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July 2, 2009
Massive US assault to seize Taleban heartland
Tom Coghlan
Times

The Great American Buble Machine
Matt Taibbi
Rolling Stone via Zero Hedge

Saudi Arabia to fence itself in
ABC News

CIA Report on Interrogation Is Delayed Again
The Wall Street Journal

Suddenly, a Trillion Dollars Is Too Expensive?
Joe Conason
TruthDig

Cash-strapped California sets interest rate on "IOUs"
Reuters

Congress's Travel Tab Swells
Brody Mullins and T.W. Farnam
The Wall Street Journal

ExxonMobil continuing to fund climate sceptic groups, records show
David Adam
The Guardian

Saddam Hussein Considered ‘Security Agreement’ With U.S. To Counter Threat From ‘Fanatics’ In Iran
Think Progress

Gay sex decriminalised in India
BBC News

France passes new law to ban 'gangs'
Robert Marquand
The Christian Science Monitor

Turkey plans to restart work on controversial dam project
Robert Tait
The Guardian

Washington Post cancels lobbyist event amid uproar
Mike Allen and Michael Calderon
Politico

July 3-5, 2009
Mousavi Said Calling for General Strike; Hard Liners Call for his Arrest
Juan Cole
Informed Comment

Iran Cleric Says British Embassy Staff to Stand Trial
Alan Cowell and Stephen Castle
The New York Times

Cybersecurity Plan to Involve NSA, Telecoms
Ellen Nakashima
Common Dream

New Evidence Cheney Swayed Reaction to Leak
R. Jeffrey Smith
The Washington Post

Unemployment hits 26-year high
Don Lee
The Baltimore Sun

Baseless Expenditures
Chalmers Johnson
TomDispatch

Lawsuit now accuses Xe contractors of murder, kidnapping
Bill Sizemore
The Virginian-Pilot

How the Press Helped Destroy the Auto Industry
Eamonn Fingleton
CounterPunch

The Great American Bubble Machine
Matt Taibbi
Rollin Stone

NYSE Halts Transparency, Feels Goldman Program Trading Disclosure Is Unnecessary
Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge

Climate change is shrinking sheep
Victoria Gill
BBC News

Death of the Newspaperman
David Simon
In These Times

July 6, 2009
US and Russia agree key nuclear deal
The Independent

Mousavi reportedly will launch political party in Iran
Borzou Daragahi
Los Angeles Times

140 killed in western China after Uighur riots and security crackdown
Times

Israel has right to attack Iran's nuclear facilities: Joe Biden
Abraham Rabinovich
The Australian

Russia 'agrees US troop transit'
BBC

Pure Overreach
The New York Times

Sergey Aleynikov Should Have Stuck With Ballroom Dancing
New York Magazine

Military-backed public schools on the rise despite protests
Dorie Turner
USA Today

Palin Goes Gonzo
John Nichols
The Nation

Biden’s Awkward Admission
Steve Benen
The Washington Monthly

July 7, 2009
Government seeks voluntary statements at Guantanamo trials
James Vicini
Reuters

Costa Rica's Oscar Arias to mediate in Honduran crisis
Lesley Clark
Miami Herald

UK weapons inspector who was found dead was writing expose: paper
John Byrne
The Raw Story

Lawyers group gives Sotomayor its highest approval rating
Michael Doyle and David Lightman
McClatchy Newspapers

Oil, Gas Market Speculation May Face Restrictions
Tina Seeley
Bloomberg

U.S. consumers fall behind on loans at record pace
Jonathan Stempel
Reuters

Mumbai faces acute water shortage
BBC News

July 8, 2009
Major polluters water down climate warming ambitions
Leigh Thomas
AFP

White House: Acquitted detainees may not be released
The Raw Story

Rove Testifies, But Next Steps In Probe Remain Murky
Zachary Roth
TPM

Barack Obama could preside over demise of modern campaign finance
Kenneth P. Vogel
Politico

North Korea suspected in Web attack
Tabassum Zakaria
Reuters

'Shocking' Security Breaches at Federal Buildings
Pierre Thomas & Jack Date
ABC News

