Headlines | 3-12-09

Some of the most important stories of the day . . .

Economy and Business

• Dow closes up 239
  

• China officially wants U.S. to ensure safety of its investments, holds $700 billion of Treasuries

• Fitch cuts Berkshire Hathaway's AAA credit rating
  

• General Electric lost its top AAA credit rating Thursday as Standard & Poor's downgraded the company
  

Politics

• 28 co-sponsor Ron Paul’s bill to audit the Federal Reserve

• Lawyer: Nationalize the Federal Reserve

• Larissa Alexandrova asks "How did 5 alleged Al Qaeda members come together to form this statement, given that they are being held each in isolation at Gitmo?"S

• Canadian Lawyers Seek To Ban (Or Prosecute) Bush For His Role In Authorizing Torture

Science and General Interest

• Scientists harness anti-matter

• Varying cosmic-ray flux may explain cycles of biodiversity (potential 62 million year cycle discovered)

• Most widely read global warming author says things much worse than even he thought.

• Columbia Journalism School professor says "F*ck new media."

This roundup may be updated periodically throughout the day.