Democracy Now! Season 2012, Episode 80: April 20, 2012

Monday, January 02, 2012

Today we look back at 2011, a year that saw the U.S. killing of Osama Bin Laden, the ouster of a dictator in Egypt and the death of one in Libya, the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, and the expansion of the secret U.S. drone war in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Arabian Peninsula. As U.S. troops leave Iraq, thousands of private security contractors remain to guard the U.S. embassy—the largest in the world. The Horn of Africa was hit by the region’s worst drought in decades as the devastating impact of extreme weather was felt across the globe, while the world’s most powerful countries continue to refuse to join in a pact to address climate change. However, 2011 may be most remembered as a year of global uprisings. From the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street, millions of people took to the streets to oppose repressive regimes and an unjust economic system. We spend the hour today looking back at the protest movements that shaped 2011.

January 03, 2012

2012/01/03 Headlines: Obama Signs Defense Bill Allowing for Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens Without Trial; Controversial Defense Bill Tightens Sanctions on Iran; Iowa Holds First 2012 Presidential Caucus; Occupy Supporters in Iowa Stage Actions Against GOP Candidates, Obama; Scores of Occupy Protesters in New York City Arrested Following New Year's Eve Action; Global Revolution, Occupy Wall Street Live Streaming Source, Evicted from Brooklyn Production Studio; Iraq PM Declares National Holiday to Commemorate U.S. Troop Withdrawal; Egypt: Mubarak in Court, Accused of "Tyrannical Rule"; Egyptian Military Defends Office Raids of Human Rights, Civil Society Groups; Nigerian Protesters Demand Shell Clean Up Massive Oil Spill; Senegal: Music Star Youssou N'dour Announces Plans to Run for President; Islamic Center Targeted in String of Firebombings in Queens; Federal Authorities Investigate Fire at Florida Abortion Clinic Previously Targeted with Violence; LAPD Arrests German Man in Connection with 53 Arson Fires; Iraq War Veteran Suspected in Park Ranger Killing Found Dead After Massive Manhunt; Seismologists: Fracking Linked to 11 Ohio Earthquakes Since March

January 04, 2012

2012/01/04 Headlines: Romney Edges Out Santorum by 8 Votes in Iowa Caucus; Obama Talks Re-Election in Iowa Address; Iran Threatens Response over U.S. in Gulf; Taliban Suggests Potential of U.S. Talks; Ecuadorian Court Upholds Chevron Fine for Amazon Pollution; Israeli, Palestinian Negotiators Meet in Jordan; Washington State Governor to Back Gay Marriage; California, NYC Take Up Corporate Personhood Amendment; Suspect Confesses to New York City Arsons at Religious Sites; Global Revolution, Live Streamers of Occupy Wall Street, Arrested in NYPD Raid;$

January 05, 2012

2012/01/05 Headlines: Obama Uses Recess Appointments to Sidestep GOP on Consumer Protection, Labor Board; Bachmann Bows Out of GOP Presidential Race; McCain Endorses Romney for GOP Nomination; Syrian Activists Denounce Arab League Monitoring Mission; Multiple Bombings Kill 24 in Baghdad; Military Trial Begins for Marine in Haditha Massacre; E.U. Agrees to Ban Iranian Oil Imports; Bahraini Forces Tear Gas Demonstrators; Report: U.S. Newspaper Published Pro-Bahrain Editorial After Lobbying; Washington State Governor Backs Same-Sex Marriage; Bi-National Gay Couple in San Francisco Granted Deportation Stay; Runaway U.S. Teen Mistakenly Deported to Colombia; Texas Police Slay Teen Holding Pellet Gun; Delaware Death Row Prisoner Set for Release After Conviction Overturned;$

January 06, 2012

2012/01/06 Headlines: New U.S. Defense Strategy Emphasizes Asia Pacific, Drone Warfare; Military Spending to Exceed Levels at End of Bush White House; Nuclear Reduction "Possible"; Panetta Invokes Korea, Iran Dispute in "Warfare" Scenario; Afghan President Demands U.S. Relinquish Control of Bagram; GOP Hopefuls Bash Obama in New Hampshire; Santorum Booed over Same-Sex Marriage Stance; Gingrich Calls for De-Funding Labor Board; Cordray Launches Mandate at Consumer Protection Bureau; 70 Killed in Iraq Bombings Targeting Shia Pilgrims; Suicide Bombing Kills 10 in Damascus; Arab League Monitors Face Protest; Group: 37,000 Jailed in Syrian Crackdown; Egyptian Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Mubarak; Texas Prisoner Freed over Withheld Evidence After 31 Years; Ex-Inspector Urges Cancellation of Keystone XL Pipeline;$

January 09, 2012

2012/01/09 Headlines: Republicans Debate Ahead of New Hampshire Primary; Romney Suggests Only Wealthy People Should Run for Office; Gingrich Accuses Romney of Looting Companies; Billionaire Casino Mogul Gives $5 Million to Pro-Gingrich Super PAC; Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.5%, Lowest Since 2009; Rep. Giffords Attends Candlelight Vigil to Mark Anniversary of Tucson Shooting; Iran-U.S. Tensions Escalate as Iran Sentences U.S. Citizen to Death; Panetta Admits Iran is Not Trying to Develop a Nuclear Weapon; U.S. and Iran to Hold Major Military Exercises in the Persian Gulf; Thousands in Yemen Protest Deal to Grant Immunity to Saleh; Bahrain Bars U.S.-Based Human Rights Official from Entering Country; Blackwater Settles with Families of Guards Slain in Fallujah; 100,000 Displaced by Ethnic Violence in South Sudan; Nigeria General Strike Begins over Rising Fuel Costs; Texas Teen Returns Home After Being Mistakenly Deported to Colombia; MSNBC Suspends Pat Buchanan; Occupy Our Homes Action in New York City Enters Second Month; "Occupy" Named 2011 Word of the Year; African National Congress Celebrates 100th Anniversary;$

January 10, 2012

2012/01/10 Headlines: Mitt Romney in New Hampshire: "I Like Being Able to Fire People"; With Two Votes Each, Romney and Huntsman Tie in Tiny Dixville Notch; Rick Perry Focuses on South Carolina Primary; William Daley Resigns as White House Chief of Staff; IAEA Confirms Iran is Enriching Uranium in Underground Bunker; Syrian President Assad Claims Foreign Conspiracy Behind Protests; Nigerian Strike Enters Second Day; At Least Three Protesters Killed; Report: DEA Agents Laundered Million in Cash for Mexican Drug Trafficker; Aung San Suu Kyi to Run for Parliament in Burma; U.S. Seeks to Toss Lawsuit by Guatemalan Victims of Medical Experimentation; U.S. Bans Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon for 20 Years; Opponents of Factory Farming Claim to Set Fire at Beef Processing Plant in California; Dara Greenwald, Artist and Activist, Dies at 40;$

January 11, 2012

2012/01/11 Headlines: Romney Wins New Hampshire Primary, Paul Follows in Strong Second-Place Finish; South Carolina to Sue over Voter ID Challenge; Former Prisoners, Advocates Mark Decade of Gitmo; Activists to Protest Guantánamo in D.C.; Arab League Observer Calls Syria Mission a "Farce"; U.N.: Increased Killings Since Arrival of Arab League Mission; Report: Israeli Settlement Expansion Breaks Records; 3 Killed in Pakistan Drone Strike; Drones Account for 31% of U.S. Military Aircraft; Iranian Nuclear Scientist Killed in Bombing; Nuclear "Doomsday" Clock Moves Closer to Midnight; Child Malnutrition Soars in India; Barricades Removed from Occupy Wall Street Park;$

January 12, 2012

2012/01/12 Headlines: Karzai Condemns Video of U.S. Marines Urinating on Afghan Corpses; Haditha Trial: Marine Sergeant Said, "We Should Kill Everyone" Prior to Mass Killing; Nigeria Strike Day 4: Oil Workers Threaten to Shut Down Oil Production; Iran Urges U.N. to Condemn Assassination of Nuclear Scientist; Christian Right Leaders to Gather to Pick Anti-Romney Candidate; Republicans Ask Court to Allow for Unlimited Corporate Donations to Campaigns; Obama Campaign Raised $220 Million in 2011; Survey: Class Conflict Growing in U.S. Between Rich and Poor; French Journalist Killed in Syria; Haiti Marks Two Years Since Devastating Earthquake; Mexico Says Drug War Death Toll Has Topped 47,000; Chinese Workers at Xbox Factory Threaten to Commit Mass Suicide; Hundreds Protest Against Guantánamo in Washington; Lawsuit Filed Seeking Info on Use of Drones Inside United States; 100th Anniversary of Bread and Roses Strike Marked in Massachusetts;$

January 13, 2012

2012/01/13 Headlines: Presiding Officer Recommends Court-Martial for Manning; Report: U.S. Uses Secret Channel to Warn Iran Strait Closure a "Red Line"; U.S. Identifies 2 Marines in Urination Video; Gingrich Claims Pressure from "Extraordinarily Wealthy Institutions" to Drop Bain Criticism; Nigerian Oil Workers Set Sunday Deadline to Restore Fuel Subsidy; Burma: Prisoners Freed in Mass Amnesty; Ceasefire Reached with Ethnic Rebels; Tucson Suspends Ethnic Studies Program under Threat of Funding Cut; Mocking Super PACs, Colbert Enters GOP Presidential Field in South Carolina; Dozens Arrested in Anti-Torture Protest Outside White House;$

January 16, 2012

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January 17, 2012

2012/01/17 Headlines: Romney Comes Under Fire at Republican Debate in South Carolina; Romney: I Oppose Negotiating with the Taliban; Ron Paul: "They're Building Up for War Against Iran"; Jon Huntsman Drops Out of Republican Race; Christian Right Leaders Back Rick Santorum; Architect of Anti-Immigrant Bills Endorses Romney; Homeland Security Hired Contractor to Monitor Websites; Report: U.S. Concerned Israel Is Preparing to Attack Iran; Report: Israelis Recruited Militants to Carry Out Covert Ops in Iran; Ban Ki-moon to Syria's Assad: "Stop Killing Your Own People"; Mohamed ElBaradei Drops Out of Egyptian Presidential Race; Nigerian Unions Call for Strike to End; Guatemala's New President Tied to Human Rights Atrocities; El Salvador President Apologizes for El Mozote Massacre; 29 Still Missing in Deadly Italian Cruise Ship Accident; 700,000 Seek Gov. Walker Recall in Wisconsin; Tucson School District Releases List of Banned Ethnic Studies Books, Includes Shakespeare; Occupy Protesters Mark Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Six Arrested at Occupy Baltimore Action; Emergency Manager Law Protested in Michigan;$

January 18, 2012

2012/01/18 Headlines: Websites Stage Historic Strike Against Anti-Piracy Laws; Romney Claims Tax Rate of 15%; $360K in Speaking Fees "Not Very Much"; Hundreds Protest in D.C. for "Occupy Congress"; Obama Jobs Council Calls for Lower Corporate Taxes, Increased Domestic Energy; Wisconsin Governor Recall Petition Gathers Over 1 Million Signatures; U.S., Russia Debate Syria Measure at Security Council; Judge Who Targeted Pinochet Stands Trial in Spain; Iraq War Vet Arrested in Murders of 4 Homeless Men; Obama to Accept Democratic Nomination at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte; Delaware Commutes Death Sentence to Life in Prison;$

January 19, 2012

2012/01/19 Headlines: Citing GOP Deadline, Obama Rejects Keystone XL Oil Pipeline; Report: Romney Hides Millions Through Tax Havens; Romney Rejects Disclosure of Multiple Tax Returns; Iowa Recount Gives Edge to Santorum; Study: 30 Companies Spent More on Lobbying than on Taxes; Groups: Slow Response from West Led to Thousands of Deaths in Africa Famine; Israel: Decision on Iran Strike "Very Far Off"; Report: Obama Considering Summers for World Bank Helm; Supreme Court Backs Appeal for Death Row Prisoner over Filing Mistake; News Corp Admits Cover-Up in Hacking Settlements;$

January 20, 2012

2012/01/20 Headlines: GOP Candidates Debate Ahead of South Carolina Primary; Ex-Wife: Gingrich Asked for Open Marriage; Perry Exits GOP Race, Backs Gingrich; Second Officer Backs Trial for Manning; Afghans Protest Deadly NATO Raid; France Suspends Training of Afghan Troops After Shooting; Syrian Protests Follow More Killings; Arab League Extends Monitoring Mission; Top U.S. General Visits Israel for Iran Talks; Iran: Scientist Assassins May Have Used U.N. Info; 5 Moroccans Self-Immolate in Unemployment Protest; U.S. Shuts Down File-Sharing Site, "Anonymous" Hackers Retaliate; Military Suicides Hit New Record High; U.S. Confirms Liberian Leader Worked for CIA; Obama Visits Apollo Theater in New York City Fundraising Trip; 6 Marines Killed in Afghanistan; Vermont Barred from Shuttering Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant;$

January 23, 2012

2012/01/23 Headlines: Newt Gingrich Wins South Carolina Primary; Romney Attacks Gingrich for Using "Weapons of the Left"; Gingrich Win Aided by $5 Million Donation, "Southern Strategy"; Video Emerges of Ron Paul Speaking in Front of Confederate Flag; U.S. Drone Strike Kills London Man in Somalia; 178 Killed in Nigeria Raising Specter of Civil War; U.S. Allows for Yemen's Saleh to Enter United States; Syria Rejects Arab League Request for Assad to Hand Over Power; Muslim Brotherhood Heads New Egyptian Parliament; Human Rights Watch Urges Nations to Support Arab Spring Protesters; Afghan Soldier Kills Four French Troops; Anti-Online Piracy Bills Put on Hold After Massive Protests; Boehner Pushes for Obama to Reverse Keystone Pipeline Decision; Protests Held Across Nation Against Citizens United Ruling; Hawaiian Teachers Reject Obama's "Race to the Top" Contract; EPA to Deliver Fresh Water to Homes Impacted by Fracking; Rep. Giffords to Resign from Congress After Shooting; R&B Singer Etta James Dies at 73;$

January 24, 2012

2012/01/24 Headlines: Romney, Gingrich Spar in Florida Debate; Gingrich Reported to Freddie Mac Lobbyist; Romney Paid Low Rate on Millions in Investment Income; Another $5 Million Pledged to Pro-Gingrich Super PAC; Santorum, Paul Claim Conservative Mantle; Obama to Deliver State of the Union Address; Supreme Court Rules Warrants Required for GPS Tracking; Ex-CIA Whistleblower Charged with Leaking Classified Information; Last Marine Charged in Haditha Massacre Reaches Plea Deal; 6 Killed in Iraq Bombings; Egypt Opens New Parliament, Prepares to Mark Revolution; U.S. Mulls Repatriation of Foreign Prisoners in Afghanistan; E.U. Enacts Iran Sanctions; U.K. Issues Troop Warning; NYPD Screened Anti-Muslim Video Far More than Disclosed;$

January 25, 2012

2012/01/25 Headlines: Obama Highlights Income Inequality in SOTU Address; Obama: "No Option Off the Table" with Iran; No Jail Time for Marine Alleged to Have Led Haditha Massacre; Egyptians Mark One Year of Revolution; Arab League Extends Syria Monitoring Mission amid Ongoing Killings; Gaddafi Loyalists Seize Bani Walid; Israel Detains 4 Palestinian Lawmakers; U.S. Forces Free Aid Workers in Somalia Raid; Chinese Forces Kill Tibetan Protesters; Connecticut Police Officers Charged with Targeting, Assaulting Hispanics; Indiana Dems Skip Vote on Anti-Union Bill; Google Increases Monitoring of Web Users;$

January 26, 2012

2012/01/26 Headlines: Obama Pushes Millionaire Tax in Iowa; Romney Slams SOTU Address; Romney and Gingrich Seek Florida Latino Vote; Fed Preserves Low Interest Rate, Predicts Slow Recovery; Geithner: No 2nd Term as Treasury Secretary; U.S. Could Expand Military Presence in the Philippines; Record Turnout Estimated at Egyptian Revolution Rallies; U.N.: Interim Libyan Gov't Torturing Prisoners; Occupy Protesters Rally at Davos World Economic Forum; People's Movements Converge for World Social Forum in Brazil; Giffords Exits Congress with Farewell Address; Indiana Lawmakers Pass Anti-Union Bill; Whistleblower: BP Sought to Alter Cleanup Data; Publisher Resigns After Suggesting Obama Assassination; NYPD Commissioner Apologizes for Role in Anti-Muslim Documentary;$

January 27, 2012

2012/01/27 Headlines: GOP Candidates Spar over Immigration, Wall Street in Florida Debate; Obama Touts Domestic Drilling in Vegas Speech: U.S. is the "Saudi Arabia" of Natural Gas; Pentagon Boosts Overall Spending Despite Short-Term Cuts; Iraq: 32 Killed in Baghdad Bombing; Iraq Mulls Legal Action over Haditha Massacre; U.S. Threatens to Stop Egyptian Military Aid over Stranded Americans; Syria: 30 Killed in "Terrifying Massacre"; Former Guatemalan Dictator Faces Trial; WSF Meets on "Capitalist Crisis, Social and Environmental Justice"; Rejecting GOP, Senate Hikes Debt Limit; Walker Aides Face New Charges; FBI Seeks App to Monitor Social Media; Twitter Can Block Tweets by Country;$

January 30, 2012

2012/01/30 Headlines: 400 Occupy Oakland Protesters Arrested; National Park Service Threatens to Evict Occupy D.C. Protesters; Romney Attacks Gingrich over House Ethics Record; Newt Gingrich Positions Himself as a Reagan-Style Conservative; Gingrich Backer Sheldon Adelson Under Federal Investigation; Secretary: Ron Paul Personally Proofed Controversial Newsletters; Report: Freddie Mac Bet Against American Homeowners; France to Impose Financial Transaction Tax; Egyptian Generals Visit U.S. amid Dispute over U.S.-Backed NGOs; U.S. Lobbyists from Mubarak Era End Contract with Military Government; Yemeni President Saleh Arrives in New York; Iraq Outraged over Expanded Use of U.S. Drones; Panetta Confirms Pakistani Doctor Aided CIA; Filipino Activists Protest Expanded U.S. Military Presence; Five Papuan Independence Activists Face Treason Charges; Cadmium Spill in Chinese River Causes Environmental Catastrophe; Mumia Abu-Jamal Moved from Solitary to General Population;$

January 31, 2012

2012/01/31 Headlines: Syria: Russia Opposes U.N. Resolution Against Assad; Romney Expected to Win Florida Primary; Report: 13,000 Pro-Romney Ads Aired in Florida, 200 for Gingrich; Gingrich: We Need a Government that Respects "Our Religion"; Obama Defends Drone Strikes, Denies Civilian Toll; Suspected U.S. Drone Kills 13 in Yemen; U.S. Military Equipment Sale to Bahrain Faces Congressional Opposition; Haiti's "Baby Doc" Will Stand Trial for Corruption, Not for Murders; Despite Eviction Order, Occupy D.C. Protesters Remain in Parks; Belgian Workers Hold General Strike to Protest E.U. Meeting; 25 European Nations Agree to Stricter Budget Rules; Senegal's Youssou N'Dour Accuses President Wade of Staging "Coup"; Brazil: Chevron Faces $11 Billion Lawsuit for Oil Spill; Republicans Tout Bill to Override Obama on Keystone Pipeline; Drought in Mexico Leaves Two Million Without Water; Water Tankers Called to Drought-Stricken Texas Town; East Haven's Top Cop Announces Retirement After Racial Bias Arrests; Tennessee Lawmaker Threatens to “Stomp” Transgender People;$

February 01, 2012

2012/02/01 Headlines: Romney Wins Florida GOP Primary; Santorum Claims Conservative Mantle Ahead of Nevada Vote; Obama Visits U.S. Automakers in D.C., Praises Industry Rebound; U.S. Intelligence Chief: Iranian Leaders More Willing to Attack United States; NATO Soldier Killed in Afghanistan; NATO Report: Prisoners Say Pakistan Aiding Taliban; Syria: 6 Killed in Fighting Near Lebanese Border; Russia Challenges Syria Measure at U.N. Security Council; U.S. Intel: Assad Regime Won’t Outlast Protests; Egypt: Dozens Wounded in Pro-Democracy March; Bahraini Protesters on Hunger Strike are Tear-Gassed in Prison Cells; WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Battles Extradition in U.K. Court; Breast Cancer Charity Faces Backlash After Defunding Planned Parenthood; Oakland Protesters Face Mistreatment, Beatings; 12 Charged in Occupy Oakland Protests; Judge Rejects Attempt to Block Camping Ban on Occupy D.C.; Riot Police Clear Occupy Miami Encampment;$

February 02, 2012

2012/02/02 Headlines: Panetta: U.S. to End Afghan Combat Operations in 2013; Romney: "I'm Not Concerned About the Very Poor"; Trump to Endorse Gingrich Ahead of Nevada Vote; Thousands Protest as Indiana Enacts Anti-Union "Right to Work" Law; Arizona State Senators Introduce Anti-Union Bills; Washington State Senate OKs Same-Sex Marriage; American Airlines to Lay Off 13,000 Workers; Dozens Killed in Syria Clashes; Russia Stalls U.N. Measure; At Least 74 Killed at Egyptian Soccer Match; Julian Assange in Final Day of Extradition Hearing; U.S. Lifts Military Aid Ban to Uzbekistan; ACLU Sues Admin for Drone Strike Records; NRC: Nuclear Reactors in Central and Eastern U.S. Face Earthquake Threats; Occupy Wall Street Protester Gets Twitter Subpoena;$

February 03, 2012

2012/02/03 Headlines: Komen Officials Resign over Planned Parenthood Controversy; Syria: U.N. Drops Call for Assad Resignation; Egypt: 4 Killed as Thousands Protest Soccer Deaths; NATO Chief Contradicts Panetta on Afghan Timetable; Israel: Iranian Missiles Could Reach United States; Khmer Rouge Commander Gets Life Term; Trump Backs Romney Ahead of Nevada Caucus; SEC Issued Scores of Waivers to Wall Street Firms in Fraud Cases; Holder Takes Heat from Congress for "Fast and Furious" Weapons Sting; Yemeni Activists Protest Saleh's NYC Visit; Sierra Club Took $26 Million from Gas Industry; Report: U.S. More Than Doubles Names on No-Fly List;$

February 06, 2012

2012/02/06 Headlines: Violence Continues in Syria After U.N. Resolution Fails; Komen Reverses Decision on Planned Parenthood Funding; Romney Wins Nevada; Low Voter Turnout Reported; Koch Brothers Pledge $60 Million to Defeat Obama; Bradley Manning to Face Full Court-Martial; Army Whistleblower Questions U.S. Success in Afghanistan; U.S. to Expand Use of Special Forces in #Afghanistan; 2011 Marked Deadliest Year for Civilians; Obama: U.S. and Israel in "Lockstep" on Iran; Protests Against Iran War Held in 80 Cities; Jobless Rate Falls to 8.3 percent; 243,000 Jobs Added; New York AG Sues Big Banks over Mortgage Database; 11 Occupy D.C. Protesters Arrested, Encampments Evicted; Egypt to Try 19 Americans in Foreign Funding Case; Yemeni Activist Arrested for Attempting to Throw Shoe at President Saleh in New York; 120,000 Russians Protest Against Putin; Cold Spell Linked to Climate Change Kills Over 300 in Europe; Three More Tibetans Self-Immolate in China in Support of Tibet Liberation; Indigenous Groups in Panama Block Pan-American Highway; Iraqi-American Dr. Rafil Dhafir Re-sentenced to 22 Years in Prison;$

