Times blog 2/2-2/5

Monday:
There were lots of financial stories today, (stories about taxes, the economic plan, and the banks). This shows that people are wondering what is going to happen and how Obama is going to try to fix the economic situation.
There was an interesting story about immigration issues. The title sums it up pretty well: “Border Agents in California say they were given Arrest Quotas.” Another story that caught my interest was the one on page A 14 about the changing justice system.

Tuesday:
Today there were a few articles that caught my interest. The story on the front page about Bolivia was interesting to me because I have a friend who used to live there. Bolivia has large quantities of lithium, which is needed in the new electric cars. Since many countries are trying to find ways to avoid dependence on oil, they will need to find stores of lithium to use for their electric cars. Bolivia, however, appears to want to nationalize the lithium.
Another story that was interesting was the one about someone throwing a shoe at the Chinese prime minister. It is interesting that the same form of protest would be used both against the Chinese prime minister and President Bush.

Wednesday:
Not a whole lot of interesting news today. Like Monday, a lot of the stories have to deal with various financial issues. One of Obama’s nominee’s withdrew his nomination after being found to have unpaid taxes. The treasury department is considering limiting the salary of executives from companies receiving large bailout payments.
One article that did interest me was the one about the woman who was found to be recruiting suicide bombers. It is the type of story that you don’t see every day because most stories from that part of the world are about men. So although this story wasn’t as interesting as I expected it to be, it was different to hear about a woman training terrorists instead of just men.

Thursday:
Today’s paper was more varied than yesterdays. It was interesting to see that two of the stories on the front page had to do with the Holocaust, as one dealt with a Bishop who had denied the Holocaust, and one examining the life of a Nazi doctor who had moved to Egypt. The lead story expanded on a story from yesterday, as it stated that Obama had suggested the $500,000 maximum salary for executives of companies receiving aid.
One story I found interesting because it dealt with a court case that is going on. This story discussed the United States’ alleged attempt to repress evidence in the trial of a British citizen charged as a terrorist. There are charges that this alleged terrorist was tortured while imprisoned by the US, and the US is trying to keep the particulars of that evidence quiet.