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August 1-3, 2008
Apparent suicide in anthrax case
David Willman
Los Angeles Times

Who first wrongly linked anthrax to Iraq - and why?
Muriel Kane
The Raw Story

Comcast Decision 'Major Victory' for Open Internet
Jen Howard
Free Press

To Provoke War, Cheney Considered Proposal To Dress Up Navy Seals As Iranians And Shoot At Them
Think Progress

ISI Linked to Indian Embassy Bombing;
McCain client Musharraf Likely Implicated

Juan Cole
Informed Opinion

US Used UK Isle to Interrogate
Adam Zagorin
Newsweek

Wal-Mart warns managers about labor bill
Reuters

Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border
Ellen Nakashima
The Washington Post

Economic Free Fall?
William Greider
The Nation

Hunting Season is Open on Polar Bears' ESA Listing
Daniel Shulman
Mother Jones

Mother Earth naked reveals world's geology
Paul Eccleston
Telegraph


August 4, 2008
Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution
Anne Trafton
MIT News


Three Vital Questions for ABC News About its Anthrax Reporting in 2001

PressThink

Air force looks to a new drone to keep peace in Iraq
AFP

Sixteen police killed in China border attack

AFP

GAO: Lax oversight plaguing Medicare
The Boston Globe

Seoul probes civilian `massacres' by US
Charles J Hanley and Jae-Soon Chang
AP

Guarding Iraq's Offshore Oil Rigs
AlJazeera
Video Clip of the Day

Obama moves to give full votes to Michigan, Florida delegations, punished for early primaries.
Lynn Sweet
Chicago Sun Times

McCain's Problem Isn't His Tactics. It's GOP Ideas.
Greg Anrig
The Washington Post

One Month After 9/11, McCain Said Anthrax ‘May Have Come From Iraq,’ Warned Iraq Is ‘The Second Phase
Think Progress

Dr. Kush: How medical marijuana is transforming the pot industry.
David Samuels
The New Yorker

Roll Out, Luda: Your freestyling is not helping Obama
David Swerdlick
The Root


August 5, 2008
White House knew Iraq had no WMD
Bob Considine

Today

Bush Pressured FBI to Blame al-Qaeda for Anthrax

Juan Cole
Informed Comment

Al-Sadr plans to turn militia into civic organization
ADTV

Obama's new 'New Energy' plan
Kate Sheppard
Grist

Brazil On The Brink Of Civil War
CBS News

How Our Culture Keeps Students Out of Science
Peter Wood
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Beijing's Anti-Smog Efforts Failing, Independent Readings Suggest
Alexis Madrigal
Wired

Marketers Admit to Engaging in Pay for Play
PR Watch


August 6, 2008
The Forged Iraqi Letter: What Just Happened?
The Huffington Post
Ron Suskind

U.S. convicts bin Laden's driver at Guantanamo

Jane Sutton
Reuters

National Security Agency Internal Forms Published
Sharona Coutts
Pro Publica

Why McCain May Well Win
Robert Parry
Consortium News

Bundler Collects From Unlikely Donors

Matthew Mosk
The Washington Post

Texas executes Mexican killer amid international protests
Reed Johnson
Los Angeles Times

Karadzic demands Holbrooke, Albright appear in court
Reed Stevenson
Reuters

China revokes visa of gold medalist, Darfur activist Cheek

Chris Chase
Yahoo! News

Every Taxi in Beijing Bugged With GPS-Tagging Microphone For Instant Surveillance
Gizmodo

Iraq eyes six billion dollar Baghdad masterplan
AFP

McCain Offers His Old Lady To Gas-Guzzling Bikers
Wonkette


August 6, 2008
Climate-Change Program to Aid Poor Nations Is Shut
Andrew C. Rev
kin
The New York Times

Musharraf faces impeachment bid

BBC News

Verdict on Hamdan
Scott Horton
Harper’s

The FBI's selective release of documents in the anthrax case
Glenn Greenwald
Salon

The White House's Weak Denials
Dan Froomkin
The Washington Post

Iraqis Fail to Agree on Provincial Election Law
Campbell Robertson and Richard A. Oppel Jr.
The New York Times
l
McCain Adopts Cheney's Energy Plan

