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Cost of Afghanistan project soars, benefits exaggerated Flipping a switch on one of Afghanistan's long-awaited electrical power plants in August, U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry urged Afghans to think of U.S. taxpayers' support when they turn their lights on at night. China Becomes A Player In Afghanistan's Future The U.S. and Afghanistan are encouraging China to take a greater role in helping to solve Afghanistan's problems. China has become the largest commercial investor in Afghanistan. But a common criticism is that while U.S. troops risk their lives in Afghanistan, it is Chinese companies that reap the economic benefits. White House Declares Karzai "Legitimate Leader" Of Afghanistan General: IED attacks in Afghanistan likely to rise if more troops are deployed 3 American Choppers Down in Afghanistan... Helicopter crashes kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan...Taliban: We Shot Down U.S. Chopper 14 Americans Die in 2 Afghan Helicopter Crashes; U.S. Military Denies Hostile Fire but Evidence May Back Taliban Claim U.S. to Protect Populous Afghan Areas, Officials Say Report Shows Afghan Drugs Reach Deep in the West The Afghan opium harvest is feeding a $65 billion global trade in heroin each year, the senior United Nations official on drugs and crime said Thursday. Afghans 'had advance intel' on UN attack Afghan intelligence service knew of plans for attack that killed 5 UN staffers Young Afghan struggles to adapt after Guantanamo Mohammed Jawad, widely considered the prison's youngest detainee, is back home in Afghanistan after a judge ordered him freed. He is angry and confused. Many U.S. officials are unhappy he's free. Troops In Afghanistan Outnumber Taliban 12:1 Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on C.I.A. Payroll Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president and a suspected player in the country’s booming illegal opium trade, gets regular payments from the Central Intelligence Agency Karzai questions US reliability as partner Bush Administration Spent Only One Hour On Afghanistan Report It Handed Off To Obama Iraq Attacker Kills 15 in Iraqi Mosque An attacker walked in a mosque in northern Iraq and started firing on worshipers. When he ran out of ammunition, he blew himself up. Iraq Makes Sweeping Arrests Over Baghdad Blasts Iraqi officials said 11 army officers and 50 security officials have been taken into custody following attacks that killed 155 on Sunday. Auditor Faults Work on U.S. Embassy in Iraq The State Department’s inspector general said the $700 million complex was a monument to shoddy work and poor oversight. Twin Baghdad car bombs kill 147 Turmoil in central Baghdad as at least 136 dead, another 600 wounded.Caught on Tape-Baghdad Hit By Twin Car Bombs. Bombings break election-law deadlock Iraqi officials reached a tentative agreement on a new election law yesterday Al Qaeda offshoot claims bombings that killed 155 in Baghdad Pakistan Pak shuts down educational institutions Pakistanis to Clinton: War on terror is not our war Passport with 9/11 suspect's name found in Pakistan A passport bearing the name of Said Bahaji, a suspect linked to the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, has been found in a town captured by the Pakistani military. Pakistan detains 11 Iranian Guards on the border Africa Obama renews sanctions on Khartoum President Barack Obama has formally renewed US sanctions on Sudan as part of efforts to press Khartoum into ending violence in the Darfur and in the country's semi-autonomous south. Obama Drops Plan to Isolate Sudan Leaders An official said the White House’s policy would use a mix of “incentives and pressure” to end the human rights abuses that have burned Darfur into the American conscience South African Students' Horrific Video Raises Questions Of Lingering Racism |
Middle East Saudis drop WTI oil contract Saudi Arabia decided to drop the West Texas Intermediate oil contract as the benchmark for pricing its oil, dealing a blow to the New York Mercantile Exchange Qaeda-linked group claims Lebanon rocket fire Black Market Shows Iran Can Adapt to Sanctions Influential Iran lawmakers criticize nuclear deal Influential Iranian lawmakers on Saturday criticized a U.N.-drafted agreement that requires Tehran to send its atomic stockpile abroad for processing. Iran supreme leader: Questioning elections a crime Two Israeli soldiers jailed for pro-settler demo A military court on Sunday sentenced two Israeli conscripts who took part in a pro-settler demonstration during a swearing-in ceremony to 20 days behind bars, an army spokeswoman said. Hamas 'bans' January polls in Gaza Interior ministry tells Gazans not to co-operate with elections called by president. Israel Withholds Water From Palestinians Europe Russia's Medvedev says open to election law ideas Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev told leaders of three opposition parties on Saturday he was open to ideas on how to change election laws that they say favor the pro-Kremlin party. Oligarchs Get an Earful From Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev used a meeting with Russian oligarchs to scold them, while also demanding that they take a more patriotic approach to business. Businessman shot dead near Putin's office More Questions About a Hijacked Ship Nearly eight weeks after it was supposedly liberated from hijackers, the ship called the Arctic Sea is said to remain at sea under Russian military control and has yet to make port. Group seized on S Ossetia border Georgia accuses Russian forces of "kidnapping" 16 of its citizens on the border with the separatist region of South Ossetia Another activist killed in Russia Asia Extra-fast economic recovery in India, China, Australia: IMF China Executes 2 Tibetans For Roles In 2008 RiotsStimulus fuels South Korea recovery Growth fastest in more than seven years, thanks to government spending and rate cuts. Beijing's first snowfall artificial The metrological department said it had started seeding the clouds from 8pm in Saturday to beat down lingering drought in and around Beijing. The department claimed success in producing 16 million tones of snow for the city. Japan: U.S. base should stay on Okinawa Japan's new government appears to bow to intensifying pressure from visiting top U.S. military officials, saying it supports keeping a major airfield open on the southern island of Okinawa. The Americas Mexican farmworker activist, 14 others slain Margarito Montes Parra, who had styled himself as a modern-day Zapata, made many enemies as he helped farmworkers in land disputes. His convoy was ambushed in Sonora. Jamaica balks at US request for alleged crime bossJamaica is resisting a U.S. request to hand over a suspected crime boss with ties to the Caribbean nation's governing party amid reports he is stockpiling weapons in his Kingston stronghold to prevent arrest. Felon Involved in Clandestine Videos of Ecuador Judge in Chevron Case One of two men who made clandestine video recordings allegedly showing government bias and kickback-soliciting in a $27 billion oil contamination lawsuit is a convicted felon with a history of legal troubles, The Associated Press has learned.An AP investigation also has found no evidence that Wayne Douglas Hansen worked in his professed field of environmental remediation.Court records show that Hansen, 62, pleaded guilty to charges of facilitating the importation of marijuana in a 1987 case in Brownsville, Texas. A co-defendant said that Hansen was in charge of buying a DC-7 that prosecutors alleged would be used to fly 275,000 pounds (124,740 kilos) of marijuana to the United States from Colombia. Nicaragua: Anti-Ortega groups roll out hit-and-run tactics President Daniel Ortega's move to have the Supreme Court scrap presidential term limits breathes new life into a budding clandestine protest movement. |
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9/11 Redux Pt3 Former FBI agent Colleen Rowley discusses
still unanswered questions about the lead up to 9/11
1960s-Era Antibiotics Show First Signs of Failing in Some Infections Antibiotic-resistant bacteria strike drug of last resort. Report: States set low bar for student achievement Many states set achievement standards so low that they can say their students are reading and doing math at their grade level when they haven't truly mastered the subjects, asserts the Education Department.
