Headlines - June 2007
Saturday June 30, 2007
Friday June 29, 2007
- Marines Drop Case Against Anti-War Iraq Veteran
- ACLU Seeks to End Ban on Sales of Shirt Listing Iraq War Dead
- When Veggies 'Committed Suicide' to Spread a Message
- Fairness Doctrine Hammered 309-115
- Bush Plays al Qaida Card to Bolster Support for Iraq Policy
- FCC Hearing Draws Criticism of Local News Programming
- Louisiana Teen Guilty In School Beating Case
- Cheney, Master of Stealth, Readies Himself For The Final Act of 'Imperial' Vice-Presidency
- Extreme Weather Wakes US Up To Climate Change
- 2007 Seen As Second Warmest Year As Climate Shifts
- Bush Loses On Immigration; His Presidency Fading Fast Too
Thursday June 28, 2007
- WHO: 77,000 Die Annually in Asia-Pacific from Climate Change
- New Hampshire Dem Leader is . . . Al Gore
- Rep. Pelosi Reminds the Left that She's on its Side
- US Image Plunges in Global Survey
- Around the Globe, Farmers Losing Ground
- Blair's Middle East Role Tainted by Associations with Bush, Say Critics
- Bush Won't Supply Subpoenaed Documents
Wednesday June 27, 2007
- Saudi Prince Bandar Bribery Case Crosses the Atlantic
- Going Backwards: US Jail, Prison Popluation Has Biggest Rise in 6 Years
- Pakistanis Baffled by US Support for Their Military Regime
- White House, Cheney's Office, Subpoenaed
- US: Bush Suffers More Defections on Iraq
- Out-of-Afghanistan Rumblings on The Hill
- FBI Whistleblower Describes Government Muscle Tactics
- First-Ever US Social Forum Begins
- New Poll Finds That Young Americans Are Leaning Left
- Planet of The Slums: UN Warns Urban Populations Set To Double
Tuesday June 26, 2007
- CIA Releases Key 1970s Files, Including Spying on Journos
- U.S. Conference of Mayors Takes a Stand: Out of Iraq!
- Blair as Peace Envoy Would Be 'Disaster for Palestinians'
- US Cotton Subsidies Cost W. Africa Millions: Report
- US Muslims Face Isolation, Radical Threat: Study
- Cheney May Meet his Match in Democratic Rep. Emanuel
- Africa United in Rejecting US Request for Military HQ
- Owl's 'Critical Habitat' May Be Reduced
- Ex-Governor Says He Was Target of Republican Plot
- New Scrutiny as Immigrants Die in Custody
Monday June 25, 2007
- Student Loses Ruling Over "Bong Hits 4 Jesus"
- Court OKs Special-Interest "Issue Ads" Close to Elections
- Rich Nations Blamed for Global Warming
- Meeting Seeks to Find Plan for Darfur
- Audubon Warns of Decline in Some Bird Populations
- IRAQ: Women Resist Return to Sectarian Laws
- Canada's Bishops Veto Synod on Gay Blessings
- Black Recruits' Totals Down a Third Since '01
Sunday June 24, 2007
Saturday June 23, 2007
Friday June 22, 2007
- US Vote Could Close 'School of the Americas'
- Indonesia: Mud Volcano Sullies Top Investment Firms
- CIA to Reveal 'Skeletons'
- Senate Adopts an Energy Bill Raising Mileage for Cars
- With Iraq Play, Students Act on Beliefs
- Nuclear Watchdog Might Not Cope in Atomic Crisis
- Guantanamo 'a Source of Frustration' for White House
- Michael Moore's 'Sicko' Leaves Top Democrats Ill at Ease
Thursday June 21, 2007
Wednesday June 20, 2007
- Documentary: Law gives Military Access to Student Data
- EU Urged Not to Give Up Poverty Fight
- Justice Dept. Opts Out of Whistle-Blower Suits
- China Passes US as World's Biggest CO2 Emitter
- As Glaciers Melt and Rivers Dry Up, Coal-Fired Power Stations Multiply
- 'Just Security': US as Global Partner, Not Global Boss
Tuesday June 19, 2007
- Missing White House e-Mails May Have Violated Law, Panel Says
- Dems Push for Voter Suppression Probe
- Gay-Rights Groups Buoyed by Recent Gains
- Bush and Rumsfeld 'Knew about Abu Ghraib'
- Justice Official Accused of Blocking Suits into Alleged Violations
- Protesters' Hunger Strikes Stir Worry on Campuses
- US Agencies Disobey 6 Laws that President Challenged
- At 90, an Environmentalist From the '70s Still Has Hope
Monday June 18, 2007
- Millions of Desperate Iraqis Stream into Syria
- Iraq Now Ranked Second Among World's Failed States
- Newly Empowered Democrats Draw Wrath of Voters
- Global Warming to Multiply World's Refugee Burden
- Seven Afghan Children Killed in Strike on 'Al-Qaeda Hideout'
- Italian Judge Suspends CIA Trial
- Democrats Press Plan to Channel Billions in Oil Subsidies to Renewable Fuels
Sunday June 17, 2007
Saturday June 16, 2007
Friday June 15, 2007
- 'Iraq Summer' hopes to isolate President Bush
- New White House Adviser Spins Revolving Door Again
- Protestors Spring Big Hoax on Oil Expo Audience
- Right of Gays to Marry Set for Years to Come
- Delay Denied, Libby Is Seen as Weeks From Prison
- Hamas Declares Victory
- Capitalize on Disasters to Make Peace, Say Researchers
Thursday June 14, 2007
- Arrowsic 'End War' Vote Wins Handily
- Ex-Justice Dept. Lawyer Can't Recall His Role in Controversial Policies
- FBI Audit Finds Widespread Abuse in Data Collection
- Bush Plunges to New Low in Poll
- A New General for God's Army?
