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Headlines - March, 2010

Wednesday March 31, 2010

McChrystal's Support for Raids Belies New Image
Bush-Ordered Wiretaps Illegal, Judge Says
Insurance Industry Already Finding Ways to Game New System
Arizona Sets a Minefield for Undocumented Immigrants
Advocates Gather, Rally for More Oversight of Chemicals
Assassinations Development: Kopassus Pressure Cited as TV One Cancels Live Interview at Last Minute
Haiti Looking More and More Like a War Zone
Barack Obama Reverses Campaign Promise and Approves Offshore Drilling

Tuesday March 30, 2010

US Oil Company Donated Millions to Climate Sceptic Groups, Says Greenpeace
Two-Thirds of Boys in Afghan Jails Are Brutalized, Study Finds
Bank Lobbyists Fought for Very Thing They're Now Trying to Kill, Says Elizabeth Warren
A Race to Introduce GM Corn Before Africa's Climate Worsens
Coal Fuels Much of Internet 'Cloud,' Greenpeace Says
Afghanistan: Nato to Launch Kandahar Assault in June
Karl Rove Heckled, Called 'War Criminal' at Book Event

Monday March 29, 2010

Big Pharma Wins Big With Health Care Reform Bill
Senator Specter Wants to Extend US Privacy Curbs to Web-Cam Use
States' Leaders Clash Over Healthcare Lawsuits
Arctic States Meet Over Resources, Military Concerns
James Lovelock: Humans Are Too Stupid to Prevent Climate Change
Company Seeks First US Oil Sands Project, in Utah
Maine's Clean Election System Blazes a Trail in Funding
Seven Arrested in FBI Raids Linked to Christian Militia Group
Obama Puts Pesticide Pusher in Charge of Agricultural Trade Relations
Moscow Metro Hit by Deadly Suicide Bombings

Sunday March 28, 2010

Obama In Afghanistan: '9/11', 'More Troops on the Way', '9/11'
Aid Must Double to Respond to Natural Disasters, UN Warned
US Lobbies a Hurdle in Mexico Drug War: Calderon
Developers Bet the Organic Farm
Israel Blames Palestinians for Blocking US Peace Efforts
US Troop Deaths Double in Afghanistan
More than 300 Killed in Raid in DR.Congo: HRW
Abrupt End of College Tuition Help Angers Military Spouses
Push to Eat Local Food Is Hampered by Shortage
Israeli Armor Moves into Gaza, Digging Trenches
Pro-Business Lobbying Blitz Takes on Obama’s Plan for Wall Street Overhaul

Saturday March 27, 2010

Bank of America, Wells Fargo Probably Won't Pay Income Tax for 2009
FDA Says Millions Got Unapproved Heart Pills
Landmarks go Dark, Millions Unplug for Earth Hour
Palestinian Killed as Israeli Tanks Enter Gaza: Medics
Tighter Rules Fail to Stem Deaths of Innocent Afghans at Checkpoints
Earth 'Entering New Age of Geological Time'

Friday March 26, 2010

Economist Who Foretold First Housing Bubble Says, 'Beware'
Iraq Election: Iyad Allawi's Bloc Wins Most Seats
Court Strikes Limits on Contributions to Independent Political Groups
S. Korean Navy Ship Sinking in Disputed Waters; N. Korean Torpedo?
In a Coma, With the Plug Pulled on Health Insurance
GOP Senator Blocks Jobless-Benefits Extension
Obama, Medvedev Seal Deal on Nuclear Arms Pact
No Change on Jerusalem Policy: Netanyahu
US Plans Big Expansion in Effort to Aid Homeowners
HUD Study: Rent Assistance Cheaper Than Shelters
Newborn With Heart Defect Is Denied Insurance Coverage
Bhopal Legacy Haunts Nuclear Liability Bill

Thursday March 25, 2010

Reconciliation Bill Passes Senate
Protestors Demand Bank of America Freeze Foreclosures
Afghanistan Experts at USF Symposium Agree on One Thing: Things Don't Look Good
Top U.S. General in Afghanistan Gives Order: Close TGI Friday's
School Lunch Boosts Mean Painful Cuts
UN: Global Deforestation Slows, Forests Still Lost at 'Alarming Rate'
US Supreme Court Halts Execution of Texas Death Row Inmate
US Health Bill Needs New House Vote
Nation’s Largest Private Water Utility Joins Lawsuit Against Herbicide Maker

