Deborah James/Medea Benjamin:
Bolivia’s Evo Morales Wins Hearts and Minds in US
Seymour Hersh:
Shifting Targets
Norman Solomon:
Political 'Science' and Truth of Consequences
Chris Hedges:
Israel’s Toy Soldiers
Salle Engelhardt:
Killing Is Okay. Dying, However, Is Not.
James Carroll:
History and the Drumbeat of War
Nick Turse:
NYC, the NYPD, the RNC, and Me
Sean Gonsalves:
Prayer for the War-Weary
Craig Kielburger/Marc Kielburger:
Non-Violent Protest Has Gone Online
Michael Nagler:
Burma and the Press
Susan Strong:
An 11th Hour Sequel
Gary Younge:
NY Is Not Nearly As Liberal or Different As New Yorkers Believe
Ann Wright:
More Bounties in Afghanistan and Pakistan Will Result in Detention of Innocent Civilians
Johann Hari:
President Giuliani? He’d be worse than Bush

Blackwater mercenaries' record of murder in Iraq, Randall
Brain injuries more prevalent among US troops than earlier estimates, Spencer

United States

New York Times

Insurance for the Next Big One
Subcontracting the War
Gun Games in the Senate
The Big Spill
Enron?s Second Coming?
The Politics of Confidence
The Rio Grande Rises

Foreign firms take advantage, Weisman
The cancer of bad policy, Ed

Bush takes page from Bill Clinton playbook , Silva
Giving soft bigotry a break , Page
Jena 6 defendant out of jail , Simpson
Cleaning up after Bush: It was 'childrens do learn' , Silva

washingtonpost.com - Op-Ed Columns

Bush's Unhealthy Veto
What We Owe the Burmese
Pink Panic In the GOP
Ecuador's Hugo Chavez?
A Democratic Transition at Treasury
Clinton's Game of Dodgeball
Dangerous Logjam on Surveillance
Echoes of Tiananmen Square

Supreme Court starts term narrowly divided, Doyle
U.S. agrees to delay on new Iranian sanctions, Landay+Strobel
Bank accused of aiding N. Korea will return to owner, Johnson
Drugs on crashed plane belonged to Mexico's biggest dealer, Root+Hall
Blackwater cancels planned expansion, Neff

Los Angeles Times - Opinion

A veto on kids' healthcare
Iraq: You can't win with civil wars
Less Amish, no one is safe
The unspeakable American culture
The academic struggles of Latinos in the U.S
Pay what you want for Radiohead
Darfur deadly for peacekeepers

SF Chronicle

63% turnout in Ukraine election / Orange Revolution looks like winner, but co...
Iraqi politicians blast vote in U.S. Senate on partition / Shiite and Sunni A...
Fixing small problems helps reduce fatal airline crashes
14,000 rally in Oakland to hear Hillary Clinton speak
Supreme Court convenes to crowded, controversial docket
Folks in leather, chaps and thongs throng Folsom Street Fair
In S.F., presiding U.S. Episcopal bishop affirms same-sex unions
Leather and corsets and whips, oh my / Folsom Street Fair draws the bondage c...

SFGate: Chronicle Op-Ed

New Zealand charges ahead in race to address climate change
Preserve education reform law
Our fraying Internet infrastructure
Halo 3's halo
In the path of disaster
What money hasn't bought

SFGate: Mark Morford

The great American hypocrisy tour / Larry Craig's bathroom stall! Haggard's m...
The Republican who likes gays / Behold, an extraordinary event, the most asto...
The fall of the Godmongers / Praise Jesus, it's the collapse of evangelical C...
Eat this, you fat, sad idiot / Who, pray who, is still sucked in by grotesque...
Iraq, deep in your bones / A war that isn't really a war, the great humiliati...
Welcome home, have some gunfire / Nothing like returning from vacation to the...
Just How Gay Is The GOP? / Sen. Larry 'Wide Stance' Craig, just another in a ...
I Hate You I Hate You I Hate You / There's nasty, there's puerile, and then t...