- Iraq War: Report Calls on UN to End "Complicity of Silence"
- Nobel Laureate Calls for Post-Kyoto Treaty
- Organic Food Helps Revive Fortunes of Europe's Farmers
- World Oil Supplies Set to Run Out Faster than Expected, Warn Scientists
- Satirist Draws from Life for New Bush Cartoon
- China Overtaking US for Fast Internet Access as Africa gets Left Behind
Wednesday June 13, 2007
Tuesday June 12, 2007
- Camp Lejeune Water Under Scrutiny
- FBI Data Mining Program Raises Eyebrows in Congress
- Approval of Congress Lowest in a decade
- Cheney's Iran-Arms-to-Taliban Gambit Rebuffed
- US Congress Urged to Support Permanent UN Force
- Civilians Bear Brunt of Conflict in Afghanistan: ICRC
- Pentagon Can't Hold 'Enemy Combatant,' Court Rules
Monday June 11, 2007
- Global Military Spending Hits $1.2 Trillion, Study Says
- No Signs of Phaseout for Guantanamo
- American to Recast Hiroshima's Message
- Lieberman Urges Iran Air Strike
- Beijing Probes Olympic Sweat Shop Charges
- China's e-Waste Capital Chokes on old Computers
- U.S. Relies on Sudan Despite Condemning It
- Immigration Judges Often Picked Based On GOP Ties
Sunday June 10, 2007
Saturday June 9, 2007
- European Agency Details Alleged Secret Prison Activity
- Ruling Likely to Spur Convictions in Capital Cases
- G8: Much Talk, Too Few Results
- USDA May Relax Standards for Organic Foods
- Bush Hires Lawyers to Fight Legal Battles with Congress
- IRAQ: Blood, Sweat and Tears at New U.S. Embassy
- Blackwater Sues Families of Slain Employees to Shut Them Up
Friday June 8, 2007
- In a Corner of Old Sicily, a Battle To Keep Out Texas Oil Men
- The 'Good Guys' Chastise the G8 'Villains'
- Is US Eyeing UN as Dumping Ground for Iraq?
- Chronically Leaky Pipeline Given The Greenlight - Again
- Democrats Face Off Over Emissions Bill
- British Contractor Paid Saudi, Reports Say
- Democrats May Subpoena N.S.A. Documents
- UN Official Calls for No More G8 Summits
- CIA Ran Secret Prisons for Detainees in Europe, Says Inquiry
Thursday June 7, 2007
- Coke Faces New Charges in India, Including 'Greenwashing'
- Landmarks Threatened by Warming, Report Says
- Bush's Lectures on Democracy Fall on Deaf Ears
- Bush Dashes Blair Hopes of Breakthrough on Climate Change Deal
- Cheney Blocked Official's Promotion
- Climate Changes Already Affecting the West, Experts Tell Senate
- G8: 'We Will Block You' - At Least to a Moderate Degree
- Gay Rights Groups Decry Surgeon General Nominee
- US Accused Over '39 Ghost Detainees'
Wednesday June 6, 2007
- Could al Qaeda Attack Trigger War With Iran?
- Bush Relaunches Campaign For Democracy But US Policy Provokes Backlash Across The World
- UK and US Must Quit Iraq Quickly, Says Former Ambassador
- Daryl Hannah Joins Amazon Protesters Taking On Oil Giant
- Bloodshed Is Spreading Across Afghanistan, Warn Aid Workers
- US Torpedoes Hopes For G8 Climate Deal
Tuesday June 5, 2007
- A Top Clinton Aide Draws Criticism From Unions
- Massacres and Paramilitary Land Seizures Behind the Biofuel Revolution
- Guantánamo Trials in Chaos After Judge Throws Out Two Cases
- Facing G8 Summit Failure, Germany Braces Itself
- Libby Gets 30 Months in Prison in C.I.A. Leak Case
- Experts Cast Doubt on Credibility of JFK Terror Plot
Monday June 4, 2007
- European Voters Say No Thanks to US Missile Plan
- Vet Vows to Continue Speaking Out
- US Can Forget About Winning in Iraq: Top Retired General
- Melting Ice, Snow to Hit Livelihoods Worldwide: UN
- US Military Pondered Love Not War
- Sicko? The Truth About the US Healthcare System
- US Border Vigilantes Declare War on Themselves
- Commanders Say Push in Baghdad Is Short of Goal
Sunday June 3, 2007
Saturday June 2, 2007
Friday June 1, 2007
- Nuclear Watchdog's Attack Warning
- Bush Kills Off Hopes for G8 Climate Change Plan
- Abortion: The Hysteria that Divides the US
- Surge Dirge
- Toward a Green Economy
- Coffin Delays Clinton Fundraiser
- G8: Sailing Against Ecological Debt
- Despite Suspect Safety, Dietary Supplements Receive Little Oversight
- US Paid Nearly $31 Million in Condolence Payments to Iraqis, Afghanis
- Group Wants Sheehan's Land, But She's Not selling to Just Anyone