February 07, 2012

2012/02/07 Headlines: Syria: Homs Under Siege as Russian Minister Arrives; Reversing Stance, Obama Asks Wealthy to Support His Super PAC; Obama Campaign Returns $200,000 Tied to Family of Mexican Fugitive; Gingrich Blasts Romney as Voters Head to Polls in Three States; Catholics Vow to Fight Obama on Birth Control ”In the Streets”; FAA Spending Bill Enables Police Use of Domestic Surveillance Drones; Former CIA Director Hayden Slams Obama Drone Program; Egypt: Talks Canceled as U.S. Threatens to Withhold Aid; U.S. Orders Sanctions on Iranian Central Bank; Palestinian Leaders Agree to Form Unity Government; Greece: General Strike Launched to Protest Salary Cuts; Maldives: President Resigns amid Protests, Police Mutiny; More than 40 States Agree to Foreclosure Deal; Foreclosure Service Firm Indicted on Forgery Charges; Investigation: Congress Members Steered $300 Million to Projects Near Their Properties; Court to Rule on California Same-Sex Marriage Ban; 500 Protest NYPD Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Teenager; FBI More Closely Monitoring Right-Wing Extremist Groups; Nine Arrested in Occupy Portland Protest; Greg Speeter, Founder of National Priorities Project, Dies at 68;$

February 08, 2012

2012/02/08 Headlines: Santorum Campaign Rises with 3-State Victory; Court Overturns California Same-Sex Marriage Ban; Komen Exec Behind Planned Parenthood Defunding Resigns; Drone Attack Kills 10 in Pakistan; U.S. May Cut Iraqi Embassy Staff by Half; CIA to Keep Massive Covert Presence in Iraq, Afghanistan; Syria: Dozens Killed as Homs Siege Continues; Hezbollah Leader Urges Talks for Assad, Syrian Opposition; UNICEF: 400 Children Killed in Syria; Study: Homegrown Muslim Extremists Pose "Miniscule Threat"; South Carolina Sues Justice Dept. to Uphold Voter ID Law;$

February 09, 2012

2012/02/09 Headlines: U.S., Banks Reach $26 Billion Settlement for Mortgage Abuses; Pakistan: Taliban Leader Among 4 Killed in U.S. Drone Strike; Hundreds Killed in Syria as Arab League Monitors Plan Return; Bahraini Activists Prepare for Protests' 1st Anniversary; Iraq Vows Crackdown on Private Military Firms; U.S. Military Scales Back Bases in Japan, Guam; Seeks Expanded Presence in Philippines; House to Vote on Weakened Ethics Rules; Santorum Slams "Intolerance" of Evangelicals; Romney: Rivals "Act Like Democrats"; Gingrich Warns Ohio Voters of Deadly "Iranian Nuclear Weapon"; Washington Set to Back Same-Sex Marriage; 200 Rally Against Fatal NYPD Shooting of Unarmed Black Teen; Civil Rights Activist Patricia Stephens Due Dies at 72;$

February 10, 2012

2012/02/10 Headlines: U.S. Unveils $25 Billion Mortgage Deal with Banks; NATO Blamed for Deaths of 8 Children in Afghan Air Strike; U.S. Marines Photographed Posing with Nazi Flag in Afghanistan; Syria: Homs Seige Continues as 25 Die in Aleppo Blasts; Maldives: Ousted Pres. Nasheed Leads Rally, Calls for Elections; U.N. Envoy Concerned for Ousted Maldives President’s Safety; Greek Unions Protest Wage Cuts as Europe Withholds Aid; Spain: Pioneering Judge Baltasar Garzón Disbarred; Online Protests Held for Palestinian Hunger Striker; NRC Approves First U.S. New Nuclear Plants Since 1978; NYC: 1,000 Rally at Meeting over Two Dozen School Closings; Education Gap Growing Between Rich and Poor; CPAC Features White Nationalist Speaker, Rejects Gay GOP Group's Sponsorship; Immokalee Workers Claim Victory with Trader Joe's Deal;$

February 13, 2012

2012/02/13 Headlines: Greek Protests Spread as Parliament OKs Austerity Measures; Up to 300,000 Protest in Portugal; Belgium Firefighters Spray Water on Police at Anti-Austerity Protest; Expanded Role for U.S. Special Operations Forces Sought; Arab League Calls for Peacekeepers in Syria; Romney Narrowly Beats Paul in Maine, Wins CPAC Straw Poll; Obama's Budget Includes New Taxes on Millionaires, Cuts to Medicare; Catholic Leaders Oppose Obama's Compromise on Birth Control; Death Toll of U.S. Contractors in Afghanistan Rises; Pakistani PM Indicted on Contempt Charges; Pakistani Minister: U.S. Drones are Counterproductive; Five More Arrested at Murdoch Newspaper in Bribery Case; Republican Congressman Faces Ethics Probe over Insider Trading Allegations; New President of Maldives Rejects Call for Elections; Shining Path Leader Detained in Peru;$

February 14, 2012

2012/02/14 Headlines: Iran Blamed After Blasts Target Israeli Diplomats in Georgia, India; Report: Israeli Secret Service Tied to Assassinations of Iranian Scientists; Syria: Homs Faces Food Crisis as Attacks Continue; Bahrain: Forces Fire Tear Gas on Pro-Democracy Activists; "Anonymous" Hackers Crash Sites of Tear Gas Maker, Bahrain Gov't; Obama Budget Boosts Taxes on the Rich; Santorum Overtakes Romney in National Polls; Washington, New Jersey Move on Same-Sex Marriage; Keystone XL Pipeline Revived in Senate Transportation Bill; House Transportation Bill Called “Worst” in Decades by LaHood; Fair Labor Association Probes Apple Factories in China; Tibet Activists Rally as Obama Meets with Chinese VP; New York Hospitals Flout Rules Meant to Aid Uninsured Patients; NYPD Informant Spied on Al Sharpton’s Group; OWS Activists Sue NYPD for Pepper-Spraying Incident; 3 Occupy Activists Arrested for Disrupting Santorum Rally in Tacoma; 16 Greenpeace Activists Arrested in Asheville Coal Protest;$

February 15, 2012

2012/02/15 Headlines: NATO Admits to Killing of 8 Afghan Children in Air Strike; Eurozone Finance Chiefs Delay Greek Bailout Following Protests; Syria: Crackdown Widens as Referendum Date Set; Bahraini Forces Target Anniversary Protests, Detain U.S. Human Rights Monitors; Obama Hosts Chinese VP Xi Jinping; Hundreds Protest Chinese Abuses Outside White House; Prison Fire Kills 272 in Honduras; Panetta Touts Asia Expansion, Defends Military Budget; Congress Reaches Tentative Deal on Payroll Tax Cut; Hundreds Protest Alabama Anti-Immigrant Law; Pet Owners Protest Romney Outside Dog Show; Report: U.S. Voter Rolls Include Names of 1.8 Million Dead; Florida Blocks Massive Corporate Prison Plan;$

February 16, 2012

2012/02/16 Headlines: Karzai Confirms U.S.-Afghan Talks with Taliban; NATO Resumes Prisoner Transfers to Afghan Jails; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 6 in Pakistan; Iran Touts Nuclear Advances, Proposes Talks; Syrian Troops Widen Crackdown to Daraa; Report: Libyan Militias Torturing Gaddafi Loyalists; Report: Global Malnutrition Kills 5 Children per Minute; U.N. Urges Aid Boost for West African Drought; Obama Ignores Collective Bargaining Struggle in Wisconsin Speech; World Bank Head Robert Zoellick to Step Down;$

February 17, 2012

2012/02/17 Headlines: U.N. Assembly Condemns Syria Crackdown; Syria: 63 Killed, Activists Arrested in Raids; Top U.S. Intel Official: al-Qaeda Infiltrating Syrian Opposition; Iran Intel Ministry Added to U.S. Terrorism List; U.S.: Iran Unlikely to Start Military Conflict; "Underwear Bomber" Gets Life Sentence for Failed Attack; Payroll Deal Shortens Jobless Aid, Allows Drug Tests; Consumer Agency to Monitor Debt Collectors, Credit Reporters; NJ Same-Sex Marriage Bill Faces Veto Threat; Chinese VP Faces Tibet Protests in California Visit; GOP Candidates Slam China on Campaign Trail; Willie Nelson Joins Suit Against Agro Giant Monsanto; Middle East Reporter Anthony Shadid Dies in Syria;$

February 20, 2012

2012/02/20 Headlines: Report: U.S. Taxpayers Will Subsidize Mortgage Settlement; Eurozone Ministers Consider $171 Billion Greek Bailout; Hundreds of Thousands Protest Austerity Measures in Spain; U.S. and British Officials Urge Israel to Back Off on Iran Attack; Syrians Call for a "Day of Defiance" After Weekend Violence; U.S. Senators Urge Arming of Rebels; Bahraini Govt Deports Four More Human Rights Observers; Palestinian Prisoner Risking Death on 65th Day of Hunger Strike; Report: NYPD Spied on Muslim College Students Throughout Northeast; Romney Campaign Co-Chair in Arizona Resigns; Santorum Challenges Obama's Christian Values; U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Century-Old Montana Ban on Corporate Campaign Spending; Billionaire Casino Mogul Pledges $10 Million More to Gingrich Super PAC; Lawsuit Filed to Block License for New Nuclear Reactors in Georgia; FBI Sting Operation Foils U.S. Capitol Suicide Bomb Plot; California Prisoner Dies During Hunger Strike over Jail Conditions; After Public Campaign, Foxconn to Increase Wages, Reduce Overtime Hours at Chinese Factory; Sports News Giant Criticized over Racist Phrase in Jeremy Lin Headline;$

February 21, 2012

2012/02/21 Headlines: European Finance Chiefs Approve $172 Billion Greek Bailout; Yemen Holds "Election" in Deal to End Saleh's 33-Year Rule; Report: Israel to Release Palestinian Hunger Striker Khader Adnan; Afghans Protest Koran Burnings at U.S. Airbase at Bagram; 4 U.S. Soldiers Killed When Spy Plane Crashes in Djibouti; Spain: Police Criticized for Brutal Beating of Students; Obama to Host Israeli PM for Talks on Iran; Donors Pour $22 Million into Super PACs for Republican Candidates; Santorum Spokeswoman Attacks Obama's "Radical Islamic Policies"; Former IMF Chief Held, Questioned in Prostitution Inquiry; Syria: 12 Killed in Homs as Red Cross Pushes for Ceasefire; Senegal: 3 Dead as Pre-Election Protests Intensify; Canada Threatens Complaint over Tar Sands Labeling; Study: 94% of Oscar Voters Are White, 77% Are Male; 2011 Polk Awards Given to Shadid, Mayer, AP, Al Jazeera;$

February 22, 2012

2012/02/22 Headlines: Foreign Journalists Among Dozens Killed in Syria Violence; U.S. Signals Potential Arming of Syrian Rebels; Afghanistan: 4 Killed as Koran Protests Grow; Supreme Court to Weight Affirmative Action Challenge; Supreme Court Limits Prisoners' Miranda Rights; Appeals Court Rejects Suit over Guantánamo Deaths; Reporter Anthony Shadid Honored at Beirut Memorial; Obama to Propose Cutting Corporate Tax Rate to 28 Percent; Judge Rules New York Towns Can Ban Fracking; Obama Hosts Blues Concert for Black History Month;$

February 23, 2012

2012/02/23 Headlines: Iraq: Dozens Killed in Wave of Violence; Afghan Soldier Kills 2 U.S. Troops as Koran Protests Intensify; Syria: Homs Shelled, U.N. Plans Humanitarian Visit; Top Syrian Officials Listed in Report on Abuses; Bradley Manning Faces Arraignment on WikiLeaks Charges; U.N. Officials Announce Failure of Iran Visit; Former U.S. Resident Jailed at Gitmo Reaches Plea Deal; U.S. Marine Convicted in Iraq Massacre Discharged under Honorable Conditions; U.S. Troops Deployed to Fight LRA Rebels in 4 African Countries; Newark Mayor: NYPD Hid Spying on Muslims; Virginia Ultrasound Bill Altered After Protests; 3rd-Grader Critically Injured in School Shooting; 5 Die in Atlanta Murder-Suicide; Oscar Grant's Cousin Shot, Wounded by Oakland Police; Obama Visits Future Site of African American History Museum; UC Davis Pepper-Spraying Victims File Suit; Publisher Barney Rosset Dies at 89;$

February 24, 2012

2012/02/24 Headlines: Manning Defers Plea on WikiLeaks Charges; Syria: 13 Shot Dead in Hama; Annan Named Special Envoy; Syrian Opposition Meet with International Diplomats in Tunis; Wounded British Journalist Pleads for Help in Syria; Obama Sends Apology as Koran Protests Continue in Afghanistan; Obama Touts Energy Policy amid Concern over Speculators' Role in Gas Prices; Maryland Senate Votes to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage; Report: 25% More U.S. Children Now Living in Poor Areas; U.S. Joins Talks on North Korea Disarmament; Venezuelan President Chávez to Return to Cuba for Surgery; Salvadoran General Cleared for Deportation over 1980 Murders of U.S. Nuns; Lebanese Citizen Jailed in Iraq to Face U.S. Military Commission; Pentagon Lawyer Defends Killing of U.S. Citizens Abroad; 7 Marines Die in Arizona Helicopter Collision; Chicago Workers Occupy Window Factory, Site of 2008 Action; Occupy Philadelphia Protesters Acquitted of Sit-in Charges; Report: NYPD Employed Snooping Tactics for Criminal Organizations in Muslim Spying; Apple Faces New Protests for Working Conditions;$

February 27, 2012

2012/02/27 Headlines: Suicide Bomber Strikes Afghan Airport; U.S. Officials Killed Inside Interior Ministry; Santorum: Obama Should Not Have Apologized for Koran Burning; White House Funds Aided NYPD Effort to Spy on Muslim Communities; 59 Killed in Syria as Referendum Held to Extend Assad's Rule; WikiLeaks Begins Posting Internal Emails of Private Intel Firm Stratfor; U.S. Intelligence Analysts: No Hard Evidence Iran is Building Nuclear Bomb; Israel Inks Arms Deal with Azerbaijan; Saleh's VP Sworn In as Yemen's New President; U.S. Drone Strike Kills Four in Somalia; Egypt Postpones Trial of Pro-Democracy Activists; Israel Detains Palestinian Youth Activist Fadi Quran; NSA Seeks Power to Monitor Domestic Computer Networks; Romney Boasts of His Personal Car Fleet, Including His Wife's Cadillacs; ACLU Urges Fed Court to Block South Carolina Voter ID Law; BP Oil Spill Trial Postponed as Lawyers Negotiate Settlement; "Occupy Our Food Supply" Day of Action Planned; University of Virginia Students Enter Day Nine of Living Wage Hunger Strike; Chicago Factory to Remain Open for 90 Days After Worker Occupation; Spanish Court Clears Judge Garzón for Prosecuting Franco-Era Crimes; Nelson Mandela Released from Hospital; Iran and Pakistan Films Win First Academy Awards;$

February 28, 2012

2012/02/28 Headlines: Report: Israel Won't Warn U.S. Before Striking Iranian Nuclear Sites; Syria: 20 Killed in Hama, 2 Journalists Smuggled to Safety; Report: Japan Concealed Full Dangers of Fukushima Nuclear Disaster; Police Dismantle Occupy London, Arrest 20 Activists; Workers in India Launch 24-Hour Strike to Demand Rights; Colombia: FARC Vows to Free Hostages, End Kidnappings; Supreme Court Hears Case on Corporate Liability for Rights Abuses Abroad; TransCanada to Build Oil Pipeline from Oklahoma to Texas; Voters in Michigan and Arizona Head to Polls for GOP Primary; General Electric Paid 2.3% Tax Rate on Tens of Billions in Profits; California: City of Stockton Verging on Bankruptcy; Murdoch Reporters Traded Cash for Info from Police, Officials; 2 Dead, 3 Injured in Ohio School Shooting; Judge Rejects Suit Against Agro Giant Monsanto; Rights Groups Fight Tennessee Bill Banning Talk of Homosexuality;$

February 29, 2012

2012/02/29 Headlines: U.N.: Syria Uprising Toll Passes 7,500; 13 Activists Killed Helping Evacuate British Photographer from Syria; U.S. Drafts New U.N. Security Council Measure on Syria; U.N. Human Rights Chief Calls for ICC Probe of Syrian Officials; Romney Wins Arizona, Narrowly Edges Santorum in Michigan; Obama Issues Waivers for Indefinite Detention Law; British Charity Files Complaint to U.N. on CIA Pakistan Drone Strikes; Civilian Deaths Confirmed; Secret Stratfor Email: U.S. Has Sealed Indictment of Assange; 25 Arrested in Raids Targeting Hacker Group Anonymous; Egypt Claims Arrest of Top al-Qaeda Leader; Egyptian Judges Step Down from NGO Trial; OWS Protesters Hold "Reboot" Rally in New York; U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Corporate Abuses Case; Remains of 9/11 Victims Dumped in Pentagon Landfill; Virginia Senate Approves Ultrasound Requirement; Iowa State Senate Backs "Ag-Gag" Bill; Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Center for Media and Democracy Win Izzy Awards for Independent Media;$

March 01, 2012

2012/03/01 Headlines: 12 Killed in Major Storms Through Midwest, South; North Korea to Halt Nuclear Tests in Return for U.S. Aid; 2 NATO Soldiers Shot Dead in Latest Afghan Attack; U.N. Human Rights Council Condemns Syria Crackdown; Egypt Lifts Travel Ban on Foreign NGO Workers; Haiti: Thousands Mark 8th Anniversary of Aristide Coup; James Murdoch Out as News International Chair; Israel Raids Palestinian TV Stations; WikiLeaks: DHS Monitored Occupy Wall Street; Judge Blocks Day Laborer Rule in Arizona Immigration Law; NJ Gov. Slams NYPD for Muslim Spying; Limbaugh Calls Student Birth Control Activist a "Slut"; Montana Judge Admits Sending "Racist" Email About Obama; Anti-Drone Activists Sentenced for Air Base Protest;$

March 02, 2012

March 05, 2012

2012/03/05 Headlines: Monitors Question Fairness of Putin's Election in Russia; GOP Candidates Campaign Ahead of Super Tuesday; Romney Wins Washington; Obama Adviser Attends Super PAC Fundraising Meeting; Eric Holder to Defend Targeted Killings of U.S. Citizens; Kofi Annan to Visit Damascus; Syrian Troops Enter Daraa; Hugo Chávez Sends Solidarity to Assad, Syria; Obama to Host Netanyahu at White House; Ahmadinejad Suffers Political Setback in Parliamentary Elections; Aid Groups Criticize CIA for Fake Vaccination Campaign in Pakistan; 106 Dead After Militants Attack Yemeni Base; Commander: U.S. Forces in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives; BP Share Prices Rises After $7.8 Billion Oil Spill Settlement; Tornado Death Toll Reaches 39; Seven Companies Pull Ads from Rush Limbaugh Show; 33 Arrested in Virginia Protesting Ultrasound Law; Iraqi Gunmen Kill 27 Members of the Security Forces; Fatal Car Accident Shuts Down Oil Pipeline in Illinois; Coalition of Immokalee Workers Launches Six-Day Fast Outside Publix HQ;$

March 06, 2012

2012/03/06 Headlines: Iran to Allow Nuclear Inspectors into Secret Military Complex; Obama Urges Netanyahu to Back Off on Military Threats Against Iran; Retired Generals Sign Open Letter Opposing War with Iran; Holder Defends Killing of U.S. Citizens Overseas; Death Toll in Attack on Yemeni Troops Tops 185; Voters Head to Polls in "Super Tuesday" Primaries; Russia: More than 600 Arrested for Protesting Putin’s Election; China’s Envoy to Press Syria for Ceasefire; Sen. John McCain Calls for Air Strikes Against Syria; White House Moves G8 Meeting from Chicago to Camp David; Fewer Gitmo Prisoners Rejoining Militant Groups than Previously Reported; Ecuador: 12 Arrested Inside Chinese Embassy for Protesting Copper Mine Deal; Thousands Protest Higher Education Cuts in California; Two Arrested in Idaho for Attempting to Block Passage of Tar Sands Equipment; Black Students Face Much Harsher Punishments in Public Schools;$

March 07, 2012

2012/03/07 Headlines: Romney Claims Slim Ohio Victory in "Super Tuesday" Vote; Kucinich Loses Democratic Primary in New Ohio District; Vermont Towns Approve Challenge to Citizens United; U.S., Allies to Resume Nuclear Talks with Iran; Obama Challenges GOP Critics on Iran Military Strike; Panetta to AIPAC: U.S. Would Use Force Against Iran if Needed; Netanyahu Holds Talks with Congressional Leaders; Abandoned Israeli Mortar Kills 2 Palestinian Children; Syria: U.N. Humanitarian Chief Heads to Homs as China Pulls Workers; Obama Forecasts Downfall of Assad Regime in Syria; Avalanche Kills 42 in Northeastern Afghanistan; Central American Leaders to Debate Drug Legalization; Man Mistakenly Deported from U.S. Died in Honduras Prison Fire; Leaders in Eastern Libya to Seek Semi-Autonomy; 4 Soldiers Face Court-Martial in Death of Army Private Danny Chen; Judge Temporarily Blocks Wisconsin Voter ID Law; Thousands Join New York City Protest "Line" Against Unemployment;$

March 08, 2012

2012/03/08 Headlines: Admin Orders Military Planning for Syria Intervention; Syrian Minister Defects from Assad Gov't; U.N. Humanitarian Chief Visits "Completely Destroyed" Neighborhood in Homs; 17 Killed in Iraq Attacks; 6 U.K. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan; U.S. Probes Afghan Air Force for Drug, Weapons Trafficking; Egypt: Court Cancels Death Penalty for Sole Policeman Tried in Protest Deaths; Rollback of Reproductive Rights Advances in Multiple States; Cuba to Avoid OAS Meeting Following U.S. Objection; Report: Number of U.S. Hate Groups on the Rise; Lawsuit Seeks Voting Rights for California Prisoners; Stanford Convicted in $8 Billion Ponzi Scheme;$

March 09, 2012

2012/03/09 Headlines: Report: U.S. Offers Israel Weapons to Stall Attack on Iran; Iran Accused of Covering Up Alleged Nuclear Site; Syrian Activists Reject Call for Assad Talks; Greece Secures Debt Relief to Obtain Bailout; Hundreds Rally for Palestinian Woman Prisoner on Hunger Strike; Senate Rejects Bid to Speed Keystone XL Pipeline Approval; DOJ Reviews NYPD Spying on Muslims; Report: NYPD Spied on 3rd-Generation Muslim Americans; Whistleblower: Bank of America Blocked Aid to Homeowners; Georgia Senate Passes Bill Requiring Drug Tests for Welfare; Haiti: Hundreds March to Demand Cholera Reparations;$

