Headlines - July 2008
Thursday July 31, 2008
- Does Bush Proposal Threaten Access To The Pill?
- States, Environmentalists To Sue EPA Over Greenhouse Gases
- Arabs Despair of US Even More
- Accidents Make Nuclear Questions Bigger
- Climate Activists Occupy Proposed Site For Coal-Fired Power Station
- Second Palestinian Teenager Shot by Israeli Army Within Hours
- 'Dead Zone' in The Gulf of Mexico Near Record Size
- 'Oil From Algae' Promises Climate Friendly Fuel; Environmentalists Remain Cautious
- Raging Grannies Sing For peace, Generations To Come
- US Auditor Says Funding For Iraqi Rebuilding Should Cease
- Exxon Mobil Has Biggest Profit Ever At $11.68B
Wednesday July 30, 2008
- US Considers Deploying Missile Defense Radar To Israel
- US Consumer Bill Partially Bans Plastic Softener
- US Blacks, if a Nation, Would Rank High on AIDS
- US House Apologizes To Black Americans For Slavery and Jim Crow
- Palestinians Capture Violence of Israeli Occupation On Video
- Israeli Soldiers Rarely Indicted For Abuses
- House Panel Votes To Cite Rove For Contempt
- Palestinian Boy, 10, Shot Dead As Israeli Troops Fire On Demonstration
- Republican US Senator Indicted For Oil Gifts
- Strike On Iran Still Possible, US Tells Israel
- Voter Laws Need Reform, Groups Say
Tuesday July 29, 2008
- Colombian Indigenous Groups in Danger of Disappearing
- Sexuality Bias Seen at Justice Department
- Tennessee Man Cites Church's Liberal Values As Reason For Shooting
- Convergence 2008: Local Farm Hosts Event to Promote Green Living
- FCC Ready To Take On ISP Limits
- They're Taking A Stand Against The War, One Step At A Time
- Perle Linked to Kurdish Oil Plan
- Chevron Lobbyist: 'We Can't Let Little Countries Screw Around With Big Companies'
- EPA Silences Employees On Climate Change
- China Using Olympics As 'Pretext' For Crackdown: Amnesty
Monday July 28, 2008
- Congressmen Fly Over Mountaintop Mining Sites, Meet With Opponents
- Israel Fears European Ship May Sail to Gaza to 'Break Siege'
- Audit Finds Millions Wasted In Iraq Reconstruction Contract
- DOJ Report: Goodling, Sampson, Williams Violated Law and Justice Policy on Hiring
- US Concedes Iraq Victims Were Law-Abiding, Not Insurgents
- Death Toll Climbs in Iraq Bombings
- Iowa Rally Protests Raid and Conditions at Plant
- Suspected US Missile Strike Kills Six In Pakistan
- Four Arrested In Protest of Karl Rove
- Security Becomes Main Cost In GMO Crop Trials
- For Sale: High-Tech, Lethal Weapons
Sunday July 27, 2008
- The Debate Rages Over Safety of Tasers
- Industry Gushed Money After Reversal on Drilling
- Indian Leaders Urge Calm After Deadly Attacks
- UK Scientists Hit Out At New Coal Station Plans
- British Ministry of Defense Misled on Iraq Torture, Claim MPs
- Activists To Ratchet Up Climate Heat
- The Agency Name That Dare Not Be Spoken
Saturday July 26, 2008
- New Zealand Students Offer New Bounty For Arrest of Condoleezza Rice For War Crimes
- Cost of Iraq War Is Near Bill For Vietnam
- Accidents Tarnish Nuclear Dream
- Poverty Pushing People Into Hamas Militia
- Activists To Test Gaza Naval Blockade
- Bolivian President Suspicious Over Helicopter Crash
- 4,000 U.S. Combat Deaths, and Just a Handful of Images
Friday July 25, 2008
- 'Toto' Constant, ex-Haitian Strongman, Found Guilty of Fraud
- Massive Oil Spill Clogs Mississippi River
- House Democrats Bash Bush Over Abuse of Executive Power
- Immigration Raids Called Harsh
- Maine Wages Fight Against Toxic Chemicals
- Amnesty Int'l Focuses on Americans' Voting Rights
- Palestinian 'Che' Blindfolded and Shot
- Congress Helps Banks, But What About Homeowners?