Public Transit Loses to Polluters in Climate Bill Subsidies
Mike Lillis
The Washington Independent

A Clear Cut Crisis
Steve Benen
The Washington Monthly

Is Texas Harboring a Torture Decider?
Ray McGovern
CounterPunch

McNamara’s Evil Lives On
Robert Scheer
TruthDig

Big Banks Don't Want California's IOUs
Ryan Knutson
The Wall Street Journal

Stop All the Clocks - Mourning Without Object
Sharon Astyk
Casaubon’s Book

Michael Phelps ads prove a new cultural tolerance of marijuana
Dan Neil
Los Angeles Times

July 9, 2009
Barack McNamara Obama: Why Can't Obama See His Wars Are Unwinnable?
Ted Rall
After Downing Street

CIA: We Lied to Congress
John Nichols
The Nation

Promises, Promises: Obama's pledge at G-8 on climate change relies on politics back home
Dina Cappiello
The Star Tribune

Warren Buffett Backs Second Stimulus
Alice Gomstyn and Bianna Golodrya
ABC News

Oil baron's wind farm project hits doldrums
Chloe Melas
CNN

This “Cyberwar” Is a Cybersnooze
Posted by Jim Harper
CATO@ Liberty

The new FCC chairman is making all the right promises. Can he fulfill them?
Nieman Watchdog

The Organic Monopoly and the Myth of "Natural" Foods
Ronnie Cummings
CounterPunch

On The 'Everyone Was Doing It' Excuse
Matt Taibbi
The Smirking Chimp

New wonder material, one-atom thick, has scientists abuzz
Robert S. Boyd
McClatchy Newspapers

July 10-12, 2009
Pakistan says Taliban leader will talk to U.S.
Michael Ware
CNN

As It Exits Bankruptcy, G.M. Faces Challenges
Nick Bunkley and Micahel J. de la Merced
The New York Times

Bush secret surveillance program extended beyond wiretapping without warrants
Pamela Hess
Newsday

House overwhelmingly rejects signing statement
Walter Alarkon
The Hill

Obama campaign vow of public debate on health care fading
David Lightman and Margaret Talev
McClatchy Newspapers

California: No longer the Golden State?
Peter Aldhous
New Scientist

California Dreamin': How the State Can Beat Its Budget Woes
Ellen Hodgson Brown
CounterPunch

L.A.’s “coal free” vow scuttles Utah power-plant expansion
Climate Progress

July 14, 2009
US 'waterboarding' row rekindled
BBC News

Sotomayor Says Roe Is "Settled Law," Still Gets GOP Props
John Nichols
The Nation

House Releases Major Health Care Reform Bill
FireDog Lake

Arctic glacier to lose Manhattan-sized 'tongue'
Catherine Brahic
New Scientist

The Man Who Knew Cheney's Secret?
Benjamin Sarlin
The Daily Beast

Cancel the Conferences
Anne Applebaum
Slate

This Army Reserve major can't handle the truth
Will Bunch
Attytood

Why is There Peace?
Steven Pinker
Greater Good

Why the #$%! Do We Swear? For Pain Relief
Frederik Joelving
Scientific American

The Emperors of Bombast
Eamonn McCann
CounterPunch

July 15, 2009
US, Colombia near base access deal
Frank Bajak
AP

The Assassination Bureau
Manuel Garcia, Jr.
CounterPunch

Russian activist 'found murdered'
BBC News

Obama Announces Community College Plan
Michael D. Shear and Daniel de Vise
The Washington Post

Honesty at Last!
Dahlia Lithwick
Slate

‘Government Sachs’ Strikes Gold ... Again
Robert Scheer
TruthDig

India to issue all 1.2 billion citizens with biometric ID cards
Rhys Blakely
The Times

Qaddoumi drops a bombshell
Mohammed Mari'i
Arab News

Raul Castro tackles cabinet in video political broadcast
Telegraph

China Stops Clinic Treating Internet Addiction With Electroshock
Carlos Tejada
The Wall Street Journal