Globe and Mail

TORONTO STAR: News Top Stories

Canada's worst public health disaster: Accused exonerated
Tory backtracks on schools

From the Editorial page

Tory opens door to two-tier care
Warning signs for Toronto
Bush's leap very small step for planet
Genuine progress in past four years
People-friendly streets
Health advice free and contradictory

BBC

Arctic ice island breaks in half, David Shukman, BBC
New US army chief states mission, BBC
Banks reveal US mortgage losses, BBC
Ten 'casualties' in Kabul attack, BBC
Suicide bomb kills 15 in Pakistan, BBC
Syrian President sets conference conditions for US, BBC
US Supreme Court's swing to right, Laura Smith-Spark, BBC
Iraq violent death rates 'plunge', BBC
Record close for New York shares, BBC
Gloomy Greenspan: Are the good times gone for good?, Steve Schifferes, BBC
Order dip hits US factory growth, BBC

Student paper ignites free speech battle, MacAskill
America cashes in on arms sales to developing world, Borger
US diplomats warn Rice her efforts in the Middle East are futile, Goldenberg
America's insane war on drugs creates racial and economic divisions, Abramsky
China and Japan need to do more than just words about Burma, Editorial
UK's ambassador to US claims diplomacy still on table for Iran, MacAskill
Atheists arise! Richard Dawkins' plan in the US, MacAskill
US seizes migrant's life savings, Luscombe
A sordid tale of two US Senators: Craig and Vittner, McEwan

British Prime Minister backs Bush's plans for Iran strike, Doyle
Obama refuses to engage in attack politics, Doyle
he great American economic horror story-- Trust is missing, King
President Guiliani? He's be worse than Bush, Hari
Burma lies bleeding as West's feeble efforts are useless, Smith

Putin's plan to stay in power as Prime Minister, Halpin
Bloggers who risked all to reveal Burma junta's crackdown, Denby
Judge Thomas: Book reveals one angry, bitter, disturbed man, Baxter
Jenna defends her Dad against criticism, Baxter

ABC, news

Mexican president calls migration 'inevitable,' should be accommodated, Houstaon Chronicle
Why Many Immigrants Say 'We Are All Elvira' Now, New American Media
Indigenous Rights Violated Every Day in Mexico, Prensa Latina
Mexicans Move on Drug-Violent Tijuana, Prensa Latina
Guatemala's police chief quits over killings of 5 youths by police, Houston Chronicle
Along the side of the road in Guatemala, UDW
Salvadorans Can't Afford Medicines, Prensa Latina
Ortega Decries World Capitalism at UN, Prensa Latina
A brief political history of DR-CAFTA in Costa Rica, UDW
Cuba says Bush lacks moral authority to judge anyone, Caribbean NN
Dealing with the crime monster, Jamaica Observer
Colombian elites fear Chavez' growing influence, UDW
Venezuela at the UN: Global Warming a Product of Capitalism, Venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuela’s Mercosur incorporation before Brazilian Congress, Merco Press
Brazilian Banks Grow 130% Charging Customers 74 Different Fees, Brazzil
Brazil Holds First Carbon Auction. Netherlands Bank Wins It, Brazzil
Lula's push for biofuel criticised, Al Jazeera
Paraguay's Hour of Change, UDW
Chinese Donation to Rebuild Peruvian Schools, Prensa Latina
Bolivian VP Warns against Closing Constituent Assembly, Prensa Latina
Bolivia, Iran Parliaments Link, Prensa Latina
Bolivia ignores US warnings and reaches out to Iran, Merco Press
Evo Morales on Jon Stewart's Daily Show, Bolivia Rising

Europe

Inter Press Service

Environment-Latin America: Unsustainable Development , Valente
Brazil: Warning - These Computers Come With Strings Attached , Osava
Rights: 'No Safe Cities Without Justice' , Mulder
Ecuador: Correa Wins Majority in Constituent Assembly , Lucas
Guatemala: Candidates Pledge to Revive Death Penalty , Benítez
Burma: China Has Much at Stake , Bezlova
Health: Billions More Dollars Needed to Save Lives , Godoy
Rights-Australia: Citizenship Test Slammed as Stupid, Racist , de Tarczynski
'China Holds the Key to Democracy in Burma' , Interview with Soe Myint
Labour-India: Fisherwomen Question Tourism's 'Magic' , Martin

New Racist Assault: Skinheads Beat Up Three Greeks in Eastern Berlin
SPIEGEL Interview with Spokesman for Burmese Opposition in Exile: 'The Regim...
The Dark Past: Germany's FBI Examines its Nazi Roots
Picture This: Running in Blur-lin
Battle of the Bahn: Train Strikes in Germany Approaching
The World from Berlin: Bavarian Power Shift
Ukraine Elections: Tymoshenko Poised to Become PM
Germany Wins Women's World Cup: 'We Have the Best Women in The World'

