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Headlines - July, 2010

Saturday July 31, 2010

Enbridge Warned of Corrosion in Michigan Pipeline Weeks Before Spill
Dead Vets’ Families Accuse Insurer of $100 Million Scam
Pakistan Floods 'Kill 800' People and Affect a Million
Deaths in the Desert

Friday July 30, 2010

Oil-Soaked Waste Worries Gulf Coast Landfills' Neighbors
Report Suggests 'Correlation' between U.S. Aid and Army Killings
Obama Administration Considers Bypassing Congress on Immigration Reform
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Soldier in WikiLeaks Video Case Transferred to US
Oil Industry Safety Record Blown Open
July Is Deadliest Month of Afghan War for US
U.S. Hikers Detained in Iran Are Like 'Three Rachel Corries', Says Friend
Activist Supports Probe of Aid Raid
EPA Rejects Petitions to Reverse Climate Change Endangerment Finding
Obama Seeks to Expand US Arms Exports

Thursday July 29, 2010

Dozens Arrested in Protests of AZ Immigration Law
U.S. and Major Powers Urged to Join Cluster Munitions Pact
Are Our Oceans Dying? Phytoplankton has Declined Terrifying 40% in 60 Years
White House Pushes for Warrantless Access to Internet Records
As Desert Deaths Soar, a Morgue Grows Crowded
Congress Reforms Cocaine Convictions
Michigan Oil Spill Estimated by EPA at 1 Million-Plus Gallons
Global Warming Pushes 2010 Temperatures to Record Highs

Wednesday July 28, 2010

UN Declares Water, Sanitation as Human Rights
US Judge Blocks Key Parts of Arizona Immigration Law
Floods Trap 30,000 in China's Northeast
'Sacrificed Its Soul at the Altar of Capitalism': The US Town That Outsourced Everything
US Hunts Afghan War Files Leaker
Republicans Thwart New Campaign Finance Disclosure Rules As DISCLOSE Act Fails Procedural Vote in Senate
Pipeline Leaks, Over 800,000 Gallons of Oil Spew in Michigan

Tuesday July 27, 2010

House Votes to Fund Obama's War Surge
New Oil Leak Reported as Barge Crashes Into Oil Well in Gulf of Mexico
Ahmadinejad Says Expects US to Attack MidEast Soon
War Bill Could Be Stopped Today With 144 Votes
US Delays Decision on Tarsands Pipeline
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Wikileaks: Leaked Reports Make Afghan War Policy More Vulnerable
British PM Calls Gaza 'Prison Camp'
UN to Vote on Right to Water
Greenpeace Activists Close Down BP Stations in London
US 'Fails to Account' for Iraq Reconstruction Billions
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Daniel Ellsberg Describes Afghan War Logs as On a Par with 'Pentagon Papers'

Monday July 26, 2010

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Afghan War Logs: Weight of Pages, but the Best Is Yet to Come
30 Years in Jail Too Short for Khmer Rouge Leader - Victims
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'Scores Die in Afghan Village Raid'
Venezuela's Chavez Threatens to Cut Off US Oil
Weekend of Pakistan Drone Attacks Leaves 35 Dead
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange on the 'War Logs': 'I Enjoy Crushing Bastards'
Brazilian Tribes Occupy Power Plant

Sunday July 25, 2010

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Wikileaks: Massive Leak of Secret Files Exposes Truth of Occupation
British-Liberia 'Forest-Saving' Scheme Exposes Perils of Carbon Credit Plans
US Farmers May Face Crackdown on Pesticide Use
Liberals Press Obama for More Action on Key Issues
Cash Costs of War: Antiwar Meeting Ready to Link Foreign Wars with US Economy Woes

Saturday July 24, 2010

Researchers Confirm Subsea Gulf Oil Plumes are from BP Well
UN Rights Council Names Team to Probe Israel Flotilla Raid
US Senate Deals Blow to Global Climate Talks
Toxic Legacy of US Assault on Fallujah 'Worse Than Hiroshima'
School Chief Dismisses 241 Teachers in Washington

