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Thursday, November 05, 2009
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- “GM’s Money Trees”: Displacement of Rural Brazilians Highlights Consequences of “Cap and Trade” System
- Italian Prosecutor in Case Against CIA Operatives Hails Convictions for ’03 Kidnapping of Egyptian Cleric
- As Massey Energy Blasts West Virginia’s Coal River Mountain, a Debate on Mountaintop Removal Mining
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
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- Election Day 2009: GOPers Sweep Governor Races; Bloomberg Wins Tight NYC Mayoral Race; Dems Take House Seats; Maine Repeals Gay Marriage
- Low Road to High Finance: McClatchy Expose Reveals How Goldman Sachs Sold Off Billions in Mortgage Securities After Anticipating Housing Collapse
- Blueberry Farming Giant Found to Use Child Labor at Michigan Fields
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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- Appeals Court Rules in Maher Arar Case: Innocent Victims of Extraordinary Rendition Cannot Sue in US Courts
- Israeli Activists Criticize US House for Considering Resolution Condemning Goldstone Report on Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
- “By the People: The Election of Barack Obama”: New Documentary on Barack Obama’s Historic Presidential Run
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The Tortured Logic Continues
“Extraordinary rendition” is White House-speak for kidnapping. Just ask Maher Arar. He’s a Canadian citizen who was “rendered” by the U.S. to Syria, where he was tortured for almost a year.
Filed under Weekly Column
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The War Condolences Obama Hasn’t Sent
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Chancellor Keesling died in Iraq on June 19, 2009, from “a non-combat related incident,” according to the Pentagon. Keesling had killed himself.
Filed under Weekly Column
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Trick or Treat for Climate Change
Climate-change activists, from pranksters to presidents, are stepping up the pressure by staging elaborate stunts.
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Lt. Choi Won’t Lie for His Country
Lt. Dan Choi doesn’t want to lie. Choi, an Iraq war veteran and a graduate of West Point, declared last March 19 on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” “I am gay.” Under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” regulations, those three words are enough to get Choi kicked out of the military.
Filed under Weekly Column
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Watch What You Tweet
A social worker from New York City was arrested last week while in Pittsburgh for the G-20 protests, then subjected to an FBI raid this week at home—all for using Twitter.
Filed under Weekly Column
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Christian Parenti responds to Kevin Bales
Journalist Christian Parenti responds to our interview with Kevin Bales, founder of Free The Slaves
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Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Headlines
- EPA to Adopt New Arsenic Standard for Nation’s Drinking Water
- UN Security Council Votes to Lift Yugoslavia Arms Embargo
- 8 Iraqi Civilians Killed in Plane Attack on Farms
- Iraq Claims to Have Shot Down 2nd US Spy Plane in a Month
- Oklahoma Appeals Court Orders Halt of Valdez Execution
- Delta Flight Attendants to Conduct Largest-Ever Union Election in Airline Industry
- Anti-Globalization Activists Plan WTO Protest in Qatar
- WTO Approves Dispute Panels on US Steel Trade Measures
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Despite Mounting Opposition to US Policy, Secretary of State Powell Heads to Reinforce Support for Militarization of So-Called War on Drugs
Secretary of State Colin Powell headed for Colombia yesterday to shore up US support for President Andres Pastrana.His three-day trip to the region comes in the face of mounting popular opposition to the US and Colombia’s militarization of the so-called war on drugs. [includes rush transcript]
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Relatives of Slain Chilean Military Commander Sue Henry Kissinger
The family of Chilean military Commander Rene Schneider, who was killed thirty-one years ago during a botched kidnapping by rightwing coup plotters supported by the US, filed a lawsuit yesterday in a US federal court. The lawsuit accuses former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former CIA Chief Richard Helms, among others, of involvement in covert operations that led to Schneider’s assassination. [includes rush transcript]
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Racism and Gender: Where They Meet in Africa
The Conference Against Racism officially ended on Friday, but Democracy Now! continues the discussion on racism. Today, we look at issues of racism and gender, particularly in the context of gender and refugees. We look at the southern Sudan, where slavery is still alive and well. [includes rush transcript]
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Special Coverage of Attack on WTC and Pentagon
This is a special one-hour live report on the WTC and Pentagon attacks.
Catch the evening news every day, Pacifica Network News.
[includes rush transcript–partial]
