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Headlines - December, 2010

Friday December 31, 2010

Lobbyist Lanny Davis’ Client List Puts Him on the Defensive
63 Percent of Americans Oppose War in Afghanistan
Ivory Coast on 'Brink of Genocide', Says UN Envoy
Research Links Rise in Falluja Birth Defects and Cancers to US Assault

Thursday December 30, 2010

57 Journalists Killed in 2010
Rotten News? 2010 P.U.-Litzer Prizes for Bad Journalism
Power Politics in the Pacific: Will China Challenge US Dominance of the Seas?
Many Arab Officials Have Close CIA Links: Assange
Jayati Ghosh: 'The Next Financial Crisis is Not Far Off'
Protesters at Beale Air Force Base Decry Treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning
US Withdraws Venezuela Envoy's Visa
Ivory Coast on the 'Brink of Genocide'
US Military Investigates 'Death Squad' Accused of Murdering Afghans
Bomb Kills 14 Afghan Civilians

Wednesday December 29, 2010

Denmark 'Foils Terror Attack' Against Newspaper
Obama Likely to Pursue Corporate-Tax Cut, Way to Pay for It
Season of Hardship Connects Struggling Workers in Two Worlds
Army Edits Its History of the Deadly Battle of Wanat in Afghanistan
US Declined to Cooperate in Dubai Probe of Mabhouh Killing, WikiLeaks Shows
Sudan Must Avoid a Backslide Into All-Out War after January Referendum
That "Sanders for President" Talk is Real Enough, But Bernie's Not Going There
Aid Groups in Afghanistan Question US Claim of Taliban Setbacks

Tuesday December 28, 2010

US Changes How It Measures Long-Term Unemployment
Where Are The Jobs? For Many Companies, Overseas
Obama's Economic New Year: New Vision, or More of Same?
The Year in Wall Street Investigations
Tests of 'Roe' More Frequent Since Justices Upheld Late-Term Abortion Ban in '07
For the People of Gaza, the Rebuilding Process is Painfully Slow

Monday December 27, 2010

White House: Guantánamo Camps Not Closing Soon
Oil Sands to Boom: Internal Federal Report
UN Maps Show Security Worsening in Afghanistan: Report
Israeli Foreign Minister says Peace Agreement 'Simply Forbidden'
Foreclosures Still Dragging Down Housing, Economy
Jewish Activist Faces Jail for West Bank Resistance
Wikileaks: Panama Row Reveals US Drug Agency's Power
Top Ten Myths about Afghanistan, 2010
Rare Earth Metals Mine is Key to US Control over Hi-Tech Future

Sunday December 26, 2010

More Body Scanners are Coming to an Airport Near You
UN says 14,000 Flee Ivory Coast for Liberia; Pressure Builds on Gbagbo to Abdicate
Probe Finds 'Total Collapse of BP Rig Defenses'
An Education in Conflict: Violence of War Destroys Education for World's Children
From the Pentagon to the Private Sector

Saturday December 25, 2010

Tax Cut Bill Signed By Obama Packed With Obscure Stocking Stuffers For Businesses
Pakistan Suicide Bomb Kills Scores
Fading Optimism in “New Normal” America

Friday December 24, 2010

Have Yourself a Frugal Little Christmas
Is Navy Plan a Threat to World's Oldest Killer Whales?
Pakistani Drone Victim Seeks to Put US on Trial
Obama Gives 'Lump of Coal' to Polar Bears: Activists
EPA to Set Pollution Limits on Power Plants, Refineries
Guantanamo Closure Recedes into Distance

Thursday December 23, 2010

How the Fed Let Small Banks Take on Too Much Debt, Then Fail
The ‘Repo-Demo’ Party’s Three Phase Austerity Plan for America
Group to Sue US to Force Gray Wolf Protection
Very Dangerous Game as US Presses Pakistan Border
Former Argentine Dictator Jorge Videla Sentenced to Life in Prison
Leaks Show Indonesia Military Abuse; US Training Role Questioned
UN Torture Office Probes Treatment of Alleged US Whistleblower
US, UK Urged to Stop Training of Bangladeshi Force
North Korea Threatens 'Sacred War' if Attacked
New Gaza War 'Only a Question of Time'