Wednesday March 24, 2010

GOP Leaders Match Up Message to Violent Talk
Cluster Bombs Banned for UK Armed Forces
Severed Gas Line Found at Home of Rep. Perriello Brother After Tea Party Activists Post Address Online
US School Prom Ruling 'Violated Lesbian Student's Rights'
KBR Drops Rape-Case Appeal; Sen. Franken Pleased
Tough Bill Advances in Arizona on Undocumented Immigrants
The Weight of the Poor: A Strategy to End Poverty
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The Right's Conspiracy Theory Attack on Frances Fox Piven
Indonesian Army Threatens to Arrest US Journalist Over Assassinations Report; Assassination Interview Censored
Diocese Penalizes Homeless Aid Group for Backing Same-Sex Marriage
First Nations, Environmental Coalition Vow to Fight Tar Sands Pipeline
Legality of US Drones Questioned

Tuesday March 23, 2010

College Students Rally for Student Loan Legislation on Hill
Move to Legalize Marijuana in California Sparks Fears About Drop in Prices
Intentional Communities as Resource-Sharers: Cohousing Booms as Option in Urban Living
UN Report: World's Biggest Cities Merging Into 'Mega-Regions'
Environmentalists Make Plea for Desert Preservation
JSOC Interests Snag Plan to Free Afghan Detainees
Why Fannie and Freddie Continue to Cost Taxpayers Billions
Senate Dems Brace for 'Poison Pills'

Monday March 22, 2010

Unclean Water Claims More Lives Than War
Obama Takes Healthcare Reforms on the Road
Whole Foods, United Natural Foods Muscle Suppliers to Boycott Consumer Group
Clinton Urges Israel to Make Difficult Choices for Peace, Promises 'Rock Solid' Support
More Than 50 Million Hit by Drought in South of China
Indonesian Army Implicated in New Assassinations; Forces Receiving US Aid Ran '09 Activist Murders
'While I Think It's a Cruddy Bill, at Least It Is a Start'
Bagram Prison in Afghanistan May Become the New Guantánamo
Massive Change in US Student Loans Slipped in to Bill
Republican Lawmakers Stir Up the 'Tea Party' Crowd

Sunday March 21, 2010

Tens of Thousands of Protesters Gather to Press for US Immigration Reform
'Mass Hysteria' on Capitol Hill
36 States Take Aim to Block Healthcare Plan
UN Chief Slams Israeli Blockade of the Gaza Strip
How the West Poisoned Bangladesh
When Drug Makers' Profits Outweigh Penalties

Saturday March 20, 2010

Tea Party Protests: 'Ni**er,' 'Fa**ot' Shouted At Members Of Congress
Thousands Rally on Anniversary of Invasion of Iraq
Pelosi Shuts Down Talk of Abortion Vote
Russian 'Day of Anger' Rallies Tests Putin's Rule
I'm Not the Messiah, Says Food Activist... but His Many Worshippers Do Not Believe Him
French Ladies of the Left Spell Trouble for Sarkozy's Re-Election Bid
Pro-Choice Caucus Livid at Talk of Deal with Stupak on Abortion
Sanders Drops Push for Public Option

Friday March 19, 2010

Gazans Wounded in Israeli Strike
Protesters Prepare for Saturday's Antiwar Demonstrations
Rice Admits Iraq Regrets, Says US Eventually 'Got It Right'
Senate Democrats, States Wary of Draft Climate Bill's Pre-Emption Language
More Fertile Imagination: 'Nature Deficit Disorder' Gains Traction
FDIC Chief Sees 'Backdoor Bailouts' in Senate Bill
EPA Launches National Study of Hydraulic Fracturing
Quartet Calls for Settlement Freeze
World Must Back Afghans, UN Peacekeeping Chief Says
Deal Near for Guantanamo Closure, Trials: Report

Thursday March 18, 2010

The Growing Movement for Publicly Owned Banks
US and Russia Make Nuclear Progress
Unions Flex Muscle With Bank Protests
Most Power Plants Still Spewing Toxic Mercury, Report Says
US Budget Analysts Say Health Bill to Cut Deficit
Breaking: Anti-MTR Activists Risk Arrest at EPA HQ with Elaborate Protest
No Trade Reprieve for Polar Bears
EU Selling Torture Equipment
Zero Public Option + One Mandate = Disaster

Wednesday March 17, 2010

EPA’s Children’s Health Efforts Lacked Focus, Leadership Under Bush – GAO
Israeli Raids Target Children
Governors' Wind Energy Coalition Urges National Renewable Energy Standard
IRS Forms Reveal More K St. Pay Data
Grassroots Relief
Rep. Dennis Kucinich to Vote 'Yes' on Health Care
Climate Change and Habitat Loss Posing Great Threat to Europe's Small Creatures
Bin Laden Will Never Face US Trial, Be Caught Alive: Holder
Storm Clouds on Haiti Horizon Threaten Earthquake Refugees
Homeland Chief Puts Brakes on Virtual Fence Funds

