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Headlines - August, 2010

Tuesday August 31, 2010

On Eve of Peace Talks, Four Israelis Killed in Occupied West Bank
Secret 'Kill Lists' Fly in the Face of US and Int'l Law
Afghanistan Bomb Attacks Kill Twenty-One US Soldiers in 48 hours
Oilsands Operations Boosting Toxic Metals in Northern Watershed: Study
Why Failure of Climate Summit Would Herald Global Catastrophe: 3.5°
Greenpeace 'Shuts Down' Arctic Oil Rig
US Homeowners Flock to Florida Event in Desperate Bid to Save Properties
Iraq Withdrawal: Amid Heat and Broken Promises, Only the Ice Man Cometh
Media Didn't Buy Petraeus Command's Story of Low Taliban Morale

Monday August 30, 2010

Can Our Schools Run on Duncan?
Rights Groups File Challenge to Targeted Killing by US
Economists Agree: Stimulus Created Nearly 3 Million Jobs
US Military Loses Control Of Subcontractor Spending, Warlords Benefit
Muslims See Murfreesboro Mosque Fire as Sign of Hate
Israeli Actors to Boycott New West Bank Theatre
Funnyman Harry Shearer Gets Serious with Katrina Documentary 'The Big Uneasy'
Antiwar Rally by Veterans for Peace Caps Convention
Friends of the Earth Urges End to 'Land Grab' for Biofuels

Sunday August 29, 2010

US to Mark Hurricane Katrina, Five Years On
Afghan Graft Prosecutor 'Fired'
Pakistan: A Land Left to Drown by the ‘Timber Mafia’
Deepwater Horizon Fears Resurface as Rigs Probe for Oil Under Arctic Ice

Saturday August 28, 2010

Measuring Progress Five Years After Hurricane Katrina
Iraq Special Report: 'American Soldiers Sacrificed a Lot. But We Sacrificed More'
Anger as US Conservatives Hold Washington Rally
Nato Afghan Bases Come Under Attack
Exodus as Floods Threaten More Pakistan Towns

Friday August 27, 2010

Chilcot Inquiry Accused of Fixating on West and Ignoring Real Victims
Study of Coal Ash Sites Finds Extensive Water Contamination
Obama Resists Pressure for Red Line on Iran's Nuclear Capability
Ninth Circuit: The Government Can Use GPS to Track Your Moves (without a Warrant)
UN Security Council Urges Justice for Congo Rape Victims
Is Fracking Even Worse Than Drilling?
Climate-Related Security Predictions Coming True in Pakistan

Thursday August 26, 2010

Anti-Latino Hate Crime is Spreading, Says Report
'Frankenfish' May Go on Sale in US After Public Consultation
Atrazine Threat to Male Sexual Development Revealed
Social Security Cuts Threaten to Hurt Low-Income Americans More
Women's Equality Day: Time for Constitutional Guarantee of Women's Rights
Calif. Hotel Walk-Off Strike Continues New Wave of Worker Militancy
Massacre Victims in Mexico Likely Migrants to US
Simon Johnson: Fiscal Austerity and America’s Future
Facing Prison for Filming US Police

Wednesday August 25, 2010

Glenn Beck Turns MLK’s Dream to Nightmare on Anniversary
Shhhhhh! JSOC is Hiring Interrogators and Covert Operatives for 'Special Access Programs'
Wikileaks Releases CIA 'Exporter of Terrorism' Report
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Poorer Nations Hit with 'Exorbitant' Consultancy Fees for Carbon Offset Projects
SB 1070 Protestors Take a Swing at Major League Baseball
After Katrina, New Orleans Cops Were Told They Could Shoot Looters
Pain Ray, Rejected by the Military, Ready to Blast L.A. Prisoners
Pakistan Floods: 800,000 Can Only Be Reached by Air
Iraq Car Bombs Kill 46: Officials
Afghanistan: Ouster of Contractors Throws US Strategy in Doubt
Report: Yemen Sacrificing Rights
Alan Simpson: Social Security Is 'A Milk Cow With 310 Million Tits'

