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SouthWest Daily News Saturday 3-7-2009

ENVIRONMENT
No Child Left Inside
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/06-2

WILDLIFE, CRITTERS
Same Bad Plan to Delist Wolves in the Northern Rockies
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/03/06-12
For Seals On Facebook, 'It's Complicated' http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101413638
Earlier Date Suggested for Horse Domestication http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/science/06horses.html?ref=science
Wolves could lose shield in two US areas http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283251
Owls bring surprise nest egg to Casa Grande Ruins http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AZ_TOPIC_NESTING_OWLS_AZOL-?SITE=AZTUC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

GLOBAL CHANGE
Never Waste a Good Crisis, Clinton Says on Climate
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/06-4
Arctic Summer Ice Could Vanish by 2013 http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/06-8
Aging Satellites Threaten Climate Research Future http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101336630
Scientists map U.S. rocks that soak up CO2 http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52552W20090306

GREEN
Carbon Neutral on a Shoestring
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/garden/05barcelona.html?ref=earth

WILDFIRE
Man Convicted Of Murdering Five In Wildfire He Set
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101567680

MINING
India's Sterlite buying Asarco's assets
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283218
 photo http://www.azstarnet.com/viewphoto2.php?src=http%3A//www.azstarnet.com/ss/2009/03/07/l283218-1.jpg&caption=Smelter%20in%20Hayden%2C%20Arizona.&credit=Arizona%20Daily%20Star%20file%20photo

TUCSON
Tucson city manager wants to raise non-profits' ultra-low rents
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283265
1st Magnus exec answers $1B suit allegations http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283239
Movie to promote water-crisis awareness - "Flow" film screening 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283227
Daylight-saving time resumes Sunday. Tucson time = Pacific time (Cal), Eastern time minus 3 hours, no change of clock time http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283232
As food costs grow at groceries, Tucson nurseries see sales sprout http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283204
Pima Superior Court seeks applicants to replace retiring judge http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111650
Nissan plans to launch electric car in Tucson http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111640

UA
UA gets legislative OK for construction work
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283267

ARIZONA
Property-tax initiative launched
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283285
Arizona to get nearly $50 million from stimulus http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283237
McCain's agenda cheats Arizona http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283169
Arpaio says his deputies will keep arresting illegal immigrants http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111613
Phoenix area's citrus legacy feeling the squeeze http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111638

WASHINGTON
What Bush's Brain Knew
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/06-12
Obama To Reverse Funding Ban On Stem Cell Work http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101565266
Prospects Slim For Probe Into Bush-Era Policies http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101484620
Congress passes stopgap bill to keep government running http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283235
Obama calls latest job losses astounding http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111618

ECONOMY
Krugman: The Big Dither
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/03/06-3
Tom Hayden: Rage is Good http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/03/06-14
U.S. Unemployment Rate Jumps To 8.1 Percent http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101533202
IRS Chief: Agency Works With Taxpayers In Trouble http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101541278
Next shoe to drop for U.S. job seekers: lower wages http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52567K20090306
Job Losses Hint at Vast Remaking of U.S. Economy http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/07/business/economy/07jobs.html?_r=1&hp
Consumers hit by sliding credit scores http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111614

NATIVE AMERICAN
Tribe making pitch for Diamondbacks
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AZ_DIAMONDBACKS_COMPLEX_AZOL-?SITE=AZTUC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

NATION
Cigar stores brace for big federal tax increase
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111616

BORDER, IMMIGRATION
Guns: our most deadly export
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111631
 photo http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/photos/2009/03/07/l111631-101.jpg

EUROPE
N. Irish Catholics bristle at move to use specialized British spy unit
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283221

AFRICA
Morocco Ties with Iran severed in religious dispute
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/283223

MIDDLE EAST
Reconcile, Iraqi leader urges Sunnis, Shiites
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283252
Pots of Urine, Feces in the Refrigerator - How IDF Troops Vandalized Gaza Homes http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/06-6

ASIA
More flights rerouted after N. Korea threat
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283220

HUMAN RIGHTS
China warns world against hosting Dalai Lama
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5260LR20090307
China: No unrest will mark 50 years of 'emancipation' from Dalai Lama http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283249

HUNGER, POVERTY
A Million Face Starvation as Sudan Shuts Down
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/06-5

DISASTER, CRISIS
Aid Group Says Rape Growing Problem Around Globe
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/06-3

ENERGY, FUEL
EPA urged to raise ethanol blend rate
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52512Q20090306

