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October 1, 2005

Smaller Towns Bore the Brunt of Rita's Force

10/01/05 Steinhauer, NYT, Smaller Towns Bore the Brunt of Rita's Force

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:09 AM |

US troops launch offensive in western Iraq

10/01/05 AP, US troops launch offensive in western Iraq

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:09 AM |

Cheney's aide revealed as source of CIA leak

10/01/05 Borger, Guardian, Cheney's aide revealed as source of CIA leak

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:13 AM |

Buying of News by Bush's Aides Is Ruled Illegal

10/01/05 Pear, NYT, Buying of News by Bush's Aides Is Ruled Illegal

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:14 AM |

How to Prepare for One Really Quick Getaway

10/01/05 Darlin, NYT, How to Prepare for One Really Quick Getaway

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:17 AM |

Dengue Virus Is Sweeping Asia, Killing Hundreds, Officials Say

10/01/05 Arnold, NYT, Dengue Virus Is Sweeping Asia, Killing Hundreds, Officials Say

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:19 AM |

Dengue Virus Is Sweeping Asia, Killing Hundreds, Officials Say

10/01/05 Arnold, NYT, Dengue Virus Is Sweeping Asia, Killing Hundreds, Officials Say

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:20 AM |

World Health Agency Tones Down Alarm on Possible Flu Pandemic

10/01/05 AP, World Health Agency Tones Down Alarm on Possible Flu Pandemic

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:20 AM |

Mortgage Lenders Analyzed For Bias

10/01/05 Downey, Wa. Post, Mortgage Lenders Analyzed For Bias

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:21 AM |

Katrina Contributes to Drop in Spending

10/01/05 Henderson, Wa. Post, Katrina Contributes to Drop in Spending

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:22 AM |

Rumsfeld Defends Iraqi Forces

10/01/05 Graham, Wa. Post, Rumsfeld Defends Iraqi Forces

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:23 AM |

Indonesia Nearly Doubles Price of Gasoline

10/01/05 Sipress, Wa. Post, Indonesia Nearly Doubles Price of Gasoline

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:25 AM |

US defers sanctions on Saudi

10/01/05 Al Jazeera.net, US defers sanctions on Saudi

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:26 AM |

US plays down Guantanamo strike

10/01/05 BBC, US plays down Guantanamo strike

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:28 AM |

Rice: Force necessary for democracy

10/01/05 Al Jazeera, Rice: Force necessary for democracy

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:29 AM |

San Fernando blaze nears rocket factory

10/01/05 Gumbel, Independent, San Fernando blaze nears rocket factory

Posted on October 1, 2005 6:36 AM |

Deadly Bacteria Detected in US Capital During Anti-War March

10/02/05 AFP, Deadly Bacteria Detected in US Capital During Anti-War March

Posted on October 1, 2005 8:35 AM |

Another sock in the eye for Bush: Chavez: Venezuela Moves Reserves to Europe

10/01/05 GNM, Another sock in the eye for Bush: Chavez: Venezuela Moves Reserves to Europe

Posted on October 1, 2005 9:14 AM |

Investigators: 'Ready-made' victims killed

10/01/05 Tifton, AP, Investigators: 'Ready-made' victims killed

Posted on October 1, 2005 8:30 PM |

Bird flu jumps transmission barrier in humans

10/01/05 Clifford, GulfNews, Bird flu jumps transmission barrier in humans

Posted on October 1, 2005 9:02 PM |

October 2, 2005

Business Find an Upside to Katrina

10/02/05 Gay, CGB, Business Find an Upside to Katrina

Posted on October 2, 2005 8:35 AM |

Bali Bombings Kill at Least 25 in Tourist Spots

10/02/05 Bonner & Perlez, NYT, Bali Bombings Kill at Least 25 in Tourist Spots

Posted on October 2, 2005 8:35 AM |

Prisoners Evacuated After Hurricanes Allege Abuse

10/02/05 Rohde & Drew, NYT, Prisoners Evacuated After Hurricanes Allege Abuse

Posted on October 2, 2005 8:53 AM |

Stumbling Storm-Aid Effort Put Tons of Ice on Trips to Nowhere

10/02/05 Shane & Lipton, NYT, Stumbling Storm-Aid Effort Put Tons of Ice on Trips to Nowhere