- Iraq: Alarm at Forced Transfer of Basra Union Activists
- Palestinian Anger At Claims New West Bank Settlement 'To Get Go-Ahead'
- Dems: White House Must Publish 'Chilling' Climate Change Document
- Riches In The Arctic: The New Oil Race
- Bush, US Military Pressure Iraqis on Withdrawal
- Rights Group Wants US Officials Probed For Ordering Torture
- Greenpeace Activists Arrested Protesting Oil Sands in Northern Alberta
Thursday July 24, 2008
- Memo: 'Good Faith' Protects Against Torture Charge
- Colombia Admits Rescuers Posed As Journalists
- Pakistan Warns That US-India Nuclear Deal Could Lead To New Arms Race
- Safety of Cloned Animal Products Uncertain: EU Agency
- Pedaling The Local Food Movement
- RNC Protesters Say They Reject Violence But Might Turn To Civil Disobedience
- Neil Young Documents Anti-War Tour In Film
- McKinney Blazes NC Trail With Incendiary Speech
- Focus US Aid Efforts on Women, Say Experts
- Rising Food Prices Pushing East Africa to Disaster, Warns Oxfam
- Russia Considers Using Cuba For Refuelling of Nuclear Bombers
- Pentagon Auditors Pressured To Favor Contractors, GAO Says
- US Rejects Outside Probe of Canadian Sent to Syria
Wednesday July 23, 2008
- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep John Conyers Plans Bush Impeachment Substitute
- McKibben: 350 The Most Important Number
- Pressure Builds to Send Karl Rove to Jail
- Most NGOs In Iraq Losing Face
- Colombia: Torture as a 'Side Effect' of Forced Disappearance, Killings
- World Bank Criticized on Environmental Efforts
- Commercially Engineered Bees Spread Disease to Wild Bees
- Is US Ready To Ditch 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'?
- Solar Power From Saharan Sun Could Provide Europe's Electricity, Says EU
- Pakistan Accused of Disappearing Terrorism Suspects
- New Spying Law Quickly Challenged
- Antiwar Activists Split Over Obama's Troop Plans
Tuesday July 22, 2008
- Radovan Karadzic, Europe's Most Wanted Man, Arrested For War Crimes
- Savage Stands by Autism Remarks
- Blackwater Rebrands Itself: Security To Take Back Seat To Domestic Work and Military Training
- Israel Fears Scathing US Report On Its West Bank Policies
- ACLU Sues Alabama on Ballot Access
- Why The Oil Crunch May Grow Worse
- Among Iraqis, Obama is Not Topic No. 1
- Hamdan Case Tests Military Tribunals
- South African Small Farmers Pushed to Plant GM Seed
- Rights Group Hails Video As New Weapon Against Israeli Army
- UK 'Must Check' US Torture Denial
Monday July 21, 2008
- Obama in Iraq: The Gift of A Timetable
- Vivisection: Scientists Use 6% More Animals For Research
- US and NATO Strikes Exact Heavy Toll In Afghanistan
- Inquiry Launched After Film Shows Israeli Soldier Firing Rubber Bullet at Palestinian at Close Range
- Destroying Wetlands Could Unleash "Carbon Bomb"
- Offshore Drilling Still Carries Risks Despite Industry Rhetoric
- Climate Report Calls For Green "New Deal"
- Lina Newhouser, CommonDreams.org Co-Founder, 1951-2008
Sunday July 20, 2008
Saturday July 19, 2008
- Your Challenge: Eat Locally
- Al Gore Steals the Show at Netroots
- Seattle's King County Removes Pesticide Guide
- Nationwide Protests to Oppose War with Iran
- Texas Approves a $4.93 Billion Wind-Power Project
- Seismic Shift or Non-Decision by Bush on Iran?
