ShareThisHere is the Scripps Howard News Service NEWS budget for Tuesday, June 23, 2009. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives, visit our Web site at www.shns.com.
WASHINGTON
FISHFRAUD (Wolf, SHNS) -- WASHINGTON: A key U.S. senator says she is crafting legislation to crack down on "fish fraud," a practice documented by a Scripps Television Group's investigation of restaurants that rip off customers by substituting cheap fish for more expensive fillets. 650.
NATIONAL
BABYBUST (Locke, Raleigh News and Observer) -- Chalk up one more area that the sagging economy is affecting -- the bedroom. Couples are using extra caution to avoid an expensive surprise. 750.
ROOMMATES (Creamer, Sacramento Bee) -- Economy makes roommates of elders and their adult children. 500.
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
FOODLABELING (Millman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) -- If you knew that plate of french fries had a whopping 600 calories, would you try to share them? Health experts think so, and the government is starting to listen.
BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
SEARCHENGINES (Kopytoff, San Francisco Chronicle) -- Are Iranian demonstrators clashing with police right now in Tehran? What are people saying about the latest Apple iPhone? A new generation of search engines hopes to help answer such questions by tapping into the torrent of Twitter messages, blog musings and online photos published from camera phones. 800.
COMPUTE (Derk, SHNS -- Column) -- Computer Central. Google (the company and the search engine) has itself in some legal hot water this summer in a closely watched case that could have far-reaching implications across the entire Internet. 500
RESUMANIA (Messmer, SHNS -- Column) -- Dos and don'ts for resumes and cover letters. 400.
IN THE WEST
CAL-SAVECOURSES (Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle) -- SAN FRANCISCO: Got a spare $6,000? Chancellor Don Griffin at City College of San Francisco suggests using it to rescue an endangered community-college class. Contribute and the class will be named for you. 700.