See no evil, speak no truth
Still out in the cold
The trauma after the trauma
Prolonging the honeymoon
9/11 is over
Is Hillary Clinton the new old Al Gore?
Blogging Ahmadinejad
Language: Translating the lingo of adultalescence

Middle East

Haaretz

Israel vexed over Egypt letting militants into Gaza, Amos Harel
Security forces preparing to halt march to ruins of Homesh, Yuval Azoulay
The new breed of settler fanaticism, Daniel Ben Simon
Livni urges UN to see danger, take action against Iran, Shlomo Shamir
Minister Dichter: Probes into PM's conduct should be frozen, Jonathan Lis
American Jews are in great danger. Here's the proof., Shmuel Rosner
Ultra-Orthodox school bars girl over 'mother's immodesty', Or Kashti
Democracy is more than going to the polls, Amira Hass

British PM in Iraq for Basra talks, Agencies
Al-Qaeda says key Iraq leader dead, Agencies
Iraq's armed groups form alliance in preparation for US withdrawal, Ahmed Janabi
Blackwater faces Iraq deaths probe, Agencies
Bombed Iraq shrine to be rebuilt, Agencies
US confirms Baghdad air strike that killed 13 civilians, Agencies
Suicide bomb hits Afghan police bus, Agencies

US frets at Iran's 'strategic dominance' over a country on its doorstep, Asia Times
The Secret Air Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Z
US Vote on Division of Iraq Blasted, Arab News
US Security Firms in Iraq to Be More Closely Monitored, Arab News
Iraq: Travel restrictions considered as cholera spreads, IRIN
Blackwater business leaves Iraq reeling, Asia Times
'We'll revoke Al-Maliki's licence before he revokes Blackwater's licence,', Al-Ahram
Israel kills 11 Palestinians in Gaza, MET
Onslaught in Gaza: Israel Kills 11 Palestinians, Palestine Chronicle
Israeli incursion into West Bank refugee camp causes destruction, fear, IRIN
Crawling on hands and knees is wearing out Abbas's kneecaps, Al-Ahram
The Israeli lobby has enlisted US university presidents to its cause led by Ahmadinejad basher Bollinger, Al-Ahram
Kingdom Calls on Israel to Freeze Settlements, Wall, Arab News
Spectre of partition in Lebanon, Al-Ahram
Syria: Oil price rises could provoke unrest, IRIN
Ahmadinejad Lauded for ‘Lion’s Den’ Visit, Arab News
President Ahmadinejad calls for global “coalition for peace”, Tehran Times
170 Killed as NATO, US Warplanes Pound Taleban Hide-Outs, Arab News
Afghanistan: Thousands flee Taliban, aerial bombing in south, IRIN
Afghanistan: Increasing armed robberies, abductions in Herat, IRIN
Are women intruders in this country?, Arab News
Yemen: Rebellion in north causing psychological problems, say aid workers, IRIN
Egypt's largest workers' action in 20 years, Al-Ahram

Asia

China

China's Economic Tentacles Make Headway in Latin America, The Daily Star
Myanmar's Political Unrest a Problem for China, Yahoo! News
China's Trillion-Dollar Kitty Is Ready, Asia Times Online
China Desperate for Financial Talents, Xinhua
China to Switch to Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs, Reuters
China’s Burma test, Daily Times
China launches probe into steroid factories, AFP
China to invest vast foreign reserves, BusinessWeek
Chinese Court: Schneider Electric Infringed Chinese Patents, eFluxMedia
EU Urges China to Pressure Myanmar Rulers on Crackdown, Deutsche Welle

Search increases for cameras and mobiles in Rangoon, Mizzima News
Buddhists don't kill: ' The soldiers are soldiers first and Buddhists last.', Mizzima News
Aung San Suu Kyi is the last hope, Mizzima News
UN envoy meets Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Mizzima News
Cracks emerge in Myanmar military unity, Asia Times
Myanmar defends crackdown, Al Jazeera
Hints of Myanmar power struggle, Al Jazeera
Whiteshirts - Burma Junta's Storm Troopers, IPS
Blast hits Thai army headquarters, Al Jazeera
Coordinated bombings rock the South of Thailand, Bankok Post
Doesn't anyone have a policy in Thailand?, Bankok Post
Indonesia can push for major reform in Myanmar, Jakarta Post
Philippine Elections Chief Resigns Amid Bribery Allegations, Arab News

