Newsworthy events 2008

Scientists say NASA satellite data on global warming 'should alarm people'
Obama's pick of Steven Chu as Energy Secretary - not only a world class scientist but someone who has led Lawrence Livermore and been spent a large part of his life managing huge research projects to use energy more efficiently.
U.S. mismanagement and the near future of the global economy Nov. 25, 2008 Q & A with Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel-winning economist and author, Columbia University.
Finance management and service in Germany and Europe
Zakaria on Obama's win Nov 7, 2008 - Obama could be another Roosevelt Nov 9, 2008
Republican Colin Powell speaks out on the McCain Campaign and joins Obama
Did Regeanomics work? Oct 14 2008
George Soros on the new era Oct 12 2008
Paul Krugman wins nobel prize Oct 12 2008
candidates' responses to the top 14 top science questions facing America Sept 2008
The debt of nations and the distribution of ecological impacts from human activities. Srinivasan, U., S. Carey, E. Hallstein, Paul A. T. Higgins, A. Kerr, L. Koteen, A. Smith, R. Watson, J. Harte, and R. Norgaard. 2008. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105, pp. 1768-1773.