Lou Dobbs says he is leaving CNN (AP)
CNN host Lou Dobbs says he is leaving CNN effective immediately. The longtime host of “Lou Dobbs Tonight” said Wednesday on his show that it would be his last. He said CNN had allowed him to be released from his contact, which would enable him “to pursue new opportunities.”
Letterman says wife "horribly hurt" by sex scandal
Reuters – Comedian David Letterman said on Monday his wife has been “horribly hurt” by revelations of his sexual affairs exposed in an extortion plot against him and he apologized to staff of his popular late-night talk show.
Smell has some cities ripping out ginkgo trees (AP)
AP – The ginkgo tree is renowned for its hardiness, surviving everything from road salt to an atomic bomb, but it may be undone by another trait — it reeks.
Eating Candy in Childhood Linked to Adult Crime (Time.com)
Time.com – A British study suggests a curious association between eating candy as a kid and committing violent crimes in adulthood
44 tons of rotting meat stink up South Dakota town (AP)
A South Dakota town that had to remove 44 tons of rotting bison meat left in a warehouse wants to know if the owner plans to pay for the cleanup.
Greenspan says unemployment will top 10 percent (AP)
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan predicted on Sunday that the jobless rate will pass 10 percent and stay there for a while, and a second stimulus plan is not needed now.
Several mortgage firms getting federal funds have spotty records (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Several firms now participating in the Treasury’s program to modify troubled mortgages have run into problems with federal or state regulators for their treatment of their customers over the years. Included are:
Officials: Fed will need to boost rates quickly (AP)
To prevent inflation from taking off, the Federal Reserve will need to start boosting interest rates quickly and aggressively once the economy is back on firmer footing, Fed officials warned Tuesday.
Iran warns West against "past mistakes" (Reuters)
Reuters – Iran said on Tuesday it would refuse to discuss a newly declared nuclear plant at forthcoming international talks and cautioned Western powers it could curb cooperation further if they repeated “past mistakes.”