Africa

China pays $20 billion to secure rights to Africa's natural resources, Business Daily (Nairobi)
Somalia: Malnutrition stalks once fertile Shabelle region, IRIN
Plea for help as locusts invade Puntland in N Somalia, IRIN
Nadifo Gedi: 'I have never begged but I am close to it now”, IRIN
Somalia's media is diminishing under the blazing guns of mad soldiers., shabelle.net
Starbucks calls its coffee worker-friendly _ but in Ethiopia, a day's pay is a dollar, tradingmarkets.com
Ethiopia gets $208 mln China loan for power, cement, Reuters
Sudan: Human Rights Violations Continue to Be Reported in Darfur, Say UN Experts, UN News Service
Mali: Kaberuka Calls for More Efficient Channeling of Remittances From African Migrants, African Development Bank
Flood damage pushes back school term for millions in West Africa, IRIN
Ghana Loses 50% Of Skilled Labour to Brain Drain, graphicghana.com
Central African Republic's quiet conflict uproots more than 290,000, Reuters
Nigeria: What has President Yar'Adua done for basic services?, IRIN
Nigeria: President Yar'Adua Condemns Exclusion of Africa From Security Council, This Day (Lagos)
Nigeria Now 32nd Most Corrupt, Says Transparency International, This Day (Lagos)
Truce Call Off: We’ll Crush Trouble Makers in Delta Oil Region, This Day (Lagos)
Nigeria oil rebels end ceasefire, Al Jazeera
In Nigeria, we have over 50 million illiterates, the majority women, Guardian
Nigerian Women Make a Living on the Street in Europe, IPS
Congo: Nearly half the provinces affected by sleeping sickness, IRIN
Rwanda blames DR Congo for violence, Al Jazeera
Electoral Commission fears for free, fair elections in Kenya, The Standard
Quarter of Tanzanians 'to have electricity by 2013', Mail and Guardian
Vital road reopens after Angolan civil war, Mail and Guardian
Zimbabwe localises foreign firms, Al Jazeera
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Avoids Crisis At Home to Lash Out At the West, allAfrica
Tutu 'devastated' by Mugabe's rule, Mail and Guardian
South Africa being ranked the third least safe place in all Africa, Mail and Guardian
Swaziland: Foetuses in a stream highlight plight of women, IRIN
Madagascar goes to polls for new Parliament. 70% live in abject poverty, Mail and Guardian
No country has ever developed on the practices of free trade, Daily Monitor

Drug Corp Watch

Drug Corp Watch

Women Not Warned About SSRI-Related Lung Birth Defect, Evelyn Pringle
FDA: Kids' Medicines NOT Recommended, Liz Marlantes, Greg McCown and Mary Bruce
IG Finds FDA Fails at Overseeing Drug Testing Sites , Amy Doolittle
FDA to Fight Cough Supressant Industry Over Ingredient, Brian White
Inside the FDA, Maggie Mahar
FDA Warns Physicians Against Prescribing Fentora for Off-label Uses, AAFP
Deal Set to Cut Prescription Drug Abuse, Andrew Jack
Drug's Price Up More Than $21,000, Karl Stark
Not Again! More Diabetes Drug Dangers, Dr Joseph Mercola
The CDC's Point-Three Problem, Dan Olmsted
Will Doctors Shut Down In-Store Clinics or Let the Market Decide?, Adam Chavez
Hospitals Rip Off Self-paying, Poor Customers with Triple Prices Compared to Insurance Reimbursements, David Gutierrez
We Can Do Without TeenScreen, Tony Zizza
Bristol-Myers Squibb to Pay $515 Million for Doctor Kickback Scheme , Jonathan Saltzman
Vaccine, Disorder Link Debated, Adrianne Flores
CDC Study Misleading About Vaccines Safety, NAA
The C-Section Epidemic, Jennifer Block

US: Billions over Baghdad; The Spoils of War, Barlett +Steele
US: Green Group Attacks Oil Giant on Climate Research , Benjamin
US: Software Maker Admits to Taking Bribes, Kirchgaessner
US: Cribs Recalled After Deaths of 2 Children, Grynbaum
US: Graft in Military Contracts Spread From Base, Thompson+Schmit

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