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September 1, 2003

Controversy for U.S. Firms' Energy Plants in Mexico

9/1/03 Tedford, Reuters, Controversy for U.S. Firms' Energy Plants in Mexico

Posted on September 1, 2003 6:41 AM |

Did Coalition Forces use Nukes in Iraq?

9/1/03 Daily Express, Did Coalition Forces use Nukes in Iraq? Dangerously High Levels of Radiation Measured Around Baghdad

Posted on September 1, 2003 6:52 AM |

Ideas the Pentagon Wishes It Never Had

9/1/03 Berman, The Nation, Ideas the Pentagon Wishes It Never Had

Posted on September 1, 2003 7:13 PM |

Overpaying the Pentagon

9/1/03 Korb, TAP, Overpaying the Pentagon. How we can meet our security needs for less than $500 billion

Posted on September 1, 2003 7:15 PM |

September 2, 2003

Corporate Scandals: The Epilogue

9/2/03 Tomchick, AlterNet, Corporate Scandals: The Epilogue

Posted on September 2, 2003 5:55 AM |

September 3, 2003

A Basic Right: Living-Wage Jobs

9/3/03 Gonsalves, AlterNet, A Basic Right: Living-Wage Jobs

Posted on September 3, 2003 5:53 AM |

A Deadly Franchise

9/3/03 Klein, AlterNet, A Deadly Franchise

Posted on September 3, 2003 5:54 AM |

Unease at Plan to Alter Doctors' Ethical Code

9/3/03 Boseley, Guardian/UK, Unease at Plan to Alter Doctors' Ethical Code: Fears for Third World Patients in Clinical Trials as US Drug Firms Push for Softening of Guidelines

Posted on September 3, 2003 6:33 AM |

EPA Switch Allows Sale of PCB-Tainted Sites

9/3/03 Shogren, LA Times, EPA Switch Allows Sale of PCB-Tainted Sites

Posted on September 3, 2003 6:35 AM |

Superfund To Run Out Of Money, GAO Says

9/3/03 Pianin, Wa. Post, Superfund To Run Out Of Money, GAO Says

Posted on September 3, 2003 6:37 AM |

Kleptocrat Nation

9/3/03 Hightower, The Nation, Kleptocrat Nation

Posted on September 3, 2003 7:09 PM |

September 4, 2003

Court Blocks Media Rules - FCC's Ownership Caps Were Slated To Change Today

9/4/03 Ahrens, Wa. Post, Court Blocks Media Rules - FCC's Ownership Caps Were Slated To Change Today

Posted on September 4, 2003 6:30 AM |

Senior EPA Official to Become Lobbyist

9/4/03 Shogren, LA Times, Senior EPA Official to Become Lobbyist

Posted on September 4, 2003 6:31 AM |

Homeland Insecurity

9/4/03 Corn, The Nation, Homeland Insecurity

Posted on September 4, 2003 7:07 PM |

An Empire of Their Own

9/4/03 McAlister, The Nation, An Empire of Their Own

Posted on September 4, 2003 7:11 PM |

September 5, 2003

U.S. Troops Want Rumsfeld to Send Them Home

9/5/03 Hudson, Reuters, U.S. Troops Want Rumsfeld to Send Them Home

Posted on September 5, 2003 6:24 AM |

US 'Corporate Invasion' Brings No Respite from War

9/5/03 Huggler & Walker, Independent/UK, US 'Corporate Invasion' Brings No Respite from War

Posted on September 5, 2003 6:26 AM |

Engineers Report: America is Crumbling

9/5/03 Ling, Reuters, Engineers Report: America is Crumbling

Posted on September 5, 2003 6:27 AM |

September 6, 2003

Bush Administration Fulfills Wish List for Corporate America

9/6/03 Borenstein, Knight-Ridder, Bush Administration Fulfills Wish List for Corporate America

Posted on September 6, 2003 6:23 AM |

The fourth world war

9/6/03 Saunders, Toronto Globe & Mail, The fourth world war

Posted on September 6, 2003 6:48 PM |

September 7, 2003

Text of George W Bush's Speech on Iraq

9/7/03 Text of George W Bush's Speech on Iraq

Posted on September 7, 2003 6:20 AM |

Big Brother Takes Grip on America

9/7/03 Harris, Observer/UK, Big Brother Takes Grip on America

Posted on September 7, 2003 6:21 AM |

Did a Secret Military Experiment Cause the 2003 Blackout?