Jason Leopold
Consortium News

The flawed thinking of the administration's torture advocates
Nieman Watchdog
Steven Kleinman

Seeing Human
Meera Lee Sethi
Greater Good

Cover-up ordered for the nude behind Berlusconi
Hilary Clark
The Independent

Coney Island Sideshow Has Guantánamo Theme
Ariel Kaminer
The New York Times


August 8-10, 2008
Russia sends forces into Georgian rebel conflict
Margarita Antidze
Reuters


Sadr to disarm if U.S. withdraws on timetable

Wisam Mohammed
Reuters

U.S. Attorney Scandal Probe Enters White House Circle

Murray Waas
The Huffington Post

Pakistan's Musharraf to fight impeachment bid
AFP

Lessig: Beware the coming i-Patriot Act
Steve Perry
The Minnesota Independent


Three key questions still unanswered in anthrax case

Greg Gordon
McClatchy Newspapers

CIA vs. OSP
Kevin Drum
The Washington Monthly

Study Cautions Against Strike on Iran's Nuclear Facilities
Joby Warrick
The Washington Post

Bin Laden's driver gets light sentence, thanks military jury
Carol Rosenberg
Miami Herald

Corporate America Prepares for Battle Against Worker Campaign
Joshua Holland
AlterNet

The Olympics: Unveiling Police State 2.0
Naomi Klein
The Huffington Post

California Medical Marijuana Dispensary Owner Charlie Lynch Found Guilty in Grotesque Miscarriage of Justice
Nick Gillespie
Reason


August 11, 2008
Georgia Fight Spreads, Moscow Issues Ultimatum

Andrew E. Krame
r, Anne Barnard and Michael Schwirtz
The New York Times

US condemns 'Russian aggression'
Al Jazeera

Russo-Georgian conflict is not all Russia's fault
Charles King
Christian Science Monitor

‘Invasion of Georgia’ a ‘3 a.m. moment’
Ben Smith
Politico

Iraq demands 'clear timeline' for US withdrawal
Robert H. Reid
AP

Tape: Top CIA official confesses order to forge Iraq-9/11 letter came on White House stationery
John Byrne
The Raw Story

Bolivians back Morales in recall vote
Frank Bajak
My Way

China to overtake US as largest manufacturer
Peter Marsh
Financial Times

U.S. guns arm Mexican drug cartels
Richard A. Serrano
Los Angeles Times

Poof! Scientists closer to invisibility cloak

AP

What’s Sex Got to Do With It?
Chris Hedges
TruthDig

 

August 12, 2008
Use of contractors in Iraq costs billions, report says
James Risen
International Herald Tribune

Russia 'backs Georgia peace plan'
BBC News

Mukasey: No prosecutions in Justice hiring scandal
Mark Sherman
AP

Appeals court upholds CIA leak lawsuit dismissal
Reuters

In the Indian Himalayas, You Can Hear Climate Change Before You Can See It

Nick Schifrin
ABC News

Plants move up mountain as temps rise, study shows
Alicia Chang
USA Today

Bush to relax protected species rules
Dina Cappiello
Forbes

If I Were a Betting Man, I'd Wager that Cheney Was Behind the Anthrax Attacks

Mark Karlin,
AlterNet

Olympic ceremony star mimed
Michael Bristow
BBC News


August 13, 2008
Mukasey Won’t Pursue Charges in Hiring Inquiry
Eric Lichtblau
The New York
Times

Georgia Says Russian Troops Move Beyond Conflict Zone
Henry Meyer and Helena Bedwell
Bloomberg

Bush orders U.S. military to help Georgian civilians
CNN

Georgia War a Neocon Election Ploy?
Robert Scheer
TruthDig

Pelosi says open to House vote on offshore drilling
Tom Doggett
Reuters

US warns against Israeli plan to strike against Iran's nuclear facilities
Peter Walker
The Guardian