Posted on October 2, 2005 8:53 AM |

To More Inmates, Life Term Means Dying Behind Bars

10/02/05 Liptak, NYT, To More Inmates, Life Term Means Dying Behind Bars

Posted on October 2, 2005 8:55 AM |

Middle-Class Family Life in Iraq Withers Amid the Chaos of War

10/02/05 Tavernese, NYT, Middle-Class Family Life in Iraq Withers Amid the Chaos of War

Posted on October 2, 2005 8:55 AM |

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Is Seeking Allies Who Can Help Him Return to Power

10/02/05 Worth, NYT, Former Iraqi Prime Minister Is Seeking Allies Who Can Help Him Return to Power

Posted on October 2, 2005 8:57 AM |

A Quest for Oil Collides With Nature in Alaska

10/02/05 Barringer, NYT, A Quest for Oil Collides With Nature in Alaska

Posted on October 2, 2005 8:57 AM |

Bali Attacks Blamed on Suicide Bombers

10/02/05 Nakashima & Sipress, Wa. Post, Bali Attacks Blamed on Suicide Bombers

Posted on October 2, 2005 8:57 AM |

Study Finds Many Children Don't Benefit From Credits

10/02/05 DeParle, NYT, Study Finds Many Children Don't Benefit From Credits

Posted on October 2, 2005 8:58 AM |

Connecticut's First Same-Sex Unions Proceed Civilly

10/02/05 Fahrenthold, Wa. Post, Connecticut's First Same-Sex Unions Proceed Civilly

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:00 AM |

Housing Promises Made to Evacuees Have Fallen Short

10/02/05 Hsu & Williamsoon, Wa. Post, Housing Promises Made to Evacuees Have Fallen Short

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:01 AM |

Where It's At -- and Where It's Not

10/02/05 Szokan, Wa. Post, Where It's At -- and Where It's Not

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:02 AM |

Egypt Gets Tough in Sinai In Wake of Resort Attacks

10/02/05 Williams, Wa. Post, Egypt Gets Tough in Sinai In Wake of Resort Attacks

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:05 AM |

A Bone-Dry September's Wilting Toll

10/02/05 Glod, Wa. Post, A Bone-Dry September's Wilting Toll

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:07 AM |

Forest Service Puts Small Projects on Hold

10/02/05 AP, Forest Service Puts Small Projects on Hold

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:07 AM |

Role of Rove, Libby in CIA Leak Case Clearer

10/02/05 VandeHei & Pincus, Wa. Post, Role of Rove, Libby in CIA Leak Case Clearer

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:08 AM |

Hurricane Bears Down On Mexico

10/02/05 AP, Hurricane Bears Down On Mexico

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:09 AM |

Pontificating Genocide

10/02/05 Moses, CounterPunch, Pontificating Genocide Bill Bennett's Book of Cracker Virtues

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:11 AM |

Bali Bombing Suspects Linked to al-Qaida

10/02/05 Firdas, AP, Bali Bombing Suspects Linked to al-Qaida

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:11 AM |

Melting Planet

10/02/05 Buncombe & Carrell, Independent, Melting Planet

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:15 AM |

Dodging bullets in Brazil with Greenpeace

10/02/05 Independent, Dodging bullets in Brazil with Greenpeace

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:16 AM |

Huge job losses as Boots and Unichem merge

10/02/05 Mathiason, Guardian, Huge job losses as Boots and Unichem merge

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:19 AM |

Marines, Insurgents Clash in Iraqi Village

10/02/05 Barakat, AP, Marines, Insurgents Clash in Iraqi Village

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:19 AM |

Five-year-olds to be given careers advice

10/02/05 Hill, Guardian, Five-year-olds to be given careers advice

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:21 AM |

Revealed: British link to Bali bombs

10/02/05 Sheridan & Childs, London Times, Revealed: British link to Bali bombs

Posted on October 2, 2005 9:22 AM |

Israel halts air raids, assassinations

10/02/05 Al Jazeera.net, Israel halts air raids, assassinations

Posted on October 2, 2005 8:54 PM |

October 3, 2005

Chaplain: 'Military Created Atmosphere for Torture

10/03/05 Lewis, NYT, Chaplain: 'Military Created Atmosphere for Torture'

