Asia Times Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity | By Willy Lam | While the furor over cyber-attacks against Google has lapsed somewhat, the Sino-American confrontation over the larger issue of Internet security and global digital warfare is expecte... (photo: AP / Greg Baker)
Houston Chronicle Beverage industry douses tax on soft drinks | WASHINGTON - Employing a broad-based lobbying effort, the soft drink industry has smothered a plan to tax sugared beverages - a plan advocates said would have reduced obesity and helped finance heal... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
San Fransisco Chronicle Jobless rate key to Pelosi's political future | At least one person in Washington took it deeply to heart when candidate Barack Obama spoke frequently of the "fierce urgency of now" throughout his 2008 presidential campaign. Images | View Larger ... (photo: AP / Evan Vucci)