Wednesday December 22, 2010

Senate Ratifies START Treaty
Gulf Residents, Businesses Say They're Still Suffering from BP Oil Spill Effects
Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation Awarded Damages in Wiretap Case
FBI Expands 'Witch Hunt' Against Antiwar Activists
Indefinite Detention Possible for Suspects at Guantanamo Bay
Biting Winters Driven by Global Warming: Scientists
WikiLeaks Cables: Iraq Security Firms Operate 'Mafia' to Inflate Prices
Obama Signs DADT Repeal Into Law
Food Safety Bill Passes: 'Victory for Food Movement'
Israeli Fighter Jets Attack Gaza
WTF? OMG, LOL! CIA Gives WikiLeaks Taskforce Naughty Name

Tuesday December 21, 2010

Rape Rampant in US Military
Big Fleets Resist Pacific Islands' Plan to Save Fisheries
Apple Pulls WikiLeaks App from App Store
Census Data Realigns Congressional Districts in Key Political States
Net Neutrality Advocates Decry FCC 'False' Solution and 'Squandered Opportunity'
GOP Senator Tom Coburn To Block 9/11 Responders Bill
Mercs Win Billion Dollar Afghan Cop Deal. Again.
Ivory Coast's Ouattara Urges Civil Revolt
Iraq Approves New Government
US Military Commanders Push for Ground Raids on Taliban in Pakistan
Foreign Troop Deaths in Afghan War Top 700 in 2010
For $250 Million, Nigeria Drops Bribery Charges Against Cheney
Assange Confirms Wikileaks Holds 'Bank of America' Documents
McConnell and GOP Slam START, But Facts Don't Back Them Up
2010: The Year Business Won (Again) and Workers Lost (Again): The Year Washington Became “Business Friendly”

Monday December 20, 2010

Obama FCC Caves on Net Neutrality -- Tuesday Betrayal Assured
In Vermont, Single-payer Health Care in a Single State
$2tn Debt Crisis Threatens to Bring Down 100 US Cities
Pentagon Health Plan Won’t Cover Brain-Damage Therapy for Troops
Terrorist by Association
Health Care Law May Not Need Individual Mandate, Some Liberals Say
Monitoring America
Disillusioned Palestinians: US-Guided 'Peace Process' is 'Ridiculous'
Probable Carcinogen Hexavalent Chromium Found in Drinking Water of 31 US Cities

Sunday December 19, 2010

Biden: US in Pursuit of 'Hi-Tech Terrorist' Assange
Census Bureau Data: Richest Counties Get Richer, Poorest Get Poorer
America's New Mercenaries

Saturday December 18, 2010

Senate Votes 63-33 to Advance Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"; DREAM Act Dies
Bank of America Cuts Off WikiLeaks Payments
WikiLeaks Cables Detail Fidel Castro's Doomed Love for Obama
Journalists at Pentagon Daily Barred from WikiLeaks

Friday December 17, 2010

CIA Chief in Pakistan Leaves after Drone Trial Blows his Cover
Gains in Kandahar Came with More Brutal US Tactics
Red Cross Briefed US on Indian 'Torture' in Kashmir: Cables
US, Last Holdout on Native Rights Declaration, Reverses Stand
Obama Gets His Tax Deal, Reanimating Reaganomics
Georgia Prison Strike: A Hidden Labor Force Resists
Blackwater on Nisour Square Killings: 'US at Fault'
Bradley Manning's Health Deteriorating in Jail, Supporters Say
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Julian Assange: WikiLeaks Faces 'Very Aggressive' investigation by US
Democrats Abruptly Drop Spending Fight, Hand 2011 Budget to GOP
US State Executes Murderer with Animal Drug
Afghan War Not Worth It, say Most Americans
Barack Obama to Sign Package Extending Tax Breaks for the Rich

Thursday December 16, 2010

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Ellsberg Calls Assange a Hero
WikiLeaks' Assange Granted Bail by London Court
Pakistani Ambassador Unknowingly Hosted Neocon Fundraiser
WikiLeaks Cables: BP Suffered Blowout on Azerbaijan Gas Platform

Wednesday December 15, 2010

Italian Court Ups Sentences for 23 CIA Agents
Europe Faces Rising Austerity Protests in 2011
Journalists Begin, Finally, to Stand Up in Defense of WikiLeaks and Freedom of Information
The Left's Frustration with President Obama Will Hamper His Fundraising
Pentagon Ignores Gloomy War View
USAF Blocks Media Sites over Wikileaks

Tuesday December 14, 2010

Holbrooke's Last Words On Afghanistan Downplayed As Joking Exchange By Obama Administration
Instead of Honor Ceremony, Israel Bars Entry to West Bank Firemen
...And Justice For Few
Pilger: Wikileaks is Necessary 'Revolution in Journalism'
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Nigeria Mulls $250 Million Deal to Drop Cheney Charges
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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Granted Bail
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Ratcliffe Coal Trial: James Hansen Gives Court a Crash Course in Climate Change
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20 Years and an Illegal Invasion Later, Iraq Sanctions May Lift

