Thursday, February 08, 2007
Bomb kills 15 with security crackdown underway
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007
NEWS
Gay teens coming out earlier to friends, family
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Gay teenagers are "coming out" earlier than ever, and many feel better
about
themselves than earlier generations of gays, researchers say. The change
is
happening in the wake of opinion polls that show growing acceptance of
gays,
more supportive adults and positive gay role models. Still, many
continue to
have a tough time.
Bomb kills 15 with security crackdown underway
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A parked car bomb struck a meat market in a predominantly Shiite town
south of
Baghdad, killing 15 people and wounding dozens on Thursday morning,
Iraqi
police said. Meanwhile, the city streets were electric with tension as
U.S.
officials confirmed the new security operation was underway.
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NBC newsman Tim Russert never told vice presidential aide Lewis
"Scooter"
Libby that an administration critic's wife worked at the CIA, as Libby
has
claimed, Russert said in federal court Wednesday.
MONEY
Suicide-prevention group criticizes GM ad
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Yet another Super Bowl marketer is swimming in hot water. The American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention has sent a letter to General Motors
criticizing an ad that shows a perfectionist assembly line robot
dreaming
about jumping off a bridge after dropping a bolt.
Child seat attachments come under scrutiny
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Federal safety officials are worried that the child safety seat
attachments
now required on all child seats and in cars may not have made it easier
to
install the seats and are not being used by many parents.
Take this hybrid car, please
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Automakers are adding inducements to help sell some gas-electric hybrid
models - including Toyota's Prius for the first time - in a sign that
low gas
prices could be hurting sales. Some of the incentives are the same kinds
of
sales sweeteners that automakers used to sell their biggest SUVs when
gasoline
prices neared or exceeded $3 a gallon - including 0% financing and cash
back.