March 12, 2012

2012/03/12 Headlines: 16 Afghan Civilians Massacred by U.S. Sergeant; 21 Palestinians in Gaza Die in Israeli Air Strikes; Memorials Mark First Anniversary of Japan's Nuclear Crisis; Santorum Wins in Kansas, Romney Takes Wyoming; AFL-CIO to Endorse Obama; Dozens Killed in Syria as Kofi Annan Leaves Without Deal on Truce; U.S. Drone Strikes in Yemen Kill 25; 100,000 March in Largest Bahraini Pro-Democracy Rally; Egyptian Military Court Acquits Doctor in Virginity Test Case; NAACP Seeks United Nations Help to Fight New Voting Laws in U.S.; Coalition of Immokalee Workers End Six-Day Fast for Fair Food; Nobel Prize-Winning Chemist Sherwood Rowland, 84, Dies;$

March 13, 2012

2012/03/13 Headlines: Hundreds of Afghan Students Protest Massacre of 16 Civilians, Insurgents Fire on Gov’t Delegation; Obama: Afghan Massacre Made Him "More Determined" to Bring Troops Home; Alleged U.S. Shooter in Afghan Massacre Suffered Traumatic Brain Injury; 6 Killed in U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan; Lawyers Prepare Lawsuit over Alleged British Role in Drone Attacks; Israel, Palestinians Agree to Ceasefire After 26 Palestinians Killed in Air Strikes; Voters Head to Polls for Republican Primaries in 3 States, American Samoa; Obama Administration Blocks Texas Voter ID Law; U.N. Will Send Human Rights Monitors to Syrian Border Countries; Former Penn. Gov. Rendell Subpoenaed for Ties to Iranian "Terrorist" Group; U.N. Rapporteur on Torture Decries U.S. Treatment of Bradley Manning; 96 More Companies Pull Ads from Rush Limbaugh's Program; British Police Arrest Rebekah Brooks, 5 Others in Murdoch Phone-Hacking Sweep; NRC: Fire at Nebraska Nuclear Plant Posed Serious Safety Risk; WTO: U.S. Illegally Subsidized Airplane Manufacturer Boeing; Report: Drinking Water in California Contaminated by Nitrates; World Water Forum Opens as U.N. Report Predicts Surging Demand for Water; Group Calls for Probe of Journalist Killings in Honduras After Murder of Radio Host;$

March 14, 2012

2012/03/14 Headlines: Panetta Visits Afghanistan Following Massacre; Santorum Wins 2 Southern Primaries; Japan Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warnings; IAEA Warns of Safety Risks from Aging Nuclear Plants; 4 Banks Fail Fed's Stress Test for Economic Crisis; Banks to Pay New York $25 Million for Mortgage Abuses; Guatemala: Soldier Deported from U.S. Convicted for 1982 Dos Erres Massacre; Congolese Rebel Leader Convicted in First Hague Trial; Cheney Cancels Canada Speech over Protest Fears;$

March 15, 2012

2012/03/15 Headlines: Afghans Protest Removal of Massacre Suspect; Panetta Touts "Progress" During Afghanistan Visit; Syrian Gov't Intensifies Attacks on 1st Anniversary of Uprising; Assad Email Leak Reveals Inside Info on Syrian Regime; Obama: Window "Shrinking" for Iran Diplomacy; U.S.-South Korea "Free Trade" Deal Goes into Effect; Activists Protest Plans for Jeju Island Base as Demolitions Begin; U.S. Evangelist Sued for Homophobic Efforts in Uganda; Dozens Protest Romney Fundraiser in NYC; Goldman Sachs Exec Pens Scathing Resignation Letter;$

March 16, 2012

2012/03/16 Headlines: Soldier Accused in Afghan Massacre Set for Transfer to Kansas as Details Emerge; Karzai Calls for U.S. Exit from Afghan Villages; Taliban Suspends Talks; Syria: 45 Killed in Idlib as U.N. Condemns "Indefensible" Crackdown; SWIFT Cuts Ties with Iranian Banks under E.U. Sanctions; U.S. to Resume Military Aid to Egypt; Manning Accused of Aiding Al-Qaeda; Romney, Bain Tied to Chinese Surveillance Company; Santorum: Puerto Rico Should Adopt English for Statehood; White House Questioned on Imprisoned Yemeni Journalist; Court Set to Overturn Rejection of $285 Million SEC-Citigroup Settlement; Dozens Protest Bank of America in "Fight BAC" Action; Blagojevich Begins 14-Year Prison Term for Corruption; Man Who Alleged Entrapment Plot Arrested by FBI; 2 Senators Slam Secret Gov’t Interpretation of USA <span class="caps">PATRIOT Act; Photographer Paula Lerner Dies at 52;$

March 19, 2012

2012/03/19 Headlines: Syria: Gun Battle Rages in Damascus After Car Bombings Kill 27 People; U.S. IDs Suspect in Massacre of 16 Afghans as Karzai Alleges Multiple Shooters; Rights Groups Accuse U.S. of Sending Prisoners to Afghan Facility Despite Reports of Torture; NYC: Occupy Protesters Attempt to Reclaim Liberty Square; GOP Candidates Campaign in Illinois Ahead of Primary; Romney Wins in Puerto Rico; NATO Failed to Investigate Dozens of Civilian Killings in Libya, Reports Amnesty; Yemen: More than 2,000 Killed in Year-Long Protests; U.S. Man Shot Dead; Palestinian Prisoner Hana Shalabi Enters 33rd Day of Hunger Strike; France: Gunman Kills 3 Children and a Teacher at Jewish School; 911 Tapes Released from Trayvon Martin Shooting in Florida; Wisconsin: Senator's Resignation Ends Republican Majority; More than 20,000 Teachers Pink-Slipped in California; Brazilian Court Bars Exit of Chevron, Transocean Workers as Criminal Charges Prepared; George Clooney Arrested Protesting for Sudanese Aid Access; East Timorese President José Ramos-Horta Defeated in Country's 2nd Presidential Election; Indonesian Court Sentences 5 West Papuan Leaders to 3 Years in Prison; "Kony 2012" Maker Detained After Reportedly Running Naked in Streets; Mike Daisey Admits Fabrications in Play about Apple;$

March 20, 2012

2012/03/20 Headlines: Pentagon War Game: Israeli Strike on Iran Would Lead to Regional War; Dozens Killed in Iraq on 9th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion; Illinois Primary Voters Head to Polls as Candidates Trade Barbs over Economy; FBI, <span class="caps">DOJ to Investigate Shooting Death of Trayvon Martin; Supreme Court Hears Case on Life Sentences for Juveniles; France Searches for Serial Gunman in Jewish School Attack; Lawyer: U.S. Soldier "Doesn’t Remember" Massacre of 16 Afghan Villagers; Pakistan Lawmakers Demand End to U.S. Drone Attacks, Apology for Deaths; Russia Announces Support for U.N. Resolution in Syria; Saudi Arabia Begins Aid to Syria Rebels; Human Rights Watch Uncovers Major Abuses by Syrian Rebel Groups; Libya Releases 2 British Journalists Who Exposed Militia Attacks; Dispute Emerges over Extradition of Libyan Intelligence Chief; Liberian President Sirleaf Defends Criminalization of Homosexuality; Chicago Rejects Protest Permit for NATO/G8 Group; Georgia Lawmakers Proposed Criminalizing Protests Outside CEO Homes; Students in Quebec Launch Strike to Protest Tuition Hikes; Report: Jewish Settlers Blocking Palestinian Access to West Bank Water Sources; Report: Women Pay $1 Billion More Each Year for Health Insurance; WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange to Run for Australian Senate;$

March 21, 2012

2012/03/21 Headlines: Florida Grand Jury to Probe Killing of Trayvon Martin; Trayvon Martin Shooter Had History of Reporting Black Males; Romney Routs Santorum in Illinois; Afghan War General: No Immediate Decision on Troop Reductions; Lawyer: Accused Shooter Has No Memory of Afghan Massacre; U.S. Exempts Countries from Iran Sanctions; Palestinian Woman Hunger Striker Hospitalized; Bahrain Proceeds with Medics Trial; Mexico: Earthquake Near Oaxaca Damages Homes; California Prisoners Call for U.N. Investigation of Isolation Units; Occupy Activists Denounce NYC Police Crackdown; Supreme Court Bars State Workers from Suing over Medical Leave; FCC Paves Way for New Community Radio Stations;$

March 22, 2012

2012/03/22 Headlines: Trayvon Martin’s Parents Join "Million Hoodie" March in NYC; Mississippi Teen Gets Life Sentence for Killing Black Man; Romney Aide Likens Platform to "Etch A Sketch"; U.N. Security Council Backs Syria Plan; Mali Soldiers Stage Coup, Suspend Constitution; Suspected Gunman Dies After Standoff in France; Clinton: Afghanistan, U.S. Nearing Deal on Night Raids; Oil Execs Face Charges for Brazil Spill; Colombian Troops Kill 39 FARC Rebels; U.S. Army Opens Review After PTSD Scandal; DHS Eyed Occupy, Anonymous Before Protests Began; Suspect Arrested in Firebombing of Texas State Senator's Office;$

March 23, 2012

2012/03/23 Headlines: U.S. Soldier to Be Charged for Afghan Massacre; Death Toll at 17; 8,000 Rally for Trayvon Martin in Florida; Sanford Police Chief Temporarily Leaves Post; Touting Drilling Support, Obama Backs Southern Leg of Keystone XL; New Rules Allow Intel Officials to Retain Info on U.S. Citizens; U.N. Security Council Condemns Mali Coup; Activists: 40 Killed in Syria Crackdown; U.N. Panel to Probe Israeli Settlements; Gen. Allen: U.S. Needs "Significant Combat Power" in Afghanistan; Over 200,000 Students Protest Tuition Hikes in Quebec; Over 130 Arrested in Rally for Closure of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant; Civil Rights Attorney John Payton Dead at 65;$

March 26, 2012

2012/03/26 Headlines: Supreme Court to Hear Healthcare Law Arguments; Jesse Jackson Describes Trayvon Martin as a "Martyr"; Obama: "If I Had a Son, He'd Look Like Trayvon"; Trayvon Martin Protester: End This War Against Black Men; Senegalese President Wade Defeated in Runoff Election; Afghan Soldier Reportedly Kills Two NATO Troops; U.S. Pays Out $866,000 to Relatives of Afghan Massacre Victims; U.S. Military: No Officers Will Be Disciplined over Pakistani Bombing; U.S., Turkey Discuss Sending Non-Lethal Aid to Syrian Rebels; Pope Benedict Heads to Cuba After Trip to Mexico; Obama Nominates Jim Yong Kim to Head World Bank; Santorum Wins Louisiana Primary; NYPD Undercover Monitored Progressive Groups Across United States; Guatemala Hosts Summit on Drug Legalization; Iraqi Woman Dies in California After Brutal Beating; Judge Reverses EPA Decision on Mountaintop Removal Mining Permit; NYPD Detective Fired, Three Others Forced to Retire in Sean Bell Case;$

March 27, 2012

2012/03/27 Headlines: Annan: Syria Accepts U.N. Peace Proposal, Rebels Reject It; Poll: 69% of Americans Oppose War in Afghanistan; Afghan Security Services Kill Three Foreign Soldiers; Supreme Courts Hears Oral Arguments in Review of Healthcare Law; 10,000 March in Sanford Calling for Arrest of George Zimmerman; World Leaders Hold Summit on Nuclear Security; U.S. &amp; Australia Discuss Increasing Military Ties; Israel Ends Contacts with U.N. Human Rights Council; Marwan Barghouti Calls for Palestinian Resistance Against Israel; Hana Shalabi Enters 41st Day of Hunger Strike; Pope Benedict Celebrates Mass in Santiago, Cuba; Amnesty: Executions Jump Worldwide, U.S. in Top Five; New Mexican Activists Call for Probe of Albuquerque Police; LAPD Officer Accused of Racial Profiling; Financial Emergency Declared in Detroit; 36 Arrested Outside Sallie Mae HQ at Student Loan Protest; Three Rural Brazilian Activists Killed;$

March 28, 2012

2012/03/28 Headlines: Supreme Court in Final Day of Healthcare Hearings; Report: Detective Sought Charges in Trayvon Martin Killing; Trayvon Martin's Parents Address Hate Crimes Panel; EPA Proposes Greenhouse Gas Limits for Power Plants; Afghan Soldiers Arrested for Plotting Defense Ministry Attack; Former Polish Intel Head Charged for Role in Secret CIA Prison; Syria: Dozens Killed Despite Ceasefire Proposal; Gas Could Flow for 6 Months in North Sea Leak; Scientists Warn Global Warming Damage Will Soon Be Irreversible; Arizona Senate Votes to Ban Abortion After 20 Weeks; Christian Militia Members Acquitted of Conspiracy; Jailed Environmentalist Moved to Isolated Cell; U.S. Judge Bars Import of Death Penalty Drug; Gingrich Scales Back Campaign After Losses; Report Finds Human Rights Abuses Near U.S.-Mexico Border; JetBlue Pilot’s Breakdown Prompts Emergency Landing; ACLU: <span class="caps">FBI Illegally Monitored Muslim Religious Activity; NY Food Coop Rejects Israel Boycott Proposal;$

March 29, 2012

2012/03/29 Headlines: Supreme Court Concludes Healthcare Hearings; Video Casts New Doubt on Zimmerman’s Self-Defense Claim; Rep. Bobby Rush Ejected from House Floor for Donning Hoodie; Arab League Backs Annan's Syria Plan; Study: Major Increase in U.S. Attacks in Yemen; U.S. Halts Food Aid to North Korea; ECOWAS Leaders Head to Mali amid Pro-Coup Rallies; Clashes End Between Sudan, South Sudan After Summit Canceled; Report: Afghan Women Persecuted for Fleeing Abuse; Oklahoma Judge Rejects Ultrasound Law; House Panel Approves 2 Anti-Abortion Bills; Poet, Social Critic Adrienne Rich Dies at 82;$

March 30, 2012

2012/03/30 Headlines: Senate Rejects Stripping Oil Company Tax Breaks; House Passes Controversial Budget Plan; Workers in Spain Stage Massive General Strike; Thousands Honor Tibetan Activist Dead from Self-Immolation; Israel Cracks Down on Palestinian "Land Day" Protesters; Hana Shalabi Ends Hunger Strike; Judge Backs Permit Denial for NATO Antiwar Rally in Chicago; Journalists, Activists Challenge NDAA in Federal Suit; Republican Governors Defend "Pink Slime" Meat Product; Apple, Foxconn to Address Worker Conditions in China; Death of Homeless Woman in St. Louis Jail Draws Scrutiny; Son of Shooting Victim Kenneth Chamberlain Meets with Prosecutors;$

April 02, 2012

2012/04/02 Headlines: U.S. Joins $100 Million Pledge for Syrian Rebels; Suu Kyi Wins Burmese Parliament Bid; Mali Rebels Seize Timkuktu; Thousands March for Trayvon Martin in Florida; Trayvon's Family Seeks Probe of Police for Overruling Investigator; Expert: Cries on 911 Call Aren't George Zimmerman's; White Plains Mayor Apologizes for Police Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain; Occupy Activists March on Stock Exchange, Brooklyn Bridge; NRC Approves New Nuclear Reactors in South Carolina; Experts: Fukushima Radiation Hits Record Levels; Report: Cellphone Tracking Widespread in U.S.; British Gov't Seeks Sweeping Surveillance Powers; Iraqi-American Woman Beaten to Death in U.S. Buried in Iraq; Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoner Arrives in Gaza to Begin Forced Exile; Hundreds Arrested in Protest at NATO Headquarters; Santorum Vows to Remain in Race Ahead of Wisconsin Primary; Bluegrass Legend Earl Scruggs Dead at 88; Anti-Nuclear Activist Roger Molander Dead at 71;$

April 03, 2012

2012/04/03 Headlines: Shooter Kills 7 at Christian College in California; Obama Urges "Unelected" Justices Not to Overturn Healthcare Law; Supreme Court Approves Strip-Searches for All Arrestees; New Santorum Ads Compares Romney to Obama; Planned Parenthood Clinic Firebombed in Wisconsin; Thousands of Immigrants Arrested in Nationwide ICE Raids; Syria Vows to Withdraw Military Units from Towns; U.N. Security Council Meets on Mali Crisis; Colombia: FARC Rebels Release 10 Hostages; Eurozone Unemployment Hits Highest Rate in 13 Years; Half of Irish Homeowners Boycott Tax in Anti-Austerity Protest; Feds Raid Medical Marijuana Properties in California; Occupy San Francisco Activists Seize Building, Dozens Arrested; Denver City Council Mulls Camping Ban That May Target Homeless; South Korea Denies Entry to Greenpeace Staffers;$

April 04, 2012

2012/04/04 Headlines: Obama Slams "Radical" GOP Budget as "Thinly Veiled Social Darwinism"; Romney Wins Primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and D.C.; U.N. Team Heads to Syria for Talks on Ceasefire Monitoring; U.S., Afghanistan Nearing Deal on Night Raids; 200 Marines Arrive in Australia in Buildup of U.S. Presence; Florida Lawmaker Launches Review of "Stand Your Ground" Law; Memo Reveals Dissent in Bush Administration over Torture; ICC Rejects Call for Probe of Israeli War Crimes in Gaza; James Murdoch Resigns as Chair of BSkyB; DOJ Threatens to Sue Controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio; Greenpeace Calls for End to Arctic Oil Exploration After North Sea Gas Leak; Tornadoes Destroy Homes in Texas; Japan Braves Major Storm; Police Pepper-Spray California Students Protesting Two-Tiered Tuition; Transgender Woman Allowed Back into Beauty Contest; Sculptor, Printmaker Elizabeth Catlett Dead at 96;$

April 05, 2012

2012/04/05 Headlines: Syrian Troops Launch New Attacks as Annan Heads to Damascus; Afghanistan: U.S. Soldiers, Afghan Police Killed in 2 Attacks as Senator Urges Exit; 9/11 Suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to Face Guantánamo Tribunal; Greece: Retiree’s Suicide Sparks Protest over Economy; WTO Rules Against U.S. Effort to Discourage Underage Smoking; New Orleans Police Sentenced for Post-Katrina Shootings, Cover-Up; Clinton Warns Window for Iran Diplomacy Is "Not Infinite"; U.S. Drone Crashes in Seychelles; U.S. Eases Burma Sanctions After Election; Chile Approves Plan for Hydroelectric Dams; Obama Signs Ban on Insider Trading by Congress; Obama to Sign Pro-Corporate JOBS Act; Yahoo to Fire 2,000 Workers in Sixth Mass Layoff in 4 Years; Board to Oversee Detroit’s Finances Despite Union Complaints; Videos Show Blackwater Guards Running Down Woman in Iraq; 11 Attorneys General Support Amendment to Overturn Citizens United; OWS Charges Dropped Against <span class="caps">NYC City Council Member Ydanis Rodríguez;$

April 06, 2012

2012/04/06 Headlines: Refugees Flee as Syrian Crisis Deepens, Despite Peace Plan; Tuareg Rebels Declare Independence from Mali; Hersh: U.S. Trained Iranian "Terrorist" Group in Nevada; Greece: Police Fire Tear Gas as Protesters Blame Gov’t for Retiree’s Suicide; Radioactive Water Leaks from Japan’s Fukushima Plant; U.N. Commissioner Calls for Probe of Trayvon Martin Killing; Coke, Pepsi Leave Koch-Funded ALEC; CIA Whistleblower Charged Under Espionage Act; Murdoch’s Sky News Admits Hacking Emails; Tucson Mexican-American Studies Teacher Wins Award, Still Under Fire; New Orleans Saints Coach Told Players to Injure Opponents; Police Force Black Baseball Star to Present ID at Gunpoint in His Own Home; Pioneering African-American Journalist Gil Noble Dead at 80;$

April 09, 2012

2012/04/09 Headlines: Ceasefire in Syria Appears to Be in Jeopardy; Report: CIA Operating Drone Flights Over Iran; Three Dead, Two Injured in Tulsa Shooting Spree Targeting Black Residents; Afghan Residents Question Deal on Night Raids; Daughter of Greek Suicide Victim: "Bestiality of Capitalism Unacceptable"; NOAA: U.S. Records Warmest March Ever, 8.6 Degrees Above Normal; Mountain Nations Gather to Address Climate Change; Sony to Slash 10,000 Jobs; Weak Jobs Report: 120,000 Created in March; Bahrain Refuses to Extradite Activist on Hunger Strike; Ex-Egyptian Spy Chief to Run for President; Israel Bars Visit by Nobel Laureate Günter Grass; U.S. Border Agents Repeatedly Detain, Question U.S. Filmmaker; Police Arrest 12 Occupy Minneapolis Activists; Chinese Dissident Fang Lizhi, 76, Dies; &#39;60 Minutes&#39; Broadcaster Mike Wallace, 93, Dies;$

April 10, 2012

2012/04/10 Headlines: Hopes for Syrian Ceasefire Recede amid Gov’t Shellings; Syrian Refugee Recounts Military Attacks on Civilians; Afghanistan: Despite Deal, U.S. to Continue Night Raids Without Approval; European Court: Britain Can Send Terror Suspects to U.S.; Wells Fargo Ordered to Pay $3.1 Million for Mortgage Abuses; Report: 26 Major U.S. Companies Paid No Income Tax for 4 Years; Lawyer for Pakistani Drone Victims Denied U.S. Visa; Prosecutor: No Grand Jury for Trayvon Martin Shooter George Zimmerman; George Zimmerman Launches Defense Website; Fox Criticized for Calling Neo-Nazis a "Civil Rights Group"; Police: White Shooters Confessed to Killing Black People in Tulsa; Chicago: Lawsuit Launched over Shooting Death of Unarmed Woman by Off-Duty Cop; Lawyer: Autopsy Shows Kenneth Chamberlain Did Not Have Weapon; Brazilian President Criticizes U.S. Monetary Policy in White House Visit; Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Privately Signs Anti-Abortion, Sex Ed Laws; California: Toxic Chemicals Found in Mislabeled Nail Polish; EPA Denies Bid to Revoke Controversial Weed Killer 2,4-D;$

April 11, 2012

2012/04/11 Headlines: Indian Ocean on Tsunami Alert After Indonesia Earthquake; Santorum Drops Bid for GOP Nomination; Obama Touts "Buffett" Tax on Wealthiest Americans; Syria: Violence Continues Ahead of Ceasefire Deadline; Syrian Refugees Flood Turkey; Official Warns of Impact on Iraq; North Korea Draws Warnings for Rocket Launch; 1.5 Million Children Face Starvation in West Africa; Lawsuit Challenges Nevada Same-Sex Marriage Ban; Defense Lawyer Drops Trayvon Martin Shooter George Zimmerman; Michigan Teacher Fired for Trayvon Martin Fundraiser; McDonald’s, Gates Foundation Cut Ties to Right-wing ALEC; Arizona Prosecutor, Arpaio Ally Disbarred for Politically Motivated Cases; Tucson Mexican American Studies Program Head Fired; MLB Team Suspends Manager for Castro Comments;$