Tuesday August 24, 2010

Scientists Attack Court Ruling Against Barack Obama's Stem Cell Policy
No South Afghanistan Handover for a 'Few Years': US
Russ Feingold: I Won't Be Done In By Citizens United Ruling
Tribal Groups, Activists Claim Victory as Vedanta Mine Plan Halted by Indian Government
Auto Union Joins Labor, Green Groups on Climate Bill Push
Court Halts President’s Stem Cell Expansion
Al-Shabab Vows 'Massive' Somali War
Hunger-Striking Guantanamo Detainees are Being Force-Fed at Night During Ramadan
State Department Details Blackwater Violations of US Laws
US Admits Human Rights Shortcomings in UN Report
Niger Hit by 'Double Disaster' of Drought, Floods
Egg Recall Drives Worried Customers to Farmers Markets

Monday August 23, 2010

Danish Warship Blocks Greenpeace Arctic Oil Protest
Israel's Choice is Settlements or Peace, say Palestinians
GOP: Staunch Defenders of Constitution... When It Suits Them
Pro-Environment Groups Outmatched, Outspent in Battle Over Climate Change Legislation
As Floodwaters Recede, Anger Grows in Northwest Pakistan
Obama Plays Down Plan for Post-2011 Iraq Troop Presence
US Military 'Overwhelmed' by Mental Health Problems of Soldiers
Nowhere Near Ground Zero, But No More Welcome
Dems Urge Obama to Take a Stand
Outrage at UN Decision to Exonerate Shell for Oil Pollution in Niger Delta

Sunday August 22, 2010

Combat Brigades in Iraq Under Different Name
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WikiLeaks' Assange Hits Out at 'Rape Smears'
Hamid Karzai: U.S. Taxpayer-Funded Private Contractors Engaging In Terrorist, Mafia-Like Activity
Colombia: The Violent "Agrarian Counter-Reform" Conspiracy
Support Builds for Boycotts Against Israel, Activists Say

Saturday August 21, 2010

Dejected Palestinians See No Hope in Peace Talks
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Michael Moore Praises Bradley Manning, Suspected WikiLeaks Source ‎
Iran Begins Loading Fuel at its Bushehr Nuclear Reactor
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Dirty Tricks? Arrest Warrant for WikiLeaks' Assange Dropped

Friday August 20, 2010

Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 oppose war in Afghanistan
Was Rosy Gulf Oil Report A White House PR Move?
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For-Profit Schools Leave Students With Debt They Can’t Repay
Mississippi Shrimpers Refuse to Trawl, Fearing Oil, Dispersants
Ahmadinejad says Iran Ready for Nuclear Talks: Report
Israel, Palestinians to Resume Direct Talks: Report
FCC Commissioners Copps, Clyburn Strongly Support Open Internet
Rising Temperatures Reducing Ability of Plants to Absorb Carbon, Study Warns
US Iraq Troop Withdrawal 'In Name Only' As Country Faces Uncertain Future
Is Jack 'Bad Egg' DeCoster to Blame for Massive Recall?

Thursday August 19, 2010

BP Oil Spill: Scientists Find Giant Plume of Droplets 'Missed' by Official Account
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Iceland Set to Become a Press Freedom Haven
UN to Meet on Pakistan Aid, 4.6 Million without Shelter
Australia On the Frontline of Climate Change
Scientists Dispute Government Stance on the Lingering Effects of Gulf Oil
Standing Up for Homeless Vets at 'Stand Downs'
UN Report: IDF Barring Gazans' Access to Farms, Fishing Zones
A Plan B For Afghanistan
Obama's Pledge to Close Down Guantanamo is 'Not Even Close'
Some US Troops Out of Iraq, More Mercenaries to Go In

Wednesday August 18, 2010

Labor’s Popularity Declines Amid Criticism Of Public-Sector Unions
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Homeowners' Rebellion: Could 62 Million Homes Be Foreclosure-Proof?
Kucinich Urges Colleagues to End 'Longest War in US History'
More than 1 Million South Africa State Workers Strike
US May Sue Arizona's Sheriff Arpaio for Not Cooperating in Investigation
Scientists Suggest Fresh Look at Psychedelic Drugs
Blackwater Founder, Needing 'Break from America,' Moves to Abu Dhabi, Records Say
US Still Holds Detainee Pentagon Wanted Freed in 2004
"Down with Obama!": Afghan Villagers Protest Night Raids
Court says US-Colombia Base Deal Unconstitutional
New Study Identifies Revenues for Doubling of Social Security Payout

