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Chinese Pollution Census Reveals Greater Reach of Water Contamination
China revealed that water pollution in 2007 was more than twice as severe as official figures that had long omitted ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Agile, smaller enterprises are leading a revival in the industry
There are signs, though, of a change in thinking. Partly prompted by the credit crunch, many are calling for a ...Posted by Chris Finnie -
NATO to Afghans: We’re Invading Your Town. Don’t Leave!
Please, please, pretty please don’t leave the warzone. That seems to be today’s message from NATO headquarters ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
AN INDIA-PAKISTAN TEST : India papers over cracks
The silver lining in the current climate may be a narrow window of opportunity created by a relatively stable ...Posted by NewsTrust Staff -
First results from Large Hadron Collider published
The spray of subatomic particles from the Large Hadron Collider's record-smashing December experiments has been ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
Marines wait in the cold for Afghan offensive
Take a desert of yellow-orange dust so flat it looks like Mars, with a freezing wind that blows so hard it can lift ...via NewsRack
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Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan President, Dissolves Parliament
Sri Lanka's president dissolved parliament Tuesday to make way for spring elections a day after authorities ...Posted by Chris Finnie -
Key Figure in Bush’s Military Commissions Set for Obama Job
Lietzau will be central to decisions about trying the remaining Guantanamo detainees in reformed military ...Posted by Ben Ross -
In the Land of the Stoner Cops
See a photo essay about the teams of Afghans who risk their lives to disable explosives here. MAJOR JIM CONTRERAS ...via NewsRack -
Military Times surveys troops on ‘don’t ask’
Opposition to gays serving openly in the military has declined sharply among those wearing the uniform today, the ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve
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Yemeni scholar backs 'jet bomber'
Sheikh Anwar al-Aulaqi , a Yemeni religious scholar, has told Al Jazeera that the suspect accused of attempting to ...via Aljazeera -
Op-Ed Columnist: Smoke the Bigots Out of the Closet
After Adm. Mike Mullen called for gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military, a curious silence befell ...Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV -
The double standard at CBS
...CBS’s decision to air an ad featuring Florida football star Tim Tebow. The ad, funded by the conservative ...Posted by Dale Penn -
What Happens If Nothing Happens?
Barring a political miracle, we're going to learn the cost of doing nothing on health care—nothing significant to ...Posted by Patricia L'Herrou -
Rebuilding Haiti transparently
THE MASSIVE international response to Haiti's earthquake has brought more than $2 billion in aid to the stricken ...Posted by Emma Asomba -
The working of the reset policy
A year after the new United States administration promised to “press the reset button” on ties with Russia, the ...Posted by NewsTrust Staff
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Salehi: Iran would back Down if West supplies LEU; Khamenei vows self-defense against 'US-backed saboteurs'
(Blog Post) The USG Open Source Center translated remarks of Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, ...via Informed Comment -
Michael Pollan on "Food Rules: An Eater's Manual"
(Video) Michael Pollan, the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food, discusses the link between ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
The US Military: A Mindset of Barbarism, Part 2
In the second part of his interview with Truthout, Dr. Mestrovic examines the fallacious nature of the rules of ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Human Rights on Several Fronts in Israel/PNA
Over the course of the next few days, in Israel, legislators will begin debate a draft of a law that would put ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
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Debt Problems Chip Away at Fortress Europe
As a result, governments in the 16 countries that use the euro must now confront a new and disturbing reality: The ...via Google News -
Helmand Refugees Fleeing Ahead Of Anti-Taliban Offensive
Hundreds of Afghan families have been fleeing Taliban-controlled territory in the southern Afghan province of ... -
Pentagon sets budget for wars of the future
The Pentagon is discarding its core strategy of being prepared to fight two large-scale wars simultaneously in ...via NewsRack -
Colin Powell shifts stance on 'don't ask, don't tell' policy
Retired Army Gen. Colin L. Powell, who opposed allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces when ...via Google News
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Military Times surveys troops on ‘don’t ask’
Opposition to gays serving openly in the military has declined sharply among those wearing the uniform today, the ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve
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What Is the First Amendment For?
Two ways of looking at the First Amendment, as illuminated by the recent Supreme Court ruling.Posted by Harry A Farr -
What Happens If Nothing Happens?
Barring a political miracle, we're going to learn the cost of doing nothing on health care—nothing significant to ...Posted by Patricia L'Herrou
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The US Military: A Mindset of Barbarism, Part 2
In the second part of his interview with Truthout, Dr. Mestrovic examines the fallacious nature of the rules of ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Human Rights on Several Fronts in Israel/PNA
Over the course of the next few days, in Israel, legislators will begin debate a draft of a law that would put ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Occupation or Apartheid?
This past Tuesday, however, Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned that if Israel does not achieve a peace deal with ...Posted by John Debois -
"The Chinese don't need 60 votes"
(Blog Post) Sen. Lindsey Graham warns that the Communists will "eat our lunch" if we don't get a climate bill passedPosted by Kaizar Campwala
