Next Week's Guest: John Mauldin

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• Next Week's Guest: John Mauldin
• Than Shwe retires as Myanmar military chief (AFP)
• Vets examine 'sacred' turtle captured in Vietnam (AP)
• Starbucks Needs Big Gains From Green Mountain To Justify Stock Price
• U.S. Steel Gets Tubular, Rolls To $64
• Steve Forbes Interview: Fred Tomczyk, TD Ameritrade
• Prominent Chinese artist feared detained
• More on Patriotism and Progress
• Nine Bad Behaviors of Struggling Startup Founders
• 45 dead in Thai floods; lighter rain expected (AP)
• Widespread cracks found on Southwest jet
• Daily Deals Growing Up With First Conference
• Zulu newspapers thrive in South Africa (AFP)
• Kazakh leader wins landslide re-election (Reuters)
• Kazakh leader wins landslide re-election
• U.S. Backs Big Geothermal
• U.S. Puts Weight Behind Favored Wind Power Projects
• Uncle Sam Backs "Winning" Mega-Solar Projects
• Obama Backs "Winning" Clean-Energy Projects
• Tweaking the climate to save it: Who decides? (AP)

Next Week's Guest: John Mauldin Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:56 PM PDT John Mauldin is president of Millennium Wave Investments and author of the popular newsletter, 'Thou

Than Shwe retires as Myanmar military chief (AFP) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:36 PM PDT AFP - Myanmar strongman Than Shwe, who ruled with an iron fist for almost two decades, has retired as head of the military after handing power to a nominally civilian government, officials said Monday.

Vets examine 'sacred' turtle captured in Vietnam (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:46 PM PDT AP - Veterinarians on Monday examined a giant turtle considered sacred by many Vietnamese to try to determine how to treat its wounds, a day after it was captured in a central Hanoi lake.

Starbucks Needs Big Gains From Green Mountain To Justify Stock Price Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:38 PM PDT Starbucks and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters have entered into an agreement, making Starbucks the le

U.S. Steel Gets Tubular, Rolls To $64 Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:17 PM PDT An agreement to upgrade quality at U.S. Steel's tubular division could increase shipment figures in

Steve Forbes Interview: Fred Tomczyk, TD Ameritrade Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:58 PM PDT The TD Ameritrade President and CEO talks about his company's technology strategy, new products on t

Prominent Chinese artist feared detained Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:29 PM PDT Government critic Ai Weiwei missing since being prevented from boarding a flight on Sunday, according to his studio.

More on Patriotism and Progress Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:10 PM PDT In the course of my skeptical reply over at Democracy in America to Adam Serwer?s progressive

Nine Bad Behaviors of Struggling Startup Founders Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:53 PM PDT After working with dozens of startup founders, I'm still amazed that some seem to be able to do the

45 dead in Thai floods; lighter rain expected (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:21 PM PDT AP - Heavy rains have eased in southern Thailand, where heavy downpours and landslides over nearly two weeks has left 45 people dead.

Widespread cracks found on Southwest jet Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:39 PM PDT Airliner which made emergency landing with hole in its cabin had fatigued fuselage, while cracks found in two more jets.

Daily Deals Growing Up With First Conference Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:36 PM PDT The daily deals space has been extremely hot, with the likes of Groupon and LivingSocial drawing big

Zulu newspapers thrive in South Africa (AFP) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:24 PM PDT AFP - Five newspapers line a vendor's makeshift table built from cardboard and sticks but most customers go straight for Isolezwe, one of South Africa's growing Zulu-language dailies.

Kazakh leader wins landslide re-election (Reuters) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:42 PM PDT Reuters - Veteran Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayev won Sunday's early presidential election with an overwhelming 95.5 percent of the vote, the Central Election Commission said Monday, citing first official results.

Kazakh leader wins landslide re-election Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:42 PM PDT ASTANA (Reuters) - Veteran Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayev won Sunday's early presidential election with an overwhelming 95.5 percent of the vote, the Central Election Commission said Monday, citing first official results.

U.S. Backs Big Geothermal Posted: 03 Apr 2011 08:10 PM PDT The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said it will prioritize support for the a small group of geotherm

U.S. Puts Weight Behind Favored Wind Power Projects Posted: 03 Apr 2011 08:05 PM PDT The wind-power projects planned to be sited on federal lands that were deemed worthy of extra suppor

Uncle Sam Backs "Winning" Mega-Solar Projects Posted: 03 Apr 2011 08:02 PM PDT The Obama administration is promoting a slate of clean-energy projects sited on federally-owned land

Obama Backs "Winning" Clean-Energy Projects Posted: 03 Apr 2011 07:55 PM PDT The Obama administration is promoting a slate of clean-energy projects sited on federally-owned land

Tweaking the climate to save it: Who decides? (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:00 PM PDT AP - To the quiet green solitude of an English country estate they retreated, to think the unthinkable.