Friday July 23, 2010

Evacuation Underway as Storm Heads to Gulf Spill Site
Multinational Company Trafigura Found Guilty of Exporting Toxic Waste
Journalism Legend Daniel Schorr Dies at 93
House Pressured to Pass Stripped-Down War Measure
North Korea Threatens 'Physical Response' to US War Games
Vietnam's Forgotten War Victims
US Senate Drops Bill to Cap Carbon Emissions
Israel Gets Brutal With Media
Lobbyists Push Use of Deadly Asbestos in Developing Nations

Thursday July 22, 2010

BP Chief Tony Hayward to Outline Strategy That Restores Firm's Fortunes
EPA Employees Blow the Whistle on Flawed Climate Bills
U.S. Ends Ban on Ties With Indonesian Special Forces
Jesse Jackson Calls Shirley Sherrod a 'True Freedom Fighter' Who Fought Back Against 'Attempted Character Assassination'
Democrats May Stop Bush-Era Tax Cuts for Wealthy From Expiring
BP Admits It 'Photoshopped' Official Images as Oil Spill 'Cut and Paste' Row Escalates
Push On to Have Professor Head Consumer Agency

Wednesday July 21, 2010

UN Chief Dilly-Dallying on Panel to Probe Israeli Killings?
Finding Vegetables in Unexpected Places
British Meat and Dairy Is Destroying Rainforests
Israeli Army to Get Humanitarian Affairs Officers in Wake of Gaza War
BP's Oil Spill Caused by Fed's 'Dangerous Culture of Permissiveness'
No Quick Exit for Troops in Afghanistan, NATO Head Says
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Reproductive Justice Organizations Denounce Anti-Choice 'Freedom Rides,' Plan Counter-Rally
US Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea

Tuesday July 20, 2010

Arizona Fights Obama Challenge to Immigration Law
Unemployment Extension Bill Clears Hurdle, Standoff Likely Over Until November
Federal Contributions from Political Action Committee of Beleaguered Oil Giant BP Slow to a Trickle
Pre-Recession Unemployment Rates May Not Be Reached for a Decade
EPA Whistleblower Accuses Agency of Covering Up Effects of Dispersant in BP Oil Spill Cleanup
AIDS Activists: Bush-Era Policies Haven’t Changed Despite Obama Pledges
Food Co-Op in Rachel Corrie's Hometown Boycotts Israeli Goods
BP Oil Poisons the Gulf of Mexico's Food Chain
Senate Likely to Break Deadlock on Jobless Benefits

Monday July 19, 2010

Next for the Gulf: More Drilling
Developing: Oil, Gas Leaking From BP's Oil Cap
Taliban Talks: The Obstacles to a Peace Deal in Afghanistan
Iranian Scientist Amiri Told CIA Iran Has No Nuclear Bomb Programme
US Announces New Pakistan Aid
'Top Secret America' Washington Post Investigation Reveals Massive, Unmanageable, Outsourced US Intelligence System
Fishing Families in Gulf Region Turn to Fast Food, 'Grind Meats'
US Allows BP to Test, Keep Shut Gulf Well Despite Seepage
Kabul Faces Severe Water Crisis
Demands for Release of Nuclear Whistleblower as Israel Holds Vanunu in Solitary Confinement

Sunday July 18, 2010

States Failing to Control Transport of Arms: Amnesty
Seepage Detected Near Blown-Out BP Well
Seepage Detected Near Blown-Out BP Well
Clarenceville, Michigan Picketers Protest Privatization
Al Gore Plugs Sci-Fi Thriller That’s Aiding Climate Campaign
Netanyahu: US Easily Manipulated
Could Iron Maiden's Philosophy Inspire an Alternative Economic System in the Middle East?

