Another Top Cuban Athlete Defects to the U.S....Freeeedom
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — A highly regarded Cuban pitching prospect has defected from the national team while playing in a tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands. His next stop could be in the major leagues, possibly with the New York Yankees. More…
Wall Street Journal: Fuel Standards Are Killing GM
online.wsj.com — Actual Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) results will depend on the mixture of fuel-thrifty and fuel-thirsty vehicles consumers choose to buy from each manufacturer -- not on what producers hope to sell. A higher gas tax is a better way to drive demand for green cars. More…
Chinese Web Crawlers May Bypass Filters with Mac/Linux
pcworld.com — Apple and Linux computers appear to be exempt from China's mandate that a controversial Internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country. PCs that do not meet the software's technical requirements are excluded, according to one manufacturer. And as of now, there is no version of the web filter software for Mac or Linux. More…
The Bank Anger tour across the blogosphere
walletpop.com — Now, I know that it's nothing new to blast a bank on a blog, or trash it on Twitter or spread your fury about their practices on Facebook, but with bank fees climbing and climbing (overdraft fees are estimated to cost Americans $38.5 billion this year), I went on my own little Internet tour today, looking around for reactions to banking fees... More…

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