Wall Street Journal Top Online Stories: Tue 11/09/10

The Wall Street Journal lead headline online early Tuesday morning says "Fed Global Backlash Grows." The paper says global controversy mounted over the Federal Reserve's decision to pump billions of dollars into the U.S. economy, with President Barack Obama defending the move as China, Russia and the euro zone added to a chorus of criticism.

The paper says Oklahoma is preparing to argue in court next week that a drug used to euthanize animals can also be used to execute death row inmates to confront a nationwide shortage of an anesthetic used in executions.

It says lawmakers aligned with the tea party are moving quickly to show their strength by trying to ban budget earmarking in the Senate, where support is still strong for the practice critics deride as pork-barrel spending.

The paper says a doctor charged with tipping confidential information about a clinical trial to a hedge fund worked for Guidepoint Global, which forbid such leaks.

It says major websites are moving to limit the number of tracking technologies like "cookies" spreading on their sites, hoping to keep lucrative data about visitors for themselves—and avoid privacy risks.

And the most popular story says listen up, California. "The other 48 states—your cousin New York excluded—are sick of your bratty arrogance."