This week's top headlines

This week's Top Ten (02/23/08)

Violence in Tibet: Monks battle police
By Jim Yardley of The New York Times
"Violence erupted Friday morning in a busy market area of the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, as Buddhist monks and other ethnic Tibetans brawled with Chinese security forces in clashes that brought conflicting reports of deaths. Witnesses say angry Tibetan crowds burned shops, cars, military vehicles and at least one tourist bus..."

Federal Reserve provides emergency assistance to Bear Stearns
By Jenny Anderson and Vikas Bajaj of The New York Times
"The Federal Reserve’s unusual decision to provide emergency assistance to Bear Stearns underscores a long-building concern that one failure could spread across the financial system..."

CIA detains suspected Al Qaeda member
By Mark Mazzetti of The New York Times
"The Central Intelligence Agency secretly detained a suspected member of Al Qaeda for at least six months beginning last summer as part of a program in which C.I.A. officers have been authorized by President Bush to use harsh interrogation techniques, American officials said Friday..."

Environmental Protection Agency tightens smog standards
By Matthew L. Wald of The New York Times
"The Environmental Protection Agency announced a modest tightening of the smog standard on Wednesday evening, overruling the unanimous advice of its scientific advisory council for a more protective standard..."

Federal advisory panel limits anemia drugs
By Andrew Pollack of The New York Times
"A federal advisory panel, in response to mounting safety concerns, called on Thursday for additional restrictions on the use of anemia drugs by cancer patients..."

UCLA medical employees snoop in Britney Spears confidential records
By Charles Ornstein of The Los Angeles Times
"UCLA Medical Center is taking steps to fire at least 13 employees and has suspended at least six others for snooping in the confidential medical records of pop star Britney Spears during her recent hospitalization in its psychiatric unit, a person familiar with the matter said Friday..."

Doctors cleared from charges in John Ritter's death
By John Spano of The Los Angeles Times
"A Glendale jury today cleared two doctors of any wrongdoing in the multimillion-dollar wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of actor John Ritter..."

Democrats rush for the White House
By Janet Hook and Mark Z. Barabak of The Los Angeles Times
"Florida Democrats, searching for a way out of their mess of a presidential contest, unveiled a detailed plan Thursday for rerunning the state's primary election by mail. There was one big problem: Hardly anyone who mattered liked the idea..."

'Strawberry Quick' shakes Shenandoah
By Pete DeLea of The Daily-News Record
"Police say area parents and teachers should be on the lookout for "Strawberry Quick," a designer form of methamphetamine..."

Harrisonburg Planning Commission recommends church rezoning
By Jeff Mellott of The Daily-News Record
"On Wednesday, the Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning plan allowing Muhlenberg Lutheran Church to go forward with plans to build an estimated $2.2 million addition..."

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