The Associated Press just released its list of the top ten most voted upon news stories of 2008, and not surprisingly, Obama’s election win, topped it off.  Also making the list was the economy, the Olympics, and Sarah Palin, of course

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081222/ap_on_re_us/ye_top10_stories_4

The Boston Chronicle has posted photographs from around the world of events in 2008.  VIew the stunning collection here.

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I've always thought of the U.S. as more like Italy than say, England--as a federation of territories and regions with their own varied cultures, rather than one homogenous country.

Maybe your first grade teacher used to say that books bring the world to you: open one, and you can traverse the continents without leaving your chair. Apparently, no one ever told Congress.

When it comes to handing out unthinkable sums to failing industries, Congressional Democrats and Republicans alike have chosen to rescue the more practical mode of transport--autos--over publishing houses. But that doesn't mean that the publishers aren't failing. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has temporarily suspended acquisitions of new manuscripts. Doubleday has cut its staff by 10% and HarperCollins' first-quarter operating income slid to $3 million from $36 million a year earlier, even despite the publication of Oprah's new Book Club selection.

The Washington Post reports today that Democrats are in the process of crafting a fifteen billion dollar loan proposal for the auto industry, which could go to a vote in Congress as soon as tomorrow. But there's a catch: should the companies elect to take the money, they may be forced to fire their CEOs.

The worst part about a week-long cold and the inevitable accompanying cough isn't just grossing out friends and co-workers with the green stuff you hack out of your lungs. When I was sick last week, I ran to the drug store on my lunch break to stock up on Day-Quil to keep me awake, Ny-Quil so I could eventually get some sleep, cough drops and hot liquid Theraflu. I thought that would get me through the day. The bill rang up to over $40.00. And I ran out of the cough drops on the way out.

There have been in-depth reports written about why drugs cost so much in America, but for now, I am rethinking my cold season shopping sprees and researching budget-minded alternatives to OTC treatments. I stuck to well-regarded, scientific sites like the Mayo Clinic online, university Web sites, or sites containing peer-reviewed academic articles (and you should too). Here's what I found.

More than 2,000 grassroots activists and organizers will present a shared agenda in Washington D.C., on Thursday, December 4, to use their voices to gain support and solutions for various issues, including comprehensive immigration reform, inclusive universal healthcare, and new jobs for a green economy.

Check out the November issue of the Student Voices monthly online newsletter, “SV Top 5,” and see if your content was featured this month.  Don’t miss this month’s great new video posts of MATT’s role in the innovative business practice, microfinance, a new feature film trailer spotlighting the immigration issue, and a look at the controversial debate surrounding carrying weapons on college and university campuses.