April 12, 2012

2012/04/12 Headlines: Zimmerman Arrested, Charged with 2nd-Degree Murder; Syria Ceasefire Begins, But Troops Still in Civilian Areas; Major Clashes Erupt Between Sudan and South Sudan; Interim President Takes Office in Mali; Connecticut Lawmakers Vote to Abolish Death Penalty; Audio: Man Killed by North Chicago Police Begged for His Life; Immigrants Ambushed, Killed by Armed Militia in Arizona; Report Condemns Police Pepper-Spraying at UC Davis; Video: Teenager Electrically Shocked at School for Disabled; Supreme Court Case May Challenge Citizens United; DOJ Sues Apple, Publishers over E-Book Pricing; Bangladeshi Labor Activist Tortured, Murdered; Algerian Independence Leader Ahmed Ben Bella Dead at 93;$

April 13, 2012

2012/04/13 Headlines: North Korea Rocket Launch Fails; Rallies Test Syrian Ceasefire After Scattered Violence; U.S. Joins Iran Nuclear Talks in Turkey; Pakistani Parliament Demands End to U.S. Strikes; FIA Proceeds with Bahrain Car Race; U.S. Voices "Concern" for Jailed Hunger Striker; Egyptian Protesters Oppose Election Role for Mubarak Loyalists; Zimmerman Makes 1st Court Appearance in Trayvon Killing; Chicago Police to Use LRAD Sound Cannons at <span class="caps">NATO Protests; Scores Arrested Protesting Closure of Chicago Health Clinics; Admin Withdraws Executive Order Barring Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination; Justice Dept. Files 1st Indictment for Anti-LGBTQ Attack Under Hate Crimes Law; Mars Inc. Latest Company to Cut ALEC Ties; Planned Parenthood Sues Texas for State Ban; U.S. Reaches $1B Settlement in Native Land Trust Cases; Prisoner Sentenced to 17 Years Despite Free Speech Claims;$

April 16, 2012

2012/04/16 Headlines: Afghan Militants Stage 18-Hour Assault on Kabul; U.N. to Send Observers to Monitor Syria Ceasefire; Breivik Admits Killing 77 in Norwegian Massacre, Claims Self-Defense; Iran Nuke Talks Described as "Constructive and Useful"; Israel Disrupts "Flytilla"; Dozens of Pro-Palestinians Detained; Hate Crime Charges Filed in Tulsa Shooting Spree; Romney to NRA: "I Will Protect the Second Amendment"; "King of Bollywood" Detained Again at U.S. Airport; Bahrain Activists Protest Formula 1 Grand Prix Race; Ex-Argentine Dictator Acknowledges Deaths, Disappearances; Israeli Officer Suspended for Assaulting Pro-Palestinian Activist; Rep. Ed Towns Opts Not to Seek Re-election; 100 Tornadoes Hit Midwest; Five Killed; Heat Warning Issued Ahead of Boston Marathon;$

April 17, 2012

2012/04/17 Headlines: Increased Shelling by Syrian Gov’t Threatens Ceasefire; Australia to Withdraw Troops Early from Afghanistan; Norwegian Anti-Muslim Killer Says He Would Commit Attack Again; Senate Republicans Block "Buffett" Tax on Wealthiest Americans; Jim Yong Kim Named Head of World Bank, Maintains U.S. Lock on Post; Palestinian Prisoners Launch Massive Hunger Strike in Israeli Jails; Candidates Appeal Ban from Egyptian Presidential Race; Amnesty Report Slams Bahrain for Human Rights Abuses; Japan’s Last Nuclear Plant to Shut Down Next Month; U.S.-Filipino Military Exercise Draws Protests in the Philippines; Argentina Moves to Nationalize Major Oil Company; Taur Matan Ruak Elected Third President of East Timor Since Independence; FCC Fines Google $25,000 for Impeding Probe of Data-Collection Practices; OWS Activists Arrested at Foreclosure Auction, Near Stock Exchange; AP Wins Pulitzer for NYPD Muslim Spying Series; Manning Marable Wins for Malcolm X Book; Alaskan, Kenyan Activists Among 6 Winners of Goldman Environmental Prize;$

April 18, 2012

2012/04/18 Headlines: Thousands Protest Income Inequality in Occupy Tax Day Protests; Citigroup Shareholders Reject Massive Pay Package for CEO; Obama Unveils Oil Market Regulation, But Spares Financial Speculators; ALEC Drops Push for "Stand Your Ground," Voter ID Laws; Court Upholds Arizona Voter ID Measure; Syria: U.N. to Deploy More Monitors as Gov’t Continues Attacks on Rebel Areas; Palestinians Mark Prisoners’ Day as Hunger Striker Released; Burmese Leader Suu Kyi to Make First Foreign Trip in 24 Years; Report: DOJ Withheld Evidence that May Have Exonerated Prisoners; Supreme Court Weighs Retroactive Use of Fair Sentencing Drug Law; Data: Welfare Drug Testing Strains, Rather Than Boosts, State Budgets; Nobel Peace Laureate Withdraws from Summit over U.S. Role; Settlement Reached for Toxic Hurricane Trailers; Zimmerman Defense Makes Bid for Judge’s Recusal; Secret Service Investigates Ted Nugent for Obama Threats;$

April 19, 2012

2012/04/19 Headlines: CIA Seeks Widened Authority for Yemen Drone Strikes; New Photos Show U.S. Soldiers Posing with Dead Afghans; India Tests Long-Range Nuclear Missile; Iraq: Dozens Killed in Massive Wave of Attacks; Bahraini Forces Crack Down on Protesters Ahead of Auto Race; Activists Demand Release of Bahraini Hunger Striker; Ban Accuses Syria's Assad of Flouting Ceasefire; Israeli Minister Admits Ahmadinejad Never Said Israel Should Be "Wiped Off the Map"; Honduran Farmworkers Launch Occupation for Land Rights; GOP House Panel Votes to Slash Food Aid Programs; EPA Issues First-Ever Curbs on Fracking Air Pollution; Multi-Billion-Dollar BP Settlement Outlined in Court Filings; Florida Judge Leaves Trayvon Martin Case After Complaints by Zimmerman Team; UC Davis Police Chief Resigns over Pepper-Spraying; 3 Secret Service Agents Forced Out in Prostitution Scandal; Portland Man Strips Naked to Protest Airport Screening;$

April 23, 2012

2012/04/23 Headlines: George Zimmerman Released from Jail on $150,000 Bail; U.S. to Impose Sanctions for Technology-Aided Human Rights Abuses; U.N. Security Council Agrees to Deploy 300 Observers to Syria; Report: U.S. to Defend Afghanistan Until 2014; Anti-Government Bahraini Protester Dies as Demonstrations Continue; Wal-Mart Faces Bribery Scandal in Mexico; ALEC's Charity Status Challenged by Watchdog Group; French Socialist Candidate Beats Sarkozy in First Round Vote; Sudanese War Planes Bomb South Sudan Oil State; North Carolina's Racial Justice Act Leads to Death Penalty Commutation; United Nations to Probe Plight of Native Americans; 33 Anti-Drone Protesters Arrested Outside Hancock Air Field Base; Study: Sunday Talk Shows Have Conservative, White, Male Skew; Chuck Colson, Nixon's Hatchet Man, Dies at 80;$

April 24, 2012

2012/04/24 Headlines: Sudan Accused of Declaring War Against Southern Neighbor; 54 Syrian Civilians, 3 Intel Officers Killed in Nationwide Violence; DOJ Probing Wal-Mart for Reported Bribes in Mexico; New U.S. Sanctions Target "Digital Guns for Hire" in Syria, Iran; Critics Decry Proposed CISPA Cyber-Security Bill Granting "Unfettered Access" to Online Info; Judge OKs Subpoena of OWS Protester’s Twitter Records; Pentagon Launches New Spy Unit to Focus on Iran, China; Sanford Commission Rejects Resignation of Police Chief in Trayvon Martin Case; White Men Charged in Beating of Black Teen Seek Trial Delay After Trayvon Martin Comparisons; Supreme Court Rejects Bid by Nigerians to Hold Chevron Accountable for Murders; Amnesty: Shell Oil Spill in Nigeria at Least 60 Times Larger Than Reported; USA Today Alleges Retaliation for Pentagon Propaganda Investigation; Merck Fined $321 Million for Improper Vioxx Marketing; Disability Rights Group Protests Medicaid Cuts, More Than 100 Arrested; 10 Arrested Protesting Planned Closure of Chicago Mental Health Clinics; California Voters to Consider Death Penalty Referendum; Protest Outside DOJ Planned on Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 58th Birthday;$

April 25, 2012

2012/04/25 Headlines: Romney Seals GOP Bid with Primary Wins; Bradley Manning Lawyers Request Dismissal in WikiLeaks Case; Reports: Syrian Troops Target Protesters After U.N. Monitors Depart; Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile; Israel Legalizes West Bank Settlement Outposts; Israeli Lawmakers Pose for Mocking Photo on Evicted Palestinian Family’s Sofa; Study: More Mexicans Now Leaving the U.S. Than Arriving; Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law; BP Engineer Faces First-Ever Criminal Charges for Oil Spill; First U.S. Mad Cow Case in 6 Years Found in California; Hundreds Protest Wells Fargo Meeting, 24 Arrested; Chicago Activists Decry Limits on Planned NATO Protests; U.S. Grants Visa to Pakistani Lawyer for Drone Victims; DOJ Denies Bid to Reopen Probe of Kent State Shootings;$

April 26, 2012

2012/04/26 Headlines: U.S. Approves Expansive Drone Strikes in Yemen; Military Judge Rejects Dismissal of Manning Charges, Sets Trial Date; Supreme Court Weighs Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law; Connecticut Abolishes Death Penalty for Future Cases; Ex-Liberian President Taylor Convicted of War Crimes; Up to 69 Killed in Syria Blast; Israeli General Doubts Iran Seeking Nukes; Murdoch Appears Before U.K. Phone-Hacking Panel; Mexico Probes Wal-Mart Bribery Claims; Protests Held Nationwide as Student Debt Hits $1 Trillion; Occupy Activists Protest GE Shareholders Meeting; Senate Backs Postal Service Debt Bill; Pentagon Orders Review for Anti-Islam Material; 60 Evacuated Following Wyoming Gas Blowout; Transgender African-American Woman Faces Controversial Murder Trial; ACT UP Activists Detained at 25th Anniversary Protest;$

April 27, 2012

2012/04/27 Headlines: House Passes Cyber Security Bill with Expanded Gov't Powers in Surprise Vote; U.S. and Japan Reach Okinawa Deal to Decrease Military Presence; 4 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan; Secret Service Probes New Prostitution Claims; Sex Worker Accuses U.S. Staffers of Assault in Brazil; Clashes Break Out at Funeral for Bahraini Protester; Palestinians March in West Bank as Hunger Strike Grows; Biden Slams Romney on Foreign Policy; Paraplegic Chicago Man Sues Police for Alleged Abuse; Court Overturns Controversial Sentence of Black Mayor in Louisiana; Lawyer: Zimmerman Raises Over $200,000 for Defense; Study: Global Warming Accelerating Evaporation and Rainfall over Oceans; Student Protests Escalate in Chile, Quebec; New York City Unions, OWS Activists and Immigrant Rights Groups to Stage May Day Protests; Tens of Thousands in Norway Sing Peace Song Derided by Massacre Suspect;$

April 30, 2012

2012/04/30 Headlines: Labor, Occupy Prepare for May Day Protests; Report: Banks, Police Share Occupy Monitoring; Hundreds March on New York Stock Exchange; Twin Bombings Hit Syrian City of Idlib; Bahrain Orders Retrial for 21 Activists; Egyptian Protester Killed in Anti-Military Protest; Chinese Activist Under U.S. Protection After Escaping House Arrest; Ex-Israeli Spy Chief: Iran Threats Driven by "Messianic" Israeli Leadership; British Grocer Expands Israeli Settlement Boycott; Tens of Thousands Protest Austerity as Spain Falls into Recession; Probe: No Intelligence Gains Through Torture Techniques; Ex-CIA Interrogator: Obama Policy is to "Kill All Prisoners"; Judge Rejects Bail Hike for Zimmerman; Thousands of Indigenous People Attend Gathering of Nations; Obama Mocks GOP Challengers at White House Correspondents' Dinner; L.A. Marks 20 Years Since Rodney King Riots;$

May 01, 2012

2012/05/01 Headlines: British Parliament: Rupert Murdoch Not Fit to Run Media Company; Obama Adviser John Brennan Confirms Targeted Drone Killings Overseas; Activist Medea Benjamin Disrupts Brennan Drone Speech; Brennan, Romney Defend Bin Laden Killing on 1st Anniversary; Massive Global Protests Planned to Mark May Day; NYPD Visits Occupy Activists at Home Before May Day Actions; Trial Begins for 20 Arrested in NYPD "Stop and Frisk" Protest; Charlotte Police Given New Search Powers Ahead of Protests; NYC Pension Funds to Target Wal-Mart Directors in Shareholder Vote; Syrian Gov’t Shelling Kills 7 in Ongoing Violence; Murdered Investigative Reporter Regina Martínez Mourned in Mexico; Quebec Student Strikers Reject Gov’t Compromise on Tuition Hikes; 5 Arrested in Ongoing Protests Against Chicago Clinic Closures; Detroit Students Start "Freedom School" After Being Suspended for Protest; Tomas Borge Martínez, Last Sandinista Founder, Dead at 81;$

May 02, 2012

2012/05/02 Headlines: May Day Protests Held Worldwide; Dozens Arrested in U.S.; Obama Pays Surprise Visit to Afghanistan; 11 Killed in Egypt Clashes; Chinese Activist Released from Hiding in Beijing; Watchdog Asks FCC to Revoke News Corp. Licenses in U.S.; Bolivia Nationalizes Spanish-Owned Electrical Firm; U.S. Citizen Convicted for Planning NYC Subway Bombing; 5 Cleveland Activists Arrested for Informant-Abetted Bombing Plot; Order Blocking De-funding of Planned Parenthood is Reversed; Gay Romney Spokesperson Forced to Resign; Exposé on Immigrant Children Among Recipients of Hillman Journalism Prize;$

May 03, 2012

2012/05/03 Headlines: Syrian Forces Kill 4 Students; HRW Alleges Mass Killings as U.N. Talks Began; Palestinian Hunger Strikers Near Death as Solidarity Protests Continue; Israeli Military Clears Soldiers in Killings of Gaza Relatives; Report: U.S. Accepts Israeli Request to Thwart U.N. Probe of Settlements; Freed Chinese Activist Asks to Enter U.S.; Pro-Democracy Leader Suu Kyi Takes Seat in Burmese Parliament; Neo-Nazi Kills 4, Takes Own Life in Phoenix Rampage; Transgender African-American Woman Accepts Manslaughter Plea in Controversial Case; DEA Apologizes to Student Who Nearly Died in Custody; Court Dismisses Torture Memo Suit Against John Yoo; Obama Administration Seeks to Ease Weapons Export Rules; Zimmerman Made Disparaging Remarks About Mexicans on MySpace Page; Georgia Enacts 20-Week Abortion Ban; Gingrich Suspends Presidential Campaign; Methodists Reject Proposal to Join Israeli Boycott;$

May 04, 2012

2012/05/04 Headlines: Syrians Protest Deadly Raid as White House Looks Beyond Ceasefire; China: Chen Can Apply for Overseas Study; Argentine Lawmakers Back YPF Nationalization; Journalists Slain in Mexico, Somalia; TransCanada Seeks New Permit for Keystone XL Pipeline; BP Spill Trial Delayed Until 2013; Justice Dept. Official Seeks Congressional Approval of Expanded Cellphone Monitoring; Democratic Rep. Asks Phone Companies to Detail Surveillance Role; 5 Environmentalists Arrested for Banner Hang at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte; Dozens of Undocumented Immigrants Deprived of Food, Water by Alleged Smugglers in Texas; Obama Calls for DREAM Act Passage; Study: Fracking Could Contaminate Drinking Water at Quicker Pace;$

May 07, 2012

2012/05/07 Headlines: Anti-Austerity Parties Win in France, Greece; U.S. Drones Hit Yemen, Pakistan; Report: U.S. Secretly Releasing Afghan Prisoners to Militant Groups; Guantánamo Defendants Stage "Peaceful Resistance" to Military Commissions; Bahraini Human Rights Activist Nabeel Rajab Jailed; Japan Shutters Last Nuclear Power Plant; Biden: "I Am Absolutely Comfortable" with Same-Sex Marriage; Federal Probe Launched into Police Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain; FBI Pushes National Electronic Surveillance Strategy; 20 Convicted for Protesting NYPD Stop and Frisk Policy; Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, 47, Dies; Sarah Shourd and Shane Bauer Marry in California;$

May 08, 2012

2012/05/08 Headlines: NATO Admits Killing Afghan Mother, 5 Children in Air Strike; Leftist Greek Parties Attempt to Form Anti-Austerity Government; Greek Neo-Nazi Party Wins Support on Anti-Immigrant Platform; German Chancellor Rejects Call to Remake Euro Austerity Pact; Interpol Seeks Arrest of Iraqi Vice President; CIA Thwarts Alleged Underwear Bomb Plot by Al-Qaeda in Yemen; Red Cross: Some Syrian Violence Qualifies as Civil War; Russia: Hundreds of Protesters Arrested as Putin Resumes Presidency; House Budget Committee OKs Massive Social Cuts to Preserve Military Funds; North Carolina Voters Consider Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage; Bank of America Protesters Face New Police Powers in North Carolina; U.N. Investigator Calls for U.S. to Restore Some Land to Native Americans; Arizona Enacts Ban on Public Funds for Groups That Provide Abortions; EPA Whistleblower Who Exposed 9/11 Health Risks Gets Job Back; Quebec Students Reject Government Bid to End Historic Strike;$

May 09, 2012

2012/05/09 Headlines: North Carolina Approves Same-Sex Marriage Ban; Lugar Loses GOP Primary in Indiana; Dems Select Walker Opponent in Wisconsin; GOP Blocks Student Loan Relief in Senate Vote; Would-Be Airline Bomber Was Saudi CIA Double Agent; Annan Warns of Syrian Civil War; Greek Leftists Rule Out Coalition with Austerity Backers; Red Cross Urges Israel to Transfer Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoners; Bahrain Delays Protester Retrials as 2 Hospitalized; Al Jazeera Closes China Bureau over Visa Denial; Utah Enacts 72-Hour Abortion Waiting Period; 10 White Supremacists Arrested in Florida for "Race War" Plot; Officers Face Manslaughter Charges over Fatal Beating of Homeless Man; Twitter Resists Court Order on Occupy Activist;$

May 10, 2012

2012/05/10 Headlines: Obama Voices Support for Same-Sex Marriage; Dozens Killed in Syrian Bomb Blasts; U.S. Missile Strike Kills 5 in Yemen; U.S. Hosts Bahraini Prince as Monarchy Vows Harsher Crackdown; Greek Left Drops Bid for Coalition Gov’t; E.U. Delays Greek Loan Pending Coalition Talks; Hundreds Protest Bank of America in Charlotte; DOJ to File Civil Rights Suit Against Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio; Parents of Captive U.S. Soldier Reveal Secret Talks on Prisoner Swap; Report: NYPD’s "Stop and Frisk" Heavily Targets Black, Latino Men; Vermont Set to Become 1st State to Ban Fracking; U.S. Sees Warmest 12 Months on Record;$

May 11, 2012

2012/05/11 Headlines: Obama Fundraises After Same-Sex Marriage Announcement; Romney Bullied Gay High School Classmate; White House: Biden Apologizes to Obama for Speaking First on Same-Sex Marriage; 55 Killed in Syria Bombings; Afghan Soldier Kills NATO Servicemember; U.N. Relief Coordinator: Dire Conditions for Afghan Refugees; Up to 400,000 Protest Austerity Measures in London; JPMorgan Loses $2B on Complex Instrument; Deutsche Bank Settles Mortgage Fraud Claims; Florida Supreme Court Weighs Key Foreclosure Case; Pentagon Course Taught "Total War" Against Islam; Montana Judge Overturns Birth Control Funding Ban; Relatives of Disappeared March in Mexico; Journalist, Gay Rights Activist Slain in Honduras; House GOP Cuts Protections for Immigrant, Native American, <span class="caps">LGBT Victims in Domestic Violence Bill; Attorneys for Jailed Environmental Activist Tim DeChristopher Seek to Overturn Sentence;$

May 14, 2012

2012/05/14 Headlines: 49 Mutilated Bodies Found in Mexico; 11 Killed in Apparent U.S. Drone Strike in Yemen; U.S. Renews Military Sales to Bahrain Amid Crackdown; Report: Palestinians, Israel Reach Tentative Deal on Hunger Strike; JPMorgan Chase Ousts 3 Execs over $2B Loss; Spaniards Mark 1 Year of Anti-Austerity Protests; Greece Election Likely as Leftists Reject Coalition; German Voters Reject Pro-Austerity Governing Party; Former News of the World Editor Confirms Close Contact with British Leaders; Romney Woos Evangelicals with Liberty University Speech; Gun Retailer Sells Trayvon Shooting Target; Colleagues Donate 8 Months Vacation to Trayvon Martin's Mother; Supporters Claim Self-Defense for Florida Mom Sentenced to 20 Years;$

May 15, 2012

2012/05/15 Headlines: Palestinian Prisoners Approve Deal to End Hunger Strike; Palestinians Mark "Nakba" with Day of Protest; Colorado Lawmakers Nix Same-Sex Union Bill; Obama Delivers Commencement Address to Women Graduates; Obama Hailed for Same-Sex Marriage Stance at Campaign Fundraiser; Report: NATO Failed to Fully Investigate Civilian Deaths in Libya Bombing; Rebekah Brooks Charged in Murdoch Phone-Hacking Scandal; Head of Anti-Whaling Group Sea Shepherd Arrested in Germany for 2002 Confrontation; Malaysian Tribunal Finds Bush, Cheney Guilty of War Crimes; California Governor Unveils Cuts, Tax Hikes to Overcome Budget Shortfall; Ron Paul to Suspend Campaigning, Focus on Delegates; Democrats Accept Corporate Funds for Convention; Report: Attorney in Clarence Aaron Drug Pardon Case Withheld Vital Information; Activists Protest Resumption of Controversial Immigration Policy in New York;$

May 16, 2012

2012/05/16 Headlines: DOJ Probes JPMorgan Chase for $2 Billion Loss; Boehner Revives Debt Limit Threat; DEA Accused of Role in Killing of 4 Civilians in Honduras; Syrian Troops Kill 21 Civilians; Rebels Get Weapons Boost; Israeli Troops Wound Palestinian "Nakba" Protesters; France Inaugurates Hollande as New President; Greece to Hold New Elections After Unity Talks Fail; Charges Unveiled in Rebekah Brooks Phone-Hacking Case; Virginia House Denies Judgeship to Openly Gay Prosecutor; Investigation: Texas Executed Innocent Man in 1989; Medical Report Claims Zimmerman Had Injuries After Martin Killing; Mexican Novelist Carlos Fuentes Dies at 83;$

