Newser - NY Timeshttp://www.newser.com/2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:38:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74677/minneapolis-terror-recruiters-charged.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othJoin a terror group and have fun, make friends and see the world. That's the pitch federal authorities say a Minnesota terror gang used to recruit fellow Somali-Americans to fight overseas, according to new charges against 8 men. A total of 14 people have now been targeted in the probe...http://www.newser.com/story/74677/minneapolis-terror-recruiters-charged.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othTue, 24 Nov 2009 1:26:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74618/man-reels-in-157-lb-bluefin-in-his-kayak.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othFutures trader Dave Lamoureux set a record this month for catching a 157-pound bluefin tuna. Alone. In his kayak. It's the third bluefin he's caught since July off the Massachusetts coast, as one of a growing coterie of kayakers fishing for the behemoths. Using secret tactics, the New York Times...http://www.newser.com/story/74618/man-reels-in-157-lb-bluefin-in-his-kayak.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othMon, 23 Nov 2009 11:13:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74619/debt-happy-us-faces-payback-time-as-rates-rise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othLike a homeowner heading for mortgage default as interest rates rise, the US is heading for a nasty shock as cheap national debt suddenly becomes much more expensive. The White House estimates that the cost of servicing our $12 trillion debt will be more than $700 billion a year by...http://www.newser.com/story/74619/debt-happy-us-faces-payback-time-as-rates-rise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othMon, 23 Nov 2009 7:29:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74584/nyt-to-blankfein-your-apology-is-bull.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othLloyd Blankfein took his sweet time acknowledging his firm's role in almost toppling the financial system, and the New York Times editorial board stewed until today, when the paper's audience is largest. The Goldman Sachs CEO said in a speech this week, "We participated in things that were clearly wrong...http://www.newser.com/story/74584/nyt-to-blankfein-your-apology-is-bull.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othSun, 22 Nov 2009 16:53:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74574/lincoln-swings-to-center-of-health-debate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othWith all eyes on her last night, Blanche Lincoln cast the deciding vote to push health reform forward—and simultaneously swung herself soundly into the epicenter of the brouhaha. By warning fellow Dems she won't support a final bill with a public option, she guaranteed their attention. But in casting...http://www.newser.com/story/74574/lincoln-swings-to-center-of-health-debate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othSun, 22 Nov 2009 13:03:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74570/us-backs-afghan-militias-against-taliban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othThe US is actively supporting local militia groups against the Taliban as American and Afghan officials move to encourage a demoralized Afghan population to re-engage in the war, reports Dexter Filkins of the New York Times . Tapping into the militias’ resources could fill the manpower gap as a vacillating White...http://www.newser.com/story/74570/us-backs-afghan-militias-against-taliban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othSun, 22 Nov 2009 9:38:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74564/beck-will-host-conventions-to-educate-america.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othGlenn Beck is fashioning himself into a political organizer. Beck unveiled his promised "big plan" today at a Florida rally , in a letter to supporters, and in an interview with the New York Times . He plans a series of educational "conventions" across the country to teach people "how to be...http://www.newser.com/story/74564/beck-will-host-conventions-to-educate-america.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othSat, 21 Nov 2009 17:06:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74556/climate-skeptics-hacked-emails-prove-were-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othHackers have gotten their hands on a trove of emails from leading climate scientists, and global warming skeptics are rejoicing. They say the emails prove the crisis is overblown and are crowing about one in particular, from 1999, in which a scientist plans to add a "trick" to a graph...http://www.newser.com/story/74556/climate-skeptics-hacked-emails-prove-were-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othSat, 21 Nov 2009 10:37:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74550/us-fears-53b-in-iraq-reconstruction-will-go-to-ruin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othAs the American troop withdrawal nears, US officials fear the $53 billion taxpayers have spent since 2003 to rebuild Iraq will be squandered. Facilities from power plants and water treatment facilities to schools and hospitals are at risk of being neglected or abandoned for lack of funding or expertise, the...http://www.newser.com/story/74550/us-fears-53b-in-iraq-reconstruction-will-go-to-ruin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othSat, 21 Nov 2009 10:35:18 CST