Court Removes Obese Mother's Newborn: Fair? Overweight
family raises issue: If you and your kids are obese, is it
neglect? Hotel Owner Orders Hispanic Workers To Change Names Cell Phone Video Shows Police Beating Student Calif. police investigate after cell phone video shows officers' beating of unarmed student Video shows San Jose cops hitting, Tasing unarmed suspect Los Angeles Couple Accused Of Beating, Torturing Loan-Modification Agents Lou Dobbs: Gunshots Fired At Me, My Wife, My House...NJ Law Enforcement Appear to Contradict Dobbs' Version of Gunfire Incident Appeals Court Rules Canadian Tortured After Rendition Cannot Sue United States UBS ex-client avoids prison for tax conviction An accountant who provided help in the tax evasion probe of Swiss bank UBS was sentenced to a year of house arrest after admitting he concealed about $6 million in assets from the IRS. Stimulus Contracts Go to Companies Under Criminal Investigation Gov't says 650,000 jobs created, saved by stimulus FDA urged to ban feeding of chicken feces to cattle Coal industry knew about fake letters A congressional investigation finds a coal industry used fraudulent letters to oppose the bill. U.S. Chamber: $34.7 million in lobbying Big business group sets record for third quarter lobbying expenses. Medicare fraud 'a $60 billion crime' 60 Minutes: Government program a 'steady income stream for criminals.' Democrats strip single payer option from healthcare bill.....With Exclusion of Single Payer, What Opportunities Remain for Meaningful Reform? Dennis Kucinich Wants His Single-Payer Provision Reinstated In Health Bill....Kucinich: Health bill 'a bailout for insurance companies'Did Summers take bailout banks' cash? Banks steered 'millions' to firm run by WH economic director. “Turning Spy Satellites on the Homeland: The Privacy and Civil Liberties Implications of the National Applications Office,” House Homeland Security Committee, September 6, 2007. BUSINESS LENDER CIT GOES BUST...CNN: Fifth-largest bankruptcy in US history....Bankrupt CIT unlikely to get 2nd bailout CIT Group Inc., the nation's largest lender to small businesses, filed for bankruptcy reorganization Sunday in the biggest financial failure this year and first major test of the administration's resolve not to bail out every struggling institution that asks for help. The filing sent shudders through Asian financial markets Sunday, while anticipation of the major bankruptcy on Friday contributed to a 250-point loss in the Dow Jones Industrial Average....CIT Group gets $1 billion credit line Obama: More US job losses ahead President issues warning despite signs that nation is exiting recession. More Americans in poverty, formula shows A revised formula shows that approximately 47.4 million Americans last year lived in poverty, 7 million more than the government's official figure. Citibank shows why credit card holders need protection Months before a law takes effect that cracks down on abuses by credit card issuers, the bank increases interest rates to almost 30% on customers who pay their bills on time. Chrysler Offers Buyout To 23,000 Workers As US population increases, Congress must adjust Today the average House district has a startling 650,000 people. How can one person fairly represent them all? |
Bank can't produce your
mortgage docs?
Judge cancels homeowner's $460,000
mortgage debt via court order. FAA: Military should have been told sooner The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles have prompted the Obama administration to broaden its look at distracted driving to include distracted flying, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday. Mind Your Tweets: The CIA Social Networking Surveillance System Panel: U.S. lags in bioterrorism preparations 400,000 People On FBI Watch List....1,600 names suggested daily for terror list Pentagon officials won’t confirm Bush propaganda program ended Authorities say Mexican cartel bought, stored guns in Texas Assailants kidnapped the father of Honduras' acting defense minister Tuesday in a case that immediately took on political overtones amid a bitter, unresolved political crisis. The kidnapping of Alfredo Jalil, a wealthy businessmanIslamic leader killed in FBI raid Leader of 'radical Sunni Islam group' killed while resisting arrest. F.B.I. Is Slow to Translate Intelligence, Report Says US to lift ban on entry of those with HIV FBI, ATF squabble over explosives investigations After the Billionaires Plundered Alabama Town, Troops Were Called in ... Illegally IRS Brings New Focus to Auditing the Rich . A new Internal Revenue Service enforcement unit targeting the very wealthy will help the tax agency decode partnerships, offshore trusts and other complex techniques used to hide income Delaware beats Switzerland as most secretive financial center Obama Administration Invokes State Secrets Privilege…AgainCIA DID LIE -- FIVE TIMES Pelosi Vindicated By House Intelligence Committee US spy agencies' spending rises to $49.8 billion US intelligence budget: $75 billion and 200,000 employees. Fusion centers will have access to classified military intelligenceUS does not know how many war zone contractors it employs FDIC Chief Angry At Banks Opposing Reform A Spoonful Of 'Socialism' Makes Capitalism Work Eighty years ago this week, the roaring free market of the 1920s came to a devastating collapse. What we didn't understand then — and still don't wholly understand now — is that capitalism is not a perfect system. It needs rules and regulations, and more than ever, it needs them now How the Fed Bungled AIG's Rescue, Enriched Bankers and Screwed Taxpayers Dozens in Congress under ethics inquiry...More Than 30 Lawmakers Scrutinized...Nearly HALF Of Representatives On Panel That Controls Defense Spending Are Facing Ethics Investigations....LEAKED: Confidential House Report Reveals Details Of Investigations Into Lawmakers Bill Targeting Offshore Tax Evasion Is Introduced in Congress Tough NY House race may be decided by undecideds; Conservative candidate calls Glenn Beck 'mentor'...Limbaugh: Moderate GOP Candidate "Guilty Of Widespread Bestiality; She Has Screwed Every RINO In The Country" Cheney's FBI Interview Released...Cheney FBI interview: 72 times of can't recall Mystery: Why did Goldman stop scrutinizing loans it bought? Goldman Sachs Group got into the residential mortgage business in 1984, and for 17 years, it ran a staid operation that simply bought and sold loans. All that changed in 2001, when the elite investment bank leaped aggressively into the burgeoning subprime securities market that was becoming a fountain of money for its Wall Street rivals. The Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex Pt1 Larry Wilkerson: The beginning of the American "Imperial Rome" and Eisenhower's warning GOP Senator Confronted By Rape Victim Over Franken Amendment Vote |
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North Branford Election Results Lieberman's Conn. Colleagues: He's Out Of Touch With Constituents On Public Plan Lieberman prefers 'nothing' to public option Lieberman's Betrayals: Joe's 15 Worst Double-CrossesFlip-flop: Lieberman promised ‘universal health care’ in 2006 Lieberman's home state of Connecticut is home to many insurance companies, including Aetna. Over his career, Lieberman has accepted $2,395,369 in donations from the health sector and $1,033,402 from the insurance industry. LIEBERMAN SECURES FUNDING FOR CT INDUSTRY IN DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL - Oct 22, 2009Rell's Government Efficiency Study Suspended Gov. M. Jodi Rell's budget director has suspended a government efficiency study after allegations surfaced it was used to help Rell politically. Ten New Haven Residents File Suit Over Raid Flap Ten New Haven residents have filed a lawsuit claiming an immigration raid was conducted in retaliation for a city program that gave ID cards to people in the U.S. illegally. Rell: "Give Us Our Drugs" Governor M. Jodi Rell asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to release more of the state's allotted dosage of Tamiflu. Conn. targets invasive plants Connecticut authorities are hoping that new projects in four towns will help stop the spread of fast-growing invasive plants. |
