Warming Climate May Put Chill On Arctic Polar Bear Population (Science Daily)
According to scientists from NASA and the Canadian Wildlife Service, increased Arctic polar bear sightings are probably related to retreating sea ice triggered by climate warming and not due to population increases. The new research suggests that progressively earlier breakup of the Arctic sea ice, stimulated by climate warming, shortens the spring hunting season for female polar bears in Western

The Clock Is Ticking (Jewish Week)
With campaign season approaching, Iran, Palestinian-aid bills stall.

See no evil (Colorado Springs Independent)
Last month, two news stories broke the same day, one meaty, one junky. In Detroit, U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor ruled that the Bush administration's warrantless National Security Agency surveillance program was unconstitutional and must end.

New IPod Details Revealed (Wired News)
Steve Jobs unveils the new Apple iPods -- turns out they're a lot like the old iPods, with a few nifty refinements such as gapless playback (finally), longer battery life and new color options. In Listening Post.