Afghanistan options
- Afghan future threatened by ex-warlords in gov’t
- As Obama ponders Afghanistan, so does Europe
- WITNESS: Afghan night mission ends in bullets
- Gates hints at compromise strategy on Afghanistan
- Gunmen kill Pakistani working at Iranian Consulate
- Pakistanis worry about US nuclear intentions
- Taliban battles kill 17 Pakistan troops: officials
- Iran exile group: Khamenei tightens intelligence grip
- Feds move to seize 4 mosques, tower linked to Iran
Friday 11/13 – 11
- Pakistan bombings kill 18 as spy agency hit
- Militants turn on spy agency in Pakistan
- Taliban bomber strikes near US base in Kabul
- U.S. piles pressure on Afghan leader
- Army says morale down among troops in Afghanistan
- Suicide bomber attacks military convoy near Kabul
- Gates to lead 6-month push against roadside bombs
- Obama’s hesitancy on war buildup sends messages
- Brown wants 5,000 extra foreign troops in Afghanistan
- How miracle Army evacuation came within inches of disaster
- The other Afghan war: Fight erupts over media leaks
| Economy- 38 Stories |
Saturday 11/7 – 7
- IMF says stimulus needed to aid ‘nascent’ recovery
- Ten percent jobless rate adds to pressure on Obama
- Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be
- UK joins G20 push for world levy on banks
- Big California bank fails, has China branches
- Wall Street rally gets second wind
- Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs
Sunday 11/8 – 1
Monday 11/9 – 5
- Transit moving again in Philly after 6-day strike
- Cadbury rejects Kraft bid
- Stock volatility is back, a sign of an aging bull?
- Should the U.S. Continue Its Stimulus-Program Payouts?
- Stuyvesant Town woes may pave way for loan changes
Tuesday 11/10 – 5
- Emerging markets to spearhead recovery: HSBC
- ‘Penisaurus’ survives as sex sells despite recession
- Dodd: new gov’t powers could prevent economy crash
- Treasury says 650,000 in trial home loan workouts
- GM names turnaround expert interim head of Opel
Wednesday 11/11 – 6
- Europe sets down firm deficit deadlines
- Strength of British recovery ‘highly uncertain’
- APEC warned to fight protectionism
- Geithner wants strong dollar, will tackle deficit
- Dodd seeks more muscle in U.S. financial reforms
- Hard-hit community learns to grow food
Thursday 11/12 – 10
- Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust case
- Obama announces December jobs crisis talks
- China extends Rio Tinto probe 2 months: Australia
- Jobless claims fall, but hiring gains seem far off
- Americans may be settling into spending less
- Unions prod Obama to fix ailing airline industry
- Report: 10 states face looming budget disasters
- Medvedev urges modernization of Russian economy
- Medvedev calls for overhauling Russia’s ‘primitive economy’
- Rural U.S. towns struggle as big employers shut down
Friday 11/13 – 4
- BA-Iberia deal aims giant blow at rivals
- China’s Hu prods West on trade, investment barriers
- Obama eyes domestic spending freeze
- Trade deficit widens by most since 1999 in Sept.
| Civil Liberties/Torture Accountability- 35 Stories |
Monday 11/9 – 4
- 9 executed over China’s deadly ethnic riots
- Utah girl’s pierced nose: US-Indian culture clash
- Vatican opens door to Anglicans
- Priests Spar Over What It Means to Be Catholic
Tuesday 11/10 – 8
- US urges China fair trials after executions
- Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion
- Paterson calls for action on gay marriage, deficit
- Gay marriage activists seek momentum in New York
- Catholic Church Fights Gay Marriage, Activists Regroup
- Why women can’t ski jump in the Winter Olympics
- Lawyer: No ‘necessity defense’ planned for Roeder
- Review: Police did not cause Celtic fan’s death
Wednesday 11/11 – 8
- Egyptian woman’s murderer gets life sentence
- Death penalty rare, executions rarer in military
- Salt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing
- Marine reservist accused of attacking Greek priest
- NY Senate fails to put gay marriage to vote
- At Supreme Court, no accord over life sentences for juveniles
- UK to hold DNA of innocent people for 6 years
- Chicago student-journalists probed for motives
Thursday 11/12 – 7
- UN court cuts jail term for Bosnian-Serb general
- Lawyer: FBI asked terror suspect to be informant
- Charles Taylor war crimes trial gets mixed reviews in Liberia
- Azerbaijan condemned over jail terms for bloggers
- Abuse in China’s ‘black jails’: rights group
- Could FBI Have Stopped Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter?
- Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter: Lone-Wolf Terrorism?
Friday 11/13 – 8
- 9/11 suspects to face death penalty in NYC trial
- AP sources: Insurance probed in census taker death
- Russian policemen turn to YouTube
- Swiss privacy watchdog to sue Google Street View
- Prepaid phone ban stirs anger in Indian Kashmir
- Witness in Italy may hold key to Guantanamo trials
- Canada seeks not to repatriate Guantanamo inmate
- Azerbaijan condemned over jail terms for bloggers
| Odd News- 29 Stories |
Saturday 11/7 – 1
Sunday 11/8 – 2
Monday 11/9 – 1
Tuesday 11/10 – 7
- Bangkok’s ‘bodysnatchers’ beat traffic to save lives
- iPhone fear as ‘Rick Astley’ worm spreads
- Navajo Code Talkers break silence for Veterans Day
- Educating South Africa’s kids, one by one
- Vatican looks to heavens for signs of alien life
- Documentary on Maine troop greeters to air on PBS
- Phelps flops on record-breaking day in Stockholm
Wednesday 11/11 – 12
- NASA on crusade to debunk 2012 apocalypse myths
- Lab-grown penis helps rabbits mate … like rabbits
- Device Like ‘Star Trek’ Replicator Might Fly on Space Station
- Dark Horse Challenges Dark Matter to Explain Missing Matter
- Stars May be Cosmic Road Signs to Intelligent Aliens
- Moon’s Friends Say ‘No’ to Future Lunar Crashes
- Space Junk Buzzes Station as Astronauts Sleep
- 10 Failed Doomsday Predictions
- The Many Mysteries of Neanderthals
- Horror Movies: Why People Love Them
- 2nd fire at historic Vt. general store ruled arson
- Large Hadron Collider: Damaged by a Time-Traveling Bird?
Thursday 11/12 – 3
- Bikinis, hugs and hairy heroics on world records day
- AP poll: Family dinner survives distractions
- Friday the 13th phobia? You have plenty of company
Friday 11/13 – 3
- Genetic love matches go cheek swab to cheek swab
- Veterans Day is a teachable moment for many US schools
- Farmers scramble to finish harvest from hell
| World Politics- 25 Stories |
Saturday 11/7 – 3
- Zelaya calls for more protests after crisis deal collapses
- Goldstone report: UN votes for probe into Gaza war crimes
- Honduras crisis deepens after collapse of deal
Sunday 11/8 – 4
- Dalai Lama visits monastery despite China protest
- China to give Africa $10 billion in loans: Wen
- Dalai Lama visits region despite China protest
- Thousands of Japanese protest U.S. base plan
Monday 11/9 – 1
- Lebanon’s Hariri forms unity government with Hezbollah
- Zimbabwe PM’s ally goes on trial for terrorism
- Thousands flock to see Dalai Lama in Indian border state
Tuesday 11/10 – 8
- N.Korea boat in flames after naval clash: Seoul officials
- Marine base debate opens rift in US-Japan ties
- Obama urges Japan to keep US bases pact
- Toppled Thai leader Thaksin welcomed in Cambodia
- Tension as Thailand’s Thaksin arrives in Cambodia
- Merkel back to work after Berlin Wall party
- Fear and secrecy cloak Eritrea, Africa’s hermit nation
- Honduras deal collapses, and Zelaya’s backers blame U.S.
