Global News (02/11/09)

The Vatican claims Darwin’s theory of evolution is compatible with Christianity (Telegraph):
The Vatican has admitted that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution should not have been dismissed and claimed it is compatible with the Christian view of Creation.

Strip-Club Chief Is What Obama Could Afford With Bank-Pay Limit (Bloomberg):
The heads of the five biggest Wall Street firms took home more than $1 billion in the five years through 2007, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. On Wall Street, “$500,000 will get you someone five years out of Harvard Business School or a sixth-year associate at a major law firm,” Reda said. “It’s not going to get you a lot.”
(Those banksters will be happy if they can manifest their daily bread in the future.)

Top Four Merrill Bonus Recipients Got $121 Million (Bloomberg)

Fox News producer arrested for child pornography (Boston Herald)

Madoff’s Wife Withdrew $15.5 Million Before His Fraud Arrest (Bloomberg)

Pain Beam to Get Tougher, Smaller, More Powerful (Wired News):
The Pentagon’s pain beam weapon could get tougher, smaller, more powerful, and more mobile under a series of new research and development projects. And that could pave the way for the so-called “Active Denial System” to finally be sent to war.

Credit Suisse losses widen to SFr8bn (Financial Times)

Coca-Cola Enterprises Swings To Loss On $2.3 Billion Write-Down (CNN Money)

Banking inquisition intensifies after whistleblower allegations (Guardian)

European bank bail-out could push EU into crisis (Telegraph):
A bail-out of the toxic assets held by European banks’ could plunge the European Union into crisis, according to a confidential Brussels document.

Pimco’s Gross Sold U.S. Debt Last Month (Bloomberg)

Wholesale inventories plunge by most in 17 years (AP)

Nokia to ax 320 jobs, temporarily lay off 2500 (BusinessWeek)

Afghan Government Offices Targeted as Bombers Kill 26 (Bloomberg)

France says it protects jobs, not breaking EU rules (Reuters)

Gates orders review of ban on photos of coffins (AP)

Obama’s $20 Billion Stirs Secrets-for-Sale Health Record Clash (Bloomberg)

Obama Could Order More Troops to Afghanistan This Week (Voice of America)

US launches spy operation over North Korea (Times Online)

China will build special railway for Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia (Telegraph)

Global warming is not our fault … it’s nature (Scotsman)

Dubai tanker bursts into flames after collision with container ship (Telegraph)

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