The suffix "-gate", taken originally from the Watergate scandal of the Nixon era, is a favorite of the American media when it comes to scandals. Thus Iran-Contra-gate, Monicagate, and most recently, Memogate . After it turned out that an incriminating memo at the center of a CBS report critical of Bush's service record turned out to be a fake, the public (and the current administration) were out for blood. Now, four people involved in putting together the story are looking for work, and an internal CBS report says the mistake was due to the confluence of pressure and ego, creating a "perfect storm." Some  see it as a setback for mainstream American media, while others  wonder why anchor Dan Rather -- who has since retired -- wasn't fired, too.

Still haven't made a donation to the victims of the tsunami waves in South Asia? Governments are getting more generous with money for humanitarian relief and the reconstruction effort. So why not donate something specific, something that will directly help people -- like food for a month, or tents and hygiene kits for a handful of families. On the Oxfam Unwrapped  site, the humanitarian relief organization marries charity with e-commerce by letting you purchase gifts that save lives. The site offers everything from malaria shielding mosquito nets to 45,000 liter water tanks. The concept is admittedly a little disturbing -- as if the feeling of shopping needs to be recreated in order to get people to be a little more charitable. But we doubt the people of Banda Aceh will mind.