Wednesday 11/11 – 3
- Brazil seeks cause of massive blackout
- Brazil’s Silva defends power grid after blackout
- Cambodia refuses Thai demand for Thaksin extradition
Thursday 11/12 – 4
- Medvedev pushes reforms under Putin’s watchful eye
- Medvedev pitches modern Russia, warns opposition
- Detentions raised in ‘difficult’ Russia, Georgia talks
- Sri Lanka’s top general quits ahead of vote
Friday 11/13 – 2
| U.S. Politics- 18 Stories |
Saturday 11/7 – 6
- Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash
- Shooting reveals tensions over Muslims in the military
- Spat over ‘terrorists’ halts Conn. 9/11 memorial
- Alabama county celebrates official Obama holiday
- After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuse
- NY village gets new voting system to aid Hispanics
Monday 11/9 – 1
Tuesday 11/10 – 2
- Jerry Brown again? Some Calif. Dems express unease
- Camden’s new mayor wants to get power back from NJ
Wednesday 11/11 – 4
- Happiest States are Wealthy and Tolerant
- California Decision Could Limit HDTV Choices Nationwide
- Get ready, America: Here comes Sarah Palin
- Ron Paul’s son borrows tactics for Ky. Senate bid
Thursday 11/12 – 2
Friday 11/13 – 3
- AP: Palin book goes after McCain camp but not Levi
- Top White House lawyer Greg Craig quitting
- Winning margin in NY House 23 race tightens
- Conflict over NJ town name resolved – for now
| Global Warming- 17 Stories |
Saturday 11/7 – 2
Sunday 11/8 – 1
Monday 11/9 – 2
Tuesday 11/10 – 1
Wednesday 11/11 – 10
- Kerry vows US climate outline for Copenhagen
- Indonesian forests on frontline of climate debate
- India environment minister under fire over glaciers
- Climate finance hits snag before key UN summit
- China a big winner in carbon credit game
- APEC seeks to slash emissions by 2050
- Key US Senate panel clears climate bill
- Couple’s book tackles evangelicals’ questions on climate change
- GOP’s Graham steps out on a limb on climate change
- U.N. leader urges Senate to speed up climate effort
Friday 11/13 – 1
| Scandal- 13 Stories |
Saturday 11/7 – 2
- NY case spotlights Dead Sea Scrolls, fake e-mails
- Wall St. trial summations hone in on "toast" email
Tuesday 11/10 – 2
Thursday 11/12 – 4
- John King to be replacing Dobbs’ show on CNN
- Lou Dobbs leaving CNN, does not reveal plans
- 5 charged in child sex abuse case appear in court
- Will followers still obey evangelist from prison?
Friday 11/13 – 5
- Family: Mo. child sex abuse claims are ‘repulsive’
- Ex-pastor Ted Haggard holds home prayer meeting
- Famed Miss. judge faces prison for lying to FBI
- Critics say justice reform made to save Berlusconi
- U.S. arrests and charges two Madoff programmers
| Diplomacy- 13 Stories |
Saturday 11/7 – 2
- Medvedev: Arms control deal with US can be reached
- Obama delays Japan visit following Texas shooting: Tokyo
Tuesday 11/10 – 1
Wednesday 11/11 – 1
Thursday 11/12 – 4
- Obama embarks on debut Asia mission
- Japanese cheer emperor’s 20th year on throne
- Food summit to make little headway in war on hunger
- China carefully navigates ties with Straits Chinese
Friday 11/13 – 5
- Obama vows to deepen ties at start of Asia tour
- U.S., Japan vow to revitalize strained ties
- Obama in Asia: Setting a newly cooperative tone
- Chinese greet ‘Oba Mao’ with flaming statue, fakes
- Diary that helped expose Stalin’s famine displayed
| Environment- 11 Stories |
Saturday 11/7 – 1
Monday 11/9 – 1
Tuesday 11/10 – 2
Wednesday 11/11 – 7
- Nigeria banks on River Niger to boost commerce, navigation
- Nepal emerges as ‘poacher’s paradise’
- Florida grapples slippery giant snake invasion
- Bluefin tuna on edge of extinction, environmentalists warn
- Study: Nitrogen pollution worsens in Rockies lakes
- As oceans fall ill, Washington bureaucrats squabble
- You’re being followed: Scientists track movement of living things
| Health- 6 Stories |
Saturday 11/7 – 1
Wednesday 11/11 – 3
- Another reason to cover your cough: pets at risk
- UN says hunger stunts some 200 million children
- Chemical BPA in workers linked to sex problems
Thursday 11/12 – 1
Friday 11/13 – 1
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As I’ve said, complicated.
I’ll start working now on Sunday.
The more news I read, the
more depressedangrier I get. Collecting and sorting it like that makes one thing stand out. The left hand doesn’t have a clue what the right hand is doing. “Geithner wants strong dollar, will tackle deficit.” That’s a US jobs killer. “Obama announces December jobs crisis talks.” Maybe he ought to talk to Geithner.what one can find when they sort and organize. Its a lot of work, but it is enlightening.