9/7/03 Anonymous, CRG, Did a Secret Military Experiment Cause the 2003 Blackout?

Posted on September 7, 2003 6:49 AM |

September 8, 2003

9/11 Propaganda, Hollywood Style

9/8/03 Schecter, MediaChannel, 9/11 Propaganda, Hollywood Style

Posted on September 8, 2003 5:48 AM |

Mad in the USA

9/8/03 Mitchell, AlterNet, Mad in the USA - fighting Walmart

Posted on September 8, 2003 5:49 AM |

Poor, Rich Africa

9/8/03 Chideya, AlterNet, Poor, Rich Africa

Posted on September 8, 2003 5:50 AM |

Annan wants radical reforms to cope with security

9/8/03 Leopold, Reuters, Annan wants radical reforms to cope with security

Posted on September 8, 2003 5:59 AM |

The Torturers' Picnic

9/8/03 Shabi, Guardian/UK, The Torturers' Picnic. Repressive Regimes Will Be Stocking Up Again at This Week's Arms Fair - and We're Footing the Bill

Posted on September 8, 2003 6:10 AM |

Oval Office Outrages Just Keep Coming

9/8/03 Sorenson, SF Gate, Oval Office Outrages Just Keep Coming

Posted on September 8, 2003 6:13 AM |

Weapons of Mass Destruction in Our Midst

9/8/03 Ritter, SF Chronicle, Weapons of Mass Destruction in Our Midst

Posted on September 8, 2003 6:15 AM |

Monthly Costs of Iraq, Afghan Wars Approach That of Vietnam

9/8/03 Moniz, Newsday, Monthly Costs of Iraq, Afghan Wars Approach That of Vietnam

Posted on September 8, 2003 6:16 AM |

Patriot Act Facing Fight on Multiple Fronts

9/8/03 Contreras, San ANtonio Express, Patriot Act Facing Fight on Multiple Fronts

Posted on September 8, 2003 6:18 AM |

Coca-Killer: The whole story: Why Colombian unionists call for an international boycott of Coca-Cola

9/8/03 Platts, ANNCOL, Coca-Killer: The whole story: Why Colombian unionists call for an international boycott of Coca-Cola

Posted on September 8, 2003 6:46 AM |

Empty Lives and Crumbling Infrastructure in America

9/8/03 Stanton, CRG, Empty Lives and Crumbling Infrastructure in America

Posted on September 8, 2003 6:47 AM |

Colombian state oil company under attack

9/8/03 ANNCOL, Colombian state oil company under attack

Posted on September 8, 2003 6:50 AM |

Is the Neocon Agenda for Pax Americana Losing Steam?

9/8/03 Lobe, FPIF, Is the Neocon Agenda for Pax Americana Losing Steam?

Posted on September 8, 2003 7:15 AM |

al-Qaida Stronger Than Pre-9/11

9/8/03 Lawless, AP, al-Qaida Stronger Than Pre-9/11

Posted on September 8, 2003 6:52 PM |

5 Afghan troops killed, 2 U.S. soldiers wounded in suspected Taliban attacks

9/8/03 Khan, Canadian Press, 5 Afghan troops killed, 2 U.S. soldiers wounded in suspected Taliban attacks

Posted on September 8, 2003 6:57 PM |

TALIBAN LOYALISTS LAYING LOW IN AFGHANISTAN

9/8/03 Tohid, Eurasia.net, TALIBAN LOYALISTS LAYING LOW IN AFGHANISTAN

Posted on September 8, 2003 7:00 PM |

September 9, 2003

New Passport Rules Are Put Off by U.S

9/9/03 Shenon, NY Times, New Passport Rules Are Put Off by U.S.

