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Post by MacBeth on Feb 4, 2009 6:14:25 GMT -5
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Post by MacBeth on Feb 4, 2009 18:17:44 GMT -5
The British Council suspends operations in Tehran after what it says is the intimidation of staff by the Iranian authorities. For more details: www.bbcnews.com |
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Post by MacBeth on Feb 4, 2009 18:24:26 GMT -5
Madoff Whistleblower Assails SECwww.truthout.org/020409RThe Associated Press: "The man who waged a decade-long campaign to alert regulators to problems in the operations of fallen money manager Bernard Madoff told Congress today that he had feared for his physical safety." Robert Reich | Tom Daschle and the Populist Revoltwww.truthout.org/020409SRobert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog: "Tom Daschle's surprise withdrawal today shocked most Washington insiders - after all, Daschle had been a key figure in the Senate, was Obama's pick for a major role in the new administration, would very likely have done a superb job getting a new health-insurance system enacted, and, probably could have mustered enough votes to be confirmed. So what happened? My guess is that official Washington underestimated the public's pique at what appeared to be the old ways of Washington." Ohio Congress Member Urges Homeowners to Stay in Foreclosed Homeswww.truthout.org/020409TDemocracy Now!: "After an $850 billion bailout for Wall Street and another $25 billion for the auto industry, struggling homeowners still await large-scale government assistance. The Obama administration says it's working out the details of its plan to stem foreclosures. In the absence of government action so far, some are taking action on the local level." Bill Moyers Journal | The Legacy and Legend of Lincolnwww.truthout.org/020409UBill Moyers Journal: "As Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial birthday approaches, Bill Moyers sits down with historian and Lincoln biographer Eric Foner to discuss the legacy and the legend of America's most-studied president. " Tennessee Coal Ash Disaster Raises Concerns About Similar Sites Nationwidewww.truthout.org/020409EATom Bearden, PBS NewsHour: "Even today, it's difficult for anybody who hasn't been to Kingston, Tennessee, to understand how big the problem is. Video just doesn't do it justice. In the pre-dawn hours of December 22, 5.4 million tons of ashes created by 50 years of burning coal to generate electricity here burst through a dike, spreading like an avalanche for more than a mile, burying 300 acres of riverbank several feet deep, spilling out into the nearby river itself." British Workers Strike as Economic Unease Spreadswww.truthout.org/020409LAHenry Chu, The Los Angeles Times: "Hundreds of British workers walked off the job today, part of a rising tide of industrial unrest sweeping Europe as the continent's economic downturn worsens." Katrina vanden Heuvel | Helping Afghan Women and Girlswww.truthout.org/020409WAKatrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation: "As the coalition I'm working with - Get Afghanistan Right - continues to make the case that the Obama administration would be wise to rethink its plan to escalate militarily in Afghanistan, I've tried to engage the arguments made by some feminists and human rights groups who believe that such an escalation is necessary to protect Afghani women and girls. I share their horror when I read stories like this one by New York Times reporter Dexter Filkins describing an acid attack against girls and women - students and their teachers - at the Mirwais School for Girls. But how will escalation or increased US troop presence improve their security or make their lives better?" $100 Million Gift Bolsters AIDS Fightwww.truthout.org/020409HAStephen Smith, The Boston Globe: "The hunt for an AIDS vaccine, a scientific quest that has stumped infectious disease researchers for two decades, is receiving a $100 million boost from a Massachusetts technology magnate, whose gift will create a Boston institute fusing the expertise of doctors, engineers, and biologists." Alison Lobron | Let's Talk About Sexwww.truthout.org/020409EDAlison Lobron, The Boston Globe: "In eighth grade, Luke Detwiler, of Natick, and his friends saw graphic pictures of people having sex. The photos contained 'close-ups of various body parts and sex acts,' remembers Detwiler, now 16. But the kids weren't furtively flipping through a nudie magazine swiped from somebody's dad. They weren't sneaking onto pornographic websites after school. They were in church on a Sunday morning, and their parents had signed them up for the experience." Making Sense of the Coleman-Franken Recount Trialwww.truthout.org/020409VAThe Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune: "The court case underway in the Senate race was brought by Republican Norm Coleman after the state Canvassing Board certified recount results showing Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's (DFLer) Al Franken ahead by 225 votes. Coleman claims that when irregularities and errors are corrected, he will emerge the winner."
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Post by MacBeth on Feb 4, 2009 20:21:33 GMT -5
Obama Seeks Russia Deal to Slash Nuclear Weaponswww.truthout.org/020409ATim Reid, The Times UK: "President Obama will convene the most ambitious arms reduction talks with Russia for a generation, aiming to slash each country's stockpile of nuclear weapons by 80 per cent. The radical treaty would cut the number of nuclear warheads to 1,000 each, The Times has learnt. Key to the initiative is a review of the Bush Administration's plan for a US missile defence shield in Eastern Europe, a project fiercely opposed by Moscow." Rights Groups Say Laws of War Violated in Gazawww.truthout.org/020409BBen Hubbard and Alfred de Montesquiou, The Associated Press: "Human rights groups are seeking to build a case that Israel and Hamas violated the laws of war during the fighting last month in this tiny coastal territory - a charge both combatants reject. On Tuesday, the International Criminal Court said the Palestinian Authority had recognized the court's jurisdiction in a move aimed at allowing a war crimes investigation. Given the clarity of Hamas' violations, such as firing rockets at Israeli cities, organizations are focusing more on Israeli actions, the facts of which they say are harder to establish." Boxer Pushes Clean Energy Bill as Another Kind of Stimuluswww.truthout.org/020409CRenee Schoof, McClatchy Newspapers: "Sen. Barbara Boxer on Tuesday announced that the Environment and Public Works Committee would draft a new climate bill that would help consumers avoid higher prices and create new jobs in clean energy, but also suggested it's unlikely Congress will pass climate legislation this year. Boxer outlined principles for the new bill, including provisions to set emissions reduction targets at levels scientists say will be needed to avoid dangerous climate disruption and to set up a 'transparent and accountable' market for tradable emissions permits." Bailout Includes Executive Pay Limits for Some Firmswww.truthout.org/020409DDavid Cho, Binyamin Appelbaum and Howard Schneider, The Washington Post: "The Obama administration plans to slap a $500,000 limit on annual salaries of top executives at some of the financial firms at the heart of a government bailout program, part on effort to curb public anger over the continued flow of bonuses and perks to the heads of Wall Street firms that have relied on taxpayer money to stay afloat." State High Court to Hear Prop. 8 Case March 5www.truthout.org/020409EBob Egelko, The San Francisco Chronicle: "The state Supreme Court will hear arguments March 5 on the validity of California's ban on same-sex marriage, which voters approved in November after an emotionally charged and expensive campaign. The court said Tuesday that it would hold a three-hour hearing on Proposition 8, from 9 a.m. to noon, at its chambers in San Francisco . The proceedings will also be televised statewide on the California Channel, the court said. A ruling is due within 90 days of the hearing." Le Monde | Self-Protectionwww.truthout.org/020409FLe Monde's editorialist: "Workers on strike on the other side of the Channel demand 'British jobs for British workers'; an American House of Representatives that, under AFL-CIO pressure, tries to reserve its aid to businesses that use American steel; a Russian prime minister who denounces protectionism, but increases customs duty on foreign cars; the French minister of finance, known for his support of free trade, who - before he retracted the comment - deemed 'protectionism may be a necessary evil' ..."
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