Post by MacBeth on Jan 30, 2009 12:26:10 GMT -5
Nick Mottern and Bill Rau | Iraq Shuns Due Process
www.truthout.org/013009J
Nick Mottern and Bill Rau, Truthout: "The Iraqi government will make no commitment to ensure rights of due process for tens of thousands of detainees in its jails and prisons, judging from the response this week of the Iraqi Embassy in Washington, DC, to these questions."
Robert Parry | GOP Schools Obama on Partisanship
www.truthout.org/013009K
Robert Parry, Consortium News: "On Wednesday, when the House voted on the $819 billion stimulus bill, which many economists say is vital for the United States to avoid a possible depression, not a single Republican supported the legislation. The Democrats had to provide all the 244 votes that sent the package over to the Senate, where leading Republicans, including Sen. John McCain of Arizona, have already announced their determination to fight the bill."
US Overtures Divide Iran's Policymakers
www.truthout.org/013009L
Julian Borger and Robert Tait, The Guardian UK: "Iran's foreign minister said yesterday that Tehran would be 'co-operative' in response to changes in US policy, following the revelation that President Barack Obama's team is drafting a landmark letter to the Islamic Republic aimed at thawing a three-decade freeze in relations."
Zimbabwe's Starving Millions Face Halving of Rations as UN Cash Dries Up
www.truthout.org/013009M
Chris McGreal, The Guardian UK: "The United Nations is to halve the food ration to millions of Zimbabweans, bringing it below what will keep an adult alive, as the numbers of people dependent on aid rises sharply and donations from foreign governments fall well short of demand. The World Food Programme is to cut the core maize ration in February from 10kg to 5kg a month - or just 600 calories a day - for 7 million Zimbabweans, about 70% of the people left in the country. The recommended ration is 12kg a month."
Obama Calls Wall Street Bonuses "Shameful" as Dodd Vows to Reclaim Money
www.truthout.org/013009N
Dawn Kopecki and Julianna Goldman, Bloomberg: "President Barack Obama fed a swelling populist revolt against Wall Street bonuses, calling it 'shameful' that banks doled out $18.4 billion as taxpayers bail out companies and the U.S. remains mired in a recession. The bonuses are 'the height of irresponsibility,' Obama said today before meeting Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Vice President Joe Biden at the White House. Firms need to 'show some restraint and show some discipline,' Obama said."
Prop. 8 Campaign Can't Hide Donors' Names
www.truthout.org/013009O
Bob Egelko, The San Francisco Chronicle: "Proposition 8 proponents' complaint that a California campaign-finance disclosure law has led to harassment of same-sex marriage opponents failed today to sway a federal judge, who refused to throw out the law or shield donors' names. Lawyers for Protect Marriage, sponsor of the constitutional amendment that won voter approval Nov. 4, said contributors have already faced consumer boycotts, picketing and even death threats after the state posted their names and other information in mandatory campaign reports."
www.truthout.org/013009J
Nick Mottern and Bill Rau, Truthout: "The Iraqi government will make no commitment to ensure rights of due process for tens of thousands of detainees in its jails and prisons, judging from the response this week of the Iraqi Embassy in Washington, DC, to these questions."
Robert Parry | GOP Schools Obama on Partisanship
www.truthout.org/013009K
Robert Parry, Consortium News: "On Wednesday, when the House voted on the $819 billion stimulus bill, which many economists say is vital for the United States to avoid a possible depression, not a single Republican supported the legislation. The Democrats had to provide all the 244 votes that sent the package over to the Senate, where leading Republicans, including Sen. John McCain of Arizona, have already announced their determination to fight the bill."
US Overtures Divide Iran's Policymakers
www.truthout.org/013009L
Julian Borger and Robert Tait, The Guardian UK: "Iran's foreign minister said yesterday that Tehran would be 'co-operative' in response to changes in US policy, following the revelation that President Barack Obama's team is drafting a landmark letter to the Islamic Republic aimed at thawing a three-decade freeze in relations."
Zimbabwe's Starving Millions Face Halving of Rations as UN Cash Dries Up
www.truthout.org/013009M
Chris McGreal, The Guardian UK: "The United Nations is to halve the food ration to millions of Zimbabweans, bringing it below what will keep an adult alive, as the numbers of people dependent on aid rises sharply and donations from foreign governments fall well short of demand. The World Food Programme is to cut the core maize ration in February from 10kg to 5kg a month - or just 600 calories a day - for 7 million Zimbabweans, about 70% of the people left in the country. The recommended ration is 12kg a month."
Obama Calls Wall Street Bonuses "Shameful" as Dodd Vows to Reclaim Money
www.truthout.org/013009N
Dawn Kopecki and Julianna Goldman, Bloomberg: "President Barack Obama fed a swelling populist revolt against Wall Street bonuses, calling it 'shameful' that banks doled out $18.4 billion as taxpayers bail out companies and the U.S. remains mired in a recession. The bonuses are 'the height of irresponsibility,' Obama said today before meeting Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Vice President Joe Biden at the White House. Firms need to 'show some restraint and show some discipline,' Obama said."
Prop. 8 Campaign Can't Hide Donors' Names
www.truthout.org/013009O
Bob Egelko, The San Francisco Chronicle: "Proposition 8 proponents' complaint that a California campaign-finance disclosure law has led to harassment of same-sex marriage opponents failed today to sway a federal judge, who refused to throw out the law or shield donors' names. Lawyers for Protect Marriage, sponsor of the constitutional amendment that won voter approval Nov. 4, said contributors have already faced consumer boycotts, picketing and even death threats after the state posted their names and other information in mandatory campaign reports."