Thursday, March 31, 2011

Early April Fools? Obama Gets Anti-Secrecy Award in Secret Mtg. | The Blaze

Early April Fools? Obama Gets Anti-Secrecy Award in Secret Mtg. | The Blaze: "Now this is ironic: on Monday, the president got a transparency award…during a closed, undisclosed meeting."

Up to 1,000 bodies left untouched near troubled nuke plant | Kyodo News

Up to 1,000 bodies left untouched near troubled nuke plant | Kyodo News: "Radiation fears have prevented authorities from collecting as many as 1,000 bodies of victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami from within the 20-kilometer-radius evacuation zone around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, police sources said Thursday."

Japan's Nuclear Rescuers: 'Inevitable Some of Them May Die Within Weeks' - FoxNews.com

Japan's Nuclear Rescuers: 'Inevitable Some of Them May Die Within Weeks' - FoxNews.com: "Workers at the disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan say they expect to die from radiation sickness as a result of their efforts to bring the reactors under control, the mother of one of the men tells Fox News."

Wal-Mart CEO Bill Simon expects inflation - USATODAY.com

Wal-Mart CEO Bill Simon expects inflation - USATODAY.com: "U.S. consumers face 'serious' inflation in the months ahead for clothing, food and other products, the head of Wal-Mart's U.S. operations warned Wednesday."

News from The Associated Press

News from The Associated Press: "NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of oil rose to a 30-month high on Thursday as fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhafi pushed back rebels from key areas in eastern Libya.

Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude rose $2 to $106.27 a barrel in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. At one point it hit $106.77, the highest it's been since September, 2008. In London, Brent crude rose $2.03 to $116.98 per barrel."

Microsoft files complaint against Google - Tony Romm and Mike Zapler - POLITICO.com

Microsoft files complaint against Google - Tony Romm and Mike Zapler - POLITICO.com: "Microsoft asked European regulators Thursday to go after Google on antitrust grounds, accusing the search giant of trying to “entrench its dominance” on the Web.

It’s a major escalation in the war between the two tech titans."

Just 21% Say U.S. Has Clearly Defined Mission in Libya - Rasmussen Reports™

Just 21% Say U.S. Has Clearly Defined Mission in Libya - Rasmussen Reports™: "Despite President Obama’s address to the nation Monday night, most voters still aren’t clear about why the U.S. military is engaged in Libya."

The Press Association: Claimants' data on lost BP laptop

The Press Association: Claimants' data on lost BP laptop: "A BP employee lost a laptop containing personal data belonging to thousands of Louisiana residents who filed compensation claims after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the company said."

Cellphones Track Your Every Move, and You May Not Even Know - NYTimes.com

Cellphones Track Your Every Move, and You May Not Even Know - NYTimes.com: "A favorite pastime of Internet users is to share their location: services like Google Latitude can inform friends when you are nearby; another, Foursquare, has turned reporting these updates into a game."