- U.S. Position Complicates Global Effort to Curb Illicit Arms
- Spying Worried Groups
Friday July 18, 2008
- Report: US Africa Aid Is Increasingly Military
- Army to Shoot Live Pigs for Medical Drill
- Mountaintop Removal as Tourism?
- New Uranium Leak Discovered at French Nuclear Site
- Electrical Risks at Iraq Bases Are Worse Than Said
- Warming Is Major Threat To Humans, EPA Warns
- Spying Uncovered: Documents Show State Police Monitored Peace and Anti-Death Penalty Groups
- Rulings Clear Military Trial of a Detainee
- Israeli Claims over Journalist Challenged
- Antarctic Icebergs Scouring Seabed are New Threat to Marine Life
Thursday July 17, 2008
- Ashcroft Defends Waterboarding In Front of House Judiciary Committee
- American Inequality Highlighted by 30-Year Gap In Life Expectancy
- Ocean Quest: The Race To Save The World's Coral Reefs
- Democrats Try To Spur More Oil Exploration
- US-led Forces Confirm Killing Afghan Civilians
- Unrest Surfaces in Fallujah Again
- Canada Ignores Calls for Guantánamo Youth To Come Home
- Questions Raised About RCMP Support of Officers Who Used Taser on Dziekanski
- US Corn Production Feeds Expanding Gulf Dead Zone
- The Bloody Battle of Genoa
- US Plans to Station Diplomats in Iran For First Time Since 1979
- Bush Won't Give Congress Papers in CIA Leak Probe
- Uribe Admits Red Cross Emblem Used In Hostage Rescue
- Earthship Enterprise: The Ultimate Eco-House
Wednesday July 16, 2008
- Bush Can Hold Terrorist Suspect Indefinitely: US Court
- Children of Conflict: Stress Takes Its Toll on Both Sides of Border
- US Envoy To Meet Iran's Nuclear Negotiator
- Citizens Speak Up Against Military Action In Iran
- Fannie, Freddie Spent $200 Million To Buy Influence
- Congressional Panel To Review Kucinich's Call to Impeach Bush
Tuesday July 15, 2008
- McCain: 'I Know How to Win Wars'
- Canada Says Dam Contractor Must Hire Its Own Security in Afghanistan
- Canada Will Deport US Army Deserter
- Study: Immigrants Mistreated at Detention Center
- Sleep Deprivation Raised in bin Laden Driver Case
- The World According To Engelhardt
- Israel Targets Hamas Orphanages
- Cluster Bomb Treaty's Moral Force May Deter US
- Report: Gov't Tardy Securing Radioactive Material
- Rape Threats, Beatings and Racist Chants: 15 Italians Jailed for Abuse of G8 Genoa Protesters
- Obama Promises 10,000 More Troops for Afghanistan
- Probe of Tillman Misinformation Goes Nowhere
- Khadr Video Released
Monday July 14, 2008
- US Terrorism Watch List Tops 1 Million
- Darfur Genocide Charges For Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir
- Bush to Lift Offshore Oil Drilling Ban
- Nine US Troops, Dozens of Rebels Dead in Afghanistan
- Tallying Tasers
- US Treasury to Spend Billions in Bailout of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae
- President George W Bush Backs Israeli Plan for Strike on Iran
- Sadr's Militia May Live to Fight Again
- Bush to Hasten Iraq Troop Withdrawal in Bid to Help McCain Win White House
- 'The Best Thing That Could Happen to the Country Is If No Oil Is Found'
- Forest Funding 'Could Put Billions in Wrong Hands'
- Paddlers Protesting Border Fence
Sunday July 13, 2008
Saturday July 12, 2008
Friday July 11, 2008
- 'Longest Walk' Reaches Washington
- Illegality Inducing Unsafe Abortions
- 'This Is Like Apartheid': ANC Veterans Visit West Bank
- Climate Campaigners Threaten to Invade and Shut Down Power Plant
- Bird Species Plummet as Habitat Dwindles
- Refugees Forsaken Even By Their Own Gov't
- USDA Rule Change May Lead To Crops on Conserved Land
- Antarctic Ice Shelf 'Hanging by Thread': European Scientists