Posted on September 9, 2003 5:44 AM |

Plans for Terror Inquiries Still Fall Short, Report Says

9/9/03 Lichteblau, NY Times, Plans for Terror Inquiries Still Fall Short, Report Says

Posted on September 9, 2003 5:46 AM |

Oxfam, MSF say Cambodia railroaded in WTO talks

9/9/03 Cropley, Reuters, Oxfam, MSF say Cambodia railroaded in WTO talks

Posted on September 9, 2003 5:57 AM |

Colombia's Uribe says rights groups 'terorists'

9/9/03 Villelabeitia,Reuters, Colombia's Uribe says rights groups 'terorists'

Posted on September 9, 2003 6:03 AM |

Fliers to Be Rated for Risk Level. New System Will Scrutinize Each Passenger, Assign Color Code

9/9/03 Goo, Wa Post, Fliers to Be Rated for Risk Level. New System Will Scrutinize Each Passenger, Assign Color Code

Posted on September 9, 2003 6:06 AM |

Blix Says Iraq's Weapons Declaration May Have Been True

9/9/03 AFP, Blix Says Iraq's Weapons Declaration May Have Been True

Posted on September 9, 2003 6:07 AM |

Biggest Growers Pocket 71 Percent of Farm Subsidies

9/9/03 Abbott, Reuters, Biggest Growers Pocket 71 Percent of Farm Subsidies

Posted on September 9, 2003 6:08 AM |

Greenpeace obtains smoking-gun memo: White House/Exxon link

9/9/03 GreenPeace, Greenpeace obtains smoking-gun memo: White House/Exxon link

Posted on September 9, 2003 6:24 AM |

How the Bush Administration's Opposition to the International Criminal Court Has Put Peacekeepers and Others in Danger

9/9/03 Cohn, FindLaw, How the Bush Administration's Opposition to the International Criminal Court Has Put Peacekeepers and Others in Danger

Posted on September 9, 2003 6:44 AM |

Secret US-UK Missle Defense Plan

9/9/03 BASIC, Secret US-UK Missle Defense Plan

Posted on September 9, 2003 6:50 AM |

Bush's Homeland Insecurity

9/9/03 Gersham, FPIF, Bush's Homeland Insecurity

Posted on September 9, 2003 7:14 AM |

The War In Iraq Is Not Over and Neither Are The Lies To Justify It

9/9/03 Zunes, FPIF, The War In Iraq Is Not Over and Neither Are The Lies To Justify It

Posted on September 9, 2003 7:16 AM |

Pentagon Initiates New Research into Prohibited Chemical Weapons

9/9/03 CorpWatch, Pentagon Initiates New Research into Prohibited Chemical Weapons

Posted on September 9, 2003 8:39 AM |

Is News Racist?

9/9/03 Rendall & Solomon, GNN, Is News Racist?

Posted on September 9, 2003 6:45 PM |

Guarding the Oil Underworld

9/9/03 Vallette & Chaterjee, GNN, Guarding the Oil Underworld

Posted on September 9, 2003 6:46 PM |

Military dissent shows bitter truth: U.S. troops as victims in our own war

9/9/03 Helfrick, Minnesota Daily, Military dissent shows bitter truth: U.S. troops as victims in our own war

Posted on September 9, 2003 6:50 PM |

The Iraq photos Bush doesn't want you to see - caution graphic contents)

9/9/03 Einswine/Netherlands, The Iraq photos Bush doesn't want you to see - caution graphic contents)

