American space tourist blasts off in Soyuz rocket (AP) AP - A Soyuz spacecraft with two Americans and a Russian on board lifted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for the international space station. Publ.Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:04:19 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Economic woes chill effort to stop global warming (AP) AP - Attempts to tackle global warming are being made more difficult by the spreading economic crisis even as Democratic congressional leaders say it's still a top goal for next year. Publ.Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:39:57 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Norbert weakens to tropical storm over Mexico (AP) AP - After making landfall over mainland Mexico, Norbert weakened Sunday from a hurricane to a tropical storm, weather officials said. Publ.Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:07:13 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Financial Fears Outweigh Terrorist Threat (LiveScience.com) LiveScience.com - Most Americans believe the current financial crisis poses a greater threat than terrorism. Publ.Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:41:22 GMT Source: Yahoo.com