- Israel Hints at Pre-emptive Attack on Iran
- Innovation Fuels Solar Power Drive
- Book Cites Secret Red Cross Report of CIA Torture of Qaeda Captives
- Pull-out Demand Signals Final Bush Defeat in Iraq
- US-Led Strikes Killed 47 Afghan Civilians, Mostly Women and Children
- FCC Seeks to Punish Comcast in Internet Probe: Report
Thursday July 10, 2008
- Pelosi Says House Judiciary May Hold Hearings On Kucinich Impeachment Resolution
- US Still Shielding View of War Dead: Putting Her Foot Down and Getting the Boot
- Palestinian Villagers Try to Sue Canadian Builders
- Rove Ignores Subpoena, Refuses to Testify on Hill on Allegations of Political Meddling at DOJ
- Security Firms Lose Immunity In Iraq Deal
- Bush to G8: 'Goodbye From The world's Biggest Polluter'
- Activists Decry New Pentagon Policy On Cluster Bombs
- 'Planet Burns While G8 Fiddles'
- US Weapons Research Is Raising A Stink
- Canada's Secret Documents On Khadr's Treatment Revealed
- Veterans For Peace Receive No Answers From Conyers On Impeachment
Wednesday July 9, 2008
- Protesters Blockade Rep. Ackerman's Houseboat
- Congress Votes to Immunize Lawbreaking Telecoms, Legalize Warrantless Eavesdropping
- Czech Missile Shield: Russia to 'Retaliate' Over US Plan, President Dmitry Medvedev Says
- California To Shame The Owners of Gas-Guzzlers
- Cargill Rolling Out Natural, No-Calorie Sweetener
- Suit Seeks Ban on Oil Companies Disturbing Wildlife
- Iran Warns US It Will Retaliate If Attacked
- ACLU: US Blocking Payments to Guantanamo Attorneys
- Bush Lawyers Told to Speed Guantanamo Detention Appeals
- Hundreds of People Protest in Prague Against US Radar Base
- Corals Collapsing in More Acid Oceans
- Haunted by Iraq War Demons
- White House in Climate Change 'Cover Up'
- G8 Accused of 'Failing the World' on Carbon Cuts
Tuesday July 8, 2008
- G8 Leadership Questioned by Civil Society Leaders
- A Climate Threat From Flat TVs, Microchips
- Cheney Reportedly Wanted Cuts In Climate Testimony
- Did the Army 'Steal' FARC's Hostage Release?
- Iraq Insists On Withdrawal Timetable For US Troops
- Police Crack Down On Cyclist Group's Traffic Tactic
- G8 Leaders Agree on Halving Emissions by 2050
- Asking to Reconsider Tasers
- Lockheed: US Must Pay for Rocket-Test Cleanup
- Oilsands Image Fight Targets US Politicians
- High Food Prices May Cut Opposition to Genetically Modified Food
- The Security Dimensions of Environmental Policy
- US Cluster Bomb Plans Meaningless, Say Campaigners
Monday July 7, 2008
- More Scrutiny, Secrecy At Justice Department
- Justice Dept. Sued Over Political Bias
- The Iraq War Movie: Military Hopes To Shape Genre
- West Bank: Desperate Battle For A Permit To Work Their Own Land
- Protesters Gearing Up For The Political Conventions
- Nigeria Wants Mining Reparations
- A Tomato By Any Other Name? 'Experts' Set Food Rules
- Bush, Medvedev Clash on 'Missile Defense'
- Iraq Says May Agree Timetable For US Withdrawal
- G8 Protesters In Stand-Off With Police
- Report: Rural America Fertile For Military
- Court Orders New Refugee Hearing For Iraq War Deserter
Sunday July 6, 2008
- Anti-War Song Gets The Fingers
- A Word To The Water Wise
- Some Coffee Fans Get Grim Delight in Starbucks Woes
- US Dollar Mighty No More
- Uranium From Iraq Reaches Canada
- The General Ingrid Hugged
- America's Love Affair Fades as the Car Becomes Burden of Suburbia
- Afghan Governor Says 22 Civilians Killed in Air Strike
- Bush Warns North Korea to Disclose All Nuclear Secrets
Saturday July 5, 2008
- Companies Begin Quest for Oil, Gas Off Florida
- 9/11 Third Tower Mystery 'Solved'?