ASTRONOMY, SPACE
NASA clears Discovery for liftoff on Wednesday
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE52403K20090306
NASA launches telescope to scout for Earths http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE5260IW20090307
The Lure of Rocks From Outer Space http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/the-lure-of-rocks-from-outer-space/?ref=science

D-M
Air Force testing C-130s for defect; D-M included
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283283
 chart http://www.azstarnet.com/ss/2009/03/07/l283283-1.png

WAR
Intelligence Failures Crippling Fight Against Insurgents in Afghanistan
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/06
Taliban appear to tighten grip in Pakistani cease-fire zone http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283268
Iran considers joining parley on Afghanistan http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/283248
SouthWest Daily News Wednesday 3-4-2009

ENVIRONMENT
Obama Restores Endangered Species Act Provision http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/03-5
Obama rolls back Bush rules on endangered species http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE5227JW20090303
Ed Humes finds "eco barons" working to save earth http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE52325120090304
Grass-Roots Uprising Against River Dam Challenges Tokyo http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/world/asia/03dam.html?ref=earth

WILDLIFE, CRITTERS
Development takes toll on Chesapeake crabs http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52302020090304
Quarter of antelopes under threat http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52300U20090304
In Congo, With Rebels Now at Bay, Calm Erupts
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/world/africa/04congo.html?ref=science
What a dinosaur handprint reveals http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-dinohands4-2009mar04,0,837140.story
Bill aims to halt spread of invasive mussel http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111357

GLOBAL CHANGE
Indonesia applies for World Bank forest CO2 scheme http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE5232I220090304

GREEN
Eco Groups Fear Opportunity Lost http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/03-9

TUCSON
City's water, garbage, golf charges could be heading up http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282753
Runner says races can revive Tucson's economy http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282698

ARIZONA
State's grab of open-space funds violates constitution http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/opinion/111365.php
Alliance is uneasy as Brewer, GOP face budget http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282731
State OKs stimulus funds for Pima, Maricopa roads http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282771
House panel's 'symbolic' bill opposes greenhouse-gas effort http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282755
No, we're not 'Grand Canyon State' —Arizona nickname-less since 1959 http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282751
Bill seeks disclosure online of where state dollars go http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282733

WASHINGTON
The Newly Released Secret Laws of the Bush Administration http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/03/03-14
U.S., Russia Deny Secret Deal On Missile Defense http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101389457
Senate turns down McCain's bid to ax 8,500 pet projects http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282750
 chart http://www.azstarnet.com/ss/2009/03/04/282750-1.jpg
Obama cites need to 'reset' relations with Moscow http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111415

ECONOMY
The Geography of a Recession http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/03/us/20090303_LEONHARDT.html?hp
Global Recession Emerged From US, Brown to Tell Congress http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/03-6
BILL MOYERS: Geithner vs. the American Oligarchs http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02132009/transcript1.html
Banks Refusing To Take Back Foreclosed Properties http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101386052
IMF Chief Backs Global Solution To Economic Crisis http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101356899
Swiss bank secrecy before the U.S. Senate http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE52308020090304
One in five U.S. mortgage borrowers are underwater http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0349273420090304

NATIVE AMERICAN
Indian farmers to outline discrimination claims
  http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/INDIAN_FARMERS_LAWSUIT_AZOL-?SITE=AZTUC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

NATION
U.S. suburban satisfaction trumps angst http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE52272N20090303
Cheney Deposition Is Ordered in Lawsuit by Protester http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/03-0
Democrats don't appear eager to target gun laws http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282744

BORDER, IMMIGRATION
Mexico troops move in to retake warring border city http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE52269J20090304
Joggers find 3 decapitated bodies in Tijuana http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282759

CARIBBEAN
Fidel Castro backs Cuba shake-up http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7922998.stm

EUROPE
GM Europe 'could run out of cash' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7922186.stm

MIDDLE EAST
Clinton: Move Toward Palestinian State Inescapable http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101370764
Clinton Stresses Two-State Solution, Maintains Unrelenting Commitment to Israel http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/03-8
Obama taking "wrong" path over Israel: Iran leader http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5231M120090304

INTERNATIONAL
Israel Boycott Movement Gains Momentum http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/03-1

CULTURE
India in bid to stop Gandhi sale http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7922752.stm

HUMAN RIGHTS
Married gay couples sue U.S. seeking federal rights http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE52261H20090303

