Thursday Linkage

I have never had so many articles in my RSS in the am. Over 3k.

Fed Survey Shows Recession Likely Over

New jobless claims fall more than expected to 550K

Filmmaker Josh Tickell powers Prius with algae-based biofuel

Washington Post: Murtha's Earmarking Not Unusual Among Subcommittee Members A senior congressman's controversial pattern of steering lucrative defense contracts to firms represented by his close friends and former staffers is a common practice among his fellow members on a powerful appropriations subcommittee, according to a new analysis by a watchdog group

Swedish auction house to sell Ingmar Bergman's possessions

Wisconsin Dad, Son Excel At Cricket-Spitting

Life's LITTLE delights: A rediscovered masterpiece captures the simple pleasures that make life worth living

Wall Street Journal: Income Gap Shrinks in Slump at the Expense of the Wealthy
The deepest downturn in the U.S. economy since the Great Depression may finally shrink the gap between the very best-off Americans and everyone else.