Saturday July 17, 2010

Planned Parenthood Rips Obama
Clinton Heads to Afghanistan as US War Fears Grow
Liberal 'Netroots' Convention Will Test Democratic Activists
Israel Set to Force All Citizens to Swear Oath to Jewish State
Austerity Drive Will Hand Billions to Private Sector

Friday July 16, 2010

Water as Human Right Threatens to Split World Body
Obama Administration Applies Stupak Amendment to High Risk Pools
Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Resentenced to 10-Year Term—Nearly Five Times Her Original Sentence
Gulf States Wait in Hope as Cap Stifles Disastrous Flow
Tim Geithner Opposes Nominating Elizabeth Warren to Lead New Consumer Agency
CIA Exceeded Interrogation Limits, Former Justice Dept. Official Says
Last Month Was the Hottest June Recorded Worldwide, Figures Show
French Foreign Ministry Probes Fake Website
No Letup in Foreclosures

Thursday July 15, 2010

BP Says Oil Has Stopped
Israel Chokes Gaza Despite Announced Easing
Dean Baker: 'Reform Bill Will Improve Regulation in the Financial Sector'
Wall Street Reform Clears Final Hurdle
Suspicions Raised Over BP's Possible Deal to Access Libyan Oil
Hudson Bay Polar Bears 'Could Soon Be Extinct'
Suppliers for Tobacco Company Philip Morris Used Child Labour
In Vietnam-Era Files, Parallels of Anxiety
After the Gulf, an Oil Sands Debate Looms
Obama Hires Former Wellpoint Exec to Implement Health Care Law

Wednesday July 14, 2010

Natural Gas No Quick Fix for U.S. Energy Woes
Rich Countries to Pay Energy Giants to Build New Coal-Fired Power Plants
Gaza Aid Ship Docks in Egypt
In EU 'No' to Genetically Modified Food Could Conceal a 'Yes'
Six More Charged in New Orleans Danziger Bridge Shootings
Scientists Say Gulf Oil Disaster Altering Food Web
Fears Grow as Millions Lose Jobless Benefits
Gaza Aid Ship 'Diverted to Egypt'

Tuesday July 13, 2010

BP Tests Oil Well Cap, but Says Success Is Not Assured
U.S. Plutonium Waste Underestimated, Says Researcher
Coast Guard Photos Show Spill Workers Without Protective Gear
Russ Feingold's Defiance Irks Liberals
Guantanamo Inmate Khadr Refuses Plea Deal, Says Would Give US Government Excuse for Torture
Watchdog Fears Afghan Women's Rights to Be Traded for Peace
U.N.: Include Value of Natural Resources in Size of Economies
Elizabeth Warren to Head Consumer Protection Bureau?
BP Oil Spill: Barack Obama's Investigation Hears of 'Friction'

Monday July 12, 2010

The Case for a New WPA
FDA Nears Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon
Rate of Arctic Sea Ice Melt Heats Up
Afghan Monitor Says 2010 Worst Year of War
Halliburton Continues to Flood Lawmakers With Contributions After Oil Spill
With 'One Nation,' Liberal Groups Aim to Match Tea Party's Energy, Influence
BP Defends Record As 'Safe And Reliable' Despite Hundreds of Egregious Violations
Little Improvement at Haiti's Epicentre

Sunday July 11, 2010

Native American Tribe Reclaims Slice of the Hamptons after Court Victory
Haitians Wait in Tents for a Recovery that has Still Barely Begun
Israel Warning as Libya Aid Boat Eyes Gaza Landing
For Now, Oil Spews Unchecked in Effort to Cap Well
Revealed: How Strategy to Train Afghan Forces is in Deep Trouble
Staring Down Desperation
Liberals Analyze Their Obama 'Despair'

Saturday July 10, 2010

1.8M Acres of Alaska Drilling Leases Go Up for Bid
Pakistan Death Toll Soars above 100
Civilian Deaths Rise as Afghan Fight Intensifies
Stirrings of a New Push for Military Option on Iran
Climate Change Means More Heatwaves, Premature Deaths, Scientists Warn