May 17, 2012

2012/05/17 Headlines: Judge Strikes Down Indefinite Detention in NDAA; JPMorgan Loses Additional $1 Billion on Risky Trade; DEA Confirms Involvement in Deadly Honduras Attack; U.S. to Send Combat Brigade to Africa; Over 100,000 Protest in Chile to Support Students' Demands; Kucinich to Retire from Congress; Wildfires Sweep Across Parts of Arizona; Vermont Becomes 1st State to Ban Fracking; Census: White Births No Longer the Majority in U.S.; Lawsuit Challenging NYPD "Stop-and-Frisk" Granted Class Action Status;$

May 18, 2012

2012/05/18 Headlines: Documents Reveal New Details in Trayvon Martin Killing; Hundreds Protest Acquittal of Houston Ex-Cop in Assault of Black Teenager; Envoy Tells Israel U.S. Ready for Attack on Iran; U.S. Gives Israel $70 Million Boost for Missile Defense; Israeli Gunfire Wounds 7 Palestinians Near Gaza Border; Egyptian Police Officers Acquitted in Protester Killings; U.S. Lifts Trade Restrictions on Burma; Global Events Mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia; House Anti-Abuse Bill Omits Protections for LGBT, Native American, Immigrant Victims; Report: GOP Super <span class="caps">PAC Planned Ads Tying Obama to Pastor;$

May 21, 2012

2012/05/21 Headlines: Dozens Killed in Yemen Suicide Bombing; Veterans Return War Medals as Thousands March on NATO Summit; Chicago Police Accused of Entrapment as Activists Charged in Terror Plots; NATO OKs New Missile Shield Deployment in Europe; Nuclear Atomic Agency Chief Visits Iran Ahead of Baghdad Summit; House Boosts Pentagon Spending, Backs Indefinite Detention; Alabama Governor Enacts Harsher Anti-Immigrant Law; NAACP Votes to Back Same-Sex Marriage; Striking Quebec Students Denounce Emergency Law Curbing Protests;$

May 22, 2012

2012/05/22 Headlines: NATO Approves Deal for Afghan Transition; NATO Fails to End Dispute on Pakistani Supply Line; Anti-NATO Protesters Target Boeing, Obama Campaign HQ; Official: Drone Standards Show "How Easy It Has Become to Kill Someone"; NATO Reaches $1.7 Billion Deal for New Drones; Iraq Buys U.S. Drones to Monitor Oil Reserves; Catholic Groups File Suit over Contraception Rule; Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Resigns After Clash with Industry; Video Shows Israeli Soldiers Allowing Settlers to Shoot Palestinians; Student Protests Continue in Quebec After Hundreds Arrested; Study: Half of People Falsely Convicted Are Black; Rutgers Student Gets 30-Day Sentence in Gay Bullying Case; Supreme Court to Hear Electronic Surveillance Case; States Support Montana Campaign Finance Law;$

May 23, 2012

2012/05/23 Headlines: Egypt Holds Landmark Presidential Elections; IAEA, Iran Approach Deal Ahead of Baghdad Talks; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan; Pakistani Doctor Who Aided CIA in Bin Laden Search Sentenced to 30 Years; Tens of Thousands Protest Education Cuts in Spain; Estimated 400,000 Protest on Quebec Student Strike's 100th Day; Former U.S.-Backed Guatemalan Dictator Faces 2nd Genocide Trial; Bomb Plot Targeting Uribe Foiled in Argentina; CBO: U.S. Could Face Recession in 2013; Regulators Confirm Probes of JPMorgan Chase over $3 Billion Loss; Morgan Stanley Faces Questions over Facebook Offering; Senate Panel Votes to Extend Gov’t Surveillance Powers; Court Upholds $3.4 Billion Settlement over Native American Land Trusts;$

May 24, 2012

2012/05/24 Headlines: Egyptians Vote in 2nd Day of Presidential Election; EU Summit Split on Bonds, Shared Debt; Suspect Arrested in Mexico for Murder of U.S. Journalist Brad Will; Obama Hails "New Era of American Leadership" in Speech to Air Force Grads; Pakistan Faces U.S. Warning for Sentencing of Doctor Who Aided CIA; Poll: U.S. Support for Same-Sex Marriage at All-Time High; Protest Planned After N.C. Pastor Calls for LGBTQ Concentration Camp; Facebook, Morgan Stanley Face Lawsuits over IPO; Hewlett-Packard to Fire 27,000 Workers; Secret Service Head Apologizes for Prostitution Scandal; Fire on Nuclear Submarine Injures 7 in Maine; Journalist: CNN Host Piers Morgan Boasted of Phone Hacking; OWS to Sue <span class="caps">NYC over Destruction of People’s Library;$

May 25, 2012

2012/05/25 Headlines: Japan Nuclear Meltdown Released 2.5 Times More Radiation Than Reported; Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Leading in First-Round Voting; U.N. Accuses Both Sides of Syrian Conflict of Committing Human Rights Abuses; Large Spain Bank Seeks Massive Bailout; Greek Leftist Party Takes Lead Ahead of Election; Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Scrutinized over Role in Facebook IPO; Pentagon Contractor Admits Waging Propaganda Campaign Against Journalists; Senate Votes to Cut Aid to Pakistan over Sentencing of Doctor Who Aided CIA; Amnesty: Mexico Has Failed to Address Human Rights Crisis; Anti-Muslim Activists Named on "Radical Right" List; Amazon Drops Out of American Legislative Exchange Council; Airline Passenger Forced to Cover Pro-Choice T-Shirt; Journalists Sue to Open Up Bradley Manning Court-Martial Proceedings;$

May 28, 2012

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May 29, 2012

2012/05/29 Headlines: Obama Oversees "Kill List" of Targets in Secret Drone War; U.S. Plan to Arm Italy’s Drone Fleet Faces Criticism; Pressure Mounting on Syria After 108 Killed in Houla Massacre; Syrian Filmmaker Who Appeared on Democracy Now! Killed in Homs; Air Strikes Kill 8 Family Members, Alleged Al-Qaeda Leader in Afghanistan; Bahraini Activist Alkhawaja Ends Hunger Strike; 2nd Activist Released; Turkish Court Indicts Israeli Military Leaders for Gaza Aid Flotilla Killings; Obama Administration Asks Judge to Undo Order Against NDAA Indefinite Detention; Romney Expected to Clinch GOP Nomination with Texas Win; Obama Campaign Slams Romney's Bain Record; Radiation from Japan's Fukushima Disaster Found in California Tuna; New Orleans Women's Activist Group Hit by Apparent Arson Attack; Minnesota Church Known for Support of Social Justice Destroyed by Fire; DOJ Probes Reports of Rampant Sexual Abuse by Guards at Alabama Women's Prison; Peru Gov’t Declares State of Emergency over Anti-Mining Protests; Protester Interrupts Murdoch Hearing, Calls Tony Blair a "War Criminal";$

May 30, 2012

2012/05/30 Headlines: WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Loses Extradition Appeal; Syrian Diplomats Expelled from U.S., 11 Other Countries After Houla Massacre; Survivors Describe Houla Massacre in Video; Annan: Syria Has Reached a "Tipping Point" as Killings Continue; Liberia’s Charles Taylor Gets 50 Years for War Crimes; Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Begins 1st Trip Abroad in Decades; Bahrain Activist Zainab Alkhawaja Released from Prison; Ex-Cameron Aide Andy Coulson Detained for Suspected Perjury; Romney Seals GOP Nomination with Texas Victory; Black Pilots Sue United Airlines for Bias; UNICEF: U.S. Child Poverty Rate Among Worst in Developed World; California Death Row Prisoner Commits Suicide; Court Ruling Gives Shell Go-Ahead for Arctic Oil Drilling; Toni Morrison, Dolores Huerta, Bob Dylan Among Recipients of Presidential Freedom Medal;$

May 31, 2012

2012/05/31 Headlines: Fighting Erupts in Hunger-Stricken Yemen; Syrian Rebels Give Assad Deadline to End Violence; U.S. Envoy Warns Syria of "Actions Outside" the United Nations; More Syrian Diplomats Expelled After Houla Massacre; Iraq Bombings Kill 13, Wound Dozens; Civilian Deaths Drop in Afghanistan for 1st Time in 5 Years; Pakistani Doctor Sentenced for Ties to Warlord; Hundreds of Tibetans Detained Protesting Chinese Rule; Florida Governor Advances Purge of Voter Rolls; Holder: Civil Rights Gains "Hang in the Balance" in Voting Struggle; Study: Companies Contradict Pro-Climate Stances with Political Donations; Couples Challenge Illinois Ban on Same-Sex Marriage; White House Apologizes for Polish Death Camp Remark; Thousands of Canadians Hold "Casserole" March in Solidarity with Quebec Protests; Illinois Legislator Gives Angry Tirade on Assembly Floor;$

Friday, June 01, 2012

2012/06/01 Headlines: Court: Gov’t Can’t Deny Benefits to Same-Sex Couples; Report: Obama Has Waged Major Cyberweapons Campaign Against Iran; House Defeats Gender-Based Abortion Ban; DOJ Defies Court Ruling on <span class="caps">GPS Tracking; U.N. Human Rights Council Holds Emergency Session on Syria; Syrian Activists: Pro-Gov’t Forces Kill 13 Workers; Palestinian Militant, Israeli Soldier Killed in Gaza Border Incident; Thousands Mark 2nd Anniversary of Gaza Flotilla Raid in Turkey; Wal-Mart Latest Company to Leave Right-Wing ALEC; NYC Seeks Ban to Large Soda Drinks; Report: Exxon to Build New Chemical Plant in Texas; Edwards Trial Ends in Not Guilty Verdict, Jury Deadlock on Remaining Charges;$

Monday, June 04, 2012

2012/06/04 Headlines: Protests Erupt in Egypt After Mixed Verdicts for Mubarak, Aides; U.S. Drone Strikes Kill 27 in Pakistan; At Least 163 Dead in Nigerian Plane Crash; U.S. Hirings Lag as Official Unemployment Hits 8.2%; Wisconsin Gears for Recall Vote Amid Record Spending; Florida Election Supervisors Suspend Voter Purge; Denying Responsibility, Assad Calls Houla Massacre "Abominable"; U.N. Human Rights Council Condemns Syria for Houla Massacre, Orders Probe; BBC Mistakenly Runs 2003 Iraq War Photo with Houla Story; 18 Killed in Baghdad Car Bombing; Pentagon to Shift Naval Fleet to Asia; Zimmerman Returns to Jail After Bond Revoked; Warren Wins Democratic Primary in Massachusetts; New Mexico Struggles to Contain Wildfire; 18 Killed in Drug-Related Violence in Mexico; Quebec Protests Continue as Talks Collapse;$

Tuesday, June 05, 2012

2012/06/05 Headlines: Wisconsin Voters Head to Polls in Walker Recall; Officials: U.S. Drone Strike That Killed 12 Targeted Al-Qaeda Leader; Syrian Rebels Say Ceasefire No Longer Applies; 80 Soldiers Killed; Yemeni Troops Prepare for Major Operation Against Al-Qaeda; Germany Signals Readiness on Shared Euro Deal; Tens of Thousands Mark Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Crackdown; China Slams U.S. Plan to Shift Naval Fleet to the Pacific; Manning Lawyer Seeks Documents Withheld by U.S. Gov’t; BP’s Subpoena of Scientists’ Emails Sparks Concerns; Milwaukee Man Charged with 1st Degree Murder in Shooting of Unarmed Black Teen; Supreme Court Rejects Cheney Protester’s Lawsuit Against Secret Service; "CeCe" McDonald, Transgender Black Woman, Sentenced to 41-Month Term in Controversial Manslaughter Case; California Primary to Determine Challengers for Rep. Woolsey's Seat;$

Wednesday, June 06, 2012

2012/06/06 Headlines: Walker Prevails in Wisconsin Recall Vote; NATO Strike Kills Reported 17 Civilians in Afghanistan; U.S. Claims Killing of Top Al-Qaeda Leader in Pakistan; Senate GOP Blocks Wage Equality Bill; Appeals Court Won't Reconsider Prop 8 Rejection; Syrian Gov't Allows Aid Workers, Expels 17 Foreign Diplomats; Egypt Protests Grow over Trial Verdicts, Elections; Palestinians Mark 45th Anniversary of 1967 War; Israeli Forces Detain Head of Palestinian Children's Theater; IAEA: Iran May Have Cleaned Up Nuclear Site; Report: U.S. Blocked Key Iran Nuclear Offer; U.S. Muslims File Suit over NYPD Spying; Bank of America Hid Merrill Losses from Shareholders; Occupy Activist on Hunger Strike to Pressure Trinity Church on Charges;$

Thursday, June 07, 2012

2012/06/07 Headlines: New Massacre Reported in Syria; NATO Bombing Kills 18 Civilians in Afghanistan; Manning Lawyers Seek Dismissal of Charges; Appeals Court Rules Against DOMA in Same-Sex Marriage Case; Florida Defies DOJ Call to Halt Voter Purge; Judge: NDAA Ruling Applies Beyond Plaintiffs; Deportations Continue Despite Review of Immigrants with Family Ties; Israel Announces More West Bank Settlements; Study: World Could Face Ecological "Tipping Point" This Century; Supreme Court Rejects Challenge by Blackwater Operatives Charged in Nisour Square Killing; Reporter Blocked from Questioning Honeywell Exec Files Suit; U.S. General in South Korea Replaced; Science Fiction Writer Ray Bradbury Dies at 91;$

Friday, June 08, 2012

2012/06/08 Headlines: Syrian Troops Block U.N. Monitors from Massacre Site; Annan: Ceasefire in Tatters, Assad Primarily Responsible; Ban Condemns "Unspeakable Barbarity" in Syria Massacre; Russia Calls for Iran Role in Talks, Rejects Intervention; Clinton: Assad "Has Doubled Down on Brutality"; Report: U.S. Escalating Drone Strikes Amid Fears Pakistan Will Demand Halt; Panetta: U.S. Losing Patience with Pakistani Gov't; U.N. Human Rights Chief Questions Legality of Drone Strikes; Bahrainis Protest After Human Rights Activist Jailed for Second Time in Month; U.S. Adds al-Shabab Leaders to Most Wanted List; Romney Bests Obama in May Fundraising; Greek Neo-Nazi Party Member Assaults Rival Politician on Live TV; Bolivians March for Ouster of Canadian Mining Firm; Occupy Activists, Clergy Members Pressure Trinity Church on Trespass Charges;$

Monday, June 11, 2012

2012/06/11 Headlines: U.S. Announces New Restrictions for Afghan Strikes; Syrian Forces Attack Homs; Monitors Reach Site of Massacre; Obama: Public Sector Job Recovery Lagging Behind Private Sector; Romney: U.S. Doesn't Need "More Firemen, More Policemen, More Teachers"; Holder Appoints U.S. Attorneys for Leak Probe; Wildfires Rage Across 4 States; NOAA: 2012 Warmest-Ever Year in U.S.; Military Suicides on Record Pace, Outnumbering Battlefield Deaths; Spain Accepts New European Bailout for Banks; 6 Killed in Baghdad Bombing; Chileans Assaulted Protesting Pro-Pinochet Film; Gun Violence Kills 11 Nationwide; Latin Jazz Musicians Win Reinstatement of Grammy Category;$

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

2012/06/12 Headlines: Recession Shrank Net Worth of U.S. Families to 1992 Levels; U.N. Warns of Dangers to Syrian Civilians in Mounting Crisis; Monitors Seek Access to Syrian Sites Amid Heavy Clashes; Supreme Court Rejects Appeals by Gitmo Prisoners; Padilla Torture Appeal Rejected by Supreme Court; Scores Feared Dead After Afghan Earthquakes, Landslide; U.S. Negotiating Team Withdrawn from Pakistan Talks; Mubarak in Stable Condition After Health Crisis; DOJ Showdown over Florida Voter Purge Escalates; NY Cop Indicted for Killing Unarmed Black Teen Ramarley Graham; Trial Begins for OWS Protesters in Trinity Church Case; Holder Could Face Contempt Vote for "Fast and Furious" Operation; Dr. Bronner’s CEO Arrested for Hemp Action Outside White House; Commerce Secretary John Bryson Takes Medical Leave After Car Crashes; U.S. Drone Crashes in Maryland Swamp;$

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

2012/06/13 Headlines: Dozens Killed in Iraq Violence; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 9 in Yemen; U.N. Official: Syria Conflict Has Become Civil War; U.S.: Russia Sending Attack Helicopters to Syria; Report: Syrian Children Tortured, Used as Human Shields; Report: Firms of 18 Fed Directors Received $4 Trillion in Bailout Money; Report: JPMorgan Execs Were Aware of Risky Practices; JPMorgan CEO to Testify Before Congress; Obama to Skip Rio+20 Environmental Summit; Police Raid Anti-Fracking Protest at Mobile Home Park in Pennsylvania; Ex-Giffords Aide Wins Special Election for Vacant Seat; New Orleans Times-Picayune Announces Mass Firings; George Zimmerman’s Wife Charged with Perjury; Mexico: 14 Dismembered Bodies Found in Latest Drug War Killing; Russian Police Raid Activists’ Homes After Anti-Putin Rally; Israel Detains Scores of African Immigrants in Major Sweep; DOJ Questions Cable Companies in Anti-Trust Probe; U.S. Nuns Meet with Vatican over Political Stances;$

Thursday, June 14, 2012

2012/06/14 Headlines: Amnesty: Syria Committing Crimes Against Humanity; U.S. Official: Clinton Put "Spin" on Claim About Russian Helicopters in Syria; Bahrain Medics Convicted for Treating Protesters; Report: U.S. Expanding Spying Across Africa; Egypt Expands Detention Powers Before Elections; Egyptian Activists Launch Election Boycott; Court to Rule on Shafik Candidacy; 3 Killed in U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan; U.S.-Pakistan Stalemate Continues over Afghanistan Supply Route; JPMorgan CEO Confronted by Protesters at Senate Hearing; Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Shifts Donations to Romney; Gingrich: U.S. Elections "Rigged in Favor of the Wealthy"; NY Cop Indicted for Killing Unarmed Black Teen Ramarley Graham; Parents Speak Out; Mexican Drug Cartel Members Arrested in Horse Racing Scheme; Rhode Island Legislators Approve "Homeless Bill of Rights"; NY Governor Considers Plan to Limit Fracking;$

Friday, June 15, 2012

2012/06/15 Headlines: Egyptian Court Dissolves Parliament Days Before Election; Syria: New Reports of Sexual Abuse, Carnage as Gov’t Shells Rebel Areas; British Court Rejects Final Extradition Appeal by WikiLeaks' Julian Assange; Death Toll for U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan Hits 2,000; Bahrain Medics Convicted for Treating Protesters Speak Out; U.N., Aid Groups Call for End of Gaza Blockade; Report: Private Companies Play Major Role in U.S. Spying in Africa; Judge Dismisses Suit by Guatemalans Intentionally Exposed to STDs by U.S. Researchers; Chávez: Venezuela Building Drones with Iran's Aid; Protester Attempts Citizen’s Arrest of Britain’s Tony Blair; Texas Billionaire Handed 110-Year Sentence for Ponzi Scheme; Defying Assembly, Virginia Judges Appoint Openly Gay Prosecutor to Bench; Undocumented Activists Occupy Obama Campaign Offices for DREAM Act; Trayvon Martin's Father Issues Appeal for Review of "Stand Your Ground" Laws;$

Monday, June 18, 2012

2012/06/18 Headlines: Obama Order Stops Deportations for Immigrant Youths; Reporter Interrupts Obama During Immigration Remarks; Muslim Brotherhood Claims Egypt Elections; Military Council Enacts New Powers; Pro-Bailout Party Narrowly Wins Greek Elections; Thousands Protest G20 in Mexico City; U.N. Monitoring Mission Suspends Syria Operation; Report: U.S. Hid Magnitude of Deadly Taliban Attack; Socialists Win Parliamentary Majority in France; Suu Kyi Collects Nobel Prize in Norway; Thousands Hold Silent March Against NYPD's "Stop-and-Frisk"; Wage Disparity Between CEO and Workers Continues to Grow; Wal-Mart-Linked PR Officer Poses as Journalist to Workers; Women Lawmakers in Michigan Perform "Vagina Monologues" to Protest Censorship; Rodney King, LAPD Beating Victim, Dies at 47;$

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

2012/06/19 Headlines: Dozens Killed, Wounded in Syria Violence as U.N. Warns of Trapped Civilians; Top U.N. Human Rights Official Warns of Syrian War Crimes; Obama, Putin Discuss Syria at G20; Calderón Praises Obama for Deportation Shift; G20 Protests Continue as Activists Challenge Fossil Fuel Subsidies; Muslim Brotherhood Calls for New Protests Against Egypt's Military Council; Palestinian Soccer Player Ends 3-Month Hunger Strike; Jailed Israeli Soldier Launches Hunger Strike in Solidarity with Palestinian Detainees; Greek Parties on Verge of Coalition Deal; 15 Killed in Iraq Bombing; Obama Nominee for Iraq Withdraws Bid; Supreme Court Rules U.S. Must Reimburse Tribes for Federal Programs; Romney Assessing VP Candidates on 6-State Tour; Probe: San Onofre Nuke Plant Hampered by Design Flaws; Judge Dismisses $40M Suit in Fatal Beating of Ecuadorian Immigrant; AWOL Soldier Emerges 28 Years After Deserting; 8 OWS Protesters Found Guilty in Trinity Case;$

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

2012/06/20 Headlines: Egypt: Mubarak Said to Be in Coma as Crowds Protest Military; WikiLeaks’ Assange Takes Refuge in Ecuadorian Embassy; Syrian Siege of Homs Continues Despite Pleas for Trapped Civilians; U.N. Monitors Report Being Repeatedly Attacked in Syria; Syrian Ambassador: Gov’t Is Committed to Rights of Civilians; Obama Talks Syria with Russia, China; Violence Erupts on Israel’s Gaza, Egypt Borders; Settlers Accused in West Bank Mosque Attack; Iran, World Leaders Fail to Make Progress in Nuclear Talks; Taliban Launches New Attacks on Afghan, NATO Bases; Pakistan Faces Crisis as Court Ousts Prime Minister; Report: Big Banks Receiving Billions in Corporate Welfare Through Subsidized Rates; JPMorgan Chase CEO Appears on Hill; House Panel Votes to Extend Warrantless Spy Powers; NSA: Revealing Number of Domestic Spy Targets Would Violate Privacy; Lawmakers Hold First Hearing on Solitary Confinement;$