- Indigenous People Ask G8 for Climate Talk Inclusion
- Strike and We'll Strike You back, Warns Tehran
- Military Action 'Would Destabilise Iraq'
- Despair Drives Suicide Attacks by Iraqi Women
- US Eyes Plan to Empty Guantanamo Prison: Report
- Little to Cheer on US Independence Day
- Protesters Rally Ahead of G8 Summit
Friday July 4, 2008
- Protesters Interrupt Bush Holiday Speech
- Ingrid Betancourt Returns 'Home' to France - but Doubts Emerge about 'Daring' Rescue
- US Military Looks to Colombia to Replace Base in Ecuador
- Why Canada Is the Best Haven from Climate Change
- Google Ordered to Hand Over Millions of YouTube User Details to Viacom
- US Election: Barack Obama Wobbles on Withdrawing Iraq Troops
- US, Poland Reach Tentative Pact On Missile Shield
- Passport Record System Open to Abuse, IG Finds
- 'State Secrets' Privilege Derails Rendition Suit
- Journalist Charges Censorship by US Military in Fallujah
- Secret Report: Biofuel Caused Food Crisis
- Civil Liberties Groups Sue for Info on Cell Phone Lojacking
- Pictured: The Floating Cities That Could One Day House Climate Change Refugees
Thursday July 3, 2008
- Senator Backs New Solar Power Initiative
- Critics See Vendetta in Al-Arian's Legal Limbo
- Report Faults Care of Detained Immigrants, But Critics Still Desire Broader Scope
- Afghanistan Moves Back Into The Limelight
- Military Chief Warns Against Striking Iran
- California Judge Rejects Bush's View on Wiretaps
- Civil Liberties Group Criticizes New FBI Profiling Authority
- Wildlife Extinction Rates 'Seriously Underestimated'
- US Officials Condoned Hunt-Kurd Oil Deal-Documents
- US Teacher Is Suspended For Letting Pupils Read Bestseller
- McCain Camp Puts Rove Man In Charge
Wednesday July 2, 2008
- Ingrid Betancourt and Three American Hostages Freed by Colombian Military
- Sewage in Water Threatens Gazans
- Award-winning Palestinian reporter 'abused' by Israeli Security Officers
- Experts Warn Against Military Aid to Mexico
- Official Says Iran Accepts P5+1 Talks Proposal
- Wounded Iraqi Forces Say They've Been Abandoned
- Iraq Nears Agreement With US On Military Pact
- In Manassas, the Medium Is The Issue
- Dambusters: The Protest That Turned The Tide of Global Green Opinion
- Poll Backs Greater UN Role in Mideast Peace
- Gas Guzzlers and 'Ghostburbs'
- Senator: Angry McCain Grabbed Sandinista Official At Talks
- 40 Years On, NPT In Urgent Need of Overhaul: Experts
- China Inspired Interrogations at Guantánamo
- Obama Voters Protest His Switch on Telecom Immunity
Tuesday July 1, 2008
- Protest Zone Far Cry From Pepsi Center, ACLU Says
- US Court Ruling On Arar Enables Gov't To Send Foreigners To Torture, Says Lawyer
- Iraq Opens Oilfields to International Deals
- Ex-Abu Ghraib Inmates Sue US Firms For Torture
- Former Agent Says CIA Ignored Findings on Iran
- Diego Garcia: Chagos Islands Return 'Puts US Base at Risk'
- Map Reveals Extent of Deforestation in Tropical Countries
- Afghanistan Needs New Humanitarian Effort: UN Aid Chief
- UN Investigator Blasts US Justice System
- Georgia Judge Yanks Coal Power Permit on Climate Concerns
- Hawks Belie Iran's 'Existential Threat' to Israel