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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Backlink NetworkBacklink Network - Put your ads at Backlink Network Greenberg: AIG problems are not my fault April 2, 2009 at 11:28 am The man who built failed insurer American International Group Inc. from a startup to an industry leader is bracing for tough questioning on Capitol Hill. Europeans seek to organize space junk (AP) April 2, 2009 at 11:21 am AP - Researchers concerned about an increasing amount of debris orbiting the earth are calling for the active removal of space junk, saying it will ensure a safe environment around the planet. Obama to nominate sampling expert to head census (AP) April 2, 2009 at 11:14 am AP - President Barack Obama is tapping Robert M. Groves, a University of Michigan professor who has pushed the use of statistical sampling, to be the next census director. Relaxed accounting rules will help banks April 2, 2009 at 11:10 am The board that sets U.S. accounting standards on Thursday gave companies more leeway when valuing assets and reporting losses, providing a potential boost to battered banks. Sources: Intelligence shows NKorea fueling rocket (AP) April 2, 2009 at 11:03 am AP - U.S. Accounting rulemakers finalize mark-to-market changes (Reuters) April 2, 2009 at 10:59 am Reuters - An independent board that sets U.S. Internet hoaxes launched for April Fools' gags (AP) April 2, 2009 at 10:56 am AP - While the potentially dangerous Conficker worm was being tracked throughout April Fools' Day, more harmless hoaxes were being fired out across the Internet. Gov't sees loan defaults rise (AP) April 2, 2009 at 10:56 am AP - The number of troubled loans backed by the government's mortgage insurance program is on the rise as economic problems mount, and lawmakers are worried that taxpayers will be stuck with the final bill. X-Men pic "Wolverine" leaks online (Reuters) April 2, 2009 at 1:49 am Reuters - "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" made an unauthorized debut online Tuesday, even though the film isn't set for U.S. release until May 1. House set to vote on tobacco regulation bill (AP) April 2, 2009 at 1:47 am AP - The House is poised to thrust tobacco companies under government control after years of attempts in legislatures and the courts to tame one of the country's signature industries. WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama visits Queen Elizabeth (AP) April 2, 2009 at 1:46 am AP - President Barack Obama says he spent several wonderful hours at Buckingham Palace. Obama joins world leaders tackling economic crisis (AP) April 2, 2009 at 1:45 am AP - After dropping in at the palace and dining late at 10 Downing St., President Barack Obama rolls up his sleeves with world leaders for a full day of economic summitry ? and more first-time meetings with key U.S. allies AIG problems not his fault, says Greenberg: report (Reuters) April 2, 2009 at 1:32 am Reuters - Maurice Greenberg said he was not responsible for problems at American International Group since they occurred after he left, the Wall Street Journal reported citing an interview with the former chief of the company. Asia stocks gain as autos rally; ECB awaited (Reuters) April 2, 2009 at 12:38 am Reuters - Asian stocks rose on Thursday, with investors seeing a sliver of hope the U.S. Obama, Brown say G-20 deal will fight recession (AP) April 2, 2009 at 12:31 am AP - Doggedly optimistic in the face of doubts, President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown predicted Thursday's emergency G-20 economic summit would produce a significant global deal to tackle the deepening worldwide recession. Others weren't so sure. Stolen 'X-Men' flick leaps onto Internet (AFP) April 1, 2009 at 11:13 pm AFP - A stolen copy of the film "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" has leapt around the Internet being downloaded from file sharing websites. Feds file to delist wolves, except in Wyoming (AP) April 1, 2009 at 6:09 pm AP - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a formal rule Wednesday to remove gray wolves from the federal endangered list in Montana and Idaho while keeping protections in Wyoming. Democrats struggle to respond to AIG bonus flap (AP) April 1, 2009 at 6:08 pm AP - The House is taking another, albeit weaker, stab at trying to keep bailed-out financial institutions from paying their employees hefty bonuses after lawmakers had second thoughts about their vote two weeks ago to tax the bonuses away. Lead law likely to still apply to dirt bikes, ATVs (AP) April 1, 2009 at 6:05 pm AP - Motorcycle shops apparently won't get a pass on a new anti-lead law that has kept dirt bikes and ATVs for children off showroom floors. Why some banks returned rescue money April 1, 2009 at 6:04 pm Four small banks this week repaid millions of dollars they received from the Treasury Department under the $700 billion financial system bailout. Here's why. U.S. regulators bracing for bank stress test battle (Reuters) April 1, 2009 at 5:57 pm Reuters - U.S. For laid-off, a lesser problem: What to do today April 1, 2009 at 5:53 pm Verizon Wireless downplays Linux phones (AP) April 1, 2009 at 5:43 pm AP - Verizon Wireless considers Linux-based software a possible long-term contender for use on its phones, but doesn't view it as a "preferred" solution, the carrier's head said. U.S. lawmakers to grill AIG's Greenberg, Liddy (Reuters) April 1, 2009 at 5:37 pm Reuters - The chairman of a U.S. House of Representatives oversight panel said on Wednesday he will soon call the chief executive of American International Group Inc to testify, amid the committee's ongoing probe of the fall of the insurance giant. Feds seek to reverse Ted Stevens' conviction (AP) April 1, 2009 at 12:51 pm AP - The Justice Department asked a judge Wednesday to toss out the corruption conviction of former Sen. Ted Stevens after finding a fresh instance of prosecutorial misconduct in the case. KPMG hit with lawsuit over New Century collapse (Reuters) April 1, 2009 at 12:50 pm Reuters - Auditor KPMG was hit with a billion-dollar lawsuit on Wednesday over claims it helped trigger the collapse of subprime mortgage lender New Century Financial Corp at the start of the U.S. Indiana's Elkhart tops metro jobless list April 1, 2009 at 12:48 pm Unemployment rates moved higher in all of the nation's largest metropolitan areas in February with Indiana's Elkhart-Goshen registering the biggest annual increases. Summary of Supreme Court actions Wednesday (AP) April 1, 2009 at 12:41 pm AP - On Wednesday, the Supreme Court: Mysterious virus quiet, but attack may be in works (Reuters) April 1, 2009 at 12:41 pm Reuters - Malicious software installed on millions of computers has yet to wreak havoc on technology systems worldwide as some fear, but researchers warned that the "Conficker worm" could still strike in the future. Ford U.S. sales fall 41 percent in March (Reuters) April 1, 2009 at 12:38 pm Reuters - Ford Motor Co posted a 41 percent drop in U.S. GMAC to resume car loans to subprime borrowers (Reuters) April 1, 2009 at 12:34 pm Reuters - GMAC Financial Services said it will resume making car and truck loans to subprime borrowers and will lower inventory financing costs for cash-strapped auto dealers, part of a series of moves intended to spur sales at General Motors Corp. Correction: Monte Hale obituary (AP) April 1, 2009 at 12:29 pm AP - In obituaries March 30 and March 31 for singing cowboy Monte Hale, The Associated Press incorrectly named his birthplace. Hale was born in San Angelo, Texas, not San Antonio, according to the Autry National Center of the American West.   This email was sent to spreadthebobonicplague@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.