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U.S. should not give up on Iran diplomacy efforts | Andrew Parasiliti – Houston Chronicle
from Alexandra AvakianPosted by Michael Butler, Saturday, October 31, 2009
 The Holocust In Cambodia And Its Aftermath Is Remembered   – ( ICH )
Keeping track of the empire's crimesPosted by Michael Butler, Saturday, October 31, 2009
AlterNet: Former Wall Street Player Reveals the Inside World Behind Shady Bailouts to Bankers
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, October 31, 2009We Can’t Reform Health Care Without Reforming Food
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, October 31, 2009Capital controls | Raining on India’s parade | Economist.com
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, October 31, 2009NYT Op-Eds (2)
"Instead of getting a chance to set the world on fire, college graduates are facing a gloomy economy, unpaid internships and unemployment" (Herbert); "Singling out meat-eating as harmful to the environment is overly simplistic. Encouraging judicious choices for all types of food is a better approach" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, October 31, 2009
NYT (3): National News
Just how badly the S.E.C. failed re Madoff; New moderate Jewish lobby stirring things up; and Obama lifts ban on entry into U.S. of HIV+ persons.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, October 31, 2009
NYT (3): International Affairs
Agreement will allow Honduran president to finish term; Clinton's unique media tour of Pakistan; and French bicycle-sharing meets reality of theft.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, October 31, 2009
The gaggle of economic sociopaths
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Saturday, October 31, 2009Cheney was hazy on role in CIA leak, FBI records from ’04 show
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Saturday, October 31, 2009The obstacles to real health-care reform
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Saturday, October 31, 2009NYT Op-Eds (2)
"The health care legislation on the table isn’t perfect, but it’s as good as anyone could reasonably have expected. It is time for everyone to decide which side they’re on" (Krugman); "Military experts say that President Obama is intellectually sophisticated, but they do not know if he has the determination needed from a war president" (Brooks)Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, October 30, 2009
NYT (6): National News
Obama admin to endorse U.S. asylum for abused women; Obama undoes another Bush era ruling, adding teeth to spy agency oversight; Thousands of youth convictions overturned in corrupt PA judge case; Environmentalists fight to protect Colorado plateau; Time Inc. plans $100 million in cuts, including jobs; and Cuomo gives eleventh-hour endorsement to Thompson.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, October 30, 2009
NYT: Revelation Undermines Chevron Case in Ecuador
Central Chevron "witness" is discovered to be a drug trafficker.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, October 30, 2009
Buttonwood | Bribing the markets | Economist.com
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, October 30, 2009Tomgram: Dilip Hiro, Is Obama’s Iran Policy Doomed to Fail?
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, October 30, 2009AlterNet: Pot Is More Mainstream Than Ever, So Why Is Legalization Still Taboo?
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, October 30, 2009 Why Americans Gotta Read the “War Crimes Times!” – ( ICH )
Keeping track of the empire's crimesPosted by Michael Butler, Friday, October 30, 2009
Steven Gillon: A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story
Gillon reveals in a new book that JFK military aide Brigadier General Godfrey McHugh found LBJ hiding in the Air Force One bathroom, hysterically crying, and mumbling "they're going to get us all .. it's a plot.. it's a plot.. it's going to get us all" in the hours right after the assassination .. some crazy shit - mab .. read morePosted by Mike Blaxill, Friday, October 30, 2009
Women, if you’re happy and you know it…
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, October 30, 2009Damaging option for liberals
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, October 30, 2009Pelosi unveils a ground-breaking health care plan – will Senate Dems follow her lead?
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, October 30, 2009NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (4)
"If any one voting machine maker is allowed to dominate the market, there will be even greater reasons to worry about the vulnerability of future elections" (Editorial); "A compelling argument against more troops in Afghanistan rests on this trade-off: For the cost of an additional soldier stationed in Afghanistan for a year, nearly 20 schools could be built" (Kristof); "As President Obama contemplates America’s own future in Afghanistan, he would be well advised to learn from the Soviet experience" (Guest Op-Ed); "While it is far better in Baghdad than it was a few years ago, one huge task remains: getting the public to trust the Iraqi security forces" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, October 29, 2009
NYT (5): National News
New F.B.I. rules raise privacy concerns; Obama beats back military lobby; Politico plans online challenge to Washington Post; After 26 years, an innocent man is freed; and Queens Dems drop Monserrate from party.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, October 29, 2009
NYT: U.S. Embargo on Cuba Again Finds Scant Support at U.N.
U.N. condemns continued trade embargo.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, October 29, 2009