Dodd Wants
Immediate Credit Card Rate
Freeze
Too Many Deer: More efficient solutions available, experts say Religious groups step up to help shelter homeless Manchester Police Chief Discusses Results Of Racial Profiling Report A recently released report shows some disparity along racial and ethnic lines in the number of drivers stopped by police in the past 20 months.Although blacks make up about 9 percent of Manchester residents and the overall state population, they accounted for about 20 percent of drivers who were pulled over in town since January 2008, according to the police department's "Report on Racial Profiling." Rell Pushing For Quick Action On Rail Yard Project Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Friday that she will push ahead with plans to borrow $100 million so that the state can build a key part of the New Haven rail yard. Lamont could 'opt in' vs. Lieberman Political parties' signs creating 'turmoil' in North BranfordNorth Branford political leaders were scratching their heads when all the campaign signs in town disappeared. It seems that some eager volunteers put them where they could be seen, close to the road – too close, according to the chairmen of the Republican and Democratic town committees. They were on state land. While it’s good for visibility, the state won’t stand for it. |
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RI lawmakers reach deal to ban indoor prostitution
Indoor prostitution would become a misdemeanor crime
punishable by up to a year in prison under legislation
heading for a floor vote, a proposal that would close a
loophole making Rhode Island the only state besides parts of
Nevada that allows paid sex in private. Delaware beats Switzerland as most secretive financial center Security Issues Army soldier arrested after C-4 explosives found FBI, ATF squabble over explosives investigations Despite growing cooperation between U.S. law enforcement agencies since the September 11 attacks, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are still fighting over crimes involving explosives, said a new report released on Friday. Canadians linked to Detroit imam fight extradition A lawyer for two Canadians wanted by the FBI following the death of a controversial imam in a police shootout in Detroit says they plan to fight extradition. one Person Dies; New York Producer Issues Recall of Ground Beef Products US to lift ban on entry of those with HIV F.B.I. Is Slow to Translate Intelligence, Report Says Islamic leader killed in FBI raid Leader of 'radical Sunni Islam group' killed while resisting arrest. Authorities say Mexican cartel bought, stored guns in Texas Assailants kidnapped the father of Honduras' acting defense minister Tuesday in a case that immediately took on political overtones amid a bitter, unresolved political crisis. The kidnapping of Alfredo Jalil, a wealthy businessman Pentagon officials won’t confirm Bush propaganda program ended 400,000 People On FBI Watch List....1,600 names suggested daily for terror list U.S. soldiers accused in Russian-bride scam Sgt. Jason Hawk and his bride met for the first time when he picked her up at a bus stop near his Army base a day before their wedding. Prosecutors say the speedy romance was echoed by a fast honeymoon. Feds: Son of slain imam arrested Authorities capture the son of the slain leader of a radical Detroit-area Islamic group in Canada on Thursday, a day after a raid at a suburban warehouse ended in gunfire. Panel: U.S. lags in bioterrorism preparations A special U.S. panel asserted Wednesday that an attack on the United States or its allies by terrorists with biological weapons is a more worrisome and urgent threat than the spread of nuclear weapons. Gates: Injured troops face too much red tape Army: Troop use in Ala. shootings illegal An Army investigation has found that soldiers should have never been sent to help a small Alabama town after 11 people died in March during a shooting spree. Chinese Drywall Found to Differ Chemically The material, which homeowners have linked to health problems, contained sulfur and higher levels of strontium than domestic drywall. Men Accused of Trying to Supply Hezbollah One of the suspects, from Flushing, Queens, is in federal custody, while the other is at large, possibly somewhere in Britain. FAA: Military should have been told sooner The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles have prompted the Obama administration to broaden its look at distracted driving to include distracted flying, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday. Mind Your Tweets: The CIA Social Networking Surveillance System Courts Judge axes $10 million suit against Biden kin A judge has thrown out a lawsuit against Vice President Joe Biden's youngest son and brother over their 2006 purchase of a hedge fund firm. Justices to review youth life sentences The Supreme Court will consider whether a life sentence given to a 13-year-old rapist violates the Constitution's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. Bank can't produce your mortgage docs? Judge cancels homeowner's $460,000 mortgage debt via court order. US charges two suspects with plotting attacks in Denmark BP fined $87m for Texas explosion One man puts a dent in tax evasions Bradley Birkenfeld, who used to help wealthy Americans hide millions from the IRS for a Swiss bank, turned informant and triggered a crackdown on tax cheats. UBS ex-client avoids prison for tax conviction An accountant who provided help in the tax evasion probe of Swiss bank UBS was sentenced to a year of house arrest after admitting he concealed about $6 million in assets from the IRS. California Sues State Street for $200 Million California's attorney general, Jerry Brown, said Tuesday that he was suing State Street, the large Boston-based bank, accusing it of committing "unconscionable fraud" against the state's two largest employee pension funds, Calpers and Calstrs. Appeals Court Rules Canadian Tortured After Rendition Cannot Sue United States Texas law on children seeing porn being challenged A 1970s-era Texas law that allows parents to show "harmful material" to their children has come under fire after a prosecutor said he couldn't file charges against a man accused of forcing his 8- and 9-year-old daughters to watch hardcore online pornography. Media Net Addresses Can Use New Scripts Neo-Nazi skinheads get chased by a crowd. LOL Lou Dobbs: Gunshots Fired At Me, My Wife, My House...NJ Law Enforcement Appear to Contradict Dobbs' Version of Gunfire Incident |
Greed Businessman gets 3 years in Alaska bribery cases IRS Brings New Focus to Auditing the Rich . A new Internal Revenue Service enforcement unit targeting the very wealthy will help the tax agency decode partnerships, offshore trusts and other complex techniques used to hide income N.J. man admits fraud in $75M telemarket scam After the Billionaires Plundered Alabama Town, Troops Were Called in ... Illegally Madoff?s $7B Man Found Dead Questions surround the death of Jeffry Picower, who was found in his pool. Autopsy: Madoff associate Jeffry Picower had heart attack, drowned in Palm Beach mansion pool Hector Ruiz quits Global Foundries (possible insider trading)
Police/Prison
Teens Arrested For Rapping Order In McDonald's Drive-Thru!!! Los Angeles Couple Accused Of Beating, Torturing Loan-Modification Agents Video shows San Jose cops hitting, Tasing unarmed suspect Cell Phone Video Shows Police Beating Student Calif. police investigate after cell phone video shows officers' beating of unarmed student
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US raids free child prostitutes FBI agents in the US rescued more than 50 children from prostitution rings and arrest 60 pimps in three days of raids.
