Some of the more interesting and important items for December 13th :

• With a New Phone, Google May Challenge Apple – Really? Or is this another threat with no legs?
• Google to Market Own Phone – Now what is going to be of Motorola?
• China, U.S. in spat as climate draft emerges – What else is new. We are always spitting and spatting with China these days….
• Video Player : Rolling Stone – Matt Taibbi on Obama’s Economy – Must watch!
• Obama’s Big Sellout : Rolling Stone – How could Obama let this happen? Is he just a rookie in the political big leagues, hoodwinked by Beltway old-timers? Or is the vacillating, ineffectual servant of banking interests we've been seeing on TV this fall who Obama really is?
• Most Madoff Victims Have Been Denied Repayment One Year After His Arrest – Sick