Thursday, June 21, 2012

2012/06/21 Headlines: Ecuador Set to Decide on Assange’s Asylum Bid; WikiLeaks Rep: Assange Fears Torture in U.S.; Suicide Bombing Kills 19 in Afghanistan; Report: CIA Coordinating Arms Shipments to Syrian Rebels; Syrian Gov’t Continues Siege of Homs Despite Deal to Aid Wounded Civilians; Report: Assad Could Get Safe Passage to Join Syria Talks; Egypt Delays Election Results Amid Anti-Military Protests; Report: U.S., Israel Used Virus in Sustained Bid to Disrupt Iran’s Nuclear Activities; U.S. Troops Involved in Koran Burning Face Lowest Possible Reprimand; "NATO 3" Indicted on Terror Charges for Alleged Plot to Attack Chicago Sites; House Panel Holds Attorney General Holder in Contempt over "Fast and Furious" Probe; Obama Asserts Executive Privilege to Aid Holder; Critics Decry New Congressional Hearings on "Radicalization" of Muslims; Sanford Police Chief Fired After Months of Criticism over Trayvon Martin Shooting; Court Rules 7,000 New Orleans School Workers Wrongfully Dismissed After Katrina; Apple Store Refuses to Sell Products to 2 Iranian Americans; "Anti-Nuclear Nun" Rosalie Bertell Dies at 83;$

Friday, June 22, 2012

2012/06/22 Headlines: Moody's Downgrades Credit Ratings of 15 Banks; Assange Awaits Ecuadorian Decision on Asylum Request; Civil Society, Indigenous Groups Protest at Rio+20; Bolivian President: West Out of Step with Ecosystem; Protests Held Across Egypt Ahead of Vote Result; 18 Die in Taliban Siege of Resort Hotel Near Kabul; California Budget Deal Includes Massive Cuts to Social Spending; Obama Urges Student Activism Ahead of Loan Deadline; Senate Approves New Farm Bill; Supreme Court Rules Fair Sentencing Act Applied to Pending Cases; Zimmerman Interrogation Tapes Released; Romney to Hold Utah Retreat for Major Donors; Bain Profited from Outsourcing Under Romney; U.S. Opens Offshore Oil Drilling in Gulf of Mexico;$

Monday, June 25, 2012

2012/06/25 Headlines: Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Wins Egyptian Election; Paraguayan President Ousted in Senate Vote; Activists Criticize Rio+20 Declaration at Summit's Close; Syrian Forces Defect to Turkey as Border Tensions Grow; Assange Calls for Guarantees on Avoiding U.S. Extradition; Manning Attorney: Prosecutors Blocking Key Evidence; DEA Agent Kills Drug Suspect in Honduras; Obama Touts Immigration Record in NALEO Speech; 11,000 Evacuated in Colorado Wildfire; Sandusky Found Guilty of Sexually Abusing 10 Boys; 13 Arrested Protesting Family's Eviction in Minneapolis;$

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

2012/06/26 Headlines: Overturning Montana Law, Supreme Court Affirms Unlimited Corporate Spending in Citizens United; Supreme Court Upholds "Show Me Your Papers" in S.B. 1070, Strikes Down 3 Provisions; Mandatory Life Sentences for Juveniles Ruled Unconstitutional; Manning Defense Wins Release of Key Gov't Docs; Ecuadorian Ambassador to U.K. Summoned for Assange Talks; UNASUR to Hold Emergency Talks on Paraguay Coup; U.S. Undecided on Whether Lugo Ouster was a Coup; López Obrador Gains in Polls Ahead of Mexico Elections; Debby Rains Pound Florida; Record 4th Storm Before July; Caterpillar Removed from Pension Fund over Ties to Israeli Occupation; Lesbian Teen Couple Shot in Texas, 1 Fatally; Carter Slams U.S. Human Rights Record Post-9/11;$

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

2012/06/27 Headlines: Appeals Court Backs EPA Regulation of Carbon Emissions Through Clean Air Act; Admin Approves Section of Keystone XL Pipeline, Activists Deliver Petition; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 5 in Pakistan; Over 100 Killed in Syria as Assad Cites "Real War"; U.N.: Human Rights Violations, Sectarian Killings on Rise in Syria; NATO Backs Turkey in Syria Row; Downed Jet Entered Syrian Airspace; Sudanese Protest Austerity Measures Despite Crackdown; Senate Reaches Student Loan Deal; Part-Timers to Face Limits; Veteran Lawmakers Hatch, Rangel Win Primaries; NY Launches Probe of Tax-Exempt Groups' Campaign, Lobbying Ties; Colorado Wildfire Spreads; 32,000 More Evacuated; Stockton, California to Declare Bankruptcy; Report: Lawmakers Tied to Hundreds of Millions in Firms with Business Before Congress; Lawmakers Shifted Holdings After Talks with Admin During Financial Crisis; University of Virginia Reinstates Ousted President After Student, Faculty Protest; Filmmaker, Essayist Nora Ephron Dies at 71;$

Thursday, June 28, 2012

2012/06/28 Headlines: Supreme Court to Rule on Healthcare Law; Bombs Hit Syrian Gov't Building in Damascus; Turkey Deploys Military Convoy to Syria Border; 13 Killed in Iraq Bombings; Report: JPMorgan Chase May Have Lost $9 Billion on Risky Trades; Barclays Fined $453 Million for Rate Manipulation; Arctic Sea Ice Melting at Record High; Obama Admin "Highly Likely" to Approve Shell Drilling Bid in Arctic; Florida Judge Rejects Federal Challenge to Voting Purge; House to Vote on Contempt Charges for Holder; Despite Interest Rate Deal, Students Face Massive Hikes on Loan Fees; Study: "Stand Your Ground" Laws Lead to Increased Deaths; Zimmerman Failed to Identify Himself to Trayvon Martin; Amnesty Calls for Global Arms Trade Regulation;$

Friday, June 29, 2012

2012/06/29 Headlines: Supreme Court Upholds Obama Healthcare Law; Dems Stage Walkout as GOP-Led House OKs Holder Contempt Vote; Activists Claim New Massacre in Syria; U.N. Holds Syria Talks in Geneva; Assange Rejects U.K. Police Order for Extradition; Air Force Instructors Accused of Widespread Sexual Abuse; U.S. Soldier Kills 1, Wounds Self at Ft. Bragg; 1 Killed, Homes Destroyed as Colorado Wildfire Rages; Stockton Becomes Largest U.S. City to File for Chapter 9; Appeals Court Upholds Harsh Resentencing of Jailed Attorney; Report Finds "Deplorable" Work Conditions at Apple Suppliers in China; Ecuadorean Plaintiffs Seek Chevron Fine in Brazil, Canada;$

Monday, July 02, 2012

2012/07/02 Headlines: PRI Candidate Claims Victory in Mexico Vote; Morsi Takes Oath of Office in Egypt; U.S. Drone Attack Kills 8 in Pakistan; Report: U.S. Firms Lobbying for Drone Sales Abroad; Mid-Atlantic Storms Kill 13 and Leave Millions Without Power; Record-Setting Heat Wave in Eastern U.S.; Con Ed Locks Out Unionized Workers in N.Y.; Colorado Wildfire Brought Under Control as Residents Return Home; Thousands Protest Resumption of Nuclear Power in Japan; Protests in Hong Kong as New Leader Sworn In; Dozens Killed in Syria as Diplomats Call for Transition; UNESCO Issues World Heritage Protection for Bethlehem, Church of the Nativity; EU Enacts New Sanctions on Iran; Barclays Chair Resigns over Rate Fixing; Protesters March Against Wal-Mart in L.A.; Federal Judge Blocks Mississippi Law Threatening Abortion Clinic; Occupy Activists Hold National Gathering in Philadelphia;$

Tuesday, July 03, 2012

2012/07/03 Headlines: 25 Killed in Iraq Bombing After Bloodiest Month Since U.S. Withdrawal; Assad Voices Regret for Downing of Turkish Jet; Rebels Skip Cairo Meeting; U.N. Urges End to Arming of Rebels, Assad Forces; HRW: Torture Widespread Under Assad Regime; Mexican Students Protest Election Results; López Obrador Refuses to Concede; Peña Nieto Affirms Commitment to Drug War Crackdown; Afghan Officer Kills 3 NATO Troops; Pharma Giant GlaxoSmithKline Fined Record $3 Billion for Healthcare Fraud; Twitter Ordered to Provide Info of Occupy Protester; U.S. Accounts for Bulk of Gov't Requests on Private Twitter Accounts; Florida to Opt Out of Medicaid Expansion; 3 Activists to Appear in Court for Anti-Drone Protest; Scores Arrested Protesting Vermont Nuclear Plant; Shell Wins Protest-Free Buffer Zone Around Arctic Drilling Ship; U.S. Denies Visa to Afghanistan-Based Peace Activist; Psychiatrist, Gay Rights Advocate Dr. Richard Isay Dies at 77;$

Wednesday, July 04, 2012

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Thursday, July 05, 2012

2012/07/05 Headlines: Pakistan OKs NATO Supply Routes After U.S. Apology; Afghan Soldier Wounds NATO Troops in Latest Shooting; Head U.N. Observer Says Syria Violence "Unprecedented"; Barclays CEO Resigns over Loan Fixing; PA Calls for Probe After Radiation Found on Arafat's Belongings; Bolivia to Hold Referendum on Road Opposed by Indigenous Groups; Power Outages Continue After Mid-Atlantic Storm; Admin Asks Supreme Court to Rule on DOMA; Romney: Healthcare Mandate Constitutes a Tax; Obama, Romney Mark 4th of July; Republican Governor Rejects Voter ID Bills in Michigan;$

Friday, July 06, 2012

2012/07/06 Headlines: U.S. Invokes Threat of Libya-Style Sanctions on Syria; Assad Faces High-Level Defection; WikiLeaks: Syria Files Will Embarrass Syria and Its Foes; Former Argentine Junta Members Sentenced for Theft of Babies from Political Prisoners; Romney Raises $100 Million in June; Obama Touts Auto Bailout, Healthcare Law in Ohio Visit; Zimmerman Gets $1 Million Bond After Lying About Finances; Heat Wave Scorches Midwest; Ohio, Virginia Face Ongoing Power Outages; U.N. Calls for Tax on Wealthy to Aid World’s Poor; Child Protester in Bahrain Sentenced to Home Confinement; Victims of Bhopal Disaster Seek Appeal to Hold Company Accountable; Presbyterian Assembly Rejects Israel Divestment Bid; California Calls for Constitutional Amendment Against Citizens United; California Lawmakers Pass "Anti-Arizona" Bill to Curb Immigration Crackdown; Report: Countrywide Used "VIP" Loans to Sway Congress;$

Monday, July 09, 2012

2012/07/09 Headlines: Record Heat Wave Blamed for 74 Deaths in U.S.; Obama, GOP to Resume Tax Cut Standoff; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 15 in Pakistan; Thousands March in Pakistan Against NATO Routes; 35 Killed in Afghanistan Violence; U.S. Gives Special Ally Status to Afghanistan; Thousands Protest Alleged Fraud in Mexico Vote; U.S. Agents Kill Drug-Smuggling Suspect in Honduras; Morsi Defies Egyptian Military on Parliament, Receives U.S. Invite; Palestinians Celebrate UNESCO Designation for Bethlehem; Hundreds Protest Romney Fundraisers in Hamptons; Law Enforcement Made 1.3 Million Requests for Cellphone Records in 2011; Zimmerman Released on $1 Million Bond; Rep. Frank Marries Long-Term Gay Partner; Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Takes Leave for Undisclosed Treatment; Assange: 7 WikiLeaks Members Under Grand Jury Investigation in U.S.;$

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

2012/07/10 Headlines: Obama: Extend Tax Cut for Earners Under $250,000; U.S. Breaks New Heat Records in 2012; Annan, Assad Hold New Talks in Damascus; ICC Sentences Ex-Congolese Rebel Leader to 14 Years; Bahraini Activist Sentenced to 3 Months for Criticizing Monarchy; Israeli Panel Claims Legality of Settlements, Outposts; Texas Opts Out of Medicaid Expansion;$

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

2012/07/11 Headlines: Austerity Protests Erupt in Spain After Bailout Forces Cuts; Egyptian Court Blocks Order to Reconvene Parliament; Annan: Include Iran in Syria Talks; Syrian Opposition Continues Call for Assad’s Ouster; Obama Pushes Tax Plan on Campaign Trail; Romney: Tax Hike for Wealthy a "Kick in the Gut"; Study Affirms Tie Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather; Probe: Negligence by Enbridge Fueled Massive Oil Spill; Lawsuit Challenges Shell’s Safety Plans for Arctic Oil Drilling; Hunger-Striking Palestinian Soccer Player Released After 3 Years in Israeli Prison; Bolivia Revokes License of Canadian Mining Company After Mass Protests; Public Workers Battle City of Scranton After Pay Cut to Minimum Wage; Episcopal Church Votes to Back Same-Sex Unions;$

Thursday, July 12, 2012

2012/07/12 Headlines: Romney Booed During NAACP Address; House GOP Votes to Repeal Obamacare; Syria Sees 1st Diplomatic Defection; U.S., Allies Propose New Syria Sanctions; Syrian Diplomat: Sanctions Could Derail Peace Plan; Spain: Thousands Protest New Austerity Measures; Scores Injured as Police, Protesters Clash in Madrid; Bin Laden’s Former Cook Released from Gitmo; Clinton Pays Landmark Visit to Laos; U.S. Allows Companies to Invest in Burma; Fracking Protest Halts Drilling in Pennsylvania Forest; Federal Judge Maintains Injunction Against Mississippi Anti-Abortion Law; OWS Protesters Return to Zuccotti to Honor Woody Guthrie; Clash with Police;$

Friday, July 13, 2012

2012/07/13 Headlines: Pro-Assad Forces Accused of New Massacre in Syria; U.S. Urges Russia to Back New Sanctions on Assad; Over 100 Killed in Nigeria Gasoline Tanker Explosion; Probe: Penn State Football Coach, Officials Covered Up Child Molestation; Wells Fargo Pays $175 Million for Discriminatory Lending; Romney Stayed at Bain 3 Years After Previously Claimed; Biden Campaigns for Re-Election in NAACP Speech; López Obrador Files Legal Challenge to Mexico Election Result; Icelandic Court Rules Against Credit Card Firms in WikiLeaks Case; Community Media Pioneer George Stoney Dies at 96;$

Monday, July 16, 2012

2012/07/16 Headlines: Red Cross Says Syria in "Civil War" as Fighting Spreads in Damascus; Annan in Russia as U.S. Calls for New Security Council Pressure on Syria; Clinton Meets with Top Leaders, Faces Protests in Egypt Visit; Obama Chides Romney on Outsourcing; Green Party Nominates Physician, Activist Jill Stein; Banks Face U.S. Probe over Libor Manipulation; Record-Setting Drought Threatens Crops in Midwest; FDA Spied on Scientists Who Warned of Radiation Dangers; Justice Dept., Florida Reach Deal to Continue Voter Purge; New York Judge, Activist Gustin Reichbach Dies at 65;$

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

2012/07/17 Headlines: Senate Probe Links HSBC to Money Laundering; Former Exec Says Ex-Barclays CEO Ordered Rate Fixing; Obama: Romney Plan Would Ship U.S. Jobs Overseas; Clinton: Iran Nuclear Proposals are "Non-Starters"; Thousands Protest NATO in Pakistan; U.S. Navy Kills Indian Fisherman in Dubai; Maldives to Prosecute Ex-President Nasheed; Up to 170,000 March in Japan's Largest Anti-Nuclear Rally Since Fukushima; Relative Claims Molestation by Zimmerman Over 10-Year Period; Ohio Demonstrators Blockade Fracking Site; Report Links Adelson to Bribery, Organized Crime;$

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

2012/07/18 Headlines: Syria: Suicide Attack Kills Defense Minister, Assad’s Brother-in-Law; Stalemate Continues over New U.N. Security Council Measure on Syria; Taliban Bombing Destroys 22 NATO Supply Trucks in Afghanistan; HSBC Exec Resigns After Report Linking Bank to Drug Cartel Laundering; Bernanke: U.S. Was Aware of Libor Manipulation; Fed Could Tackle Unemployment; Report: U.S. Building Missile Site in Qatar; Nigeria Seeks Record Fine for Shell Oil Spill; Activists Begin Week of Action Against Shell’s Arctic Drilling; U.N. Official Calls on Georgia, Texas to Halt Executions of 2 Mentally Disabled Men; Planned Parenthood Sues Arizona over Funding Ban; U.S. Media Granting Politicians Final Say on Attribution, Quotations; Houston Janitors’ Strike to Spread Nationwide; Anti-Apartheid Leader Nelson Mandela Turns 94;$

Thursday, July 19, 2012

2012/07/19 Headlines: Syria: Clashes Erupt After Blast Kills Top Officials; Israel Blames Iran for Deadly Bombing in Bulgaria; Massive Iceberg Detaches from Greenland Glacier; U.S. Drought Scorches Crops, Drives Up Food Prices; Capitol One to Pay $210 Million Fine for Misleading Customers on Credit Card Fees; Admin Officials Sued for Drone Killings of U.S. Citizens in Yemen; Manning Lawyers Seek OK to Provide Evidence Leak Caused U.S. No Harm; Report: 110 African Americans Killed by Police, Security Guards and Vigilantes in 2012; Zimmerman: Trayvon Martin Killing Was "God's Plan"; No Regrets; Former Mubarak VP Omar Suleiman Dies in U.S.; U.K. Panel: U.S. "Vulture Fund" Can’t Collect Massive Sum from DRC; Texas Conducts 1st Single-Drug Execution; Passenger's Naked Airport Security Protest Deemed Protected Speech; Muslims Allowed to Worship at Embattled Tennessee Mosque; Democrats Drop "Bank of America" from Name of National Convention Site;$

Friday, July 20, 2012

2012/07/20 Headlines: 12 Killed, 50 Injured in Colorado Movie Theater Shooting; Syrian Intelligence Chief Dies from Attack Injuries; Rebels Seize Border Crossings; Russia, China Veto New Security Council Measure on Syria; U.S. Condemns Veto of Syria Resolution; Russia: Syria Veto Aimed at Preventing Military Force; Tens of Thousands Protest New Austerity Measures in Spain; Judge Rejects Bid by Manning Lawyers to Cite Evidence Leak Caused No Harm; Panetta Orders Pentagon to Watch News Media for Leaked Classified Material; Obama Affirms Israel Ties Ahead of Romney Visit; U.S. Unemployment Claims Make Biggest Jump in More Than a Year; Class Action Latino Discrimination Lawsuit Against Sheriff Arpaio Opens in Arizona; U.S. Servicemembers Allowed to Wear Uniforms at LGBT Pride March; Report: Police Confiscating Condoms from Sex Workers; U.S. Ban Prevents Sex Workers, Drug Users from Attending AIDS Conference;$

Monday, July 23, 2012

* Aurora Shooting Witness Omar Esparza Describes Watching Massacre Unfold & Narrowly Escaping Theater * Are We Going to Wait for Another Massacre? Rep. Carolyn McCarthy Urges Stricter Gun Control Measures * Virginia Tech Shooting Survivor Colin Goddard: "The Time Is Now" for Action on Gun Control Laws * Bud Welch, Father of Oklahoma City Victim, on Rejecting the Death Penalty & Healing After a Tragedy

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

* Penn State Students Bear Brunt of NCAA Sanctions for Sandusky Cover-Up as Trustees Emerge Unscathed * Police Brutality in Anaheim Sparks Outrage After 2 Latinos Shot Dead and Demonstrators Attacked * White Plains Police Officer Who Used Racial Slur Before Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain is Suspended

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

* International AIDS Conference Convenes in D.C. After U.S. Lifts Travel Ban on People With HIV * Barred by U.S. Restrictions, Sex Workers Hold Alternative AIDS Summit in Kolkata, India * Rep. Barbara Lee and Dazon Dixon Diallo on Confronting the Overlooked AIDS Epidemic in Black America

Thursday, July 26, 2012

* Inside Karl Rove’s Secretive Effort to Defeat Obama’s Re-Election With Help of Billionaire Donors * "Glock" Author Paul Barrett: Aurora Massacre Latest Tragedy to Show Failures of U.S. Gun Laws * Lockdown in London: Professor, Ex-U.S. Athlete Jules Boykoff on Olympic Censorship & Militarization * "No Papers, No Fear": As Arpaio Fights Arizona Suit, 4 Undocumented Immigrants Reveal Their Status

Friday, July 27, 2012

* Stephen Lewis: As World Spends Trillions on War and Bank Bailouts, Little Money Left to Fight AIDS * The Berlin Patient: Timothy Ray Brown Speaks Out on Being First Man "Cured" of HIV * Rev. Canon Byamugisha Makes History as 1st African Religious Leader to Reveal HIV-Positive Status

Monday, July 30, 2012

The famed award-winning investigative reporting team of Donald Barlett and James Steele have just published a new book, "The Betrayal of the American Dream," a followup to their landmark bestseller, "America: What Went Wrong?" As Republicans and Democrats continue disputing who should bear the brunt of the tax burden, Barlett and Steele argue that America’s middle class has been decimated over the years due to policies governing not only taxes but also bank regulations, trade deficits and pension funds. Their book chronicles how the American middle class has been systematically impoverished and its prospects thwarted in favor of a new ruling elite. Barlett and Steele have worked together for more than 40 years, sharing two Pulitzer Prizes and two National Magazine Awards. The duo join us for the hour to discuss the assault on the middle class, the great tax heist, deregulation, the outsourcing of U.S. jobs by companies like Boeing and Apple, and the end of retirement. "People are going to have to work forever, and yet what are those jobs going to be? What are they going to pay? And it also puts pressure then on people coming into the workforce. How are they going to get a job if people are having to work between 65 and 75 years old?," Steele says. The duo also discuss their past reporting on the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, headed by the Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, and note he headed "an Olympic committee where that entire operation raided the federal Treasury like no other Olympics in history."