Arson hits site of Sept. 11 remains New York City police said Monday they have made an arrest in connection with a fire set inside a chapel holding the unidentified remains of victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Authorities: 4 Shot To Death In NC TV Store Authorities say four men have been shot and killed at a northwestern North Carolina store and that they are looking for a suspect who may be armed with an assault rifle. Civil Rights Home Depot Holy War (Florida man Fired for wearing God pin at hardware store) Wife Of Iraq Vet With PTSD May Be Deported Hotel Owner Orders Hispanic Workers To Change Names
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neglect? Loosening of F.B.I. Rules Stirs Privacy Concerns Single Father Turned Away From Homeless Shelters Streyar found some assistance at the Primavera Foundation, which offers temporary housing, food and relief to struggling families. It operates the only local shelters that will accept single fathers, workers told KOLD. Primavera placed Streyar and his daughter in a motel it uses for temporary family housing.Strict Oklahoma abortion laws spark court battles Two new laws being challenged in the Oklahoma courts would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws in the country by forcing women to answer questions about race and their relationships, and to listen to a doctor talk them through an ultrasound. Blacks vying for all-white Md. council Greenbelt, a city that prides itself on its heritage as a New Deal-era social experiment, is finding its commitment to inclusiveness tested as two black candidates contend for seats on its all-white City Council in Tuesday's elections. Until this year, only two blacks had ever run for the council and none had been elected, even though blacks account for nearly half the 21,000 residents of the 6-square-mile city just outside the Capital Beltway, according to the most recent census estimates. Asians and Hispanics make up 20 percent. The disparity has caught the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union
Environment
Two tribes object to Cape Wind turbines (Massachusetts) Tuna ban 'justified' by science Banning trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna is justified by the extent of their decline, scientists advising fisheries regulators suggest. China to supply turbines and funding for $1.5bn Texas wind farm Report: US is getting better at conserving water Scientists: Biofuel Laws May Harm Environment China Becomes A Player In Afghanistan's Future Drug War A CRONKITE moment for the drug war? In the chronicle of America's war against its marijuana users, conservative columnist George Will may have just earned credit for his own Walter Cronkite moment. "He added that if there were to be a serious effort to fight the increasingly violent, powerful Mexican drug cartels, "you'd legalize marijuana," the sale of which provides the gangs the vast majority of their funding. Fed court: No drug money case against Fla. lawyer In a first of its kind ruling, a federal appeals panel has sided with a prominent Miami defense lawyer who was accused of a crime for giving advice to attorneys for an accused Medellin cocaine cartel kingpin. Education Call for overhaul at teacher colleges The Obama administration calls for an overhaul of college programs, saying they do a mediocre job of preparing teachers for the classroom. |
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10-foot Great White Shark bitten nearly in half by 20-foot
'monster shark' near Australian beach Genes drive behaviour, but culture can select genes: study Statisticians reject global cooling An analysis of global temperatures by independent statisticians shows the Earth is still warming and not cooling as some global warming skeptics are claiming. Sandman Comes to Life in Pentagon Chemical Robots 1960s-Era Antibiotics Show First Signs of Failing in Some Infections Antibiotic-resistant bacteria strike drug of last resort. Building Better DVDs Through Shrimp Eyes The cell membranes found in the eyes of this marine crustacean outperform synthetic designs. |
9/11 Redux Pt3 Former FBI agent Colleen Rowley discusses still unanswered questions about the lead up to 9/11 | |
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Cheney's FBI Interview Released...Cheney
FBI interview: 72 times of can't
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Stop the vendetta against ACORN The double standard on ACORN exposes the real underside of American politics: Our democracy is skewed against the voices of the poor.Conservatives’ 25-year goal of ‘defunding the left’ revealed by ACORN controversy Michael Bloomberg now biggest U.S. political spender: report New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent more of his own money in pursuit of public office than any other individual in U.S. history, spending $85 million as of Friday on his latest reelection campaign, the New York Times reported on Saturday. Tough NY House race may be decided by undecideds; Conservative candidate calls Glenn Beck 'mentor'...Limbaugh: Moderate GOP Candidate "Guilty Of Widespread Bestiality; She Has Screwed Every RINO In The Country"As US population increases, Congress must adjust Today the average House district has a startling 650,000 people. How can one person fairly represent them all? Levi Johnston: Palin Would Joke About "Retarded Baby" The Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex Pt1 Larry Wilkerson: The beginning of the American "Imperial Rome" and Eisenhower's warning Bill Targeting Offshore Tax Evasion Is Introduced in Congress Labor Leader Trumka To Testify Against "Reform" Bill Deemed "TARP on Steroids" Dozens in Congress under ethics inquiry...More Than 30 Lawmakers Scrutinized...Nearly HALF Of Representatives On Panel That Controls Defense Spending Are Facing Ethics Investigations....LEAKED: Confidential House Report Reveals Details Of Investigations Into Lawmakers U.S. labor agency mulls new airline union proposal: report National Mediation Board, a U.S. federal labor-management relations agency, is considering a proposal to allow airline workers to form unions with the majority approval of those voting, Bloomberg news agency said, citing people familiar with the matter. Islam group ridicules 'spies' claim GOP lawmakers accuse CAIR of trying to infiltrate Capitol Hill by planting interns Senate GOP Senator Confronted By Rape Victim Over Franken Amendment Vote House House panel OKs consumer protection agency A House committee voted Thursday to create a federal agency devoted to protecting U.S. consumers from predatory lending, abusive overdraft fees and unfair