Tuesday March 16, 2010

In Details of Dodd Bill, Some Loopholes and Unanswered Questions
US Is Reining In Special Forces in Afghanistan
The Biggest Dump in the World
House Has Long History of Political Cowardice, Prolific Use of 'Deeming Resolutions'
Documents Detail Law Enforcement Collection of Data From Social Media Sites
In Baton Rouge, More Allegations of Police Misconduct After Hurricane Katrina
Climate 'Fix' Could Poison Sea Life
Recession Left 'Walking Wounded' Workers
Despite Recession, Global Arms Race Spirals
Clashes Break Out in East Jerusalem

Monday March 15, 2010

Fed Appointees, Expect an Inquisition
Policy Battle Over Afghan Peace Talks Intensifies
Senate Financial Reform Bill Boosts Fed: Sources
Meet USCybercom: Why the US Is Fielding a Cyber Army
Money Spent on Tar Sands Projects Could Decarbonize Western Economies
Contractors Tied to Effort to Track and Kill Militants
100,000 Protesters Rally in Bangkok to Press Thai Government to Step Down
Move on Student Loans Could Win Healthcare Votes, House Dems Say
Relying on GM Crops to Battle Climate Change 'Suicidal,' Indian Activist Charges

Sunday March 14, 2010

Tiff or Tipping Point?
Children of Gaza: Scarred, Trapped, Vengeful
Progressives Choke on Their Pretzels as Karl Rove Rewrites History
Obama's Education Reform Push is Bad Education Policy

Saturday March 13, 2010

Obama's Reluctant Populism Irks Left
UN Appeal for Haitian Quake Relief Only Half Funded
Israel Seals off West Bank
The Left's Answer to Tea Parties? A Cup of Joe

Friday March 12, 2010

Texas Approves Curriculum Revised by Conservatives
The 'Public Option': Democrats' Scam Becomes More Transparent
Appeals Court says 'Under God' Not a Prayer
Why The US Occupation Makes Iraqi Women Miss Saddam
Arab Americans Organize to Get Counted in Census
Industries Hoarding Greenhouse Gas Emission Permits
Noam Chomsky: Iran Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Out of Fear
Gene Stoltzfus, Founder of Christian Peacemaker Teams, Dies of a Heart Attack

Thursday March 11, 2010

Bank Reform Talks Fail, Dodd to Go Solo
Nearly Half of Americans Believe Climate Change Threat Is Exaggerated
Obama Doles Out $1.4 Million in Nobel Winnings to 10 Charities
Texas State Board of Education Continues Debate Over Standards for Social Studies
Greek Rioters Clash With Police as 10,000 Protesters Take to the Streets
Chile Rocked by Another Major Quake
Sanders: Obama Has Tragically Lost the Youth, Antagonized Unions
Texas Earthquakes May Be Linked to Wells for Gas Mining
Private Firms Line Up as Haiti Opens for Business
Senators Target Wall Street, With Goldman Sachs in Mind
Leaders in House Block Earmarks to Corporations
Judge Says Gov’t Must Allow Funding for ACORN

Wednesday March 10, 2010

House Rejects Call for Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Land Grabbing in Latin America
Patrick Kennedy: Press Corps Is 'Despicable' for Not Covering Afghanistan War Resolution
Mississippi Faces Suit Over Children's Mental Health
House to Vote on Pullout From Afghanistan
A Third of World's Jailed Journalists in Iran
Canada Urged to Seek Nuclear-Free Arctic Zone
Higher Corporate Spending on Election Ads Could Be All but Invisible
US Creationists Unswayed by Evolution Exhibition
British Ex-Spy Chief Accuses US of Hiding Torture
Israeli Court to Hear Civil Case Over Death of Rachel Corrie in Gaza
US Campaign Finance Activist Granny D Dies at 100

Tuesday March 9, 2010

9/11 Suspects Should Face Civilian Court, UN Envoys Say
Fewer Jobs, Less Money, Same Old Story
FDL Launches 'Students, Not Banks' Campaign
Sarah Palin’s Canadian Health Care Link Has Critics Sick
House Liberals Force Vote on Pullout From Afghanistan
Brazil Slaps Trade Sanctions on US Over Cotton Dispute
EU Warns Climate Loopholes Could Lead to CO2 Rise
Israel Okays New West Bank Settler Homes Despite Moratorium
Showdown Looms for Financial Reform
Protesters Plan ‘Citizens Arrests’ of Health Insurers’ Leaders in D.C.

