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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Headlines
- Israel Kills 4 UN Observers; Annan: Strike “Deliberate”
- 12 Lebanese Die in Latest Israeli Strikes
- 24 Hezbollah Fighters, 12 Israeli Soldiers Die in Clashes
- Israel To Occupy Parts of Southern Lebanon
- 1 Killed in Hezbollah Rocket Attacks on Israel
- Israeli Peace Activists Protest Israeli Attack
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American Bar Association: President Bush is "Undermining Rule of Law" By Ignoring Laws Passed by Congress
ABA President Michael Greco discusses the organization’s new report criticizing the president’s unprecedented use of signing statements. Greco also speaks out on presidential power, domestic surveillance, Guantanamo and torture. [includes rush transcript]
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Kofi Annan Says Israel's Fatal Attack on UN Force in Lebanon was "Apparently Deliberate"; Longtime UN Official Says Israel Knew Site Was UN Base
Israeli bombs fell on an observer post for the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL. Four observers were killed in the blast which UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called “apparently deliberate.” [includes rush transcript]
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Mustafa Barghouti Calls for Ceasefire With Israel
On Tuesday, Palestinian factions including Hamas and Islamic Jihad agreed to stop firing rockets at Israel and to free captured Israeli soldier Corporal Gilad Shalit in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel and an end to Israeli attacks. Israel and Hamas’s exiled leaders in Syria, have not agreed to the deal. [includes rush transcript]
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Rep. Dennis Kucinich Introduces House Resolution Calling for Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon
On Capitol Hill 24 members of the House of Representatives have backed Rep. Kucinich’s resolution calling on the president to appeal to all sides in the current crisis for an immediate cessation of violence. [includes rush transcript]