Tuesday August 17, 2010

Congress Members Deliver Smackdown to Google and Verizon over Net Neutrality
Government Report on Gulf Oil Spill Inaccurate, Scientists Say at Least 79% of Oil Still in the Sea
Court Halts California Gay Marriage
'Why Can't We Say No?' City Councilman Pushes Back Against Marcellus Drilling
Old-Style Coal Plants Expanding
Israel Has '8 Days' to Hit Iran Nuclear Site: Bolton
Fox Parent Gives $1 Million to Republican Governor's Association
Death and Joblessness: How Suicide Dogs the Long-Term Unemployed
Suicide Bomber Kills 59 in Iraq
Pakistan Floods: 3.5 Million Children at Risk from Deadly Diseases, says UN
CIA Interrogation Tapes Found Under Desk

Monday August 16, 2010

Storm over Israeli 'Abuse' Photos
Pro-Mosque Mom Who Lost Pregnant Daughter In Trade Center: 9/11 Families 'Not Monolithic'
Climate Change Debate Rises with Pakistan Floods
Taliban Call for Joint Inquiry into Civilian Afghan Deaths Considered
Famine in Niger Worse than 'Terrible' 2005
Rightwing Activists Toe Corporate Line When It Comes to 'Net Neutrality'
Karzai Bans Private Security Firms
Special-Interest Spending Surges in State Supreme Court Campaigns
France Urged to Repay Haiti Billions Paid for Its Independence
Army Analyst Linked to WikiLeaks Hailed as Antiwar Hero
Mankind Is Using Up Global Resources Faster Than Ever

Sunday August 15, 2010

Media Failing to Ask Tough Questions on Afghanistan War...Again
Climate Scientists in Race to Predict Where Natural Disaster Will Strike Next
Secret Assault on Terrorism Widens on Two Continents
Jobless Millions Signal Death of the American Dream for Many

Saturday August 14, 2010

Why Petraeus Can't Make The Sale
US Cities Face Up to Massive Cuts
20 Million Made Homeless in Pakistan by Floods; Cholera Outbreak Feared
US Appeals Court Rules Against ACORN
Obama Endorses Mosque Plan Near Ground Zero
Afghanistan Prepares for Bagram 2.0
WikiLeaks says It Won't be Threatened by Pentagon
Activists Pressure Google on Net Neutrality

Friday August 13, 2010

Deepwater Horizon Crisis May Be Over; Deep Suspicion Remains
Point of Return: Israeli Generals and Intel Officials Oppose Attack on Iran
Gay Rights Groups, Progressives Push to Exploit Target Backlash
‘Professional Left’ Not Ready to Back an Obama Primary Challenger in '12
Gulf Health Problems Blamed on Dispersed Oil
Ground Zero Mosque Plans 'Fuelling anti-Muslim Protests Across US'
Errant Climate May Be Sign of Breakdown, Scientists Say
Congress Spends Another $600 Million for Border Militarization
Why is the World Unmoved by the Plight of Pakistan?
99ers Rally For Unemployment Extension

Thursday August 12, 2010

Chris Dodd, Top Democrat, Fights Against Elizabeth Warren
Judge says Gay Marriages Can Start, But Gives Time for Appeal
WikiLeaks Preparing to Release More Afghan Files
The Coming Military Offensive Against the July 2011 Timetable
Russia's Agony a "Wake-Up Call" to the World
States Make Anti-Union, Preemptive Strike Against EFCA
Turkey Sets Up Its Own Inquiry into Israeli Raid
Omar Khadr: Camp Delta's 'Good Kid' Fights for a Second Chance
Claims of Afghan Civilian Deaths Spark Protest
UN Appeals for Pakistan Aid as Flood Threat Continues
Netanyahu Rejects Peace Talks Based on 1967 Borders
Disasters Could Push Food Prices Up
Florida Immigrant Crackdown Aims to Outdo Arizona Laws

Wednesday August 11, 2010

BP Links Compensation With Continued Oil Production In The Gulf
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Obama Puts Faith in Private-Sector, as Corporate America Goes on Investment Strike
The US-Mexico Border Is Safer Than You Think
Soaring Food Prices Amplify Misery in Pakistan
State Races Put Climate Pacts in Jeopardy
UN Chief May Be Heading for Showdown with Israel
Greenland Ice Sheet Faces 'Tipping Point in 10 Years'
House Passes State Aid Bill; Obama Signs into Law
Former US Senator Stevens, Others Killed in Alaska Plane Crash

