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February 1, 2006

Back-scratch Fever

2/01/06 MoJo, Back-scratch Fever - DeLay

Posted on February 1, 2006 6:08 AM |

Straight Outta Boston - Reducing Gang Violence

2/01/06 Duane, MoJo, Straight Outta Boston - Reducing Gang Violence

Posted on February 1, 2006 6:20 AM |

US Soldiers Shoot at Canadian Ambassador's Car in Baghdad

2/01/06 AFP, US Soldiers Shoot at Canadian Ambassador's Car in Baghdad

Posted on February 1, 2006 6:24 AM |

Iran: Confrontation in the Cards

2/01/06 Bidwai, IPS, Iran: Confrontation in the Cards

Posted on February 1, 2006 6:24 AM |

What Really Happened

2/01/06 Sheehan, CommonDreams, What Really Happened

Posted on February 1, 2006 6:25 AM |

The End of the Internet?

2/01/06 Chester, Nation, The End of the Internet?

Posted on February 1, 2006 8:23 AM |

Iran threatens to end snap UN checks

2/01/06 Al Jazeera, Iran threatens to end snap UN checks

Posted on February 1, 2006 9:35 PM |

Afghan opium: License to kill

2/01/06 Chouvy, Asia Times, Afghan opium: License to kill

Posted on February 1, 2006 9:37 PM |

Reviving the China threat

2/01/06 Clark, Asia Times, Reviving the China threat

Posted on February 1, 2006 9:39 PM |

US shifts Iraq loyalties

2/01/06 Porter, Asia Times, US shifts Iraq loyalties

Posted on February 1, 2006 9:40 PM |

Biting the hand of friendship

2/01/06 Lobe, Asia Times, Biting the hand of friendship

Posted on February 1, 2006 9:42 PM |

Seven die in shooting by ex-worker at postal depot

2/01/06 Buncombe, Independent, Seven die in shooting by ex-worker at postal depot

Posted on February 1, 2006 9:47 PM |

Bush says only US can secure world peace

2/01/06 Cornwell, Independent, Bush says only US can secure world peace

Posted on February 1, 2006 9:47 PM |

2006: A decisive year for the Balkans

2/01/06 KampSchror, CSM, 2006: A decisive year for the Balkans

Posted on February 1, 2006 9:49 PM |

Soldiers sue over out-of-pocket costs

2/01/06 Llana, CSM, Soldiers sue over out-of-pocket costs

Posted on February 1, 2006 9:52 PM |

Alito Vote May Be Decisive in Marquee Cases This Term

2/01/06 Liptak, NYT, Alito Vote May Be Decisive in Marquee Cases This Term

Posted on February 1, 2006 10:00 PM |

Exit Greenspan, Amid Questions on Economy

2/01/06 Andrewa, NYT, Exit Greenspan, Amid Questions on Economy

Posted on February 1, 2006 10:02 PM |

Loan for Foreign Mining in Ghana Approved

2/01/06 Dugger, NYT, Loan for Foreign Mining in Ghana Approved

Posted on February 1, 2006 10:03 PM |

On Education and Health, Costly Plans Face Hurdles

2/01/06 Toner et al, NYT, On Education and Health, Costly Plans Face Hurdles

Posted on February 1, 2006 10:04 PM |

A Gender Difference In Heart Disease

2/01/06 Stein, Wa. Post, A Gender Difference In Heart Disease

Posted on February 1, 2006 10:07 PM |

February 2, 2006

Shell posts $23bn record profit

2/02/06 Tran, Guardian, Shell posts $23bn record profit

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:26 AM |

Government Eavesdropping: The Biggest Secret

2/01/06 Powers, MoJo, Government Eavesdropping: The Biggest Secret

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:26 AM |

Senate Panel Rebuffed on Documents on U.S. Spying

2/02/06 Lichtblau, NYT, Senate Panel Rebuffed on Documents on U.S. Spying

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:28 AM |

House Approves Budget Cutbacks of $39.5 Billion

2/02/06 Stolberg, NYT, House Approves Budget Cutbacks of $39.5 Billion

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:31 AM |

Pentagon Review Calls for No Big Changes

2/02/06 Cloud, NYT, Pentagon Review Calls for No Big Changes

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:32 AM |

Wide Plot Seen in Guilty Plea in Iraq Project

2/02/06 Glanz, NYT, Wide Plot Seen in Guilty Plea in Iraq Project

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:33 AM |

Worker Productivity Slows and Labor Costs Up

2/02/06 AP, Worker Productivity Slows and Labor Costs Up ... Worker Productivity Report