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

2012/07/31 Headlines: Aurora Shooting Suspect James Holmes Charged for Massacre; Syria: Clashes Continue in Aleppo; Gov’t Accused of Targeting Monitors; Romney Faults "Culture" for Gap Between Israeli and Palestinian Economies; Democrats Draft Platform Embracing Same-Sex Marriage; Judge Declines to Block Arizona Abortion Law; Undocumented Activists Infiltrate Florida Detention Facility; 1st Soldier Court-Martialed in Hazing Death of Pvt Danny Chen Found Not Guilty of Negligent Homicide; Mother of Julian Assange Campaigns for Son’s Asylum Request in Ecuador; Protesters Shut Down West Virginia Mountaintop Removal Coal Mine;$

Wednesday, August 01, 2012

2012/08/01 Headlines: Syria: Aleppo Violence Puts Residents at Risk; Syrian Exiles Launch Rival Opposition Group; Fatal Car Bombings Close One of Iraq’s Deadliest Months Since U.S. Withdrawal; Report: U.S. Wastes Millions on Poorly Run Projects in Afghanistan; U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Iran; Judge: EPA Exceeded Powers with Coal-Mining Regulations; Illinois Governor Proposes Assault Weapons Ban; Former Florida GOP Leader: Party Openly Discussed Suppressing African-American Vote; Supreme Court Asked to Rule on California Same-Sex Marriage Ban; Texas: Tea Party Candidate Wins GOP Senate Nomination; Avoiding Shutdown, Congressional Leaders Reach Budget Deal; San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to be First Latino to Give Keynote at Democratic National Convention; India Restores Electrical Power After Outage Affects Hundreds of Millions; Inter-American Court Deals Landmark Victory for Indigenous Rights; Members of Russian Feminist Punk Group "Pussy Riot" Tried for Church Protest; Iconic Author, Critic Gore Vidal Dies at 86;$

Thursday, August 02, 2012

2012/08/02 Headlines: Report: Obama Authorizes Secret U.S. Backing for Syrian Rebels; Syrian Forces Accused of Mass Killing Near Damascus; Rebels Execute Pro-Regime Fighters; Iraq: July Was Deadliest Month in Nearly 2 Years; Panetta Tells Israel Military Force Remains Option on Iran; Study: Romney Tax Plan Would Benefit Wealthiest Taxpayers; House GOP Votes to Extend Bush-Era Tax Cuts; Appeals Court Freezes Arizona Anti-Abortion Law; Founder's Anti-LGBT Views Draw Chik-fil-A into Same-Sex Marriage Debate; Protests Held Nationwide for Striking Houston Janitors; San Bernardino Declares Bankruptcy over $1 Billion in Debts; Book: FBI Opposes <span class="caps">NYPD Anti-Muslim Spying Program; 97-Year-Old Hungarian National Accused of Nazi-Era War Crimes; Mother of WikiLeaks Founder Meets with Ecuadorean President;$

Friday, August 03, 2012

2012/08/03 Headlines: Annan Steps Down from Syria Mission; Rebels Claim Gains in Aleppo; North Korea Seeks Food Aid After Major Floods; Obama: GOP Tax Plan Favoring the Wealthy is "Trickle-Down Fairy Dust"; Romney Suggests Outsourcing Experience Will Help Him Win Back U.S. Jobs; U.S. Shuts Down Tennessee Uranium Facility After Anti-Nuclear Protesters Infiltrate; Senate Defeats Revised Cybersecurity Bill; U.S. to Oppose U.N. Regulation of Internet; Psychiatrist Reportedly Warned School on Aurora Shooting Suspect; African-American Man Shot Dead While Handcuffed in Police Vehicle;$

Tuesday, August 07, 2012

2012/08/07 Headlines: Sikh Temple Shooter Identified as Neo-Nazi U.S. Army Veteran; Explosions at Chevron Oil Refinery in California Spark Massive Fires, Health Fears; Syrian Gov’t Deploys 20,000 Soldiers for Aleppo Fight; Philippines: Mass Flooding Shutters Schools, Businesses; Report: One in Seven People Going Hungry Worldwide; Assange Lawyer: U.K. Has No Legal Grounds to Block WikiLeaks Founder's Trip to Ecuador; Romney Bests Obama in July Fundraising; Obama Dubs GOP Opponent "Romney Hood"; Green Party Nominee Arrested at Anti-Foreclosure Rally; Missouri Mosque Burns to the Ground in 2nd Recent Fire; NY Regulator: British Bank "Schemed" with Iran; Undocumented Activists Who Infiltrated Florida's Broward Detention Center Re-Arrested at Protest;$

Wednesday, August 08, 2012

2012/08/08 Headlines: Ex-Girlfriend of Sikh Temple Shooter Arrested; New Details Emerge on Wisconsin Shooter’s White Supremacist Past; Jared Loughner Pleads Guilty to Tucson Shootings; Report: School Psychiatrist Warned Police About Aurora Shooter James Holmes; Syrian Gov't Launches Long-Awaited Assault on Aleppo; Syrian Regime Gets Public Backing from Iranian Official; Egyptian Air Strikes Kill 20 Near Israeli Border; Bahrain: 15 Cops Charged with Mistreating Medics During Protest Crackdown; Hundreds of Thousands Displaced by Philippine Flooding; Obama Unveils New Aid for Historic Drought; Firm Formerly Known as Blackwater Agrees to Pay $7.5 Million Fine in Arms Smuggling Case; U.S. Air Force Trainer Gets 30 Days in Jail Amid Military Sex Scandal; OWS Joins Direct Action Against Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim;$

Thursday, August 09, 2012

2012/08/09 Headlines: July Was Hottest Month on Record for the United States; Vigils Honor Sikh Temple Shooting Victims; Obama Touts Women’s Rights Record in Colorado Speech; Romney Scrutinized over Bain’s Ties to El Salvador Death Squads; Syria: Gov’t Forces Pound Aleppo in Fierce Battle with Rebels; Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Decline for 1st Time in 5 Years; U.S. Begins 1st Ever Clean-up of Agent Orange in Vietnam; Japan Marks 67th Anniversary of U.S. Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki; U.S. Nuclear Agency Suspends New Licenses over Waste Storage Concerns; Report: Companies Boosted Waste Output to Profit from Carbon Credits; Komen Sees Leadership Shift Months After Planned Parenthood Controversy; Pfizer to Pay $60.2 Million to Settle Claims of Illegal Bribes; Voters Choose Congressional Candidates in 4 Primaries; Trial for Feminist Band Pussy Riot Concludes in Russia;$

Friday, August 10, 2012

2012/08/10 Headlines: Justice Dept. Says No to Prosecutions of Goldman Sachs; Oak Creek Sikh Temple Reopens After Shooting; Defense Attorneys Say Aurora Suspect is Mentally Ill; U.N. Food Agency: Drought Could Spark New Global Crisis; Syrian Forces Oust Rebels from Aleppo District; Refugee Flight Grows; Algerian Diplomat Likely to Replace Annan as Syria Envoy; 6 U.S. Soldiers, Aid Worker Killed in Afghanistan; Bodies of 14 Victims Found in Mexico; International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples Marked Worldwide; U.S. Predicts Increased Atlantic Storms During Hurricane Seasons; Peace Activists Face Harsher Charges for Nuclear Protest; Zimmerman Attorneys Seek Hearing on "Stand Your Ground" Defense; NYPD Launches "Domain Awareness System" for Surveillance;$

Monday, August 13, 2012

2012/08/13 Headlines: Egyptian President Dismisses Top Generals; Supporters Fill Tahrir Square; Romney Picks Paul Ryan as Running Mate, Firing Up Tea Party Wing of GOP; Clinton Says Syria No-Fly Zone Is Possibility as Refugee Crisis Deepens; Bloody Weekend in Afghanistan: Six U.S. Troops Killed; Sikh Temple Reopens in Wisconsin Following Neo-Nazi Attack; Tennessee Mosque Opens After Years of Arson, Vandalism; 300 Killed, Thousands Injured in Iran Earthquakes; Mexican Activists Launch Caravan of Peace in U.S. to Protest Drug War; New Mexico Accused of Purging 177,000 Voters; Global Hunger Summit Held in London; Obama to Announce $170 Million in Drought Support; NYPD Shoot Dead a Man in Times Square After Attempted Marijuana Bust; Hong Kong Judge Orders Dismantling of Occupy Encampment; Tammy Smith Becomes First Openly Gay General;$

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

2012/08/14 Headlines: Texas Gunman Kills 2 in the 3rd Major U.S. Shooting in Under a Month; Obama Chides Ryan on Farm Aid in Iowa; Paul Ryan Heckled at Iowa State Fair; Romney: Obama Running Dishonest Campaign; Syrian Rebels Claim Downing of Syrian Jet; U.N. Monitor: Both Sides Causing Civilian Deaths in Syria; Exxon Mobil Oil Spill Hits Niger Delta; U.S. Sanctions Could Hinder Earthquake Aid to Iran; Ecuador to Reveal Decision on Julian Assange’s Asylum Bid This Week; Soldier Gets 6-Month Sentence for Hazing Death of Pvt. Danny Chen; Mexican Activists Kick Off U.S. Caravan Calling for End of Drug War; DNC to Transfer Money from Bank of America to Union-Owned Amalgamated Bank; Houston Janitors End Strike with Deal to Raise Wages; Nobel Laureates Condemn NBC’s New Military-Themed Reality Show;$

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

2012/08/15 Headlines: Syrian Rebels Behind Major Bombing in Damascus; Afghanistan Sees Deadliest Day for Civilians This Year; Correa: No Decision Yet on Assange’s Asylum Bid; Court Filing Details Harsh Treatment of Manning at Quantico; New Policy Takes Effect to Halt Deportation of Immigrants Brought to the U.S. as Children; Congressional Primaries Held in 4 States; Obama, Romney Trade Barbs over Energy Policy; Standard Chartered Bank to Pay $340 Million to Settle Claims of Hiding Iran Transactions; Judge Throws Out Suit on FBI’s Muslim Spying; Greenpeace Warns of Dangers of New Arctic Oil Drilling; Brazilian Court Halts Construction of Dam Opposed by Indigenous Groups;$

Thursday, August 16, 2012

2012/08/16 Headlines: Ecuador Grants Asylum to Julian Assange; Syria: Dozens Killed in Gov’t Attack on Azaz; OIC Suspends Syria over Crackdown; Pakistan Militants Attack Army Base Thought to Hold Nuclear Weapons; Tens of Thousands of Immigrants Line Up for Deferred Action Under New Policy; Pennsylvania Judge Upholds Controversial Voter ID Law; Security Guard Wounded in Shooting at Right-Wing Family Research Council; Banks Subpoenaed in Probe over Libor Manipulation; Report: Criminal Prosecutions for MF Global Failure Unlikely; Wildfires Across Western U.S. Force Hundreds to Evacuate; Biden Draws GOP Rebuke for "Chains" Remark; GOP-Linked Group Accuses Obama of Politically Motivated National Security Leaks; Bahraini Activist Nabeel Rajab Sentenced to 3 Years for Protesting U.S.-Backed Regime; NATO Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan Kills 11 People;$

Friday, August 17, 2012

2012/08/17 Headlines: Britain Vows to Deny Assange Safe Passage; At Least 70 Killed in Wave of Iraq Violence; Afghanistan Helicopter Crash Kills 11, Including 7 U.S. Soldiers; U.N. to End Monitoring in Syria, Saying Both Sides Have "Chosen Path of War"; Report: Assad’s Brother Maimed in Damascus Attack; South African Police Open Fire on Striking Miners, Killing At Least 30; Shell Blamed for New Oil Spill in Southern Nigeria; U.S. Calls on Bahrain to Vacate Charges Against Human Rights Activist Nabeel Rajab; Romney Says Tax Rate Was At Least 13 Percent over Past Decade; Study: 26 Companies Paid More to Execs Than in Federal Taxes; Report: July Marked 329th Consecutive Month with Above-Average Global Temperature; Dallas OKs Pesticide Spraying to Curb West Nile Outbreak; Chevron Sued over Massive Fire at California Refinery;$

Monday, August 20, 2012

2012/08/20 Headlines: Julian Assange Calls on U.S. to End "War on Whistleblowers"; U.S. Drone Strikes Kill 13 in Pakistan; Last U.N. Monitors Withdraw from Syria; Obama, Ryan Trade Barbs on Medicare Plans; Ryan Backed Stimulus Spending in 2002; GOP Senate Candidate Says Women Can Avoid Pregnancy in "Legitimate Rape"; Kansas Prosecutors Drop Planned Parenthood Case; Striking Miners Face Deadline Days After Mass Slaying; Afghan Officer Kills 2 U.S. Soldiers; Gov't Forces Kill Young Protester in Bahrain;$

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

2012/08/21 Headlines: Todd Akin Vows to Remain in Senate Race Despite Firestorm from "Legitimate Rape" Comment; Romney Accuses Obama of False Claims on GOP Tax Plan; Obama Defends Call for Romney to Release Tax Returns; Correa: U.K. Raid to Grab Assange Would Be "Diplomatic Suicide"; Ecuadoreans Show Support After Gov’t Grants Asylum to Julian Assange; U.S. Denies Role in Assange Extradition Case; Obama Threatens Military Action if Syria Uses Chemical Weapons; Japanese Reporter Killed in Syria; Ethiopian Prime Minister, U.S. Ally Meles Zenawi Dies at 57; Venezuela: At Least 20 Dead in Prison Gunfight; Court Rejects Parts of Immigration Laws in Georgia, Alabama; U.S. Soldier Demoted, Sentenced to 3 Months for Hazing Death of Pvt. Danny Chen; GOP Congressmember Apologizes for Nude Swim in Israel; Report: Longtime Civil Rights Activist Richard Aoki Was FBI Informant;$

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

2012/08/22 Headlines: Akin Defies Calls from GOP Leaders to Leave Senate Race; GOP Embraces Abortion Ban for Party Platform; Court Overturns EPA Rules for Coal Plant Emissions; Attack Damages Joint Chief Chair's Plane in Afghanistan; Clashes over Syria Conflict Kill 8 in Lebanon; Correa Calls for Talks on Assange's Fate; South African Official Apologizes for Massacre of Striking Miners; U.S. Eases Sanctions to Allow Iran Earthquake Aid; Court Rules Texas Can Cut Off Planned Parenthood Funding; Report: Secret NYPD Muslim Spy Unit Failed to Yield a Single Lead; California Slaughterhouse Shut Down After Graphic Video of Cow Abuse; Study: U.S. Wasting Up to 40% of Its Food;$

Thursday, August 23, 2012

2012/08/23 Headlines: CBO Warns U.S. Headed for Major Recession; Obama Slams Romney Education Plan in Nevada Visit; Romney Urges Supporters to Convert Swing Voters; Ryan Seeks Distance from Akin After Rape Comment; GOP Official Accused of Racist Comment in Ohio Voting Battle; Heavy Fighting in Damascus Leaves 40 Dead; Rebuffing U.S. and Israel, Ban to Attend Iran Summit; Clashes Erupt Between Bahraini Police, Demonstrators at Funeral for Slain Protester; Report: U.S. Charges Unlikely Against Assange; Tropical Storm Isaac Approaches Haiti, Dominican Republic; Deaths Jump in U.S. Outbreak of West Nile Virus; California Fires Prompt State of Emergency in 3 Counties; Report: Exelon Benefited from Obama Admin Ties; Dozens Protest LAPD Beating of Black College Student;$

Friday, August 24, 2012

2012/08/24 Headlines: Norwegian Mass Killer Breivik Sentenced to Maximum Prison Term; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 16 in Pakistan; Isaac Approaches Haiti, D.R.; Hurricane Strength Expected Next Week; Gov. Rick Scott: Florida, RNC Prepared for Isaac; Romney Calls for Ending Federal Regulation of Drilling, Mining; Bain Docs Point to Offshore Ties; Group: At Least 100 Killed in Syria Violence; U.S. Reporter Missing in Syria; Ex-Argentine Dictator on Trial for Disappearances; Fourth Soldier Accused in Chen Case Demoted, Fined; Ex-U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Afghanistan Charged for Drunken Hit-and-Run; Immigration Agents Challenge Obama Reprieve for Undocumented Youth; Judge Rules TVA Liable for 2008 Coal Ash Spill; Greenpeace Activists Occupy Russian Oil Rig in Arctic;$

Monday, August 27, 2012

2012/08/27 Headlines: Hurricane Warning in Effect for Northern Gulf Coast; Isaac Strikes Haiti, Forces Cancellation of RNC's First Day; Syrian Forces Accused of Killing Over 300 Near Damascus; U.S. Arms Sales Triple to Record $66.3 Billion; U.K. Withdraws Threat to Storm Ecuadorean Embassy; Oil Refinery Explosion Kills 39 in Venezuela; Israel Blocks West Bank Entry of 100 Foreign Activists; 2 Pussy Riot Members Flee Russia After Bandmates' Sentences; Romney Invokes "Birther" Controversy with Dig at Obama; NYC Police Wound 9 After Deadly Shootout; Texas Judge Warns of Civil War if Obama Re-elected; Hundreds Rally in Joplin to Support Burnt Mosque; Former U.S. Astronaut Neil Armstrong Dies at 82;$

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

2012/08/28 Headlines: Tropical Storm Isaac Threatens Gulf Coast on Katrina's 7th Anniversary; Arctic Sea Ice Melts to Lowest Point as "Worst-Case Scenario" Appears Real; Greenpeace Activists Confront Russian Oil Drilling in Arctic; Israeli Judge Clears Military for 2003 Killing of Rachel Corrie; Syrian Regime Launches Air Strikes Around Damascus; Scores Killed in Taliban Attacks in Afghanistan; No Criminal Charges for U.S. Troops in Koran Burning, Urinating Incidents; Colombia to Hold Peace Talks with FARC Rebels; 4 U.S. Soldiers Charged with Murder to Conceal Anti-Gov't Plot; Maryland Teen Critically Wounded in School Shooting; Peace Activist Sister Anne Montgomery Dies at 85;$

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

2012/08/29 Headlines: Isaac Makes Landfall, Threatening Flooding in New Orleans; United Nations Sees "Dramatic" Increase in Syria Refugees; Gaza May Not Be Livable in 2020, Warns United Nations; Corrie Family to Appeal Israel Verdict Clearing Military; French Court Opens Probe of Arafat's Death; Mexico Apologizes for Shooting of CIA Operatives; RNC Opens with Romney-Ryan Nomination, Delegate Dispute; Ann Romney, Chris Christie Featured in RNC Speeches; RNC Protesters Detained for Seeking to Arrest Rice; Ohio Secretary of State Fires 2 Officials Who Sought to Extend Voting Hours; Court Rules Texas Redistricting Discriminated Against People of Color; Pennsylvania GOP Senate Candidate: Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancies Akin to Rape; Brazil Resumes Construction of $11 Billion Controversial Dam; Tutu Drops Out of Event over Inclusion of Former U.K. PM Tony Blair;$

Thursday, August 30, 2012

2012/08/30 Headlines: Slowly Moving Isaac Lashes Gulf Coast with Wind, Rains; Curfew in NOLA as Police, National Guard Patrol Streets; Obama Vows Gulf Coast Relief After Hurricane; Activists Say Thousands Flee Shelling in Damascus; Rejecting Buffer Zone, Assad Claims Regime Winning Syria Fight; U.S. Drone Strikes Kills 4 in Yemen; U.S. Deploys 200 Marines in Guatemala in Escalation of Drug War; Afghan Soldier Kills 3 NATO Troops; Egyptian President Makes Landmark Visit to Iran; Ryan Vows U.S. "Turnaround" Under Romney; CODEPINK Activists Disrupt Ryan Speech; Romney to Accept GOP Nomination at <span class="caps">RNC Tonight; Daughter of Billionaire GOP Donor Pushes Democracy Now! Producer, Grabs Camera; RNC Attendees Removed for Derogatory Incident; Health Groups File Suit to Enforce Food Safety Law; Zimmerman Wins Removal of Judge in Murder Trial;$

Friday, August 31, 2012

2012/08/31 Headlines: 3 Killed in New Jersey Shooting; Romney Accepts GOP Nomination; Justice Dept. Rejects Prosecutions for CIA Torture; Federal Court Blocks Texas Voter ID Law; Isaac Heads West as Gulf Coast Recovery Effort Begins; Admin Allows "Preparatory Activities" for Shell Drilling in Arctic; IAEA: Iran Doubles Enrichment Machines at Underground Site; Iran Leader Renews Call for Nuclear-Free World; Morsi: Solidarity with Syrian Uprising an "Ethical Duty"; Ban Criticizes Iranian Gov't for Israel Comments, Holocaust Denial; Panel Rejects Coup Claims in the Maldives; South Africa Charges Miners in Mass Killing; Canada Orders Deportation of U.S. War Resister; Bradley Manning Trial Set for February 2013;$

Monday, September 03, 2012

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Tuesday, September 04, 2012

2012/09/04 Headlines: United Nations: Record 100,000 Fled Syria in August; U.S. Drone Strikes Kill 13 in Pakistan, Yemen; U.S. Embassy Vehicle Attacked in Pakistan; Bahrain Court Upholds Convictions of Opposition Activists; NATO Suspends Afghan Police Training Following Wave of Attacks; 6 Killed in Suicide Attack at NATO Base; Hurricane Isaac Toll Stands at 8; Obama: RNC Devoid of Substance on Policy; Romney Hits Obama on Jobs and Distances Self from Bush; Federal Court Strikes Down Ohio Ban on Early Weekend Voting; Karl Rove Apologizes for Joking of Todd Akin Murder; Chicago Teachers Rally Ahead of Potential Strike; Hundreds Protest in Charlotte Before DNC; Anti-Coup Protests Grow in Maldives; South African Prosecutors Withdraw Charges Against Miners as Unrest Spreads; Prosecutors Close Probe of Arizona Sheriff Arpaio; Pentagon Threatens Legal Action Against Ex-SEAL over Bin Laden Book;$

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

2012/09/05 Headlines: Protests in Yemen After U.S. Drone Strike Kills 13 Civilians; U.N. Envoy: Death Toll "Staggering" in Syria; UNICEF Warns Syria Could Mark "One of Biggest Humanitarian Emergencies in Decades"; 25 Killed in Afghan Suicide Bombing; Aid Agencies Warn of Global Food Price "Catastrophe"; DNC Kicks Off in Charlotte; Dems Call for Amendment to Overturn Citizens United; Romney: Dems "Shameful" for Excluding Jerusalem from Platform; Obama Tours Swing States Before DNC; Occupy Demonstrators Stage DNC Sit-In; Planned Parenthood Activists Rally at DNC; Planned Parenthood Seeks Reversal of Texas Ban; Colombia, Rebels to Begin Talks Next Month; Opposition, Human Rights Groups Condemn Bahraini Sentences; Massachusetts Ordered to Pay for Prisoner's Sex Change; Hackers Claim FBI Storage of Millions of Apple IDs;$

Thursday, September 06, 2012

2012/09/06 Headlines: Report: U.S. Tortured Libyan Prisoners and Rendered Them to Gaddafi; New Case of Waterboarding of Foreign Prisoner Revealed; U.S. to Continue Indefinite Detention of Prisoners at Afghan Jail; Dems Force Through Platform Change on Jerusalem, God; Clinton Backs Obama in DNC Speech; Warren at DNC: System "Rigged" in Favor of Corporations; Judge Rules Arizona Can Enforce "Show Me Your Papers" Law; Appeals Court Blocks Minnesota Law Tracking Companies' Political Spending; U.S. Warns Iraq on Iranian Flights to Syria; U.S. Sanctions Harming Medical Supply in Iran; Justice Dept. Accuses BP of "Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct"; 17 Million Suffer "Very Low Food Security" in U.S.; TransCanada Offers to Reroute Keystone XL; Activists Target Pipeline Construction in Texas;$

Friday, September 07, 2012

2012/09/07 Headlines: Labor Figures Disappoint with Just 96,000 New Jobs; Obama Accepts Nomination for Re-Election at DNC; Earthquake Kills 50, Displaces Thousands in China; U.N. Food Agency Urges Action to Avoid Crisis; Striking Miners Released from Jail in South Africa; Israeli Strikes Kill 6 in Gaza; Israeli Defense Minister: U.S.-Israel Have "Different" Clocks on Iran; Obama Talks Drone Strike Criteria, Claims "Due Process"; Colombia Rejects Ceasefire Call During Talks with Rebels; Drug War Caravan Holds NYC Vigil; Ryan: GOP Ticket Welcomes Debate on Medicare; CNN International Criticized for Keeping Bahrain Doc Off the Air; 5 Killed in Bombing Near Damascus Mosque;$

