Headlines - December 2008
Wednesday December 31, 2008
- Israel Rejects Truce Calls, Presses on With Gaza Offensive
- Landowners Sue TVA for $165M Over Tennessee Dam Break, Claim Property Value Harmed
- Anti-War Protesters Gather at Lockheed Martin Facility
- Protesters Worldwide Keep up Pressure Over Gaza
- Shortages Put Gaza's Hospitals on the Brink of Collapse
- Idaho Miners Won't Have to Restore Groundwater
- Jewish Organisations Call for End to Gaza Bombings
Tuesday December 30, 2008
- Pro-Palestinian Protesters at Obama's Hawaii House
- World Powers Call for End to Gaza Fighting
- Blagojevich Names Roland Burris as Replacement for Barack Obama in Illinois Senate Seat
- Internet Providers, Industry Lobbyists Move to Shape Broadband Push
- Security Council Mildly Rebukes Israel’s Gaza Attacks
- US Activists Call for Release, Pardon of Iraq Shoe-Thrower
- Iraqi Shoe Thrower's Trial Postponed
- Little Town Beseeches Obama’s Health Chief
- Cynthia McKinney Relief Boat Hit by Israeli Ship
- Foreign Journalists Demand Gaza Access
- Spill May Have Permanently Altered Tenn. Community
- Israel Warns Attack on Gaza Has Just Begun
Monday December 29, 2008
- World Rallies Around Palestinians Amid Gaza Offensive
- Gaza Residents Fear Israeli Tank Assault is Near
- TV News Winds Down Operations on Iraq War
- Civilian Death Toll Rises After Second Day of Air Strikes
- 'Gaza Strike is Not Against Hamas, It's Against all Palestinians'
- Under Bush, OSHA Mired in Inaction
- In South Africa, Community Gardens Contribute to Food Security
- Drillers Eye Oil Reserves off California Coast
- Analysis: 'I Don't See How This Ends Well' in Gaza
- Obama Adviser Aligns with White House in Criticism of Rocket Attacks on Israel
Sunday December 28, 2008
- More People Using Libraries in Tough Times
- Gaza Carnage Sets West Bank Aflame
- Getting Renewable Power to the People
- Group: Stronger Warnings Needed in Tenn. Ash Spill
- At Capitol, Slavery's Story Turns Full Circle
- CBS Newsman's $70m Lawsuit Likely to Deal Bush Legacy a New Blow
- Across Mideast, Thousands Protest Israeli Assault
Saturday December 27, 2008
Friday December 26, 2008
- Tensions Mount as Pakistan Shifts Troops to Indian Border
- Faster Climate Change Feared
- Gaza Braces for Israeli Offensive
- Obama to Inherit Legacy of Free Market Free Fall
- The Intriguing Death Of Top GOP Consultant Michael Connell
- Environmentalists Push Obama on Stimulus Priorities
- Exit Stage Left: Harold Pinter Dies
- Groups Soliciting Funds to Buy BLM Leases
- Environmentalists Fear Risks From Tennessee Ash Spill
- Ash Spill: TVA Triples Amount of Sludge Released
Wednesday December 24, 2008
Tuesday December 23, 2008
- Guantánamo Prisoner's Lawyers Accuse US Defence Secretary
- EPA: 7 Western States Fall Below New Air Standards
- Iraqis Hope to Sue US Troops Under New Accord
- Mercenaries at Large in Colombia
- Massive Crackdown on the Use of Scores of Toxic Pesticides
- Coalition Sues Over Mining Ruling
- Hundreds of Brazil's Eco-Warriors at Risk of Assassination
- Up to 6,000 Child Soldiers Recruited in Darfur: UN
Monday December 22, 2008
Sunday December 21, 2008
- AP Study Finds $1.6B Went to Bailed-Out Bank Execs
- Israeli Blockade 'Forces Palestinians to Search Rubbish Dumps for Food'
- Obama Cranks Up the Green Revolution
- Amazon Killings Go On Despite Chico Mendes' Legacy
- 'Baghdad Clogger' Suffered Brutal Beating After Arrest
- Cheney Defends His Tenure, Administration's Actions
Saturday December 20, 2008
- AG Jerry Brown Asks California High Court to Overturn Prop. 8
- Carol Chomsky; at 78; Harvard Language Professor Was Wife of MIT Linguist
- How Astronauts Went to the Moon and Ended Up Discovering Planet Earth
- 'Greek Syndrome' is Catching as Youth Take to Streets
- U.S. De-Regulates Factory Farm Pollution
- Rumsfeld's "Bad Apples" Didn't Fall Far From the Tree
- Will Bush Officials Face War Crimes Trials? Few Expect It
- How a Shoe Put the Boot to Bush's Iraq Legacy
Friday December 19, 2008
- Shoe Demo Targets US Embassy in London
- Troops to Use Laser Dazzlers on Afghan Civilians
- US Balks at Backing Condemnation of Anti-Gay Laws
- New Rule for Health Providers Stirs Objections
- Watergate 'Deep Throat' Mark Felt Dies at 95
- EPA Ruling Could Speed Up Approval of Coal Plants
- US Military Defiant on Key Terms of Iraqi Pact
Thursday December 18, 2008
- Gordon Brown Rejects Call for Early Iraq Inquiry
- Zimbabwe: Extinction Looms in a Paradise Lost to Guns, Greed and Hunger
- NAACP Report Finds TV Networks Lagging in Diversity
- Indian GM Crops Battle Heats Up
- Redford, Conservationists Seek Injunction to Stop Utah Lease Sales
- Exxon Mobil Slapped With $6.1 Million Fine
- Where Have the Bailout Billions Gone?
