Friday Linkage

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Ford loses $129mln in third quarter, to cut 10% of jobs

UN Says Congo Army, Rebels Clash

Pictured: The moment a rabbit came face to face with a rhino ... and became the best of friends

CNN: Historians: Bush presidency 'battered,' 'incompetent,' 'unlucky'
With record low approval ratings and intense criticism for his handling of the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina and the economy, the word most used to label George W. Bush's presidency will be "incompetent," historians say.

Mafia suspect arrested during liposuction

N.D. farmers appeal to grow hemp

Austrian Journalist Slammed For Racist Obama Rant

CNN: Biden flies home for 'coolest event in entire USA'
Wearing a long dark coat to keep the cold rain off of him, Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill rode around the streets of this small town in their home state Thursday afternoon in a white horse-drawn carriage as part of the biennial 200 year-old Delaware tradition known as ‘Return Day.’