Monday March 8, 2010

Cities Sue Manufacturer of Weed-Killer Found in Tap Water
Kucinich Becomes Target of Health Care Whip Campaign
UN: Olympic 'Beautification' of Cities Means Forced Evictions
Fiction of Marja as City Was US Information War
Challenging Conventional Wisdom on Renewable Energy's Limits
At Least 500 Dead in Nigeria Attack
Green Party in California Trying to Stem Shrinking Numbers
On ‘Bloody Sunday’ Anniversary, US Vows to Step Up Civil Rights Enforcement
Humans Driving Extinction Faster Than Species Can Evolve, Say Experts

Sunday March 7, 2010

Global Climate Battle Plays Out in World Bank
How Food and Water Are Driving a 21st-Century African Land Grab
Left Gears Up to Fight Media Wars
Revealed: The Shocking Truth About Tasers
Water-Poor Australia Gets Pushed on Sewage-to-Tap Plan
Polls Close in Iraq Election

Saturday March 6, 2010

Iraq in Lockdown on Poll Eve
Senate Debates Indefinite Detentions
Ill. Judge Won't Toss Torture Suit Naming Rumsfeld
Chagossians Fight for a Home in Paradise
US Concerned Over Blackwater's Work in Afghanistan

Friday March 5, 2010

US Public 'Will Pay Obama’s $90bn Bank Levy’
Africa Aims to Regulate 'Mercenary' Industry
US Airports Expand Passenger Full-Body Screening
Huge Methane Leak in Arctic Ocean: Study
Fresh Evidence Global Warming Is Man-Made
Corn Farmers Say Food Inc. Shouldn't Win Oscar
Justify High Rates, Health Secretary Tells Health Insurance Execs
Flip Flop: White House Considering Military Trials for 9/11 Suspects
Iraq Invasion Was Right Decision for Right Reasons, Says Brown
For Young Activists, Video Is Their Voice
Lawmakers From Coal States Seek to Delay Emission Limits

Thursday March 4, 2010

Louisiana Sheriff Trains Volunteers for 'Project Exodus' to Combat Terrorism
Students' 'Day Of Action' Protests Grow As Education Goes Private
Restoring North America's Wild Bison to Their Home on the Range
As Afghanistan Contracting Surges, Who's Following the Money?
The Cost of War: Disturbing Story of Fallujah's Birth Defects
Katrina Victims Seek to Sue Greenhouse Gas Emitters
Yucca Foes Hail Historic Step to Kill Nuclear Waste Depository
One in Three Killed by US Drones in Pakistan Is a Civilian, Report Claims
RNC Document Mocks Donors, Plays on 'Fear'
GOP Tensions Simmer Over CFPA

Wednesday March 3, 2010

To Drill or Not to Drill
Senators Who Voted Against Extending Jobless Benefits Hail From States Devastated by Recession
Foodborne Illness Costs US $152 Billion Annually: Study
California Man Gets Eight Years for Stealing Cheese
Same-Sex Marriage Legal in Washington, D.C.
At Least 30 Dead in Iraq Triple Suicide Bombing
Michael Moore: ‘Democrats Are a Bunch of Wusses…It’s Disgusting… I’m Sick of Them’
Obama to Push Healthcare Overhaul Into Final Act
Army Awards Lucrative Iraq Contract to KBR
Economists: Another Financial Crisis on the Way
Wanted - An Effective Multilateral System

Tuesday March 2, 2010

Coffee Party Wakes Up US Radicals
Old TVs Spark Environmental Dispute
Anthem Blue Cross Sued Over Rate Increases
Common Weedkiller Turns Male Frogs Into Females
Profiting From Recession, Payday Lenders Spend Big to Fight Regulation
EU Authorizes GMO Potatoes
New Ghost Towns: Industrial Communities Teeter on the Edge
Court Action Threatens Softer Handgun Laws
Dodd: Put CFPA Inside Federal Reserve
Who Really Gets Hurt When GOP's Bunning Blocks This Bill?
Obama Backs Rewarding Districts That Police Failing Schools

Monday March 1, 2010

US Senate's Top Climate Skeptic Accused of Waging 'McCarthyite Witch-Hunt'
Rulings Restrict Clean Water Act, Foiling E.P.A.
Goldman Board Rejects Shareholder Demands on Pay
Socialists Get Newfound Attention as 'Red-Baiting' Draws Interest From Youth
China Stepping Up for Arctic Influence: Report
Green Fuels Cause More Harm Than Fossil Fuels, According to Report
Obama Considers New US Nuclear Strategy: Report
Chilean Military Takes Control of Quake-Hit Cities
Blackwater's Migraines Multiply
Syncrude Back in Court Over Duck Deaths

March 2010