rate hikes. Another House Democrat Backs Away From Loophole In Investor Protection Bill Treasury/Fed/Bailouts/SEC/IRS/FDIC/FTC More Dems Attack Geithner on Proposed Finance Reforms F.D.I.C. Chief Criticizes Financial Reform Plan Did Summers take bailout banks' cash? Banks steered 'millions' to firm run by WH economic director. New York Fed’s Secret Choice to Pay for Swaps Hits Taxpayers How the Fed Bungled AIG's Rescue, Enriched Bankers and Screwed Taxpayers Draft law would extend Fed powers determined there was a threat to the US financial system MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan's as Thomas Jefferson Warns Against 'Gambling Casinos' SEC proposes changes for ‘dark pools’ Federal regulators are proposing tighter oversight for so-called "dark pools," trading systems that don't publicly provide price quotes and compete with major stock exchanges. IRS rules for medical deductions are sickening Long before "Dirty Jobs" premiered on reality TV, we all understood that some jobs are ickier than others and that we really shouldn't hold an unpleasant job against the person doing it A Spoonful Of 'Socialism' Makes Capitalism Work Eighty years ago this week, the roaring free market of the 1920s came to a devastating collapse. What we didn't understand then — and still don't wholly understand now — is that capitalism is not a perfect system. It needs rules and regulations, and more than ever, it needs them now. FDIC Chief Angry At Banks Opposing Reform SEC search for ways to peer into fast trades U.S. regulators are searching for ways to peer into the activities of high-frequency trading, which has blossomed in recent years and now accounts for at least 50 percent of all equity trading in the United States. Fed to Regulate Bank Salaries After President Obama blasted banks for employee bonuses, the Federal Reserve said it will crack down on lavish salaries for bank executives. Chip Reid reports. SEC alleges insider trading at San Francisco fund FTC Takes On FreeCreditReport.com Ads Budget and Taxes Taxpayers Lose $32 On Average Amtrak Ride Tax-Dodgers And Their Lobbyists Put The Brakes On Obama's Tax-Haven Crackdown |
Health
Insurance Single-payer health care advocates arrested in protest Health bill may cut employer mandate Democrats strip single payer option from healthcare bill.....With Exclusion of Single Payer, What Opportunities Remain for Meaningful Reform? Dennis Kucinich Wants His Single-Payer Provision Reinstated In Health Bill....Kucinich: Health bill 'a bailout for insurance companies' End-of-life counseling remains in health bill Kansas Republicans Draft Bill To Deny Public Option To Their Citizens No health care 'led to 17,000 child deaths' Medicare fraud 'a $60 billion crime' 60 Minutes: Government program a 'steady income stream for criminals.' Chamber Of Commerce To Begin Ads Against Health Care Reform Seniors squeezed as doctors shun Medicare Lieberman Says He'll Join GOP Filibuster Of Health Care Reform Senate Health Care Bill Will Include 'Opt-Out' Public Option Give states 'opt in' public health plan Defense Spending US does not know how many war zone contractors it employs Senate votes to fund F-35 alternate engine The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved $560 million to continue work on an alternate F-35 engine built by General Electric Co. and Rolls-Royce Group Plc., defying a White House veto threat. U.S. to Give Extra Pay to Troops Held Over The Defense Department said Wednesday that it would begin paying retroactive compensation to troops who were prevented from leaving the military under stop-loss. 50-mph warships being tested by Navy The Navy's need for speed is being answered by a pair of warships that have reached freeway speeds during testing at sea. Defense Department's Top Auditor Forced From Post Northrop charges that tanker bidding skewed toward Boeing A European aerospace company and its American partner charge that the Air Force is stacking the odds against them and favoring the Boeing Co. as it prepares to seek bids on a $35 billion contract to start replacing the nation's fleet of aging aerial refueling tankers. US spy agencies' spending rises to $49.8 billion GITMO/Bahgram/CIA-Blacksites ACLU Obtains More Documents Related to Bush Administration Torture Program CIA DID LIE -- FIVE TIMES Pelosi Vindicated By House Intelligence Committee Former UK ambassador: US sent prisoners to Uzbekistan to be tortured, CIA Rendition Plane Seen In UK
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Obama Administration Invokes State Secrets Privilege…Again Lobbying Chamber Of Commerce Claims To Represent 3 Million People -- It's Not True....U.S. Chamber: $34.7 million in lobbying Big business group sets record for third quarter lobbying expenses. U.S. lobbyist accused of violating Sudan sanctions (former State Dept worker 2005-mid 2007) Coal industry knew about fake letters A congressional investigation finds a coal industry used fraudulent letters to oppose the bill. FDA Smart Choices Food Labeling Program, Under Investigation, Is Voluntarily Suspended The Smart Choices food labeling program, under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration and state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, was voluntarily suspended Friday after federal regulators said the program could mislead consumers. FDA urged to ban feeding of chicken feces to cattle GAO: FDA fails to follow up on unproven drugs Stimulus U.S. stimulus buoys U.K. factory’s workers With some U.S. companies reaching out to foreign partners, some of America's $787 billion stimulus package is trickling beyond its shores. Msnbc.com's F. Brinley Bruton reports. Stimulus Contracts Go to Companies Under Criminal Investigation Gov't says 650,000 jobs created, saved by stimulus Exaggeration found in number of jobs created by stimulus Obama Names 'Smart Grid' Projects IRS eyes 100,000 for tax credit fraud The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is probing more than 100,000 doubtful claims of a tax credit meant for first-time home buyers, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Tuesday. |
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Citibank shows why credit card holders need
protection Months before a law
takes effect that cracks down on abuses by credit card
issuers, the bank increases interest rates to almost 30% on
customers who pay their bills on time. Disputed
Credit Card Policies Still In Use Not only have credit
card companies continued to use practices that will be
outlawed under a strict law due to take effect in February,
but in many cases their policies have gotten harsher since
the law passed.
