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Morning headlines brought to you by Carolyn Kay MakeThemAccountable.com Top StoryBlogosphere fury at Dems on Iraq vote
Furious that congressional Democratic leaders did not fight harder to pass a supplemental spending bill with a timeline to end the war in Iraq and tougher benchmarks, liberal online activists have ripped party leaders and threatened to halt contributions to Democratic lawmakers. What Now!
The WorldIraqi-U.S. troops seek kidnapped Britons
BAGHDAD - Hundreds of Iraqi and U.S. troops cordoned off sections of Baghdad's Sadr City slum early Wednesday and conducted a series of raids in an apparent effort to find five British citizens abducted from a nearby government building the day before, local residents and police said.
Strife in North Iraq as Sunni Arabs Drive Out Kurds
Conflict between Arabs and Kurds is intensifying in Mosul, adding another dimension to the civil war.
Thai political party found not guilty
BANGKOK, Thailand - A court ruled Wednesday that the country's oldest political party was not guilty of maligning ousted Premier Thaksin Shinawatra and urging voters to cast a "no" vote in last year's election.
There’s a law against urging voters to vote a certain way? What good are political parties, then? —Caro
Russia Says New ICBM Can Beat Any System
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia tested new missiles Tuesday that a Kremlin official boasted could penetrate any defense system, and President Vladimir Putin warned that U.S. plans for an anti-missile shield in Europe would turn the region into a "powder keg." First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said.
Australian gay bar can bar heterosexuals
MELBOURNE, Australia - A gay bar has won the right to turn away heterosexuals and even lesbians to provide a non-threatening atmosphere for the men partying inside.
Man eats dog in royal fox protest
LONDON (AFP) - A British artist ate a corgi dog, famous for being Queen Elizabeth II's favourite breed, in protest Tuesday after a group including her husband Prince Philip allegedly killed a fox earlier this year. The Nation10 Soldiers Die on Memorial Day
Iraq violence suggests that redeployment effort has not yet created a safer security environment.
Al-Qaida video threatens attacks on U.S.
An American member of al-Qaida warned President Bush on Tuesday to end U.S. involvement in all Muslim lands or face an attack worse than the Sept. 11 suicide assault, according to a new videotape.
Another tape? Another threat? I swear these guys pick up their paychecks from Karl Rove. —Caro
Some Staunch G.O.P. Voters Souring on Iraq
In Congressional districts across the country, Republican backers of the war are starting to take more political heat.
Cindy Sheehan quits the anti-war life
This week one of the anti-war movement's most recognizable figures said she was "resigning" from the movement. Emotionally exhausted and politically frustrated at Congressional Democrats for continuing to fund the Iraq war, Sheehan said she was leaving public life -- albeit temporarily -- to figure out her next step. Anti-war leaders praised her bravery in putting a human face on the war's toll, but said the movement will not be derailed by her departure.
Was She or Wasn't She?
May 29, 2007 - In new court filings, special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald has finally resolved one of the most disputed issues at the core of the long-running CIA leak controversy: Valerie Plame Wilson, he asserts, was a “covert” CIA officer who repeatedly traveled overseas using a “cover identity” in order to disguise her relationship with the agency.
Gee, I wonder what the right wingers will do to counter this claim. Oh, I know, they’ll have some Republican bozo pretend her congressional testimony wasn’t consistent. See below. —Caro
Plame called on to explain varied accounts
Former CIA officer Valerie Plame should explain "differences" in her various accounts of how her husband was sent to the African nation of Niger in 2002 to investigate reports Iraq was trying to buy uranium there, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said. Plame's differing versions have furthered "misinformation" about the origins of the case that roiled official Washington beginning in July 2003, said Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo. MediaPermanent link to MTA daily media news
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Randi Rhodes of Air America, No Holds Barred
A BUZZFLASH INTERVIEW: Randi is the second interview in our series of conversations with progressive talk show hosts, because BuzzFlash is very supportive of making sure progressive radio succeeds. (By the way, there is nothing to read into the order that our interviews are posted. It is random, although we are interviewing some of the top-rated progressive hosts upfront.) Thom Hartmann was our first. BuzzFlash, according to Randi, played a key role in getting her a national program.
Free Press Action Alert: Tell the FCC: Use Our Airwaves for the Public Good
The FCC is on the verge of turning over a large chunk of the public airwaves to the same giant phone and cable companies that control high-speed Internet access for 96 percent of American home users. This public "spectrum" could revolutionize the Internet in America. Its wireless signal passes through concrete buildings and over mountains; it can connect tens of million of Americans that are now being bypassed by Internet providers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast. Don't let the FCC turn over these airwaves to the same price-gouging network giants that control wired access. We need a new alternative to DSL and cable. The FCC must use this wireless opportunity to connect more Americans to an open, neutral and accessible Internet.
Why is Dennis Kucinich Undermining Progressives and African Americans and Embracing Fox News?
The irony here is that many Black voters despise Fox, in particular its coverage of racial issues.
Bloggers dissect Sheehan
Things get ugly
Democratic Spin Won't End the War in Iraq
Naming liberal media makers like Salon, MyDD and Daily Kos blogs as key to "MoveOn and its Netroots allies hav(ing) become identified as the leadership of the anti-war movement"--despite the fact that, when given a choice between building a powerful grassroots movement to end the war, versus exploiting the war for the benefit of getting Democrats elected, MoveOn has repeatedly chosen the latter while probably believing there is no difference. Technology & ScienceMicrosoft unveils new Surface computer
Microsoft Corp. has taken the wraps off "Surface," a coffee-table shaped computer that responds to touch and to special bar codes attached to everyday objects.
Take Note: Computing Takes Up Pen, Again
An ambitious new type of pen-based computer system could bridge the gap between paper and the digital world.
Google Buys Antivirus, Anti-Spam Company
Is the security software that protects against malware and spyware by quarantining Internet sessions from the rest of the system destined for Google's toolbar?
Who Sleeps Around? Scientists Know
People who are socially dominant and either very friendly or very antagonistic tend to be more sexually promiscuous, according to a new study.
Lack of physical education weighs heavily on many
State lawmakers are considering bills that would establish a minimum time commitment to physical education, ranging from 150 minutes to about 200 minutes a week.
But wait! The right wingers have INSISTED that all we need in schools is the three Rs. We don’t need no physical education. And we don’t need no cultural enrichment, neither. —Caro
Scientists find antibodies that could treat human bird flu
PARIS (AFP) - An international team of scientists has isolated antibodies that could provide treatment for bird flu in humans, according to a study published Tuesday. EnvironmentRich Must Pay Bulk of Climate Change Bill, Oxfam Says
Coping with the ravages of global warming will cost $50 billion a year, and the rich nations who caused most of the pollution must pay most of the bill, aid agency Oxfam said on Tuesday.
Merkel, Pelosi say world should unite on climate
BERLIN (Reuters) - Climate change is a global problem that requires unity and "multilateral" agreements if it is to be defeated, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday
China Shrugs Off EU Calls for Climate Change Action
China shrugged off on Tuesday calls from the European Union to take more action on climate change, saying it was still a developing country and it was up to industrialised nations to shoulder more responsibility.
Indian Firm To Burn Toxic Waste from 1984 Industrial Disaster
An Indian firm plans to burn toxic waste from the Bhopal disaster, the world's worst industrial accident, despite environmentalists' objections. The firm, Bharuch Environ Infrastructure Ltd., said burning the waste poses no threat. For more headlines, visit MakeThemAccountable.com. |
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