HEALTH, MEDICAL
Study: Drug Combo Raises Risks For Heart Patients http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101386673
Overexposed: Imaging tests boost U.S. radiation dose http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE5226IR20090304
Bionic eye gives blind man sight http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7919645.stm

MEDIA
Final Edition http://www.rockymountainnews.com/
Advancing global Internet freedom http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2009/03/03/advancing-global-internet-freedom/

SCIENCE
Darwin’s Wake Splashed Artists, Too http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/arts/design/03muse.html?_r=1&ref=science
Vatican, at conference, embraces evolution http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282710

ASTRONOMY, SPACE
Surprise! Saturn Has Small Moon Hidden In Ring http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101394861
Splashdown Secrets http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/science/03qna.html?ref=science
Phew! Earth dodges near-miss _ at least on a cosmic level _ as asteroid zooms past
  http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/ASTEROID_CLOSE_CALL?SITE=AZTUC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

MILITARY
13 Marines disciplined in deadly jet crash http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282729

WAR
Afghans Face Obstacles In Securing Pakistan Border http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101275643
Blast hits US base in Afghanistan, several wounded http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111423



SouthWest Daily News Sunday 3-1-2009

ENVIRONMENT
Ottawa Wades Into Oilsands Debate http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/28-7
NPCA Praises Obama Administration Budget Proposal for National Parks http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/02/27-23
Alaska senator offers compromise bill on ANWR oil http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE51R0Z120090228
Budget Expects Revenue From Limits on Emissions http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/25/AR2009022503360.html
Fringe group of enviros vandalizing homes, cars http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282283
Huge avalanche kills three snowmobilers http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282330

WILDLIFE, CRITTERS
Will tracking save wild animals? http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282102

GLOBAL CHANGE
The Heat Is on Washington http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/27-8
Obama’s Backing Raises Hopes for Climate Pact http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/science/earth/01treaty.html?_r=1&hp
Obama’s Greenhouse Gas Gamble http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/28/science/earth/28capntrade.html?ref=earth
Cap and Trade: How It Would Work http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2009/02/26/GR2009022600572.html
Explorers begin epic Arctic trek http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7917266.stm

DROUGHT
California Declares Drought Emergency http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/28-4

WILDFIRE
200 homes threatened by wildfire; road shut in Texas http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282330

TUCSON
March outside and start planting http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/281957
Arena plan raises many questions http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282114

ARIZONA
Capitol Link http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282273

GROWTH
Building materials are back  http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282224
Here's how home buyers can get their $8,000 http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282137

WASHINGTON
U.S., China Revive Military Talks http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/28/AR2009022801868.html?hpid=topnews

TRANSITION
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius tapped to lead HHS http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101305851

ECONOMY
Obama Budget Marks Large Ideological Swing http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/28/AR2009022801960.html?hpid=topnews
EU holding economic crisis summit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7917272.stm
In Florida, New Jobs, Same Old Swamp Cabbage http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101055970
Buffett says economy in shambles http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE51R0US20090301
Berkshire has worst year; Buffett still optimistic http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101298863
Big failure could be cathartic http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSTRE51P2SJ20090226
Women better at money matters than men: survey http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52003C20090301
Banks and economy to keep bears' grip on stocks http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSTRE51Q65N20090227

NATIVE AMERICAN
Remembering Geronimo 100 years after his death http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/40419807.html
Supreme Court upends tribal and federal understandings of IRA http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/home/content/40382212.html

BORDER, IMMIGRATION
Activists protest immigration raids in Phoenix http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE5200L020090301
US marshals give $10K in goods to help Mexican cops http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282298

CARIBBEAN
U.S. companies get Cuba trademarks, wait for change http://www.reuters.com/article/internalReutersGenNews/idUSTRE51O03E20090225

AMERICAS
Chavez orders army to seize Venezuela rice mills http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE51R1LM20090301

MIDDLE EAST
US Won't Participate in UN Racism Conference http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/28-5
Jewish Leaders Blast Clinton Over Israel Criticism http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/27-4
American Journalist Arrested In Iran http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101306180

CULTURE
Stone-tablet find leaves scientists still mystified by ancient language http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282261
 photo http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/282261

HUMAN RIGHTS
The Perpetual Protester http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/28-6
U.N. Official Faults Evidence and Foreign States Linked to Guantánamo Interrogations http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/28-3

ORGANIC
Outside Atlanta, a Utopia Rises http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/travel/01heads.html?hp

MEDIA
Famed U.S. broadcaster Paul Harvey dies at age 90  http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5200BC20090301
Do We Need Network TV? http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/how-network-tv-brought-america-together/

