American Buddhist Net News Week in Review: Jan. 18 - Jan. 24, 2010

Watchdog groups warn: ‘Corporate globalization’ of US elections is upon us
The Corporation Part One (Of Three)
Haiti: 360°
Thirty runners disqualified from Chinese marathon for cheating
EFF: Court ruling means ’surveillance of Americans immune from review’
Chinese Christians Are the Focus of Same-Sex Marriage Case
Iraq littered with high levels of nuclear and dioxin contamination, study finds
China miffed over plan to name stadium after Dalai Lama
No Deaths from Vitamins, Minerals, Amino Acids or Herbs
California's medical marijuana possession limits are dropped
The Vancouver method: Treat addicts as people
Justices, 5-4, Reject Corporate Spending Limit
The meritocracy and Jewish kinship networks
software freedom is an important part of what allows us to determine the way we live, work, and communicate
The Massachusetts Senate Race: A Populist Protest Vote Against Wall Street Puppets
The Guantánamo “Suicides”: A Camp Delta sergeant blows the whistle
Pulled From The Rubble 6 Days After Earthquake Because Of Husband's Unwavering Love
China to Scan Text Messages to Spot ‘Unhealthy Content’
The Rule of Law Has Been Lost
Bornean orangutan acts as 'peacemaker' in Japan zoo
Depressive realism
Prefrontal white matter in pathological liars
Moscow’s stray dogs
Doctor wrote 1,000 scripts/week
“The whole world is laughing at China being stupid”
Eight in 10 Americans favor legalizing medical marijuana: poll
Yellowstone hit by swarm of earthquakes
Michelle Obama's toxic veggie nightmare: White House organic garden polluted with sludge
British Airways sued over 'humiliating' policy
Vietnam aims to carve world's biggest jade Buddha
Google Pledge of No Censoring Spurs Tiananmen Searches in China