July 16, 2009
CIA Assassin Program Was Nearing New Phase
Joby Warrick
The Washington Post

CIA Assassin Program Could Operate Anywhere - Even Inside U.S.
Zachary Roth
TPM

Israeli navy in Suez Canal prepares for potential attack on Iran
Sheera Frenkel
The Times

Clinton extends hand to Taliban
ABC News

AMA Endorses House Bill
Jonathan Cohn
The New Republic

AP Ignores Criticism
Steve Benen
The Washington Monthly

Bernie Sanders: The VA is a Socialized Health Care System, Right Mr. McCain?
Video Clip of the Day

Obama Administration Approves First Roadless Logging Contract In Alaska's Tongass National Forest
Katherine Goldstein
The Huffington Post

Embrace Hugo Chávez's ideas or be fired, Venezuelan oil workers told
Rory Carroll
The Guardian

Denmark plans forces for Arctic
BBC News

Sotomayor for the Prosecution
James Ridgeway
Unsilent Generation

Calif tax officials: Legal pot would rake in $1.4B
Breitbart

What Economy?
Paul Craig Robrets
CounterPunch

Granny Get Your Gun
Nathan Comp
In These Times

July 17, 2009
Obama administration abandons cramdown
Mike Lillis
The Minnesota Independent

Tehran's streets erupt after a key cleric speaks
Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim
Los Angeles Times

Al-Jazeera journalist imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay to sue George Bush
Gwladys Fouché
The Guardian

Gates: Future Jet Supporters are Risking Today’s Troops
Noah Shachtman
Wired

Mexico Accused of Torture in Drug War
Steve Fainaru and William Booth
The Washington Post

Zelaya 'to make fresh return bid'
BBC News

"Goldman Sachs Are Scum"
Max Keiser
Video Clip of the Day

Huge blob of Arctic goo floats past Slope communities
Don Hunter
Anchorage Daily News

A Modest Proposal: Labels on Celebrities
Vanessa Richmond
The Tyee

July 20, 2009
Honduras crisis talks break down
Rory Carroll
The Guardian

Coal on the slide as renewables top 11 per cent of US power mix
Cath Everett
Business Green

Afghanistan: Oversight AWOL?
Bruce Falconer
Mother Jones

The Most Misunderstood Man in America
Michael Hirsh
Newsweek

War Without Purpose
Chris Hedges
TruthDig

Judicial Apartheid
Pam Martens
CounterPunch

Not With A Bang, But A Whimper
Robert Cruickshank
Calitics

Goodnight, moon travel
Joseph Romm
Salon

Space exploration volunteers wanted (The catch? It's a one-way ticket)
Daniel Nasaw and Andy Duckworth
The Guardian

Why cops should trust the wisdom of the crowds
Michael Bond
New Scientist

July 21, 2009
Judge accuses CIA officials of fraud, unseals secret files
Michael Doyle
McClatchy Newspapers

9/11 Case Could Bring Broad Shift on Civil Suits
Adam Liptak
The New York Times

Senate Rejects F-22 Boondoggle
John Nichols
The Nation

Pentagon to boost Army by 22,000
Roxana Tiron
The Hill

US terror policy report delayed
BBC

L.A. supervisors to sue to block state budget cuts; other local governments expected to join
Los Angeles Times

The Department of Justice, Corporations, Buying the Law
Larisa Alexandrovna and Muriel Kane
The Raw Story

Skip's Racist Wakeup Call
Touré
The Daily Beast

Population of older people set to surpass number of children, report finds
Ed Pilkington
The Guardian

Why 2024 Will Be Like Nineteen Eighty-Four
Farhad Manjoo
Slate

When Computers Leave Classrooms, So Does Boredom
Jeffrey R. Young
The Chronicle of Higher Education