Monday December 13, 2010

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Pakistani Journalist Sues CIA for Drone Strike That Killed Relatives
Judge in Va. Strikes Down Federal Health Care Law
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US Diplomat Richard Holbrooke Has Died
Yemen Funneled US Aid to Insurgency War
Iraq Contracts Under Appeal are Extended
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Analysis: Outlook Grim as US Touts Progress in Afghan Review
Summers, Unapologetic To The Bitter End
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Assange Attorney: Secret Grand Jury Meeting in Virginia on WikiLeaks
MoveOn.org Organizes 'Call-In Filibuster' Ahead of Senate Vote on Tax Bill
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Net Neutrality Lobbying to Peak this Week
Rights Group: Israeli Police Illegally Arresting Palestinian Children
Will Republican Revolt on High-Speed Rail Projects Derail Obama's Plan?
Inmates in Georgia Prisons Use Contraband Phones to Coordinate Protest
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Julian Assange to Appear in Court to Appeal for Release
Senate Agrees to Advance Tax Bill

Sunday December 12, 2010

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Obama Lashes Out Amid Calls to Free Assange
Worldwide Clamor for Worker Rights to Organize
Rabbis Say 'No Housing for Arabs'
British Police Look to Water Cannons to "Deal With Protesters"

Saturday December 11, 2010

A Chill in the Season for Region’s Needy
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WikiLeaks Activists Rally Supporters in Several Nations
Floodwaters Still Washing Away Lives in Pakistan
Georgia Prisoner Strike Continues a Second Day, Corporate Media Mostly Ignores Them, Corrections Officials Decline Comment
Deal Is Reached at Cancún Summit

Friday December 10, 2010

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Govt Accused of Fuzzy Math in Gitmo Report
Sanders Filibusters Tax Deal As Key Senate Democrats Join Revolt
Beekeepers Suggest Pesticide is Destroying Insect Colonies
Seeing REDD on Climate Change
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Julian Assange's Lawyers Warn of Imminent US Charges
Liu Xiaobo's Words of Peace, Social Change, and Optimism
Cold War vs. Modern Day US Propaganda
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UN Rights Boss Concerned at Targeting of WikiLeaks
After the Cop-Out in Copenhagen, it's Chaos in Cancun

Thursday December 9, 2010

Senate GOP Blocks Cloture On Repeal Of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
British Parliament Approves Tuition Hike Despite Widespread Student Protests
Obama's Huge Would-Be Gift To The Scions Of The Super-Rich
House Dems Reject Obama's Tax Deal; Pelosi Promises a Fight for a Fairer Plan
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On Behalf of Afghan Familes, Journalist Testifies before Congress
Nader: I am Looking for Someone to Challenge Obama in 2012
'Hacktivists' Warn Over More Action
US House Bars Moving Guantanamo Detainees to US Soil
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Guantanamo Files May Star in Next WikiLeaks Release
House Passes Dream Act; Bill Faces Tougher Fight in Senate
Cancún Climate Change Summit: Leaked Documents Reveal Alternative Deal
Mideast Peace Key to Countering Iran, Arabs Told U.S. Diplomats
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WikiLeaks Cables: Shell's Grip on Nigerian State Revealed

Wednesday December 8, 2010

The Deafening Silence About the War in the Deficit Debate
Tax Cut Deal A Hidden Threat To Social Security
Campaign Encourages People to Go ‘All Out’
Aaron Sorkin Brands Sarah Palin TV Show 'A Snuff Film'
Haitians Protest Election Results
Pressure in US Mounts Against Oilsands Pipeline
Report: Tough Times Far from Over for States
The Peasant View of Cancún Talks: 'They Want to Turn the Air into a Commodity'
Nigeria Charges Former US VP Cheney in Bribery Case
Accuser of WikiLeaks' Assange is Linked to Cuban Dissidents
US Fails in Settlements Freeze Bid
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MasterCard Site Partially Frozen by Hackers in WikiLeaks 'Revenge'
House Democrats Rip Obama's Tax Cut Deal