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Gulf Arabs states reject Iran "interference"

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• Gulf Arabs states reject Iran "interference"
• Libya wants end of fighting: Libyan envoy
• Briefly: Education: Asia Leads E.U. and U.S. in Chemistry Research Papers
• BP Seeks to Resume Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
• Dissident Artist in China is Held as Crackdown Spreads
• Green: In the Mountains of Patagonia, a Harbinger of a Rising Ocean
• Gadgetwise: 8 Secrets to Perfect Pet Photos
• Cricket Victory Brings Relief From Scandal in India
• Blast at Pakistan Shrine Kills Dozens
• Afghans Protest Koran Burning for Third Day
• Afghans Protest Koran Burning for Third Day
• In Kazakhstan, President Appears to Have Won Easily
• Dissident Artist in China is Held as Crackdown Spreads
• Israel Urges U.N. to Rescind Gaza Report
• Chinese Authorities Detain Outspoken Artist
• Softbank CEO Pledges $120 million in Quake Aid
• Israel Grapples With Retraction on U.N. Report
• Nigeria elections postponed for second time
• Petraeus Says Quran Burning Endangers War Effort
• Clashes Erupt in Yemen as President Resists Quitting

Gulf Arabs states reject Iran "interference" Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:54 PM PDT RIYADH (Reuters) - Gulf Arab states expressed deep concern on Sunday over what they called Iranian interference in their internal affairs, in a statement issued after a foreign affairs meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Libya wants end of fighting: Libyan envoy Posted: 03 Apr 2011 01:15 PM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdelati Obeidi told Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Sunday that Libya wants to end fighting in the country, Greek officials said.

Briefly: Education: Asia Leads E.U. and U.S. in Chemistry Research Papers Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:40 PM PDT The Asia Pacific region has become the largest producer of chemistry research papers published in journals, with China driving the increase, an analysis says.

BP Seeks to Resume Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:51 PM PDT BP is seeking permission to keep drilling at 10 existing deepwater wells in the gulf in exchange for adhering to stricter safety rules.

Dissident Artist in China is Held as Crackdown Spreads Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:41 PM PDT Rights activists say detentions, including that of Ai Weiwei on Sunday, are a sign that the government's crackdown on lawyers, bloggers and dissidents is spreading to the upper reaches of society.

Green: In the Mountains of Patagonia, a Harbinger of a Rising Ocean Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:10 AM PDT A study suggests that glacial melting in Patagonia has sped up by at least a factor of 10 in recent decades, dovetailing with temperature records suggesting that the Earth has been warming briskly since around 1980.

Gadgetwise: 8 Secrets to Perfect Pet Photos Posted: 03 Apr 2011 03:27 AM PDT The pet photographer Grace Chon gives tips for getting mantel-worthy shots of your dog or cat.

Cricket Victory Brings Relief From Scandal in India Posted: 03 Apr 2011 08:46 AM PDT Saturday night's victory is providing a respite from what has become known as India's "season of scams."

Blast at Pakistan Shrine Kills Dozens Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:27 AM PDT Two Taliban suicide bombers caused carnage on Sunday at a Sufi shrine in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 41 people and wounding scores in the latest bloody attack on minority religious groups.

Afghans Protest Koran Burning for Third Day Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:02 PM PDT Afghan protests over the burning of a Koran in Florida continued Sunday for a third day, with three more people killed in Kandahar.

Afghans Protest Koran Burning for Third Day Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:02 PM PDT Afghan protests over the burning of a Koran in Florida continued Sunday for a third day, with three more people killed in Kandahar.

In Kazakhstan, President Appears to Have Won Easily Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:30 PM PDT On Sunday, even one of President Nursultan A. Nazarbayev's three challengers acknowledged that he, too, had voted for Mr. Nazarbayev.

Dissident Artist in China is Held as Crackdown Spreads Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:41 PM PDT Rights activists say detentions, including that of Ai Weiwei on Sunday, are a sign that the government's crackdown on lawyers, bloggers and dissidents is spreading to the upper reaches of society.

Israel Urges U.N. to Rescind Gaza Report Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:19 PM PDT Israel said Sunday it was launching an international campaign to push the United Nations to rescind a scathing report on Israeli war conduct in the Gaza Strip two years ago, after the report's author backtracked from key allegations against the Jewish state.

Chinese Authorities Detain Outspoken Artist Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:20 PM PDT Chinese authorities detained Ai Weiwei, one of China's most famous contemporary artists, as he tried to board a flight from Beijing to Hong Kong, making him the latest victim of a sustained clampdown on dissent that is raising concern among many Western governments.

Softbank CEO Pledges $120 million in Quake Aid Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:01 AM PDT Masayoshi Son, Japan's wealthiest person and the CEO of Softbank, said he will support the region and people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami by personally donating ¥10 billion, about $120 million, by far the largest amount given by any individual so far to that cause.

Israel Grapples With Retraction on U.N. Report Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:55 PM PDT Israelis are debating whether an investigator's retraction on the Gaza war could rehabilitate their image.

Nigeria elections postponed for second time Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:58 AM PDT Vote now scheduled to take place on April 9, electoral commission says, following logistical problems.

Petraeus Says Quran Burning Endangers War Effort Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:38 PM PDT The Quran burning by a Florida church, which sparked three days of rioting in Afghanistan, poses new dangers for the war effort against the Taliban, U.S. Gen. David Petraeus warned.

Clashes Erupt in Yemen as President Resists Quitting Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:10 AM PDT Police fired live ammunition and tear gas in an effort to disperse antigovernment demonstrators in the southern city of Taiz on Sunday, leaving scores wounded, amidst a continuing stalemate in discussions between President Ali Abdullah Saleh and those calling for his resignation.

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