SCIENCE
How HIV stays one step ahead of immune system http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-hiv28-2009feb28,0,7997601.story

ENERGY, FUEL
Falling price of oil puts Iraq in a bind http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282282

GREEN ENERGY
Congressional Leaders Announce Plans to 'Green the Capitol' http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/26/AR2009022602169.html
Wind-power industry seeks trained workforce http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wind-bootcamp1-2009mar01,0,6816992.story
Bolivia pins hopes on lithium http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282257
 photo http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/282257

NUCLEAR
Activists Warn US Lawmakers of Uranium Mining Perils http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/28-0
Indian Pt. Broken Pipe Spurs Safety Worries http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/nyregion/westchester/01nukewe.html?ref=earth

MILITARY
Recruiting for the Military in Schools and the NCLB Policy http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/27-10

WAR
'We Are Trained to Kill, so Civilian Life Is Tough' http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/28-2
Drawdown Plan May Leave Combat Brigades in Iraq http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/28
Kucinich on Iraq Troop Withdrawal: You Can’t be In and Out at the Same Time http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/02/27-20
Veterans' Group Says Leaving 50,000 Troops to Control Iraq Is No 'Withdrawal' http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/02/27-19
W.Va. Guard Members May Have Been Exposed to Toxin in Iraq http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/28-1



SouthWest Daily News Saturday 2-27-2009

ENVIRONMENT
National Parks Conservation Association Praises Obama Proposal for National Parks http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/02/27-23

WILDLIFE, CRITTERS
Fossil of 10 million-year-old bird found in Peru http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE51Q59M20090227
U.S. Zookeepers Wary of Herpes Virus Attacking Asian Elephants http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/us/27elephant.html?_r=1&ref=science

GLOBAL CHANGE
U.S. urged to lead China into carbon emission cuts http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE51Q4C020090227
Climate Change: New Thinking to Tackle Old Problems http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/27-0
Center for Biological Diversity Supports Largest Day of Climate Action in US History http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/02/27-14
World faces last chance to avoid fatal warming: EU http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE51Q22X20090227
India lauds Obama climate plan but sees concerns http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE51Q35J20090227
Europe mulls running ageing coal plants until 2020 http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE51Q3J220090227

DROUGHT
California in drought emergency http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7916218.stm
Schwarzenegger proclaims statewide drought emergency http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-california-drought28-2009feb28,0,1722396.story

WATER
Adapting to Water Woes http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/27-5
Roosevelt Lake at flood limit  http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AZ_WATER_RUNOFF_AZOL-?SITE=AZTUC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

TUCSON
Marana water rates go up on March 27 http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282216
'Pay it forward' plan to promote Downtown http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282098
Annexations to bring cash http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/opinion/111141.php

ARIZONA
Giffords: Stimulus will soften recession blow in Arizona http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111181

WASHINGTON
Obama Pledges To End Iraq Combat Ops In 2010 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101253773
Obama: Drug trade a national security threat http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111190

ECONOMY
U.S. Economy Contracts At a Staggering Rate http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/27/AR2009022700884.html?hpid=topnews
U.S. economy plummets http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSN2732897920090227
California's Jobless Rate Jumps To 10.1 Percent http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101267064
Citigroup gets new rescue, U.S. may own 36 percent http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE51Q0T920090228
A bruised Warren Buffett looks ahead http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE51P4QC20090226
Obama's forecasts of an economic rebound overly sunny, some economists contend http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111138

NATIVE AMERICAN
Navajo council OKs Desert Rock power plant http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282192

BORDER, IMMIGRATION
Aim of new technology to speed up border crossings http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111180

MEXICO
CIA And Pentagon Wonder: Could Mexico Implode? http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101215537

AMERICAS
Colombia captures Farc kidnapper http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7916228.stm

EUROPE
Clinton hopes to boost Europe ties in maiden trip http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE51Q4N220090227

MIDDLE EAST
Clinton Delves Into Israeli-Palestinian Politics http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101266420

HEALTH, MEDICAL
Medical Marijuana Stance Changing Under Obama http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/27-7
Obama Moves To Overturn Bush Abortion Policy http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101241248
Company seeks 200 who can translate http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/282181
Rise of nurse practioners in Arizona alarms some M.D.s http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/altss/printstory/frontpage/111156

MEDIA
Trend? Newsday to charge for website, online cable service http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE51P71W20090226

SCIENCE
Study of spit offers insight into human health http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE51Q3PJ20090227