Caterpillar axing 2,500 workers 106 bank failures so far this year, more expected? Saudis drop WTI oil contract Saudi Arabia decided to drop the West Texas Intermediate oil contract as the benchmark for pricing its oil, dealing a blow to the New York Mercantile Exchange Chrysler Offers Buyout To 23,000 Workers Increasingly, wives earn more than husbands Fed sees housing, manufacturing improving Consumer spending tumbles, incomes flat ACORN Starts To Feel Funding Freeze At ACORN Housing's North Philadelphia office, staffers worry that they may no longer be able to help the poor keep their homes if the funding freeze becomes permanent. The ACORN affiliate has already had to scale back some of its services. 90% of black kids to be fed by food stamps Mystery: Why did Goldman stop scrutinizing loans it bought? Goldman Sachs Group got into the residential mortgage business in 1984, and for 17 years, it ran a staid operation that simply bought and sold loans. All that changed in 2001, when the elite investment bank leaped aggressively into the burgeoning subprime securities market that was becoming a fountain of money for its Wall Street rivals.Goldman takes on new role: taking away people's homes |
Under Attack, Credit Raters Turn to
the First Amendment Despite
their key role in the most recent
economic calamity, the three big
bond raters--Standard & Poor's,
Moody's and Fitch--seem poised to do
it again. With help from two of the
most storied constitutional lawyers
in the country, the raters have
successfully argued that when they
make a mistake -- say, awarding the
top triple-A grade to a
multibillion-dollar bundle of bonds
that later default -- they cannot be
sued or held accountable. For
several decades, until the early
1970s, the big three raters charged
investors for ratings. Then the
rating companies started charging
the banks and companies that issue
the bonds. That payment arrangement,
critics argue, creates an inherent
conflict of interest, where the
agencies serve the issuers rather
than the investors who rely on the
ratings.
All is not rosy for Ford reliability If you follow autos and the auto industry, you are hearing a lot about the results of Consumer Reports' latest reliability survey. What's the 'real' jobless rate? More Americans in poverty, formula shows A revised formula shows that approximately 47.4 million Americans last year lived in poverty, 7 million more than the government's official figure. Applications for home building permits fall Obama: More US job losses ahead President issues warning despite signs that nation is exiting recession. BUSINESS LENDER CIT GOES BUST...CNN: Fifth-largest bankruptcy in US history....Bankrupt CIT unlikely to get 2nd bailout CIT Group Inc., the nation's largest lender to small businesses, filed for bankruptcy reorganization Sunday in the biggest financial failure this year and first major test of the administration's resolve not to bail out every struggling institution that asks for help. The filing sent shudders through Asian financial markets Sunday, while anticipation of the major bankruptcy on Friday contributed to a 250-point loss in the Dow Jones Industrial Average....CIT Group gets $1 billion credit line |
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Twin Baghdad car bombs kill
147
Turmoil in central Baghdad as at least 136 dead, another 600
wounded.Caught on
Tape-Baghdad Hit By Twin Car Bombs.
Bombings break election-law deadlock Iraqi officials
reached a tentative agreement on a new election law
yesterday
Al Qaeda offshoot claims bombings that killed 155 in Baghdad Iraq Renews Call For UN Probe After Baghdad Bombings Iraq renewed calls on Monday for a U.N. inquiry into the support given by foreign countries to insurgents Iraq Makes Sweeping Arrests Over Baghdad Blasts Iraqi officials said 11 army officers and 50 security officials have been taken into custody following attacks that killed 155 on Sunday.
Iraq Sends 41 of 50 Deported
Refugees Back to Britain The
refugees sent back were mostly
Kurds, officials confirmed, and the
nine allowed to get off in Baghdad
agreed to do so voluntarily
5 PKK terrorists killed in armed clash Five members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed in an armed clash with Turkish security forces late on Monday in eastern Bingöl province. 3 PKK members jailed in Greek Cyprus |
Iraq goes
nuclear with
plans for
new reactor
programme
Iraq Oil Pipeline to Turkey Sabotaged - Engineer Assassination Attempt against Sadrist Representative in Damascus An assassination attempt was made October 31, 2009 against Sheikh Raed Al-Kazmi, representative in Damascus of Sadrist leader Muqtada Al-Sadr. The Syrian security apparatuses have the suspected assassin in custody. Auditor Faults Work on U.S. Embassy in Iraq The State Department’s inspector general said the $700 million complex was a monument to shoddy work and poor oversight. Audit: KBR must trim Iraq work force or face fines Bicycle bomb kills 5 in southern Iraq Kurd leader demands control of oil-rich Kirkuk Attacker Kills 15 in Iraqi Mosque An attacker walked in a mosque in northern Iraq and started firing on worshipers. When he ran out of ammunition, he blew himself up. |
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Israel Israel Withholds Water From Palestinians Rocket attack on Israel stopped Two Israeli soldiers jailed for pro-settler demo A military court on Sunday sentenced two Israeli conscripts who took part in a pro-settler demonstration during a swearing-in ceremony to 20 days behind bars, an army spokeswoman said. Abbas warns of 'religious war' if Israel's J'lem policies continueHamas 'bans' January polls in Gaza Interior ministry tells Gazans not to co-operate with elections called by president. Hamas: War will settle Jerusalem dispute, not talks Israel denies trading in blood diamonds Israel's chief diamond regulator is rejecting claims in a UN report that Israeli companies may be illegally trafficking diamonds from the Ivory Coast. Evicted Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Land Lawyers seek arrest of Israeli defence minister in UK for alleged war crimes Palestinian families apply for international arrest warrant for Ehud Barak over military offensive in Gaza Lebanon top militant nabed over rocket attack against Israel court convicts men of Al Qaeda links A Lebanese court convicted 11 men of having links to Al Qaeda and carrying out terrorist acts, and sentenced them to life in prison Bekaa Valley clans sign peace pact The leaders of rival clans in the eastern Bekaa Valley have signed an agreement to end bloody vendettas between them, in a region of Lebanon under strong Hezbollah influence. |
Iran
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Iranian Journalists Flee, Fearing Retribution for Covering Protests Dozens of reporters, photographers and bloggers have either fled Iran or are trying to flee in the aftermath of the disputed June presidential election. Iran supreme leader: Questioning elections a crime Iran tells UN it wants nuclear fuel first Iran has told the UN nuclear watchdog it wants fresh fuel for a reactor in Tehran before it will agree to ship most of its enriched uranium stocks to Russia and France. Iran Sentences Employee of British Embassy Hossein Rassam, a political analyst at the embassy in Tehran, was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of fomenting violence during unrest that broke out over the country’s disputed elections in June. Iran Guards warn opposition against rallies Iran's Revolutionary Guards, who helped quell protests after the June election, warned the opposition on Monday not to use anti-U.S. rallies this week to stage new demonstrations. Iranian Regime Forms Green Movement to Counter Mousavi's Black Market Shows Iran Can Adapt to Sanctions Influential Iran lawmakers criticize nuclear deal Influential Iranian lawmakers on Saturday criticized a U.N.-drafted agreement that requires Tehran to send its atomic stockpile abroad for processing. Other In Yemen, Journalists Punished for "Insulting the President" Report: UAE Expelled 500 Iranians Saudi Arabia Billionaire Saudis tangle in debt, fraud case Two billionaire families in Saudi Arabia, linked by marriage, are locked in a bitter legal battle centered on an estimated $22 billion debt implosion and allegations of fraud. |