Friday July 9, 2010

Haiti Still Suffering Six Months on From Earthquake
Millions Face Starvation as Niger Prays in Vain for Rain
Outrage in Oakland: Transit Officer Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter–Not Murder–in Killing of Unarmed Oscar Grant
War—What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing, According to Latest Work by San Anselmo Filmmaker
Wealthy Reap Rewards While Those Who Work Lose
'Brawler' General to Lead Centcom
Court Refuses Stay in Deepwater Drilling Case
US Denies Visa to Colombian Journalist

Thursday July 8, 2010

Labor Losing to DC Elites Over Job Creation, Unemployment?
U.S. Casualties to Mount as Afghan War Widens, General Says
Deadly Attacks Target Iraq Pilgrims
Weighing Safety of Weed Killer in Drinking Water, EPA Relies Heavily on Industry-Backed Studies
Afghan Corruption Doubled Since 2006: Survey
When the Police Control the Press

Wednesday July 7, 2010

Back at the Interior Department Ranch: Salazar Has Some Clean Up to Do in Utah, Too
The Big Lie: BP, Governments Downplay Public Health Risk From Oil and Dispersants
'Climategate' Inquiry Mostly Vindicates Scientists
Report: Secret Document Affirms U.S.-Israel Nuclear Partnership
Court Asked to Stop Planting of Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees
Justice Dept Draws a Line in Arizona's Sand
Abandoned Oil Wells Make Gulf of Mexico 'Environmental Minefield'

Tuesday July 6, 2010

Unemployment Extension Standoff, Day 35: 'Harsh Reality Has Now Set In'
This Big Brother Is in the U.S.
US Soldier Linked With Iraq Video Leak Charged
UK PM Announces Torture Inquiry
Dead Zone in Gulf Linked to Ethanol Production
McChrystal Probe of SOF Killings Excluded Key Eyewitnesses
Israel to Indict Soldier Over Gaza
Despite Pledge to Curtail Corporate Earmarks, Politicians Pursue Them
Thailand Extends Emergency Rule
Global Emissions Targets Will Lead to 4C Temperature Rise, Say Studies
Tar Balls in Texas Mean Oil Hits All 5 Gulf States

Monday July 5, 2010

Opium-Addicted Children: Paying a Heavy Price for the Afghan War
BP Still Does Big Federal Business Despite U.S. Scrutiny
US Questions Its Unwavering Support for Israel

Sunday July 4, 2010

Israel's Foes Embrace New Resistance Tactics
Outdoor Gear is ‘Environmentally Toxic’, Finds Report
It's Not Just BP's Oil in the Gulf That Threatens World's Oceans
Death By Drone: CIA's Hitlist is Murder

Saturday July 3, 2010

ProPublica Photographer Detained by BP and Local Police
Gagged! Pentagon Clamps Down on Media After Rolling Stone Article
Pentagon Ban on Guantanamo Reporters is Illegal, Group Says
Gulf Oil Spill Likely to Reach Florida Keys, Miami, Report Says
Researchers Say Obama's Slow on Oil Spill Science, too

Friday July 2, 2010

Oil Spills Boost Arsenic Levels in Ocean: Study
Maude Barlow: 'The World Has Divided into Rich and Poor as at No Time in History'
U.S. Experiencing Worst Episode of Prolonged Unemployment Since Great Depression
Rejecting SB1070, States Advance Progressive Immigration Policy
Environmental Justice, Science Leaders Urge Action Linking Climate and Public Health
'This Is Worse Than Guantanamo'
Taliban Attacks Afghan Aid Office
Deep-Sea Mining Adds to Fears of Marine Pollution
US Approves $33bn for Afghanistan Troop Increase

Thursday July 1, 2010

Oil Spill Media Access: Reporters Still Given the Runaround Even as Public Health Concerns Mount
Warning of Looming Crisis, Louisiana Calls on BP to Fund Mental Health Programs
The Other Side of World Cup Footballs
Small Creatures and Climate Change: How Warming Can 'Shuffle the Deck' of Creatures That Thrive
Joint Lawsuit Planned for G20 Arrestees
US to Cut $4bn in Afghan Aid After Corruption Allegations
1.3 Million Unemployed Won't Get Benefits Restored After Senate Fails to Overcome Filibuster

July 2010