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Google cedes to German demand to erase data Google had agreed to erase the raw footage of faces, house numbers, license plates and individuals in Germany who have told authorities they do not want their information used in the service (Associated Press)
Henry Waxman's betrayal of our existence HR 2749 - HR 2749, if one looks closely, is fascist. And all the things that people were criticizing the other bills such as HR 875 for - all denied by DeLauro and FWW - turn out to be not only true but worse than the worse that was reported (Daily Kos)
Plan for More Fed Power Could Become a Lightning Rod The plan envisions a new regulatory regime for systemically important payment, clearing and settlement systems, a "clear and comprehensive federal authority for oversight" focused on the risk management of settlement systems (Wall Street Journal)
U.S. House Approves War-Spending Bill Amid Dispute Over IMF A $106 billion bill funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan won approval in the U.S. House, overcoming nearly unified opposition from Republicans who opposed the measure’s aid to the International Monetary Fund (Bloomberg)
UK 'powerless' to stop EU regulation A senior French official has confirmed Gordon Brown is almost powerless to stop the creation of a European regulatory machinery at today's EU summit, opening the way for a transfer of control over the City from London to Brussels (London Telegraph)
Brazil finds new strain of H1N1 virus There are fears though that it could mutate into a deadly strain, much in the same way as the 1918 Spanish flu -- also an A(H1N1) virus type -- did when it killed tens of millions around the planet (Agence France-Presse)
E-Mail Surveillance Renews Concerns in Congress The National Security Agency is facing renewed scrutiny over the extent of its domestic surveillance program, with critics in Congress saying its recent intercepts of the private telephone calls and e-mail messages of Americans are broader than previously acknowledged, current and former officials said (New York Times)
Federal Reserve to gain power under plan Targets dangers to economy - The Federal Reserve, already arguably the most powerful agency in the U.S. government, will get sweeping new authority to regulate any company whose failure could endanger the U.S. economy and markets under the Obama administration's regulatory overhaul plan (Washington Times)
House approves war bill with IMF funds Down to the wire Tuesday, Obama and his top aides had to intercede to hold Democrats together in the face of anti-war liberal blogs and conservative attacks on new financing for the International Monetary Fund (Politico)
Obama plan would cut number of US bank regulators The Obama administration plans to call for the U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision to close as part of its overhaul of financial regulation, which would also include the elimination of the federal thrift charter for banks (Reuters)
Obama to propose strict new regulation of financial industry President Obama is expected to unveil a plan that would give the government new powers to seize key companies whose failure jeopardizes the financial system. The plan would give the government new powers to seize key companies whose failure jeopardizes the financial system, as well as creation of a watchdog agency to look out for consumers' interests (Los Angeles Times)
Scientists Debate Shading Earth As Climate Fix Engineering our climate to stop global warming may seem like science fiction, but at a recent National Academy of Sciences meeting, scientists discussed some potential geoengineering experiments in earnest (National Public Radio)
Terrorist Can Sue Over Torture Memos White ruled Padilla may be able to prove that Yoo's memos "set in motion a series of events that resulted in the deprivation of Padilla's constitutional rights." (Military.com)
Cash to become extinct as chips take off They told The Advertiser's round table forum that cash and cards will be replaced by computer chips embedded in mobile phones, watches or other portable devices (News.com.au)
Cheney Smells Blood in the Water CIA Director Leon Panetta says former Vice President Dick Cheney's criticism of the Obama administration's approach to terrorism almost suggests "he's wishing that this country would be attacked again, in order to make his point." (Military.com)
Details Set for Remake of Financial Regulations At the center of the plan, which administration officials are referring to as a "white paper," is a move to remake powers of the Federal Reserve to oversee the biggest financial players, give the government the power to unwind and break up systemically important companies -- much like the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. does with failed banks -- and create a new regulator for consumer-oriented financial products (Wall Street Journal)
It’s Time to Cool the Planet Cutting greenhouse gases is no longer enough to deal with global warming, says Jamais Cascio. He argues that we also have to do something more direct—and risky (Wall Street Journal)
Laser-Related Eye Injuries Rising Fast The lasers, also called "dazzlers," put out a green light that looks a bit like a sniper rifle laser. They allow soldiers to get the attention of Iraqi drivers. (Military.com)
Momentum builds for broad debate on legalizing pot Doing so, they contend to an ever-more-receptive audience, could weaken the Mexican cartels now profiting from U.S. pot sales, save billions in law enforcement costs, and generate billions more in tax revenue from one of the nation's biggest cash crops (Associated Press)
Biden: Important to enforce NKorean sanctions Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday committed the U.S. to enforcing new U.N. penalties against North Korea while acknowledging that "God only knows" what ruler Kim Jong Il wants from the latest showdown (Associated Press)
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