Tuesday December 7, 2010

Senator Bernie Sanders: Obama's Tax Deal is a 'Moral Outrage'
Haiti Cholera Outbreak 'Came from UN Camp'
Obama Supporters Strongly Opposed to Deal Extending Bush Tax Cuts
DREAM Act Hunger Strike Nears Critical 30-Day Stage, Spreads Across Nation
Court Dismisses Targeted Killing Case, Does Not Comment on Merits
GOP-Controlled House Means ANWR Battle Will Heat Up Again
Govt Forced to Release Docs on Spying Programme
An Israeli and a Palestinian Meet at the Separation Fence - on the U.S.-Mexico Border
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Julian Assange Refused Bail over Rape Allegations
Liberal Dems to Obama: Fight Harder
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WikiLeaks to Keep Releasing Cables Despite Assange Arrest
PACs Flocked to Conservative Blue Dog Democrats, Then Fled After Crucial Votes
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Cables Belie Gulf States' Backing for Strikes on Iran
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“I Am Wikileaks” Campaigners Rally to Defense

Monday December 6, 2010

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Why Tax Cuts Don’t—and Won’t—Create Jobs
Ivory Coast Mediator Urges Peace Amid Unrest Fears
No Tar Sands Oil Campaign Urges President Obama To Stop Keystone XL Cross-Country Pipeline
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Assange's Swiss Bank Account Closed
Alarmed Mosque-Goers Turn FBI Informant over to FBI
If Obama Will Not Fight for Fair Taxes and Fiscal Stability, What Will He Fight For?
Petraeus: Expect No 'Victory Parade' in Afghanistan... Ever
Poll: Afghan Spport of US Effort Waning
Massive Release of Raw WikiLeaks Files Threatened if Assange Harmed

Sunday December 5, 2010

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WikiLeaks Server Goes Down, Swiss Say
White House Celebrates Wal-Mart, PhRMA, AT&T, RIAA Support for NAFTA 2.0 in Korea
Brazil Recognizes Palestine
WikiLeaks Cables are Dispatches from a Beleaguered America in Imperial Retreat
A Bitter, Losing Fight Against the Power of Money

Saturday December 4, 2010

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PayPal Cuts WikiLeaks from Money Flow
University Cancels "Helen Thomas Spirit of Diversity in the Media" Award
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WikiLeaks Cables Reveal How US Manipulated Climate Accord

Friday December 3, 2010

Progressives Must Start Agitating
Bush Officials Celebrate Tax Cut ‘Trap’ They Laid Nine Years Ago
Small Business Owner Retorts GOP Talking Point: 'Tax Cuts Don't Trickle Down'
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WikiLeaks Cables: CIA Drew up UN Spying Wishlist for Diplomats
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Julian Assange Answers Questions in Online Q&A
Deficit Panel's Plan Goes Down to Defeat
Media Matters, the Watchdog Group That Loves to Hate Fox News
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Hoover Wins! Corporate Media Spin Mid-Term Election as Victory for Austerity
Around World, Thermometers Point to 2010 Being Hottest Year Yet
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WikiLeaks Cables: Karzai Pushed Nato to End Afghanistan Night Raids
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Cyber Attack Forces Wikileaks to Change Web Address

Thursday December 2, 2010

Did US Special Operations Forces Want to "Target" Refugee Camps in Pakistan?
Liberals: Obama Doesn't Compromise, He Caves
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Haiti: Popular Anger Unabated over Chaotic Polls
Boehner Blasts Dems' 'Chickencrap' Tax Cut Vote Gambit
Fed's 'Backdoor Bailout' Provided $3.3 Trillion in Loans to Banks, Corporations
Anti-Spending Tea Party Caucus Members Took Over $1 Billion In Earmarks
Food Security Wanes as World Warms
Nigeria 'To Charge Dick Cheney' over Halliburton, KBR Bribery Case
Japan Turns Its Back on Kyoto Protocol
GOP Moves Quickly to Kill House Climate-Change Panel
Fed Wants to Strip a Key Protection for Homeowners
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The Big Economic Story, and Why Obama Isn’t Telling It
In the End, US Gets (Partial) Offshore Drilling Ban

Wednesday December 1, 2010

World Powers Scramble for Arctic Oil and Gas
Fed Opens Books, Revealing European Megabanks Were Biggest Beneficiaries
America Needs Real Net Neutrality, Not a False Promise from a Compromising FCC Chair
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The (Not So) Secret (Anymore) US War in Pakistan
Hamas Would Honor Referendum on Peace with Israel
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WikiLeaks: Blackwater Was Planning to Hunt Pirates
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Lawyer: Assange is Being Persecuted in Sweden
'Cheap Drugs Key to Fighting AIDS'
Creating Jobs, Trimming Deficits: Progressive Budget Plans Challenge Dems
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Wikileaks: US Pressured Spain over CIA Rendition and Guantánamo Torture

December 2010