Friday Links

Coffee now please.

'English First' proposal defeated in Nashville

US approves 1st stem cell study for spinal injury

Barack VS Vader

Apple's first Macintosh turns 25

Female presence extends male reproduction

CNN: iReport: 'Survivors of the purple tunnel of doom' weigh in
The oath of office flub wasn't the only Inauguration Day snafu: Thousands of ticket-holders were trapped in a tunnel just yards away from the site of President Obama's swearing-in.

Japanese firms unveil 'robocop'

Legacy library faces shutdown

British hacker wins right to challenge US extradition

Magazine Faces Legal Action over Third Reich Reprints

Beauty schools target domestic violence

CNN: McCain says he and Palin plan to meet this month
Despite the post-election battle between Sarah Palin and John McCain's campaign advisors, the former Republican presidential candidate told CNN’s Larry King both members of the GOP ticket remain “very close.”