Haiti Aid: Obama promises $100 million for the devastated country, but aid workers are still having trouble reaching people amid an estimated death toll of 50,000. You can donate to MercyCorps here.

OMG: Donations through text message raised $2 million for Haiti.

Fat Cat Attack: Obama proposes a bailout tax, charging a tax on banks dependent on how risky their business is.

Ban the Veil: France's leader Nicolas Sarkozy starts again agitating for his country to ban female veils.

Blah blah blah: Parents and celebrities debate whether it's screwed up for six-year-old girls to wear high heels.

Google vs. China: Chinese authorities say they won't stop censoring the web, which means Google may soon be ditch its efforts behind "the Great Firewall of China".

EPA vs. PDX: The EPA rules that Portland's open reservoirs should get no exceptions to the law and are too open to contamination.

TriMet Defends Snow Response: Despite complaints and coverage of "the worst commute ever", TriMet says it got things "85 percent right" during this past snow storm.