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Bush Administration Spent Only One Hour On Afghanistan
Report It Handed Off To Obama
Karzai questions US reliability as partner Eight U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan, the military said. Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on C.I.A. Payroll Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president and a suspected player in the country’s booming illegal opium trade, gets regular payments from the Central Intelligence Agency WATCH: Official Who Resigned Over Afghan War Explains Decision 3 American Choppers Down in Afghanistan... Helicopter crashes kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan...Taliban: We Shot Down U.S. Chopper 14 Americans Die in 2 Afghan Helicopter Crashes; U.S. Military Denies Hostile Fire but Evidence May Back Taliban Claim Troops In Afghanistan Outnumber Taliban 12:1 US contractor (trucker) says he fought off attack in Kabul Taliban attack UN Kabul guesthouse in attempt to upend Afghan runoff Gunmen stormed a Kabul guesthouse popular with UN workers Wednesday in what the Taliban called the first of more attacks ahead of Afghanistan's Nov. 7 runoff election. Young Afghan struggles to adapt after Guantanamo Mohammed Jawad, widely considered the prison's youngest detainee, is back home in Afghanistan after a judge ordered him freed. He is angry and confused. Many U.S. officials are unhappy he's free. Afghans 'had advance intel' on UN attack Afghan intelligence service knew of plans for attack that killed 5 UN staffers Kerry: General’s war plan goes too far Pentagon seeks $1.3 billion for Afghan projects The U.S. military is spending billions of dollars on construction projects to ensure Afghanistan's infrastructure can support American and coalition personnel in 2010 and years beyond. Report Shows Afghan Drugs Reach Deep in the West The Afghan opium harvest is feeding a $65 billion global trade in heroin each year, the senior United Nations official on drugs and crime said Thursday. South Korea Says It Plans Afghanistan Deployment The government in Seoul announced that it wanted to send troops and police officers, reported to number 300, to help protect its aid workers in the country. Afghan War Vets Patrol Halls Of Congress To Stop Troop Escalation |
Karzai says will not sack top election official
US Official Quits U.S. set to pay Taliban to switch sides Major Earthquake Shakes Afghanistan, Pakistan Detecting IEDs a daunting challenge for U.S. military U.S. troops in Afghanistan face a deadly enemy -- roadside bombs. The bombs, often referred to as IEDs, are the "number one threat," says Adm. Mike Mullen. Abdullah Withdraws From Afghan Election More Than 1,000 U.S. Troops Wounded In Afghanistan In Past 3 Months Afghans protest rumored desecration of Koran by U.S. troops Hundreds of protesters in Kabul burn an effigy of President Obama, a sign of rising religious conservatism and anti-Americanism in the country. The U.S. military denies any sacrilege took place. Cost of Afghanistan project soars, benefits exaggerated Flipping a switch on one of Afghanistan's long-awaited electrical power plants in August, U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry urged Afghans to think of U.S. taxpayers' support when they turn their lights on at night. Fraud taints Afghan women’s vote In Afghanistan's presidential election in August, one of the ripest areas for fraud was women's voting. Analysts say the same is likely to be true again in the Nov. 7 runoff. China Becomes A Player In Afghanistan's Future The U.S. and Afghanistan are encouraging China to take a greater role in helping to solve Afghanistan's problems. China has become the largest commercial investor in Afghanistan. But a common criticism is that while U.S. troops risk their lives in Afghanistan, it is Chinese companies that reap the economic benefits. White House Declares Karzai "Legitimate Leader" Of Afghanistan General: IED attacks in Afghanistan likely to rise if more troops are deployed |
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Pakistan detains
11 Iranian
Guards on the
border...Pakistan
frees Iranian
'officers'
Pakistani
authorities
release 11
Iranian
"security
officers"
detained on its
border.
Pakistan Army Officer, Mother Attacked Hillary Clinton Has Intense Exchange With Students In Pakistan Pakistanis to Clinton: War on terror is not our war Hillary Clinton tells Pakistan it's doing too little against Al QaedaCeasefire violation: Pak soldier killed A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered talks with Pakistan without pre-conditions, there’s been another case of ceasefire violation in Kupwara in which a Pakistani soldier has been killed. Pakistan army reportedly fired 14 mortar rounds. The Indian Army then retaliated. Two people were killed in the crossfire; one among them is a Pakistani soldier. |
200,000 Pakistanis
flee fighting The United States Announces the Pakistan Signature Energy Program Passport with 9/11 suspect's name found in Pakistan A passport bearing the name of Said Bahaji, a suspect linked to the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, has been found in a town captured by the Pakistani military.Pakistani troops capture key town Pak shuts down educational institutions Authorities across Pakistan on Tuesday ordered the closure of educational institutions after two suicide bombers struck the International Islamic University in the federal capital, killing five persons. The government of Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province, ordered the closure of all state-run and private educational institutions for an indefinite period. |
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China Executes 2 Tibetans For Roles In 2008 Riots
Stimulus fuels South Korea recovery Growth fastest in more than seven years, thanks to government spending and rate cuts. Beijing's first snowfall artificial The metrological department said it had started seeding the clouds from 8pm in Saturday to beat down lingering drought in and around Beijing. The department claimed success in producing 16 million tones of snow for the city. Japan: U.S. base should stay on Okinawa Japan's new government appears to bow to intensifying pressure from visiting top U.S. military officials, saying it supports keeping a major airfield open on the southern island of Okinawa. |
Beijing
allows
overseas
investment
after
17-month
break China
has resumed
approvals
for
institutions
to buy
overseas
securities
under its
tightly
managed
offshore
investment
regime after
a 17-month
hiatus,
suggesting
Beijing
believes the
worst of the
financial
crisis is
over
Mob in China lynches a salesman A mob of angry parents lynched a book salesman and badly injured four of his colleagues after rumors spread that the men were part of a human smuggling ring, the official New China News Agency said Monday.