- Tribunal Sentences Rwandan 'Genocide Mastermind' to Life
Wednesday December 17, 2008
- Environmentalists Wary of Obama’s Interior Pick
- Panel Calls for Dropping Blackwater Guards in Iraq
- Bush-Era Abortion Rules Face Possible Reversal
- Obama Faces Hungry Nuclear Industry
- Has the Arctic Melt Passed the Point of No Return?
- US Deserter Faces Deportation Christmas Eve
- George Bush Shoe-Thrower 'Too Severely Beaten' for Court Appearance
- Surveillance Culture Sneaks up on Europe, Despite Resistance
- What's Next for America?
Tuesday December 16, 2008
- In 'Eat Local' Movement, Cuba Is Years Ahead
- FDA Will Continue to Study Chemical
- Amnesty Warns Against 'Potentially Lethal' Tasers
- Officer Is Indicted in Toppling of Cyclist
- UN Rights Investigator Expelled by Israel
- Cheney Was Key in Clearing CIA Interrogation Tactics
- US Costs of Iraq, Afghan Wars Top $900 Billion: Report
- Report: Political Interference Tainted Most Endangered Species Rulings for 5 Years
Monday December 15, 2008
- Review Ordered of Guantanamo UK Torture Case
- New Popularity for Dr. Seuss' 'The Lorax'
- Lucrative Palm Oil Crop Putting Red Apes in Danger
- World Court Inquiry Sought in Afghan Rapes
- Thousands Demand Release of Iraqi Journalist Who Threw Shoes at George W Bush
- Obama Left With Little Time to Curb Global Warming
- Ride to Honor American Indians Killed in 1890
- Looking After Pockets, Not Patients
- Google Wants Its Own Fast Track on the Web
Sunday December 14, 2008
Saturday December 13, 2008
Friday December 12, 2008
- Companies Could Buy Areas of Rainforest in Return for Being Allowed to Pollute
- Internet Access Still a Wish for Many in Rural Areas
- Move May Help Shut Guantánamo Camp
- International Outcry Over Mugabe Cholera Denial
- Rule Eases a Mandate Under a Law on Wildlife
- Al Gore Calls for Tougher Global Limit on CO2 Levels
- Bush Publishes Changes to Mountaintop Removal Rule
- As Possible Afghan War-Crimes Evidence Removed, US Silent
- US Arms Deployed in Wars Around the Globe
Thursday December 11, 2008
- Rumsfeld Responsible for Torture, Report Says
- Analysts Urge Obama Not to Delay Action on Talks With Iran
- Panel Criticizes US Effort on Nanomaterial Risks
- US Agency Posts 'Most Wanted' List for Eco Crimes
- White House Backs Down on Easing Air-Pollution Rules
- Carter Urges Lebanon, Israel to 'Seize Opportunity to Work Toward Peace'
- Gore 'Rules Out' Environment Job With Obama
- Politics Still Reign Over Principles at UN
- Chicago Workers End Sit-In at Closed Factory
Wednesday December 10, 2008
- Bush Last-Minute Rules Cement Environmental Legacy
- Britain Says Most Troops to Leave Iraq
- 'Don't Leave Climate Change to the World Bank'
- US Appeals Court Reconsiders Arar Suit Against Bush Officials
- Workers Win a Big Round in Chicago Factory Sit-In
- Obama Urged to Fund Watchdog Agencies
- Laos Reaps Deadly Harvest
- Musicians Don’t Want Tunes Used for Torture
Tuesday December 9, 2008
- Exxon Valdez Spill Payments Reach Claimants
- Feds: Governor Tried to 'Auction' Obama's Seat
- Bipartisan US Panel Offers Blueprint to Prevent Genocide
- US Declines to Free Reuters Photographer in Iraq
- Victims of Global Warming Could Sue Oil and Power Companies
- US Contractors Charged in Massacre
- Ill. Gov Blagojevich Arrested on Corruption Charges
- Liberals Wonder When Obama’s Team Will Reflect Them
- Prop. 8 Foes Set 'Day Without a Gay' Boycott
- Too Late? Why Scientists Say We Should Expect the Worst
Monday December 8, 2008
- In Factory Sit-In, an Anger Spread Wide
- Halliburton Accused of Supplying Rotten Food to US Forces
- Study: Some Tasers Deliver Bigger Jolt Than Manufacturer Claims Raising Risk of Cardiac Arrest
- Homes with No People, People with No Homes
- Civil Rights Group Claim Israeli Occupation is "Reminiscent of Apartheid"
- Liberals Voice Concerns About Obama
- People Power Vital to Climate Deal - British Minister
- Construction Industry Could Trim Climate Emissions Cheaply
- Next Stop on Gay Marriage Debate in Courts: Iowa
- Blackwater Drama Unfolds on 2 Cross-Country Stages
- Chicago Factory Layoffs Are a 'Wake-Up Call to America'
Sunday December 7, 2008
Saturday December 6, 2008
- Could Electric Cars Charge up Struggling Automakers?