Stop Obama/Bayh 08
The Washington Independent
Ari Melber

Republicans throw in with Obama
Margaret Talev
McClatchy Newspapers

Before the Gunfire, Cyberattacks
John Markoff
The New York Times

McCain ignoring calls to cancel controversial fundraiser
Susan Crabtree
The Hill


August 14, 2008
U.S. court rules Saudi Arabia immune in 9/11 case
Reuters

US and Poland sign defence deal
BBC

Russia: 'Forget' Georgian territorial integrity
Christopher Torchia
AP

Musharraf Is Expected to Resign in Next Few Days
Jane Perlez
The New York Times

Federal overseer seeks to seize $8 billion for California prison healthcare
Michael Rothfeld
Los Angeles Times

Amazon rainforest threatened by new wave of oil and gas exploration
Ian Sample
The Guardian

FTC Proposes Rule Barring Oil Manipulation
Ian Talley
The Wall Street Journal

Hair Samples in Anthrax Case Don't Match
Carrie Johnson
Washington Post

Clinton to get roll call at convention
Liz Sidoti
My Way

Driving declines for 8th straight month
David Goldman
CNN

Olympic Inflation
William Saletan
Slate


August 15-17, 2008
Russia Lashes Out on Missile Deal
Tom Shan
ker and Nicholas Kulish
The New York Times

Russia and Georgia: All About Oil
Michael Klare
Foreign Policy in Focus

Prosecutors lay out new information against Stevens
Erika Bolstad and Lisa Demler
Anchorage Daily News

A court case of vital importance
Morton Mintz
Nieman Watchdog

Taliban, Al Qaeda Unchecked in Pakistan
Douglas Frantz
The Washington Independent

Corporate Tax Evasion and Transfer Pricing
Adam Hughes
OBM Watch

Another flub? Bush vowed Navy aid to Georgia too soon
Jonathan S. Landay
McClatchy Newspapers

McCain’s money shot: Manhunt co-founder raises a ruckus with donation to GOP nominee
Ethan Jacobs
Bay Windows

CNN’s Convention Coverage Sponsored By Big Oil Giant Exxon Mobil
Think Progress


August 18, 2008
Musharraf Quits as President to Avoid Impeachment
Naween A. Mangi and Khalid Qayum

Bloomberg

Russia has stopped retreating: that’s the message for America

Tony Karon
The National

Justice Dept. Moves Toward Charges Against Contractors in Iraq Shooting
Del Quentin Wilber and Karen DeYoung
The Washington Post

U.S. May Ease Police Spy Rules
Spencer S. Hsu and Carrie Johnson
The Washington Post

Gitmo Psychologist Pleads 5th on Torture
Invictus

Afghan I-Day celebrations to be held at secret venue
Daily Times

Soldiers: Mold infests Okla. barracks for wounded
Gregg Zoroya
USA Today

The candidates define ‘rich’
Steve Benen
The Carperbagger Report

Bill Allen waiting for 'ax to fall'
Richard Mauer
Anchorage Daily News

Injured? Horsing Around With Stem Cells May Get You Back in the Saddle
Marty Graham
Wired


August 19, 2008
First Major Utility Company
Invests in Solar Energy
Mary Ambrose
New America Media

Iraq moves against some US-backed Sunni fighters
Hamza Hendawi
AP

Algeria bomb kills 43 at military academy
Zohra Bensemra
Reuters

Anti-Regulation Aide to Cheney Is Up for Energy Post
Juliet Eilperin
The Washington Post

The US missile defence system is the magic pudding that will never run out
George Monbiot
The Guardian

Pelosi and Pickens, Sitting in a Tree...
Bradford Plumer
The New Republic

Music, movie lobbyists push to spy on your Net traffic
Declan McCullagh
CNET News

John McCain hires a Hollywood agent in hunt for convention glamour
Tom Baldwin
Times

China gets 77 protest applications, approves 0
Bill Schiller
The Star

Latest Poll Reveals 430 New Demographics That Will Decide Election
The Onion
Video Clip of the Day


August 20, 2008
US and Po
land seal missile deal
BBC News

Court: Passengers can challenge no-fly list
Bob Egelko
San Francisco Chronicle

Bush Covered up Musharraf Ties with Qaeda, Khan
Gareth Porter
IPS

Divisions emerge in Pakistan's ruling coalition
Zarar Khan
My Way

Rogoff: Expect Big U.S. Bank Failure
Money News

Producer Prices Up 1.2% In July
Howard Schneider and Heather Landy
The Washington Post