Posted on September 9, 2003 6:54 PM |

Mass-destruction weapons no longer cited as major Iraq issue

9/9/03 Raum, Daily Camera, Mass-destruction weapons no longer cited as major Iraq issue

Posted on September 9, 2003 6:55 PM |

Fact Sheet: Budget Request For War Funding

9/9/03 US State Dept., Fact Sheet: Budget Request For War Funding

Posted on September 9, 2003 7:05 PM |

Bush Must Admit the Error of His Ways

9/9/03 Scheer, The Nation, Bush Must Admit the Error of His Ways

Posted on September 9, 2003 7:10 PM |

Whose Trade Organization?

9/9/03 Wallach & Slevin, TomPaine, Whose Trade Organization?

Posted on September 9, 2003 7:17 PM |

Sweatshops On Our Shores

9/9/03 Chen, TomPaine, Sweatshops On Our Shores

Posted on September 9, 2003 7:18 PM |

Presidential Character

9/9/03 Editorial, NY Times, Presidential Character

Posted on September 9, 2003 7:19 PM |

Reserve Tours Are Extended

9/9/03 Loeb & Vogel, Wa. Post, Reserve Tours Are Extended

Posted on September 9, 2003 7:22 PM |

Analysis of the U.S. Military's Ability to Sustain an Occupation of Iraq

9/03/03 Congressional Budget Office, An Analysis of the U.S. Military's Ability to Sustain an Occupation of Iraq

Posted on September 9, 2003 7:30 PM |

September 10, 2003

Santa Cruz Urges Probe into Bush Impeachment

9/10/03 McLaughlin, San Joses Mercury News, Santa Cruz Urges Probe into Bush Impeachment

Posted on September 10, 2003 6:26 AM |

The Genetically Modified Bomb

9/10/03 Hartmann, CommonDreams, The Genetically Modified Bomb

Posted on September 10, 2003 6:29 AM |

Neo-Cons Have Hijacked US Foreign Policy

9/10/03 Kutner, Boston Globe, Neo-Cons Have Hijacked US Foreign Policy

Posted on September 10, 2003 6:31 AM |

Democrats Focus On Halliburton

9/10/03 Kane & Pershing, Roll Call, Democrats Focus On Halliburton

Posted on September 10, 2003 6:32 AM |

Censored! Neocons' plans for global domination top the annual list of stories ignored or downplayed by the mainstream media

9/10/03 Taiara, Censored! Neocons' plans for global domination top the annual list of stories ignored or downplayed by the mainstream media.

Posted on September 10, 2003 6:47 AM |

The Bush Education Deception

9/10/03 Brauchli, CounterPunch, The Bush Education Deception

Posted on September 10, 2003 6:51 AM |

Whose Side Are You On? Rich/Poor Trade 2

9/10/03 Monbiot, Guardian/UK, Whose Side Are You On? Rich/Poor Trade 2

Posted on September 10, 2003 6:57 AM |

Mystery shrouds Pentagon's extra funds

9/10/03 Spiegel & Brun-Rovet, Financial Times, Mystery shrouds Pentagon's extra funds

Posted on September 10, 2003 6:58 AM |

No Master Plan

9/10/03 Hass, Ha'aretz, No Master Plan

Posted on September 10, 2003 7:03 AM |

“Disappearing” Iraqis

9/10/03 Miller, River Cities Reader, “Disappearing” Iraqis

Posted on September 10, 2003 7:04 AM |

Corporateering

9/10/03 Mokhiber & Weissman, ZNet, Corporateering

Posted on September 10, 2003 7:05 AM |

Sept 10 Cancun Bulletin

9/10/03 Global Exchange, Sept 10 Cancun Bulletin

Posted on September 10, 2003 7:07 AM |

Audio Interview with Krugman on undermining the economic base of the US

9/10/03 Paul Krugman Interview, NPR Audio Interview with Krugman on undermining the economic base of the US