- 5 Guards Face US Charges in Iraq Deaths
- One Thriving Sector: The Business of War
- Interest in Water Management Blossoms
- Guns Will Be Allowed in National Parks
- Pollution 'Could Kill as Many as Climate Change' Warns Met Office
- Footage Shows Settlers Shooting Two Palestinians
- Immunity Recedes for Private Contractors
Friday December 5, 2008
- Critics Rap MSNBC, Matthews
- Cloak-and-Dagger, Inc.: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing
- Highest US Court Ponders Power Plants and Fish Protection
- Study Finds Happiness Is Infectious
- Community Organizers Attend Washington Event
- Democrats Want a More Assertive Obama
- Obama Copyright Move Cheers Advocacy Groups
- Campaign Promises on Ending the War in Iraq Now Muted by Reality
- Jobless Rate Rises to 6.7% as 533,000 Jobs Are Lost
Thursday December 4, 2008
- Minnesota Senate Recount: Pendulum Swings to Franken
- Electric Cars Put Hawaii on The Road to Independence
- As More Eat Meat, a Bid to Cut Emissions
- Adoption Ban Targets Gay Couples, Critics Say
- Activists Slam World's "Grotesque Indifference" to DR Congo
- Native Peoples Out in Cold at Warming Meet
- Noisy, Acid Oceans Increasingly Harmful to Whales
- Libya Complains of Israeli High Sea 'Piracy' to UN Council
- Polish Fears Over US Defense Shield
- Indiana Guardsmen Sue Defense Contractor KBR
- Ret. Officers Urge Obama to Expunge "Stain of Torture"
- Canada's PM Tries to Head Off Bid to Topple Him
Wednesday December 3, 2008
- UN Assembly Head Hailed for Blasting Israel
- Beatings and Abuse Made Barack Obama’s Grandfather Loathe The British
- Iraqi Guards Open Fire as Migrants Riot About Deportation
- Military Contractor in Iraq Holds Foreign Workers in Warehouses
- Bush Administration Faces New Challenges to Spying Powers
- Forty Years on, Laos Reaps Bitter Harvest of The Secret War
- Canada Oil Sands Seen Threatening Millions of Birds
- Impeach Bush for Christmas
- Toxic Toy Guide Lists Chemicals Found in Hundreds of Toys
- Cluster Bomb Treaty: Signing Begins to Bring Ban on Production
- EPA To Gut Mountaintop Mining Rule That Protects Streams
- Odetta Holmes Dies at 77; Folk Singer Championed Black History, Civil Rights
Tuesday December 2, 2008
- Why is Single-Payer Health Reform Not Viable?
- James L. Jones' Energy Views Worry Some Environmentalists
- Outside Agitator: Naomi Klein and the New New Left
- Youth Embarrassed By US Delegation at Climate Conference
- Nations Prepare to Ban Cluster Bombs, which have Killed Civilians from Vietnam to Georgia
- Leftist Coalition to Grab Power from Canada's Conservatives
- Economic Crisis May 'Re-Ignite AIDS Epidemic'
- Bush Quietly Passes Dozens of New Rules
- 30-Mile Debris Pile Becomes Symbol of FEMA Delays
Monday December 1, 2008
- Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security
- Pleas For Sanity as Sabres Rattle Over Mumbai Mayhem
- Consensus Emerging on Universal Healthcare
- Obama Pledge on Treaties a Complex Undertaking
- Lawyers Call for International Court for the Environment
- Climate Change Juggernaut on the Horizon, UN Talks Told
- Will Networks Ignore Military Analyst Report?
- US Diluted Loan Rules Before Crash