Posted on October 3, 2005 6:38 AM |

CSU Forecasters Warn October Could See 'Major Hurricane'

10/03/05 RigZone, CSU Forecasters Warn October Could See 'Major Hurricane'

Posted on October 3, 2005 6:43 AM |

Louisiana Ecological Harm Called Unprecedented

10/03/05 Daley, KnoghtRidder, Louisiana Ecological Harm Called Unprecedented

Posted on October 3, 2005 6:43 AM |

Gulf Warm-Water Eddies Intensify Hurricane Changes

10/03/05 RigZone, Gulf Warm-Water Eddies Intensify Hurricane Changes

Posted on October 3, 2005 6:46 AM |

Gas Futures Above $14 as Traders Grow Fearful on Supply

10/03/05 Jakab, RigZone, Gas Futures Above $14 as Traders Grow Fearful on Supply

Posted on October 3, 2005 6:49 AM |

All for One, None for All

10/03/05 Baker, ITT, All for One, None for All

Posted on October 3, 2005 6:50 AM |

Alls or Nothings

10/03/05 Talvi, ITT, Alls or Nothings

Posted on October 3, 2005 6:51 AM |

High Oil Prices Met With Anger Worldwide

10/03/05 Blustein & Timberg, Wa. Post, High Oil Prices Met With Anger Worldwide

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:10 PM |

Immigrant Wives' Visa Status Keeps Them Out of Workplace

10/03/05 Kalita, Wa. Post, Immigrant Wives' Visa Status Keeps Them Out of Workplace

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:10 PM |

When Political Trouble Looms, Call in the Marines

10/03/05 McFeatters, CHB, When Political Trouble Looms, Call in the Marines

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:11 PM |

Iraq War Delayed Katrina Relief Effort, Inquiry Finds

10/03/ 05 Sengupta, Independent, Iraq War Delayed Katrina Relief Effort, Inquiry Finds

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:13 PM |

Monitors Find Significant Fraud in Afghan Elections

10/03/05 Gall, NY Times, Monitors Find Significant Fraud in Afghan Elections

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:27 PM |

Convicted US Soldier Says 'Worse Things' Have Happened at Abu Ghraib

10/03/05 AFP, Convicted US Soldier Says 'Worse Things' Have Happened at Abu Ghraib

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:28 PM |

Back to the future

10/03/05 Meek, Guardian, Back to the (nuclear) future

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:31 PM |

How to Organize a Book Group With a Social Conscience

10/03/05 Blaustein, MoJo, How to Organize a Book Group With a Social Conscience

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:33 PM |

The Republican War on Science

10/03/05 Mooney, MoJo, The Republican War on Science

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:34 PM |

Women at Risk

10/03/05 Friedman, MoJo, Women at Risk

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:35 PM |

25 Questions About the Murder of New Orleans

10/03/05 Davis & Fontenat, Nation, 25 Questions About the Murder of New Orleans

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:41 PM |

DeLay's Influence Transcends His Title

10/03/05 Bimbaum & VandeHei, Wa. Post, DeLay's Influence Transcends His Title

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:42 PM |

Biodiesel School Bus Power

10/03/05 AP, Biodiesel School Bus Power

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:45 PM |

Provocative Playwright Chronicled Black America

10/03/05 Bernstein, Wa. Post, Provocative Playwright Chronicled Black America

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:46 PM |

9th Ward: History, Yes, but a Future?

10/03/05 Connolly, Wa. Post, 9th Ward: History, Yes, but a Future?

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:47 PM |

'UnGoogleables' Hide From Search

10/03/05 Harrison, Wired, 'UnGoogleables' Hide From Search

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:48 PM |

Merge With the Machine -- In 2020

10/03/05 Baard, Wired, Merge With the Machine -- In 2020

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:49 PM |

Experts: Big Hurricanes in Future

10/03/05 Wired, Experts: Big Hurricanes in Future

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:50 PM |

Landslides bury Central Americans

10/03/05 BBC, Landslides bury Central Americans

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:51 PM |

Post-Katrina easing of labor laws stirs debate

10/03/05 Campbell, CSM, Post-Katrina easing of labor laws stirs debate

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:52 PM |

Three Bangladesh courts hit by bombs

10/03/05 Al Jazeera.net, Three Bangladesh courts hit by bombs

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:55 PM |

Rumsfeld says he will look into detention, shootings of journalists

10/03/05 Regan, CSM, Rumsfeld says he will look into detention, shootings of journalists