Justice Dept. Files Motion To Prevent Investigation of the Justice Dept.
Matthew Blake
The Washington Independent

Debatable Choices
Michel Martin
The Root

McCain flirts with Manhunt: Accepts then returns donation from founder of gay dating site
Andy Birkey
The Minnesota Independent

In Praise of Melancholy

Eric G. Wilson
The Chronicle of Higher Education
 


August 21, 2008
Suicide blasts kill 64 at Pakistan arms factory

AFP

Key U.S. Iraq strategy in danger of collapse
Leila Fadel
McClatchy Newspapers

US and Iraq 'close to agreement' over troop withdrawal date
Mark Tran
The Guardian

Strategic shift in North Africa militancy
Liam Stack
The Christian Science Monitor

Judiciary Panel Wants to Interview Six About Claim of Forged Iraq Letter
Keith Perine
CQ

Interview with Georgian Labor Party Leader

Mark Hackard
National Interest

Sen. Joe Lieberman to speak at GOP convention
Andrew Miga
Yahoo! News

Why T. Boone Pickens' 'Clean Energy' Plan Is a Ponzi Scheme
Scott Thill
AlterNet

FEMA phones hacked; calls made to Mideast, Asia
Eileen Sullivan
The Boston Globe

Why I Will Not Vote for John McCain
Phillip Butler
Military.com

McCain Says He'd Have Picked Cheney, Rumsfeld
The Jed Report
Video Clip of the Day

Does air conditioning make people vote Republican?
Edward McClelland
Salon

 

August 22-24, 2008
US Automakers Are Seeking $25 Billion in Federal Loans
CNBC

U.S., Iraqi Negotiators Agree on 2011 Withdrawal

Karen DeYoung and Sudarsan Raghavan
The Washington Post

Proposed Iraq deal could leave McCain on a limb
International Herald Tribune

Landmark case against Marine in Iraq detainee death opens
AFP

Intrusive New FBI Surveillance Guidelines Proposed

Jeralyn
Talk Left


Detained Iraq Sunni leader son caught planting bombs

AFP

Greenland glacier crack points to disintegration
The Australian

Controversial Rule on Abortion Moving Forward

OMB Watch

McCain and Obama tax plans diverge on wealth

Stephen Braun
Los Angeles Times

The right and men who live off their second wives' inherited wealth
Glenn Greenwald
Salon

Smears and Slurs without Legal Consequences
John Dean
FindLaw

No Nukes? It’s No Billboards
Larry Rohter
The New York Times

The Lobbyists' Party: A 2008 DNC Preview

The Nation
Video Clip of the Day


August 25, 2008
Iraq cleric Muqtada Sadr critical of draft plan on U
.S. troop withdrawal
Tina Susman and Caesar Ahmed
Los Angeles Times

Pakistan's ruling coalition collapses amid dissent
Asif Shahzad
AP

Another day, another war crime: 95 Afghans butchered by U.S. bombs
Left I on the News

Making Money on a New Cold War
Morgan Strong
Consortium News

FBI saw threat of mortgage crisis
Richard B. Schmitt
Los Angeles Times

Warning on voting machines reveals oversight failure
Greg Gordon
McClatchy Newspapers

CIA contra Suskind: Operation Squelch Congressional Investigation
Laura Rozen
Mother Jones

The Veep’s Pipeline Push
Michael Isikoff and Tony Hopfinger
Newsweek

The Happy Warrior
E.J. Dionne
TruthDig

Joe Biden and the political establishment's overriding goal
Glenn Greenwald
Salon

U.S. and global economies slipping in unison
Peter S. Goodman
International Herald Tribune

A little too much license for Homeland Security
Marc Rotenberg
Nieman Watchdog

Olympics Wrap-Up: Marco Polo Would Be Proud
Dave Zirin
The Nation


August 26, 2008
Maliki moves the goalposts
Needlenose

Baghdad's mis
guided crackdown on the Sons of Iraq
Shawn Brimley and Colin Kahl
Los Angeles Times