Posted on September 10, 2003 8:20 AM |

Two years on, Afghanistan still shaky on its feet

9/10/03 Denyer, Reuters, Two years on, Afghanistan still shaky on its feet

Posted on September 10, 2003 6:41 PM |

U.S. rejects diluting Iraqi occupation authority

9/10/03 Reuters, U.S. rejects diluting Iraqi occupation authority

Posted on September 10, 2003 6:42 PM |

Surviving the War Zone on the R Train

9/10/03 Sultan, AlterNet, Surviving the War Zone on the R Train

Posted on September 10, 2003 6:44 PM |

Cancun Files: The Seattle Beat Goes On

9/10/03 Hayden, AlterNet, Cancun Files: The Seattle Beat Goes On

Posted on September 10, 2003 6:45 PM |

How the Bush Family Wealth is Linked to the Jewish Holocaust

9/10/03 Rogers, CRG, How the Bush Family Wealth is Linked to the Jewish Holocaust

Posted on September 10, 2003 6:49 PM |

Cancun: Kicking away the ladder?

9/10/03 Scoop, Cancun: Kicking away the ladder?

Posted on September 10, 2003 7:02 PM |

September 11, 2003

The WTO kills Farmers - A report on the death of Lee Kyung Hae

9/11/03 Carlsen, ZNet, The WTO kills Farmers - A report on the death of Lee Kyung Hae

Posted on September 11, 2003 6:02 AM |

Bush's Counterterror Proposals Could Be a Hard Sell

9/11/03 Lichteblau, NY Times, Bush's Counterterror Proposals Could Be a Hard Sell - Patriot 2

Posted on September 11, 2003 6:18 AM |

Countries square off over farm trade in Cancun

9/11/03 Wheatley & Waddington, Reuters, Countries square off over farm trade in Cancun

Posted on September 11, 2003 6:19 AM |

Foreign Views of U.S. Darken Since Sept. 11

9/11/03 Bernstein, NY Times, Foreign Views of U.S. Darken Since Sept. 11

Posted on September 11, 2003 6:20 AM |

Big Board Chief Gave Up Millions Only After Nudge

9/11/03 Thomas & Norris, NY Times, Big Board Chief Gave Up Millions Only After Nudge

Posted on September 11, 2003 6:22 AM |

White House Threatens Senate with Veto

9/11/03 Reuters, White House Threatens Senate with Veto

Posted on September 11, 2003 6:23 AM |

Living in 'Apocalyptic Fear'

9/11/03 Harper, Toronto Star, Living in 'Apocalyptic Fear'

Posted on September 11, 2003 6:27 AM |

The Neoconservative Plan for Global Dominance

9/11/03 Project Censored, The Neoconservative Plan for Global Dominance

Posted on September 11, 2003 6:40 AM |

Homeland Security Threatens Civil Liberty

9/11/03 Project Censored, Homeland Security Threatens Civil Liberty

Posted on September 11, 2003 6:43 AM |

Interview with Paul Krugman

9/11/03 BuzzFlash, Interview with Paul Krugman

Posted on September 11, 2003 6:43 AM |

Round One To The Anti-WTO Activists

9/11/03 Kelsey, Scoop, Round One To The Anti-WTO Activists

Posted on September 11, 2003 6:53 AM |

Blair 'overrode terror warnings'

9/11/03 BBC, Blair 'overrode terror warnings'

Posted on September 11, 2003 6:56 AM |

US commander calls on Iraq troops to gird themselves for long haul

9/11/03 ProLog, US commander calls on Iraq troops to gird themselves for long haul

Posted on September 11, 2003 7:02 AM |

Wounded billed for hospital food

9/11/03 Adair, St. Petersburg Times, Wounded billed for hospital food

Posted on September 11, 2003 7:07 AM |

New WTO Agenda Necessary

9/03 America's Program, New WTO Agenda Necessary

Posted on September 11, 2003 7:08 AM