Monday, March 12, 2007

Dept. of News Clusters Today's theme: WE'RE DOOMED! Tracking of Killer Asteroids Runs Low on Money and Short on Time. NASA says there is not enough money in its budget to finish tracking nearby asteroids within a 15-year deadline mandated by Congress. By WARREN E. LEARY. [NYT > Science] Top Scientists Warn of Water Shortages and Disease Linked to Global Warming. Floods will drive tens of millions of people from their homes each year, a new report says, and polar bears will exist mostly in zoos. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. [NYT > Science] Citizens Who Lack Papers Lose Medicaid. A new federal rule intended to keep illegal immigrants from receiving benefits has instead shut out tens of thousands of U.S. citizens. By ROBERT PEAR. [NYT > Home Page] Years of Strife and Lost Hope Scar Young Palestinians. The current generation of young Palestinians, many say, is the most radical, the most accepting of violence and the most despairing. By STEVEN ERLANGER. [NYT > Home Page] For War’s Gravely Injured, Challenge to Find Care. Cases of traumatic brain injury, a signature wound of the Iraq war, are leaving the military health care system scrambling. By DEBORAH SONTAG and LIZETTE ALVAREZ. [NYT > Home Page] On Screens Soon, Abused Earth Gets Its Revenge. Several films will test a new kind of villainy, in which the real victim is the environment and the enemy is all of us. By MICHAEL CIEPLY. [NYT > Home Page] 12:29:05 PM     leave/read comments []