World -

budget (rw)
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090126/budget_day_090127/20090127/?hub=TorontoNewHome

blago-tv
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ga4r6Ic7fPOykfh6cdeLeKYKO6vwD95VHK7G0

Two more putin critics are assasinated
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/19/AR2009011902604.html

no case files for gitmo inmates
http://donklephant.com/2009/01/26/no-case-files-exist-for-guantanamo-detainees/

karl rove gets subpeona'd - again
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/1/26/172723/447/257/689263

culture -

Actors unions unite for contract talks
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/arts/27arts-ACTORSUNIONS_BRF.html?ref=arts

roddenberry's ashes to be sent into space
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/26/star-trek-creator-and-wif_n_161118.html

environment -

David Attenborough shows hate mail
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/27/david-attenborough-science

montreal waste-treatment plant failing grade
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/story.html?id=35ddce87-580c-40b1-8d52-2f94a84d2877

tech & biz -

McDonald's opening 1,000 stores despite 23% loss
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7851687.stm

the pirate bay court case heats up
http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-gets-ready-for-court-case-090126/

US treasury restricting lobbying on bailout funds
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN2743694020090127

style -

barbie announces fashion show for 50th anniversary
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/shopping_blog/2009/01/at-age-50-barbi.html

germany's battling fashion shows
http://www.thelocal.de/lifestyle/20090127-17033.html

health -

dog owners love rivals motherly affection
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1117602/Dog-owners-love-pooches-rivals-motherly-affection.html

popularity might be genetic
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jL4D5iCCMnlC_lUWyCRFE7mQvRNw

sports -

crash kills nigerian football team
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7850271.stm

heat causes djokovic to retire from australian open
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2009/01/26/tennis-australianopen.html

strange -

tampa flying in strippers for super bowl
http://www.tampabay.com/features/events/article970223.ece

NY gets full plays on subway
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01272009/news/regionalnews/theyre_trained_actors_152190.htm

Dk's stories -

      Va. Governor's Race Up, Running on TV
      Lib Dems want Expulsion for UK's House of Lords
      Rainforest ecosystem to be built inside giant dome at British zoo
      Peter Mullan and other stars to boycott BBC over Gaza charity ...

SJ's stories -

Global warming melting Bhutanese Lake rapidly
Sri Lanka army moves to take last coastal strip from rebels
Obama reaches out to Muslim world in Arab Television interview
Red Cross to resume operating in Japan for 1st time in 60 years
International fears for Tamil civilians caught in Sri Lanka war
Singapore Flyer resumes operations after recent shutdown
Slum residents in India protest against 'Slumdog's' name
Pakistan cinema owners anxious about India spat