Nepal to use
homosexuals
to boost
tourism
sector
Nepal is set
to use
lesbians and
gays to
boost its
tourism
sector,
which has
been
adversely
impacted
after the
country went
through a
devastating
decade-long
Maoists'
insurgency
and
political
instability.
Almost three
years after
the Supreme
Court gave
legal
sanction to
gay rights
in Nepal,
the
government
to set to
host "one of
the most
extravagant
groups of
tourists in
the world"
the sexual
minorities
consisting
of lesbians,
gays,
bi-sexuals
and
transgenders
(LGBTs).
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Another activist killed in Russia
A
prominent opposition and rights activist in Russia's
southern province of Ingushetia was shot dead Sunday in at
least the third killing of a human rights defender in the
volatile North Caucasus region in just over three months. UK teens caught on CCTV beating, abusing Asians Extra-fast economic recovery in India, China, Australia: IMF French Scientology guilty of fraud Paris court fines organisation $900,000 but allows it to continue practising. Group seized on S Ossetia border Georgia accuses Russian forces of "kidnapping" 16 of its citizens on the border with the separatist region of South Ossetia EU considers chartering flights to send illegal immigrants home Philippine captors hold priest for $2 million Dead fish off Indonesia after oil leak Thousands of dead fish and clumps of oil have been found drifting near Indonesia's coastline more than two months after an underwater well began leaking in the Timor Sea. Beliefs: Globally, Religion Defies Easily Identified Patterns Europe has grown more secular and the U.S. remains unusually religious among advanced nations, according to a report from the University of Chicago. U.S. Seeks to Keep Watching Russia’s Weapons The United States is at risk of losing its eyes on the world’s second most formidable nuclear weapons arsenal for the first time in decades. Extremism Spreads Across Indonesian Penal Code Under a new Islamic criminal code to take effect soon in Aceh, adulterers may face death by stoning. French court convicts 4 in Angola arms trial A Paris court has jailed former interior minister Charles Pasqua and given a suspended sentence to the son of late President Francois Mitterrand for involvement in arms trafficking to Angola. |
UK: Chinese espionage a "voracious"
problem involving "a mass of
ordinary students and businessmen"
MI5 and MI6 push for secret hearings in 'torture' case 6 Greek police officers wounded in attack Gunmen on a motorcycle fired on a suburban Athens police station with automatic weapons late Tuesday, wounding six police officers, authorities said. Lockerbie: police wanted to speak to eight other suspects Stuart Henderson, a former head of the Lockerbie investigation, has said authorities wanted to speak to eight other potential suspects in connection with the bombing but they were never interviewed. British nuclear expert’s 17th floor UN death plunge ‘was not suicide’ "Former French President Jacques Chirac Faces Trail on Corruption Charges" More Questions About a Hijacked Ship Nearly eight weeks after it was supposedly liberated from hijackers, the ship called the Arctic Sea is said to remain at sea under Russian military control and has yet to make port. Putin’s Party Wins in Regional Elections Across Russia Oligarchs Get an Earful From Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev used a meeting with Russian oligarchs to scold them, while also demanding that they take a more patriotic approach to business. Businessman shot dead near Putin's office Huge Fraud Afoot in E.U. Sugar Market China Is Trying a Tibetan Filmmaker for Subversion Russia's Medvedev says open to election law ideas Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev told leaders of three opposition parties on Saturday he was open to ideas on how to change election laws that they say favor the pro-Kremlin party. |
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South African Students'
Horrific Video Raises Questions Of Lingering
Racism
Somali fighters execute 'spies' US bans senior Kenyan official The US imposes a travel ban on a Kenyan official, amid concerns over a failure to look into post-election violence.Somali pirates demand 7 million dollars for British couple Dozens of Policemen Killed in Ethnic Clashes in Congo Guinea Boasts of Deal With Chinese Company By playing up the agreement, analysts said, the military junta seemed to be trying to counter international condemnation of a mass killing of protesters last month. |
UN: Zimbabwe blocks
visit of torture investigator
'Violent attacks' on Zimbabwe MDC Zimbabwe's MDC says there are increased "violent attacks" on its members, threatening hopes of saving the unity government. Obama renews sanctions on Khartoum President Barack Obama has formally renewed US sanctions on Sudan as part of efforts to press Khartoum into ending violence in the Darfur and in the country's semi-autonomous south. Obama Drops Plan to Isolate Sudan Leaders An official said the White House’s policy would use a mix of “incentives and pressure” to end the human rights abuses that have burned Darfur into the American conscience. |
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Argentina
court finds
retired
officers
guilty of
involvement
in 'Dirty
War'
Colombian football team 'killed' Felon Involved in Clandestine Videos of Ecuador Judge in Chevron Case One of two men who made clandestine video recordings allegedly showing government bias and kickback-soliciting in a $27 billion oil contamination lawsuit is a convicted felon with a history of legal troubles, The Associated Press has learned.An AP investigation also has found no evidence that Wayne Douglas Hansen worked in his professed field of environmental remediation.Court records show that Hansen, 62, pleaded guilty to charges of facilitating the importation of marijuana in a 1987 case in Brownsville, Texas. A co-defendant said that Hansen was in charge of buying a DC-7 that prosecutors alleged would be used to fly 275,000 pounds (124,740 kilos) of marijuana to the United States from Colombia. Judge's aide, guards in Guatemala cases killed An assistant to the judge handling the case of a man who blamed his death on Guatemala's president has himself been killed by gunmen. Hugo Chavez builds state film studio Police Find 9 Decapitated Bodies In Western Mexico |
Chile president proposes limiting military courts Chile president proposes limiting military courts Chile's president backs legislation to end jurisdiction of military courts over civilians Venezuela arrests 'Colombia spies' Nicaragua: Anti-Ortega groups roll out hit-and-run tactics President Daniel Ortega's move to have the Supreme Court scrap presidential term limits breathes new life into a budding clandestine protest movement. Colombia, U.S. sign military cooperation deal Mexican farmworker activist, 14 others slain Margarito Montes Parra, who had styled himself as a modern-day Zapata, made many enemies as he helped farmworkers in land disputes. His convoy was ambushed in Sonora. Jamaica balks at US request for alleged crime bossJamaica is resisting a U.S. request to hand over a suspected crime boss with ties to the Caribbean nation's governing party amid reports he is stockpiling weapons in his Kingston stronghold to prevent arrest. Dominicans Try Shots to Boost Rising Players In the Dominican Republic, boys are routinely receiving injections of over-the-counter vitamins and painkillers. |