Monday, September 10, 2012

2012/09/10 Headlines: 100 Killed in Iraq After Sentencing of Fugitive VP; U.S. Continues Detaining Afghan Prisoners Despite Baghram Handover; Syrian Forces Killed in Aleppo Bombings; Clinton: New U.N. Measure on Syria "Needs Teeth"; Obama, Romney Campaign After Jobs Report; Chicago Teachers Stage 1st Strike in 25 Years; U.S. Refuses to Extradite de Lozada, Backs Immunity for Ex-Mexican President; Clashes Erupt in Chile Ahead of 1973 Coup Anniversary; Bahraini Forces Break Up Opposition Protest; U.S. Deportations Continue at Record Pace Despite Lower Migration;$

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

2012/09/11 Headlines: Thousands Protest in Chicago Teacher Strike; 9/11 Responders Get Coverage for Dozens of Cancers; Report: CIA Urged Bush Admin to Address Bin Laden Threat; Gitmo Prisoner Dies in Cell; U.N. Rights Chief Urges Both Sides of Syria Conflict to End Attack; Nearly 100 Killed in Syria Violence; Netanyahu Claims U.S.-Israel Talks on Iran "Red Lines"; Palestinians Protest Austerity Measures in West Bank; Thousands of Kuwaitis Protest Ruling Monarchy; Fired Ohio Election Officials Sue for Reinstatement; Romney Talks Economic Revival in Ohio Swing; Anti-Drone Protesters Convicted of Trespassing; Anti-Mining Activist Larry Gibson Dies at 66; Al-Qaeda Leader Reportedly Killed in Yemen;$

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

2012/09/12 Headlines: U.S. Ambassador, 3 Staffers Killed in Libya in Outburst over Anti-Muslim Film; U.S. Denies Obama Snub as Netanyahu Escalates Iran Threats; U.N. Envoy to Meet Assad, Rebels in Syria; Dead Gitmo Prisoner Had Been Cleared for Release, Attempted Suicide; U.S. Marks 11th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks; Chile Commemorates U.S.-Backed 1973 Coup; Chicago Teachers' Strike Enters 3rd Day; UBS Whistleblower Rewarded $104 Million by <span class="caps">IRS; 5 More Suspects Indicted in Georgia Militia Plot; Shell Faces Protests, Delays as Arctic Drilling Begins; Mexican Peace Caravan Wraps Up in D.C.;$

Thursday, September 13, 2012

2012/09/13 Headlines: Protests Spread Across Middle East over Anti-Islam Film; Romney Slams Obama Admin for Embassy Statement Made Before Attacks; U.S. Census Shows Economic Inequality Continues to Widen; Judge Permanently Blocks Indefinite Detention Provision in NDAA; House Votes to Extend Warrantless Wiretapping; Talks Progress as Chicago Teachers' Strike Enters 4th Day; Janitors Stage Solidarity Action; Victims of Florida Voter Purge to See Rights Restored; Obama, Netanyahu Attempt to Ease Tensions over Iran; More than 300 Die in Pakistan Factory Fires;$

Friday, September 14, 2012

2012/09/14 Headlines: Protests over Anti-Islam Film Continue to Flare Across the Middle East, North Africa; California Man with Criminal Past ID'd as Key Figure Behind Anti-Islam Film; Libyan Official: Militants Used Anti-Film Protests as Cover for Attacks; Obama Vows to Bring Libyan Attackers to Justice; Romney Heckled During Virginia Speech for "Politicizing Libya"; Chicago Teachers’ Strike Enters 5th Day as Deal Appears Close; New Hampshire Voters Mistakenly Barred from Polls Amid Confusion over New ID Law; New Envoy Arrives in Syria Amid Fresh Attacks; Survivors: Factory Bosses Trapped Workers in Deadly Pakistan Blaze; NOAA: U.S. Summer Was Third Hottest on Record; Fed Unveils Major Plan to Stimulate the Economy, Curb Unemployment; Bank of America Agrees to Settle Claims It Discriminated Against Disabled People; Report: Billionaire Donor Sheldon Adelson Would Save $2 Billion in Taxes Under Romney; Protesters "Blow the Whistle" on Police Abuses in New York, Los Angeles; Chamberlain Family Defends Suit over Police Killing;$

Monday, September 17, 2012

2012/09/17 Headlines: Chicago Mayor Threatens Lawsuit After Teachers Extend Strike; Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Most of Anti-Union Law; NATO Bombing Kills 8 Civilians in Afghanistan; 4 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Attack by NATO Forces; U.S. Evacuates Personnel from Tunisia and Sudan as Film Unrest Spreads; Bodies of U.S. Victims Return from Libya; Netanyahu Claims Iran Approaching Nuke Advancement, 20 Years After Making Similar Claim; Occupy Wall Street Marks 1st Anniversary; Occupy Activists Stage Massive Banner Drop Across Northeast U.S.; Twitter Hands Over Account Info of Occupy Protester; Chicago Man Arrested in Informant-Enabled Plot;$

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

2012/09/18 Headlines: Over 150 Arrests as Occupy Wall Street Marks 1st Anniversary; Judge Rejects Mayor's Effort to End Chicago Strike; Obama Admin Appeals Overruling of Indefinite Detention Under NDAA; White House: Reprieve Doesn't Confer Healthcare Rights for Undocumented Immigrants; Romney: 47% of U.S. Backing Obama "Dependent" on Government; Romney: "It Would Be Helpful to be Latino" in 2012 Election; Obama Admin Files WTO Challenge to Chinese Auto Subsidies; 12 Killed in Afghan Suicide Bombing as Film Protests Spread; NATO Reduces Joint Operations with Afghan Forces; United Nations: August Deadliest Month of Syrian Conflict; Shell Delays Alaskan Oil Drilling; Pennsylvania Pardons Board Rejects Clemency for Sex Abuse Victim;$

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

2012/09/19 Headlines: Chicago Teachers Suspend Strike After Deal Reached; Obama Admin Wins Freeze on Ruling Against Indefinite Detention; Court Overturns Rule for Disclosure of TV Ad Funders; Romney Video: Palestinians Don’t Want Peace; White House: Social Security Recipients Not "Victims"; U.N.-Arab League Envoy Says Syria Crisis Getting Worse; South African Miners Accept Pay Increase, End Strike; USAID to Exit Russia After Orders to Cease Operations; Judge: Arizona Can Begin Enforcing "Show Me Your Papers" Provision; DOJ: North Carolina Sheriff Illegally Targeted Latinos; Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Returned to Lower Court; Suu Kyi Calls for Easing of Burma Sanctions During U.S. Visit;$

Thursday, September 20, 2012

2012/09/20 Headlines: Justice Dept. Clears Holder, Faults Top Officials on "Fast and Furious"; U.S. Threatens Iraq over Alleged Iran Flights; Italy Upholds Sentences of 23 CIA Agents for 2003 Kidnapping; Counterterrorism Official: Consulate Killings a "Terrorist Attack"; France Closes Sites in 20 Countries over Cartoon Mocking Islam; Virginia Regulations Could Shutter Abortion Clinics; Arctic Sea Ice Reaches All-Time Low;$

Friday, September 21, 2012

2012/09/21 Headlines: 1 Dead in Pakistan as Anti-Film, French Cartoon Protests Continue to Sweep Through the Middle East; U.S. Diplomat Visits Libya in Wake of Ambassador's Death; Somalia: Journalists Among 15 Killed in Suicide Bombings; Syria: Scores Killed Amid Rising Violence; U.S. Condemns Iran's Support for Syrian Gov't; Panetta: Surge Troops Withdrawn from Afghanistan; Former Commander in Afghanistan Tapped to Lead U.S. Military in Africa; Palestinian Activist to End Hunger Strike Amid Hopes for Release; Brown, Warren Spar over Economy in Debate for Massachusetts Senate Seat; Obama Questioned over Failure to Pass Immigration Reform; Romney Vows Not to "Round Up People Around the Country and Deport Them"; Romney Campaign Co-Chair Resigns to Lobby for Wall Street; Australian Official Condemns "Cranks and Crazies" in GOP; Quebec Gov't Cancels Tuition Hike That Sparked Mass Protests; Suu Kyi Voices Support for Jailed Pussy Riot Members;$

Monday, September 24, 2012

2012/09/24 Headlines: Anti-U.S. Protests Leave 21 Dead in Pakistan; Report: Benghazi Attack Prompts CIA Evacuations from Prison; U.S. Releases Names of Cleared Gitmo Prisoners; Romney Unveils 2011 Tax Return After Criticism; Obama: Change Comes When "People Are Mobilized"; Human Rights Lawyer Assassinated in Honduras; Ecuador Asks U.K. for Assange's Safe Passage; Ex-Guatemalan Soldier Extradited to U.S.; Clashes Wound 40 at Foxconn Factory in China; Chevron Probed for Hiding Pollutants at Richmond Plant;$

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

2012/09/25 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Kills 5 in Pakistan; Study: Drones "Terrorize" Pakistani Civilians, Avoid Top Militants; Syrian Rebels Bomb School Housing Gov't Forces; 2 Marines Face Court-Martial for Urinating Incident in Afghanistan; Romney: U.S. Should "Shape the Future" of Middle East; Obama Dismisses Israeli Pressure of Iran War as "Noise"; Study: Voting Laws Could Disenfranchise 10 Million Latinos; In Reversal, Appeals Court Rules Army Corps Immune in Katrina Flooding Suit; Environmentalists Scale Trees to Block Keystone Construction; Survivor of 1982 Massacre in Guatemala Wins Asylum in U.S.; EU Approves Extradition of Muslim Cleric to U.S.; World Leaders Convene for U.N. General Assembly; Dozens Stage Rare Protest in Saudi Arabia; Anti-Islam Ads Posted in NYC Subways; New Evidence Emerges in Pennsylvania Death Row Case;$

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

2012/09/26 Headlines: Syrian Army Command Post Bombed in Damascus; Greek Workers Hold General Strike; Thousands Surround Spanish Parliament in Austerity Protest; Obama Addresses Middle East Film Protests, Iran in U.N. Speech; Ban Ki-moon Criticizes Israel on Settlements, War Threats; Ahmadinejad Says Israel "Map" Remark Refers to "Occupation"; Bahraini Activist Sentenced to 2 Months in Prison; Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law; NYC Prosecutors Stop "Stop and Frisk" Cases in Bronx Public Housing; Activists Target Anti-Islam Ads in NYC Subways; Activists Continue Tar Sands Blockade in Texas; Scott Brown Supporters Filmed Making Derogatory Gestures, Chants;$

Thursday, September 27, 2012

2012/09/27 Headlines: Anti-Austerity Protests Continue in Greece, Spain; Activists Claim More Than 300 Killed in Syria; U.N. Warns of 700,000 Refugees; Egyptian President Opposes Syria Intervention; Ahmadinejad Says "Uncivilized Zionists" Threaten Iran; Obama, Romney Spar on China Trade in Ohio; UC Davis Reaches $1 Million Settlement over Pepper-Spraying of Student Protesters; U.S. Army Tested Chemicals on Cities, Low-Income Residents; Ex-Guatemalan Commander Ordered to Stand Trial in U.S.; Study: Global Warming Could Claim 100 Million Lives by 2030; U.S. Eases Ban on Burmese Imports; NFL, Refs Strike Deal to End Lockout; 2012 Right Livelihood Awards Announced in Sweden;$

Friday, September 28, 2012

2012/09/28 Headlines: Iraq: Prison Attack Kills At Least 12, Frees Dozens of Prisoners; Minneapolis Shooting Spree Leaves 5 Dead, Including Gunman; California Man Behind Anti-Islam Film Arrested for Probation Violation; Greece, Spain Announce Austerity Plans Despite Mass Protests; U.N.: Up to 700,000 Refugees May Flee Syria; Soros, Other Donors Pledge Millions for Democratic Super PACs; Obama Calls for "Economic Patriotism" in Virginia Address; Romney Vows to Maintain U.S. Military Dominance in Virginia Speech; Romney in 1985 Video: Bain's Goal is to "Harvest" Companies for Profit; Akin Draws Fresh Criticism for Saying Opponent Was Previously More "Ladylike"; Florida Restarts Controversial Voter Purge; Netanyahu Draws "Red Line" on Iran’s Nuclear Program Before U.N. General Assembly; Palestinian Leader Condemns Settler Attacks in U.N. Address; Report: Payments to Settle Fraud by U.S. Drugmakers Have Doubled in 2012; Goldman Sachs Reaches $12 Million Settlement over SEC Charges; EPA Proposes Tough New Standards for Asbestos Cleanup; Study: Student Debt Reaches Record High with 1 in 5 U.S. Households Affected;$

Monday, October 01, 2012

2012/10/01 Headlines: Suicide Bomber Kills 14 as U.S. Toll Passes 2,000 in Afghanistan; 32 Killed in Iraq Bombings; Bahrain Upholds Sentences of Jailed Medics; Syria Fighting Sets Off Massive Fire in Aleppo Market; 3 Killed in Venezuelan Election Clashes; Youngest Gitmo Prisoner Transferred to Canada; Penn. Judge Stays Execution of Prisoner Who Killed Sexual Abuser; DHS to Allow Deportation Stays for Same-Sex Couples; California Bars Anti-LGBT "Conversion" Efforts; Cali. Governor Upholds Immigration Checks, OKs Drivers' Licenses for Undocumented Youth; Obama, Romney Prepare for 1st Debate; Bank of America Reaches $2.43B Settlement in Merrill Case; Clinic of Slain Abortion Doctor to Reopen in Kansas;$

Tuesday, October 02, 2012

2012/10/02 Headlines: Iran's Currency Hits Record Low Under Weight of Western Sanctions; Israel to Skip U.N. Meeting on Nuke-Free Middle East; U.S. Considering Military Strikes in North Africa; September Iraq's Deadliest Month in 2 Years; U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan Kills 3 Ahead of Weekend Protest; 5 Convicted Bahraini Medics Jailed in Pre-Dawn Raids; New York Files $20B Fraud Suit Against JPMorgan Chase; Amex to Pay $112.5M over Credit Card Abuses; Obama, Romney Campaign in Colorado Ahead of Debate; GOP Cuts Ties with Firm Linked to Voter Fraud; Wal-Mart Protesters Detained in Support of Striking Workers; D.C. Protesters Mark Occupy Anniversary; Scientist, Environmentalist Dr. Barry Commoner Dies at 95;$

Wednesday, October 03, 2012

2012/10/03 Headlines: Report: U.S. Lays Groundwork for Libya Retaliation; GOP Lawmakers Claim Embassy Staffers Requested Security in Libya; Pennsylvania Judge Strikes Down Voter ID Law; Mississippi Won't Enforce ID Law Before Election; Early Voting Begins in Ohio; Biden: Middle Class "Buried" the Last 4 Years; Ryan: 30 Percent Want to Live Off "Welfare State"; Akin in 2008: "Terrorist" Doctors Provide Abortions to "Women Who Are Not Actually Pregnant"; Appeals Court Restores NDAA Provision on Indefinite Detention; Bombing Kills 25 in Aleppo; Bahraini Forces Crack Down on Protester's Funeral; U.S. Border Agent Shot Dead in Arizona; Report: Intelligence "Fusion" Centers Yield "Useless" Info;$

Thursday, October 04, 2012

2012/10/04 Headlines: Obama, Romney Face Off in 1st Presidential Debate; Romney Vows to Boost Military Spending, Cut Public Funding; Turkey Launches Strikes in Syria After Deadly Bombing; Clashes Erupt as Iranians Protest Collapse of Currency; U.S. to Probe Alleged Security Lapses Before Libya Killings; Chicago Teachers Ratify Agreement Ending Strike; Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Execution Stay for Sexual Abuse Victim; "Bainport" Workers Block Removal of Factory Equipment; Wrongfully Detained Muslim American Wins Right to Trial;$

Friday, October 05, 2012

2012/10/05 Headlines: Protesters Gather for Massive Pro-Reform Rally in Jordan; Turkey Approves Military Action Against Syria; Police Kill Miner in South Africa Amid Ongoing Labor Strikes; Report: U.S. Has Dismissed Iran's Plan to End Nuclear Standoff; U.S. Drone Strike Targeting Alleged Militants Kills 5 in Yemen; Pakistani Politician Vows to Proceed with Anti-Drone March; Venezuela: Chávez, Opponent Rally Supporters Ahead of Election; U.S. Citizen Opens Fire, Kills Hotel Worker in Israel; Obama Slams Romney for Backtracking on Tax Cuts for the Wealthy; Romney: "47 Percent" Remark Was "Completely Wrong"; Chipotle Signs Fair Food Agreement with Coalition of Immokalee Workers; Walmart Workers Launch Strike at Retail Stores; World Bank Head Jim Yong Kim Forecasts Major Reforms; Video of TV Anchor Slamming Anti-Fat "Bully" Goes Viral;$

Monday, October 08, 2012

2012/10/08 Headlines: Hugo Chávez Wins Re-election in Venezuela with 54% of Vote; U.S. Peace Activists Join Anti-Drone March in Pakistan; 10 Arrested Protesting Drones at New York Military Base; Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.8%, Lowest Point in Obama Presidency; Obama Campaign Reports Record Haul of $181 Million in September; 5 Terror Suspects Extradited to U.S.; Syria Fighting Continues in Several Cities; Tens of Thousands Protest Austerity in Spain; 6 Indigenous Protesters Shot Dead in Guatemala; 4,000 Foxconn Workers Stage 1-Day Strike in China; Illinois Wal-Mart Supply Workers Win Pledges, Back Pay; NY Shooting Victim Allowed to Sue Gun Maker, Distributor; Unarmed National Guardsman Shot Dead by NYPD;$

Tuesday, October 09, 2012

2012/10/09 Headlines: Romney Gains in National Poll After 1st Debate; Obama Chides Romney on Foreign Policy, Debate; Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Steroid Shots Kills At Least 8; Nigerian Soldiers Kill More than 30 Civilians; Palestinian Militants Fire Rockets After Deadly Israeli Attack; Russell Tribunal: U.S. Crucial in Israeli Violations in Occupied Territories; Ousted President Mohamed Nasheed Arrested in Maldives; Teenage Advocate for Girls' Education Shot in Pakistan;$

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

2012/10/10 Headlines: Poll: Obama and Romney Tied Among Likely Voters; Romney Hits Back at Obama over Big Bird Comments; Ohio Asks Supreme Court to Curb Early Weekend Voting; Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Hold Telecom Companies Accountable for Domestic Spying; U.S. Gov’t Sues Wells Fargo for Reckless Mortgage Loans; Turkey Threatens "Greater Force" If Syria Fire Continues; Greeks Hold Mass Protest Against Visiting Merkel; Brazil: Protest by Indigenous Groups Halts Dam Construction; Supreme Court Declines to Block Chevron’s $18 Billion Fine for Ecuador Pollution; Sandusky Sentenced to At Least 30 Years in Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal; Billionaire CEO Warns Workers of Job Cuts if Obama Re-Elected; Video: New York Police Call Teenager a "Mutt" During Stop-and-Frisk;$

Thursday, October 11, 2012

2012/10/11 Headlines: U.S. Deploys Secret Team to Jordan Amidst Syria Crisis; Turkey Grounds Syria-Bound Passenger Plane, Seizes Cargo; U.S. Lawmakers Clash over Security Failures at Consulate in Libya; Romney to Drop Story About Slain Navy SEAL After Complaints from Victim's Mother; Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Affirmative Action Case; Yemen: Head of Security at U.S. Embassy Assassinated; Pakistanis Rally for Teenage Activist Shot by Taliban; Russian Court Frees 1 Pussy Riot Member, Upholds Sentences for 2 Others; Court Reinstates Montana Law Curbing Campaign Donations; October 11, 2002: Senate Votes to Authorize Iraq War;$

Friday, October 12, 2012

2012/10/12 Headlines: Biden, Ryan Trade Sharp Critiques in Vice-Presidential Debate; Nobel Peace Prize Goes to European Union Despite Mass Austerity Protests; U.S. Voices Support for Turkey's Grounding of Syrian Plane; Syrian Refugee Describes Harsh Conditions in Camp; Hezbollah Admits to Flying Drone over Israel; U.S. Drone Strikes Kill 16 in Pakistan; U.S. Border Patrol Agent Opens Fire, Killing Mexican Teenager; Jobless Claims in U.S. Reach Lowest Point in More Than 4 Years; Romney: Americans Don't Die from Lack of Health Insurance; Romney Removes Link to GOP Legislator Who Pushed Mistress on Abortion; Guatemala: 9 Soldiers Detained for Protest Shooting; Controversial Puerto Rican Gas Pipeline Halted; Texas Pipeline Blockade Continues amid Crackdown on Journalists; Oregon Activist Jailed for Refusing to Testify Before Grand Jury;$

Monday, October 15, 2012

2012/10/15 Headlines: Campaigns Buying Personal Data to Influence Votes; Obama, Romney Prepare for 2nd Presidential Debate; HRW: Syrian Regime Dropping Cluster Bombs on Civilians; U.K. to Begin Afghan Withdrawal in 2013; Study: U.S. Bombings Caused "Staggering Increases" in Iraqi Birth Defects, Miscarriages; Torture in U.S. Custody to Be Raised at Gitmo Hearing for 9/11 Suspects; Pakistani Teenage Activist Flown to U.K. for Medical Treatment; Philippines, Rebels Sign Preliminary Accord for Peace Talks; Colombian Peace Talks Kick Off in Norway; 10 Arrested in Bahrain Protest Crackdown; "Global Noise" Anti-Austerity Protests Held Worldwide; Obama Campaign Office Targeted in Denver; Former Senator Arlen Specter Dies at 82;$

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

2012/10/16 Headlines: Obama and Romney Head to New York for 2nd Presidential Debate; Report: U.S. to Help Build Elite Anti-Militia Force in Libya; Brahimi Calls for Holiday Ceasefire in Syria; Turkey Hosts 100,000 Syrian Refugees; EU Announces New Sanctions on Iran Despite Warnings over Civilian Toll; U.S. and Israel to Launch Largest-Ever Joint Air Defense Drill; Judge Bars Torture Discussion from 9/11 Trial at Guantánamo; Thousands Protest Austerity Budget in Portugal; Report: U.S. Businessman Launches Risky Geoengineering Venture in Pacific Ocean; NOAA: September Tied for World’s Warmest September on Record; ACLU Sues Morgan Stanley over Predatory Loans Sold to African Americans; Cuba Loosens Travel Restrictions for Citizens; Soup Kitchen Head Slams Paul Ryan for Staged Photo Op; Video Shows Brutal Police Beating at Jewish Center in New York

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

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Friday, November 30, 2012

2012/11/30 Headlines: U.N. Backs Palestinian Bid for "Non-Member Observer State" Status; Palestinians Rally to Celebrate New U.N. Status; Israel, U.S. Blast U.N. Resolution on Palestine; Bradley Manning Describes Harrowing Prison Conditions in 1st Public Testimony Since 2010 Arrest; Egypt: Protests Continue as Panel Approves Draft Constitution; Egyptian President: Decree Granting New Powers Is Temporary; Syrian Internet Cut Nationwide for a Second Day; Mexico: Environmentalist Who Challenged Drug Gangs Murdered in Ambush Despite Police Escort; Peña Nieto Set to Assume Mexican Presidency; Qatar Court Sentences Poet to Life in Prison; World's Youth Call for Urgent Action at U.N.