Tuesday August 10, 2010

Italian Activists Storm Field, Crush GM Maize
First Guantanamo Trial Under Obama Opens
Israel Threatens to Pull Out of UN Gaza Probe
UN: Afghan Civilian Deaths Rise Sharply
Ex-Sen. Ted Stevens, former NASA Administrator Believed on Plane That Crashed in Alaska
White House Unloads Anger Over Criticism from 'Professional Left’
Russia Battles to Defend Nuclear Sites From Fires
The Quiet Revolution: Venezuelans Experiment with Participatory Democracy
End of the Internet? Google-Verizon Pact: It Gets Worse

Monday August 9, 2010

Global Warming: Pakistan Floods, Russia Heat Match Climate Trends
Chavez Rejects Obama's New US Ambassador
South Carolina Senate Race: Activist Going Green to Target DeMint
Crabs Provide Evidence Oil Tainting Gulf Food Web
Nagasaki Marks A-Bomb Anniversary
U.S. Supersizes Afghan Mega-Base as Withdrawal Date Looms

Sunday August 8, 2010

Target Faces More Heat Over Political Donation
Survey: Arabs Lose Faith in Obama
A Picture and 1,000 Words: Naked in Public
Scottish Cardinal Attacks US 'Culture of Vengeance'
Castro Warns of Nuclear 'Holocaust'
War on Drugs: Why the US and Latin America Could Be Ready to End a Fruitless 40-year Struggle

Saturday August 7, 2010

Tony Judt, author of 'Postwar,' Dies at 62
Hiroshima: An Apology Fatally Devalued by the Passage of 65 Years
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WikiLeaks to Publish New Documents Despite US Threats
6 Americans Among 10 Missionaries Killed in Taliban Ambush

Friday August 6, 2010

Next Up? A Food Price Crisis
'Just Not True': White House Accused of Spinning Report
Obama Revives Debate About Hiroshima with Envoy Decision
Wildfires Could Spread to Region irradiated by Chernobyl Disaster
Colombia: A Cemetery Full of Questions
When Agrochemical Corporations Invented Nature

Thursday August 5, 2010

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'Insurance': WikiLeaks Posts Huge Encrypted File to Web
Report: Obama Launches New Program to Help Corporations "Take Advantage of Low Labor Costs" Abroad
Mexico Looks to Legalization as Drug War Murders Hit 28,000
Scientists Cast Doubt on Claims BP Spill's No Threat to Gulf

Wednesday August 4, 2010

Judge Strikes Down California Prop. 8, the Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
Protesters Charged with Mischief, 'Breaking Out' After Calgary Greenpeace Action
Rolling Stone Reporter Denied Afghan Embed After McChrystal Piece
Brazil: World Leader in Recycling Aluminum Cans
Social Fallout of Atomic Bombings Hounds Survivors
Israel-Lebanon Tensions Flare After Skirmish Leaves Four Dead
Obama Administration's Scientists Admit Alarm Over Dispersants

Tuesday August 3, 2010

Obama Drops 2009 Pledge to Withdraw Combat Troops from Iraq
Gulf Oil Flow was 12 Times More Than Feds' Original Estimate
Garbage Islands Threaten China's Three Gorges Dam
Pakistan's President: War with Taliban Being Lost
US to Attend Hiroshima Memorial for First Time

Monday August 2, 2010

Whitewash? UN Names Panel to Probe Israeli Killings on Gaza-Bound Ship
Canadians Not Surprised at Enbridge Oil Spill in Michigan
Corporate Campaign Cash Floods US Elections
U.S. Regulators Lack Data on Health Risks of Most Chemicals

Sunday August 1, 2010

FBI Admits Probing ‘Radical’ Historian Zinn for Criticizing Bureau
Despite Senate Inaction, Clean Energy Economy Thriving
US Military Chief Admits to Iran Attack Plan
Iraq Civilian Death Toll Almost Doubles in July
Cluster Bomb Ban Comes Into Effect -- Minus the US

August 2010