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:56 PM |

The Cancer Agents of the FBI

10/03/05 St. Claire, CounterPunch, The Cancer Agents of the FBI - The Great Green Scare

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:58 PM |

Ethnic Cleansing as Economic Policy

10/03/05 Sandransky, CounterPunch, Ethnic Cleansing as Economic Policy - Hiring Crisis for Black Teens

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:58 PM |

Harriet Miers was the fixer for Bush's National Guard Records Purge

10/03/05 GNM, Harriet Miers was the fixer for Bush's National Guard Records Purge

Posted on October 3, 2005 8:59 PM |

Source to Stephanopoulos: President Bush Directly Involved In Leak Scandal

10/03/05 GNM, Source to Stephanopoulos: President Bush Directly Involved In Leak Scandal

Posted on October 3, 2005 9:00 PM |

Military Occupies U.S.

10/03/05 Tucker, AFP, Military Occupies U.S.

Posted on October 3, 2005 9:02 PM |

Grand Jury Re-Indicts DeLay on New Charge

10/03/05 Castro, AP, Grand Jury Re-Indicts DeLay on New Charge

Posted on October 3, 2005 9:03 PM |

Torture of Iraqis was for ‘stress relief’, say US soldiers

10/03/05 Mackay, Sunday Herald, Torture of Iraqis was for ‘stress relief’, say US soldiers

Posted on October 3, 2005 9:04 PM |

Buying of News by Bush's Aides Is Ruled Illegal

10/03/05 Pear, NYT, Buying of News by Bush's Aides Is Ruled Illegal

Posted on October 3, 2005 9:06 PM |

October 4, 2005

White House Renews Call for Conservation

10/04/05 Blum, NYT, White House Renews Call for Conservation

Posted on October 4, 2005 6:27 AM |

Truck and SUV Sales Plunge as Gas Prices Rise

10/04/05 Freeman, NYT, Truck and SUV Sales Plunge as Gas Prices Rise

Posted on October 4, 2005 6:27 AM |

Slowing Is Seen in Housing Prices in Hot Markets

10/04/05 Leonhardt & Rich, NYT, Slowing Is Seen in Housing Prices in Hot Markets

Posted on October 4, 2005 6:27 AM |

Uncovered at Home and Abroad

10/04/05 Moreley, NYT, Uncovered at Home and Abroad

Posted on October 4, 2005 6:33 AM |

Weak Responses Led To 9/11, Cheney Asserts

10/04/05 Coates, NYT, Weak Responses Led To 9/11, Cheney Asserts

Posted on October 4, 2005 6:34 AM |

Six Democratic War Vets Seek House Seats

10/04/05 Hefling, NYT, Six Democratic War Vets Seek House Seats

Posted on October 4, 2005 6:35 AM |

US offensive in Euphrates region

10/04/05 BBC, US offensive in Euphrates region

Posted on October 4, 2005 6:37 AM |

Search for Katrina bodies is over

10/04/05 BBC, Search for Katrina bodies is over

Posted on October 4, 2005 6:38 AM |

BP sees $700 mln in storm repairs, losses

10/04/05 Bergin, Reuters, BP sees $700 mln in storm repairs, losses

Posted on October 4, 2005 6:41 AM |

Martial Law and the Avian Flu Pandemic

10/04/05 Chossudovsky, CRG, Martial Law and the Avian Flu Pandemic

Posted on October 4, 2005 12:12 PM |

Transcript of Presiden't Bush's press conference on 10/04/05

10/04/05 Bush, Transcript of Presiden't Bush's press conference on 10/04/05

Posted on October 4, 2005 7:55 PM |

Death traps destroying Atlantic sharks

10/04/05 Vidal & Murray, Guardian, Death traps destroying Atlantic sharks

Posted on October 4, 2005 8:30 PM |

Once More, President Turns to Inner Circle

10/04/05 Baker, Wa. Post, Once More, President Turns to Inner Circle

Posted on October 4, 2005 8:33 PM |

Election Move Seems to Ensure Iraqis' Charter

10/04/05 Worth, NYT, Election Move Seems to Ensure Iraqis' Charter

Posted on October 4, 2005 8:36 PM