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:33 AM |

New Team Plans to Identify Nuclear Attackers

2/02/06 Broad, NYT, New Team Plans to Identify Nuclear Attackers

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:35 AM |

In First Decision, Alito Votes to Block Execution

2/02/06 AP, In First Decision, Alito Votes to Block Execution

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:36 AM |

Investigators Criticize Response to Hurricane

2/02/06 Lipton, NYT, Investigators Criticize Response to Hurricane

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:37 AM |

Overhaul Urged for Laws on AIDS Tests and Data

2/02/06 Santora, NYT, Overhaul Urged for Laws on AIDS Tests and Data

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:38 AM |

Behind Bush's New Stress on Science, Lobbying by Republican Executives

2/02/06 Markoff, NYT, Behind Bush's New Stress on Science, Lobbying by Republican Executives

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:39 AM |

A Tribal Loophole For Campaign Gifts

2/02/06 Bimbaum, Wa. Post, A Tribal Loophole For Campaign Gifts

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:40 AM |

Making an Oil Pledge

2/02/06 Blum, Wa. Post, Making an Oil Pledge

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:42 AM |

Evangelicals Will Not Take Stand on Global Warming

2/02/06 Cooperman, Wa. Post, Evangelicals Will Not Take Stand on Global Warming

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:43 AM |

White House Defends Texas's GOP Remapping Plan to Justices

2/02/06 Lane, Wa. Post, White House Defends Texas's GOP Remapping Plan to Justices

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:43 AM |

India launches anti-poverty deal

2/02/06 BBC, India launches anti-poverty deal

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:44 AM |

US Congress scraps cotton subsidy

2/02/06 BBC, US Congress scraps cotton subsidy

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:46 AM |

Tanzania cuts power after drought

2/02/06 BBC, Tanzania cuts power after drought

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:47 AM |

Ecuador destroys 'guerrilla camp'

2/02/06 BBC, Ecuador destroys 'guerrilla camp'

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:47 AM |

Abramoff's Evangelical Soldiers

2/02/06 Blumenthal, Nation, Abramoff's Evangelical Soldiers

Posted on February 2, 2006 7:48 AM |

Exile on K Street

2/02/06 Scahill, Nation, Exile on K Street

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:03 AM |

The Race to War

2/02/06 Lewis, Nation, The Race to War

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:23 AM |

Why ‘freedom of expression’ defence is questionable in the Muslim dispute with a Danish publication

2/02/06 Pethick, CRG, Why ‘freedom of expression’ defence is questionable in the Muslim dispute with a Danish publication

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:24 AM |

Senate Session on Security Erupts in Spying Debate

2/02/06 GNM, Senate Session on Security Erupts in Spying Debate

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:50 AM |

Revealed: Bush and Blair discussed using American Spyplane in UN colours

2/02/06 GNM, Revealed: Bush and Blair discussed using American Spyplane in UN colours

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:52 AM |

What Peak Oil Means to Every American

2/02/06 Udall, Tide Pool, What Peak Oil Means to Every American

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:56 AM |

Mineral Levels in Meat and Milk Plummet Over 60 Years

2/02/06 Lawrence, Guardian, Mineral Levels in Meat and Milk Plummet Over 60 Years

Posted on February 2, 2006 7:55 PM |

Hundreds of Mentally Ill to Be Executed in America: Amnesty

2/02/06 Aslam, OneWorld, Hundreds of Mentally Ill to Be Executed in America: Amnesty

Posted on February 2, 2006 7:55 PM |

Russian officer convicted of using soldiers for slavery

2.02/06 Osborn, Independent, Russian officer convicted of using soldiers for slavery

Posted on February 2, 2006 7:57 PM |

Threat to Europeans over 'hostile' Mohamed cartoons

2/02/06 Macintyre, Independent, Threat to Europeans over 'hostile' Mohamed cartoons

Posted on February 2, 2006 7:58 PM |

Peru tells Yale it wants its Machu Picchu treasures back (after 100 years)

2/02/06 Cornwell, Independent, Peru tells Yale it wants its Machu Picchu treasures back (after 100 years)

