Links 7/20/08

On Mustang Range, a Battle on Thinning the Herd New York Times

Dog rescues woman from kangaroo BBC

Greenland Ice Core Analysis Shows Drastic Climate Change Near End Of Last Ice Age Science Daily (hat tip Some Assembly Required). Get this: temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere increased 22 degrees in 50 years.

How reliable is DNA in identifying suspects? LA Times. It has taken far too long for this issue to get the coverage it deserves. And it does not discuss database error. DNA samples have been mislabeled, resulting in convictions that took years to overturn.

Farmer Suicides in India: Seeds are Big Business Stormy, Angry Bear.

The College Credit-Card Hustle Business Week (hat tip reader Saboor)

Borrowers and Bankers: A Great Divide Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times. Some interesting comments from Vanguard’s John Bogle towards the end of the piece.

Commercial bankruptcies soar, reflecting widening economic woes McClatchy (hat tip reader Saboor)

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