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Democrats, White House agree: Iraq war will rage on regardless of Senate debate Wednesday, July 11, 2007 :The two weeks of official debate over the war in Iraq which began Tuesday in the US Senate will do nothing to stop the ongoing bloodbath. The Bush administration will continue with the military escalation that has killed tens of thousands of Iraqis since January, as well as more than 600 US troops. The congressional Democrats will continue their “antiwar” posturing, while doing nothing that could actually affect the course of events....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 11:15pm PDT
US Homeland Security official has "gut feeling" on terrorist attacks Wednesday, July 11, 2007 :On July 10 Director of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff gave an interview to the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune, claiming that the US was at heightened risk of new terrorist attacks. The Tribune released an edited partial transcript of the interview and an accompanying article, which were soon picked up by television news broadcasts....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 11:14pm PDT
RNs Call on Legislature to Reject Insurance-Based Reform - Nurses Urge Democrats to Stand Up to Insurers Wednesday, July 11, 2007 : The California Nurses Association today announced its opposition to a merged healthcare bill that combines previous legislation by Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez and Senate President pro Tem Don Perata, and urged California legislators to take a strong stance against the health insurance industry. A CNA representative spoke in opposition to the merged bill, AB 8, at a hearing today of the Senate Health Committee....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 6:57pm PDT
Senator, You Used to Be a Pot Head -- Now You're Talking Like a Narc Wednesday, July 11, 2007 : The following is a letter addressed to Minnesota Republican Senator Norm Coleman -- a strong advocate of the brutal federal drug laws on the books -- reminding him that he used to be a happy, safe, fun-loving pot smoker....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 6:56pm PDT
Firefighters Challenge Giuliani’s Self-Proclaimed ‘Leadership Experience’ Wednesday, July 11, 2007 : Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani portrays himself as the hero of Sept. 11, and the media takes this claim for granted. But New York City firefighters, who know best, say it?s a different story. The Fire Fighters (IAFF) union is releasing a new video today, featuring New York firefighters and their families, that challenges Giuliani?s claims of leadership....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 6:54pm PDT
Paycheck Fairness Bill Gets Hearing in Congress Wednesday, July 11, 2007 : Where do the serious family budget discussions take place? The ones where you ask, "How are we going to pay this bill?" or "Can we really afford that?" Around the kitchen table. Further, says Rep. Phil Hare (D-Ill.): Most families rely on the wages of women as well as men to make ends meet, and around the kitchen table men and women know that women's wages are not fair or equal....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 6:52pm PDT
Chile: Court's decision not to extradite Fujimori disappointing News FlashAI Index: AMR 22/002/2007 (Public)News Service No: 132 11 July 2007 Chile: Court's decision not to extradite Fujimori disappointingAmnesty International is deeply disappointed at the Chilean Court's decision not to extradite former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori to Peru where he faces charges for human rights violations and corruption....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 6:51pm PDT
Johnny Hazard: Mexico Commemorates a Fraud Wednesday, July 11, 2007 :Sunday, July 1 saw about 100,000 people march through the streets of Mexico City to the city´s central plaza, the Zócalo, one year after the election that put right-wing candidate Felipe Calderón in power via old-school and new-school fraud. Ex-candidate Andrés López Obrador took the stage after an endless array of boring speakers and low-key musical acts that the crowd tolerated in the sun....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 6:50pm PDT
John V. Walsh: A Plea to Ralph Nader Wednesday, July 11, 2007 :Ralph Nader wrote an intriguing assessment of Michael Moore's movie "Sicko" some days back on CounterPunch entitled: "Good Movie, Now Where's the Movement." He praised Moore's movie "Sicko," for advocating Medicare for all, aka "Single-payer" health care. But then Nader suggested that Moore could do more given his fame and fortune....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 6:48pm PDT
George C. Wilson: Beware the Iran Hawks Wednesday, July 11, 2007 :The hawks in Congress, White House and Pentagon who want President Bush to bomb Iran to stop its nuclear weapons program need to be reminded why President Johnson turned a deaf ear to the hawks of his day who wanted him to bomb North Korea to retaliate for its hi-jacking of the U. S. Navy spy ship Pueblo on the high seas in 1968....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 6:47pm PDT
Former Surgeon General Reveals Political Interference in Medical Decisions Wednesday, July 11, 2007 : Richard Carmona, the first surgeon general appointed by President George Bush, testified yesterday that the Bush administration interfered with and censored his speeches on health issues, including stem cell research and sex education, in order to fit a political agenda. Carmona, who served as surg......
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 6:44pm PDT
Chile: Flawed Decision Not to Extradite Fujimori (Washington, DC, July 11, 2007)—The ruling by Chilean Judge Orlando Alvarez denying Peru’s request for the extradition of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is fundamentally flawed, Human Rights Watch said today. The Chilean judge's decision not to extradite Fujimori to Peru makes little sense....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 6:43pm PDT
FILIPINA SENATOR OPPOSES ARROYO STATE TERRORISM AND U.S. IMPERIALISM IN THE PHILIPPINES 
Of distinguished progressive lineage, Senator Jamby Madrigal takes a principled stand critical of the Arroyo regime's de-facto martial rule backed by the Bush neocons. This article provides the context for the current crisis in the Philippines and Senator Madrigal's views on the bloody and brutal repression of the people by the fascist-terrorist Arroyo clique....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 5:58pm PDT
State Green Party Campaigns and Candidates Teleconference Dial...
Event Date: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 7:30pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 11:52am PDT
Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle over Global Warming Wednesday, July 11, 2007 :
As the peak of hurricane season approaches, we speak with leading science journalist Chris Mooney about how global warming relates to the frequency and ferocity of hurricanes. We also ask him about White House interference in climate science and Al Gore’s recent campaign to address global warming....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 7:29am PDT
Housing Charter Amendment Should Wait Until February Wednesday, July 11, 2007 : At yesterday’s Rules Committee, Supervisor Chris Daly submitted a Charter Amendment for the November ballot that would annually dedicate two-and-a-half cents for every $100 in property tax revenue to affordable housing. This would come out to about $33 million a year – i.e., what the Supervisors had appropriated for affordable housing this year, only to have the Mayor simply refuse to spend the money....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 7:25am PDT
Al Franken's Successful Fundraising. Minnesota Senate Race at Stake From a Wednesday, July 11, 2007 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 7:24am PDT
Turkey and Islamic Politics: On The Turn From a Wednesday, July 11, 2007 entry on Informed Comment Global Affairs, a group blog run by Juan Cole, Manan Ahmed, Farideh Farhi, and Barnett R. Rubin...
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 7:22am PDT
NOW Opposes Nomination of James Holsinger for Surgeon General Wednesday, July 11, 2007 : NOW opposes the nomination of Dr. James Holsinger Jr. for U.S. Surgeon General based in part because he has a history of outspoken prejudice against gays and lesbians. As a member of the United Methodist Judicial Council, he contested a decision to let a lesbian serve as an associate pastor and he supported a pastor who would not allow an openly gay man to join the church....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 7:15am PDT
Rudy Nixes Medical Pot Wednesday, July 11, 2007 : (Concord, New Hampshire) Presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday that people who want to legalize marijuana for medical purposes really just want to make the drug available to everyone. "I believe the effort to try and make marijuana available for medical uses is really a way to legalize it....
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2007 7:10am PDT
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