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:00 PM |

Alaskan ice floe crashes into oil-laden tanker

2/02/06 Gumbel, Independent, Alaskan ice floe crashes into oil-laden tanker

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:01 PM |

Puppies implanted with drugs by traffickers

2/02/06 Gumbel, Independent, Puppies implanted with drugs by traffickers

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:02 PM |

US official admits he smuggled $2m of aid meant for Iraq

2/02/06 Cornwell, Independent, US official admits he smuggled $2m of aid meant for Iraq

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:04 PM |

Coyotes Take to City Streets

2/02/06 Metz, Wired, Coyotes Take to City Streets

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:17 PM |

Bush Keeps Privacy Posts Vacant

2/02/06 Singel, Wired, Bush Keeps Privacy Posts Vacant

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:26 PM |

I Spy

2/02/06 Keefe, Wired, I Spy

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:28 PM |

It's capitalism or a habitable planet - you can't have both

2/02/06 Newman, Guardian, It's capitalism or a habitable planet - you can't have both

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:32 PM |

February 3, 2006

Green for Danger?

2/03/06 Berkowitz, IPS, Green for Danger?

Posted on February 3, 2006 7:18 AM |

Surveillance Prompts a Suit: Police v. Police

2/03/06 Dwyer, NYT, Surveillance Prompts a Suit: Police v. Police

Posted on February 3, 2006 7:18 AM |

It Takes More Than Free Trade to End Poverty

2/03/06 Stiglitz, Independent, It Takes More Than Free Trade to End Poverty

Posted on February 3, 2006 7:18 AM |

When Two Worlds Collide - Rove v. Fitzgerald

2/03/06 de la Vega, TomDispatch, When Two Worlds Collide - Rove v. Fitzgerald

Posted on February 3, 2006 7:49 AM |

Vernon's Video: How a Maryland Death Row Prisoner Changed the Rules of Protest

2/03/06 Stark, CommonDreams, Vernon's Video: How a Maryland Death Row Prisoner Changed the Rules of Protest

Posted on February 3, 2006 7:50 AM |

In Energy Work, One Hand Giveth and the Other Taketh

2/03/06 Wald, NYT, In Energy Work, One Hand Giveth and the Other Taketh

Posted on February 3, 2006 8:03 AM |

US jobs growth less than forecast

2/03/06 BBC, US jobs growth less than forecast

Posted on February 3, 2006 8:40 AM |

Racism, Neo-Confederacy and the Raising of Historical Illiterates

2/03/06 Wise, CounterPunch, Racism, Neo-Confederacy and the Raising of Historical Illiterates

Posted on February 3, 2006 8:42 AM |

Rumsfeld and Negroponte Amp Up Attacks on Chavez

2/03/06 Golinger, CounterPunch, Rumsfeld and Negroponte Amp Up Attacks on Chavez

Posted on February 3, 2006 8:43 AM |

The Problem with Cutting US Oil Imports from the Middle East

2/03/06 Bryce, CounterPunch, The Problem with Cutting US Oil Imports from the Middle East. Is Bush Serious?

Posted on February 3, 2006 8:50 AM |

Bush approved multi-agency program to spy on Americans

2/03/06 Thompson, CHB, Bush approved multi-agency program to spy on Americans

Posted on February 3, 2006 8:59 AM |

Drink the Water, or Recycle It

2/03/06 Drago, IPS, ENVIRONMENT-SPAIN: Drink the Water, or Recycle It

Posted on February 3, 2006 9:00 AM |

Indigenous People Fight for Their Rights

2/03/06 Osava, IPS, Indigenous People Fight for Their Rights

Posted on February 3, 2006 9:01 AM |

Skin deep, but deeply personal

2/03/06 Carvajal, IHT, Skin deep, but deeply personal

Posted on February 3, 2006 9:02 AM |

Bush 'plotted to lure Saddam into war with fake UN plane'

2/03/06 McSmith, Independent, Bush 'plotted to lure Saddam into war with fake UN plane'

