What's on your radar this week? Since I haven't seen all that many comments in past weeks, I'm going to withhold my list of what seems to be percolating in the news and let you define it. Post comments with your ideas or the quiz questions could end up being a complete surprise.
Friday, February 27, 2009
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Due to Citigroup's financial trouble,U.S Treasury Department raises Citigroup's stake to help the company survive.
U.S gross domestic product declined in the last quarter of 2008, being this the lowest since the 1982 recession.
Montana town is exposed to asbestos. Thursday, five former mine executives will go to trial on federal criminal charges.
Rihanna takes Chris Brown back after he assaulted her.
I was reading about Gucci (odd as that may sound coming from a male). The article I read was talking about the over-sexed fashion industry, and it made me think about all the debates we've had on the ethics of using sex to sell a product. I think it's too bad. Fashion designers see themselves as artists, so why are they turning out these kinds of clothing? I feel worse for anyone who thinks this is how a woman should dress. These aren't people for kids to emulate at all.
Obama Watch:
1. In his speech on Tuesday, Obama asked "this Congress to send me legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution and drives the production of more renewable energy in America..." That seems to be a point of celebration for Green Movements, including those on the UW campus.
2. As Obama talked about the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, news of his intentions to leave 50,000 troops until after 2010 drew criticism from Democrats and cheers from Republicans.
3. Obama plans to remove the "conscience" rule protecting health care workers who object to certain kinds of treatment (specifically, abortion rights and birth control issues). The move would undo a Bush program that cut federal funding to institutions that fail to accommodate medical personnel who object to certain procedures. Some are critical of the move because it seems to betray the common ground the Obama administration sought to cultivate, in addition to attacking religious freedom. The Bush legislation seems to be an attempt to protect doctors and nurses who refuse to perform what could be considered objectionable tasks--it is not a true attack on abortion rights. Furthermore, it seems unlikely that women won't be able to find doctors to get the medical assistance they want, so this attempt to undo the legislation seems a little meaningless (there are, after all, a lot of doctors). The Bush legislation was trying to protect jobs, not pick a fight over something that's unlikely to be resolved in the foreseeable future.
Gov. Mitt Romney has become the top potential Republican presidential nominee in a straw poll of conservative political activists who gathered in Washington last week.
President Obama asks Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to be his nominee for Health and Human Services secretary.
U.S. State Department issues travel alert for students traveling to Mexico for spring break due to drug trafficking conflicts.
Prosecutors in the US released a video of a deputy assaulting a 15-year-old teenage girl who was in custody. The video is evidence in a case charging the Washington deputy with excessive force.
This broke last week, but its still in the news: Venezuela voted in favor of ending presidential term limits...so Hugo Chavez can stay in power forever.
ALSO...The vote to restructure ASM with a new constitution failed. 15% student voter turnout (pretty impressive). ASM will stay the way it is for now.
AND...The Bishop, Richard Williamson who publically denied the Holocaust apologized for his remarks.
Slumdog Millionaire sweeps the Oscars?
The ban on photographing the coffins of America's war dead was reversed...
Ok lets STOP adding news articles and start talking about them!!!!!!!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/arts/television/01stan.html
This is an interesting article on the lack of diversity of late-night talk show hosts. Over the years, as much as television has evolved, the format of the late-night talk show has remained fairly constant. This was an insightful observation I hadn't noticed until this article.
Might Obama becoming President provide an opportunity for more diversity on something as benign as late-night t.v. shows?
Could someone please explain the difference between statistical and practical significance in the lecture notes. I don't really understand this concept? Thanks!
Along with Citigroup, AIG was also given money by the US Treasury to help balance budget loss
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