UN accuses US-led troops in deaths of Afghans
Fisnik Abrashi
Las Vegas Review Journal

North Korea Stops Nuclear Reactor Disablement
Blaine Harden
The Washington Post

Halabja in the news
Left I on the News

What a McCain Victory Would Mean
Robert Parry
Consortium News

Georgia War Rooted in US Self-Deceit on NATO
Gareth Porter
AntiWar.com

DeLay might be cleared of charges
Laylan Copelin
The Austin American Statesman

Obama asks Justice to investigate 'terrorist' ad
Ben Smith
Politico

Joe Biden's pro-RIAA, pro-FBI tech voting record
Declan McCullagh
CNET News

Just right for the garden: a mini-cow
Chris Gourlay
Times


August 27, 2008
Against all the odds, the world is becoming a happier place
James Randerson
The Guardian

U.S. Soldiers Executed Iraqis, Statements Say

Paul Von Zielbauer
The New York Times

Power struggle rages in Pakistan
Mian Ridge
The Christian Science Monitor

U.S. builds new detention center in Afghanistan
Gordon Lubold
The Christian Science Monitor

Why was Cheney's guy in Georgia before the war?
James Gerstenzang
Los Angeles Times

Immigration raid called nation's biggest
Holbrook Mohr
The Boston Globe

Judge Denies Stay; Miers Must Appear to Answer HJC's Subpoena
Kate Klonick
TPM Muckraker

Revealed: The Internet's Biggest Security Hole
Kim Zetter
Wired

Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid’s Limits
Matthew L. Wald
The New York Times

Indicted Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) Wins Primary
Nick Gillespie
Reason

Alabama County Prepares for Bankruptcy in Debt Crisis
William Selway and Lisa Harris
Bloomberg

Police Sieze Journalist's Equipment at RNC Site
Video Clip of the Day


August 28, 2008
Arctic ice 'is at tipping point'
Richard Black
BBC News

KBR Suit Alleges 'Forced Labor' and 'Slavery'
Zachary Roth

TPM Muckraker

Cheney defends 'alternative' interrogation techniques
CNN

Contrasting McCain and Obama’s health care plans
Jason Hancock
The Iowa Independent

Amid RNC ‘paranoia,’ CBS Outdoor pulls ‘Soldiers’ billboards
Paul Schmelzer
The Minnesota Independent

Bill Clinton: Still the One—and a Potential Game-changer for Obama
David Corn
Mother Jones

Storm could swamp GOP convention
Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin
Politico

lI'm John McCain and I Approve of Lying
Video Clip of the Day

British Foreign Secretary Derides Russia Policy Backed by McCain

Glenn Kessler
The Washington Post

Baghdad plans to build giant Ferris wheel
Sameer N. Yacoub
AP


August 29-31, 2008
Obama Speech: Convention Address Makes Economic Populism Central Thrust of Election 2008
David Sirota
Open Left


Feeling No Pain
Paul Krugman
The New York Times

Pat Buchanan's Pick for The Greatest Convention Speech
MSNBC
Video Clip of the Day

Who Is Sarah Palin?

Kate Klonick and Greg Sargent
TPM Muckraker

How the Republicans Win
Robert Parry
Consortium News

Putin Asserts Link Between U.S. Election and Georgia War

Philip P. Pan and Jonathan Finer
The Washington Post

China, Iraq reach $3 billion oil service deal
Elaine Kurtenbach
Pittsburg Post Gazette

Northeast and Northwest Passages Both Free of Ice
Christoph Seidler
Spiegel

Chalabi aide arrested on suspicion of Baghdad bombings
Nicholas Spangler and Hussein Kadhim
McClatchy Newspapers

McCain: Iraq is a Peaceful, Stable Country
Juan Cole
Informed Comment

Abramoff Buddies With Prosecutors, Prisoners
Paul Kiel
Pro Publica

Scientists Reprogram Adult Cells' Function
Rob Stein
The Washington Post

Controversial Workplace Toxins Rule Moves Forward

Robert Lewis
Pro Publica

In Defense of the Beta Blocker
Carl Elliott
The Atlantic

 

 

 
 
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