Posted on February 3, 2006 7:59 PM |

Scientists to walk out in wildlife centre row

2/03/06 McCarthy, Independent, Scientists to walk out in wildlife centre row

Posted on February 3, 2006 8:05 PM |

Taliban turn to suicide attacks

2/03/06 Baldauf, CSM, Taliban turn to suicide attacks

Posted on February 3, 2006 8:08 PM |

The squeeze on American pocketbooks

2/03/06 Trumbull, CSM, The squeeze on American pocketbooks

Posted on February 3, 2006 8:08 PM |

Culture's magnetic forces

2/03/06 CSM, Culture's magnetic forces

Posted on February 3, 2006 8:11 PM |

China's modern cure for instability

2/03/06 O'Rourke, Asia Times, China's modern cure for instability

Posted on February 3, 2006 8:11 PM |

The IAEA and the new world order

2/03/06 Afrasibai, Asia Times, The IAEA and the new world order

Posted on February 3, 2006 8:14 PM |

The lesser of two Googles

2/03/06 AsiaTimes, The lesser of two Googles

Posted on February 3, 2006 8:16 PM |

February 4, 2006

Cartoon controversy spreads throughout Muslim world

2/04/06 MacAskill et al, Guardian, Cartoon controversy spreads throughout Muslim world

Posted on February 4, 2006 7:51 AM |

Cost of wars soars to $440bn for US

2/04/06 Borger, Guardian, Cost of wars soars to $440bn for US

Posted on February 4, 2006 7:52 AM |

Draft Legislation Undercuts Bush Domestic Spying Rationale

2/03/06 Bergo, MoJo, Draft Legislation Undercuts Bush Domestic Spying Rationale

Posted on February 4, 2006 7:53 AM |

World Nuclear Panel to Refer Iran to U.N. Security Council

2/04/06 Sciolino, NYT, World Nuclear Panel to Refer Iran to U.N. Security Council

Posted on February 4, 2006 7:54 AM |

Iran Regime Sponsors Terrorism, Rumsfeld Says

2/04/06 AP, Iran Regime Sponsors Terrorism, Rumsfeld Says

Posted on February 4, 2006 7:55 AM |

Bush to Propose Curbing Growth in Medicare Cost

2/04/06 Pear, NYT, Bush to Propose Curbing Growth in Medicare Cost

Posted on February 4, 2006 7:55 AM |

Increasingly, Internet's Data Trail Leads to Court

2/04/06 Hansell, NYT, Increasingly, Internet's Data Trail Leads to Court

Posted on February 4, 2006 7:56 AM |

Bush's Budget to Call for Nuclear Partnership With Russia

2/04/06 Wald & Sanger, NYT, Bush's Budget to Call for Nuclear Partnership With Russia

Posted on February 4, 2006 7:57 AM |

OPEC Chief Shrugs Off Oil Politics

2/04/06 Mouawad, NYT, OPEC Chief Shrugs Off Oil Politics

Posted on February 4, 2006 7:58 AM |

Fires Destroy 3 Churches and Damage 2 in Alabama

2/04/06 Noles & Robertson, NYT, Fires Destroy 3 Churches and Damage 2 in Alabama

Posted on February 4, 2006 7:59 AM |

Kansas' Top Court Limits Abortion Record Search

2/04/06 Rudoren, NYT, Kansas' Top Court Limits Abortion Record Search

Posted on February 4, 2006 7:59 AM |

Halliburton Subsidiary Gets Contract to Add Temporary Immigration Detention Centers

2/04/06 Swarns, NYT, Halliburton Subsidiary Gets Contract to Add Temporary Immigration Detention Centers

Posted on February 4, 2006 8:00 AM |

New Details Revealed on C.I.A. Leak Case

2/04/06 Johnston, NYT, New Details Revealed on C.I.A. Leak Case

Posted on February 4, 2006 8:01 AM |

Report Highlights AIDS Risk to Black Men and Women

2/04/06 Santora, NYT, Report Highlights AIDS Risk to Black Men and Women

Posted on February 4, 2006 8:02 AM |

Ability to Wage 'Long War' Is Key To Pentagon Plan

2/04/06 Tyson, Wa. Post, Ability to Wage 'Long War' Is Key To Pentagon Plan

Posted on February 4, 2006 8:23 AM |

The hidden stakes in the Iran crisisWhy ‘freedom of expression’ defence is questionable in the Muslim dispute with a Danish publication

2/04/06 Meussan, CRG, The hidden stakes in the Iran crisis

Posted on February 4, 2006 8:23 AM |

U.N. Nuclear Agency Reports Iran to Security Council

2/04/06 Anderson & Vick, Wa. Post, U.N. Nuclear Agency Reports Iran to Security Council

Posted on February 4, 2006 8:26 AM |