July 22, 2009
Yet More Obama Secrecy
Zachary Roth
TPM

Ahmadinejad defies ayatollah on vice president
Borzou Daragahi
Los Angeles Times

Did US Forces Watch Afghan Massacre?
Mark Benjamin
Common Dreams

Deep-Sixing the F-22
Robert Scheer
The Nation

The Political Perils of the False Argument
Tim Dickinson
Rolling Stone

Future Of Western U.S. Water Supply Threatened By Climate Change
Science Daily

Oakland, California, passes landmark marijuana tax
CNN

Could u txt me ur blood sample?
Colin Barras
New Scientist

Do Grown-Ups Really Need to Drink Milk?
Ari LeVaux
AlterNet

July 23, 2009
Iraqi Prime Minister Open to Renegotiating Withdrawal Timeline
Spencer Ackerman
The Washington Independent

Senate narrowly rejects ‘radical’ concealed weapon measure
The Raw Story

Obama says healthcare overhaul needed to curb deficits
John Whitesides
Reuters

Porsche Chief Fired; Prelude to Takeover by Volkswagen
Carter Dougherty
The New York Times

"Marijuana is dangerous and has no medicinal benefit": Obama Drug Czar
Marc Benjamin
The Fresno Bee

No Greedy Wall Street Welfare Billionaire is Going to be Arrested for Successfully Breaking Into His Own House
Mark Karlin
Buzzflash

Christian right aims to change history lessons in Texas schools
Chris McGreal
The Guardian

Why people don't act on climate change
George Marshall
New Scientist

Gay Scientists Isolate Christian Gene
CNNN
Video Clip of the Day

July 24-26, 2009
Democrats see healthcare deal hopes collapse
Susan Cornwell and Kim Dixon
Reuters

Iranian leader 'orders dismissal'
BBC News

Air Force Report Envisions a Broader Use of Drones
Christopher Drew
The New York Times

Nuclear Industry Donations Target Moderate Dems
Aaron Wiener
The Washington Independent

House Passes Increase for Housing, High-Speed Rail
Andrew Taylor
TruthOut

Activists claim Christian executed in NKorea
Kwang-Tae Kim
AP

Inside Bush and Cheney's Final Days
Massimo Calabresi and Michael Weisskopf
Time

The Depressing Cycle of Racial Accusation
Richard Thompson Ford
Slate

United By Hate: The uses of anti-Semitism in Chávez’s Venezuela
Claudio Lomnitz and Rafael Sánchez
Boston Review

Chinese experts grow live mice from skin cells
Tan Ee Lyn
Reuters

God is not your bitch
Mark Morford
San Francisco Chronicle

July 27, 2009
North Korea ready for talks over nuclear weapons
Tania Branigan
The Guardian

Revealed: the secret evidence of global warming Bush tried to hide
Suzanne Goldenberg and Damian Carrington
The Observer

Indian Navy's Nuclear Edge
NDTV
Video Clip of the Day

Reviews prompt suspension of Iraqi jobs program
Ken Dilanian
USA Today

Let NRA Loving Senators Practice What They Preach
E.J. Dionne
TruthDig

Goldman Really Was In Trouble
Matt Taibbi
True / Slant

Spitzer: Federal Reserve is ‘a Ponzi scheme, an inside job’
Daniel Tencer
The Raw Story

Evil Syndicated
James Howard Kunstler
Clusterfuck Nation

Blue Dogs Fill Their Bowls with Cash
Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta
The Center for Public Integrity

An Incoherent Truth
Paul Krugman
The New York Times

Barcode replacement shown off
Jonathan Fildes
BBC News

July 28, 2009
Britain ends Afghanistan offensive, poll says war "unwinnable"
Channel News Asia

U.S.: Better Balance Between Climate and Military Spending Urged
Marina Litvinsky and Jim Lobe
IPS

Iran 'releases 140 demonstrators'
BBC News

Dean: ‘What’s the point of having a 60 vote majority’ if you can’t pass health reform?
Think Progress

The Health Care Bill Dies?
Matt Taibbi
True / Slant

Holder Probe Would Be Big Break From Bush Torture Policy
Daphne Eviatar
The Washington Independent

Obama and Clinton Nix Change in Honduras
Roger Burbach
New America Media

July 29, 2009
Obama's longtime doctor says healthcare reform plan falls short
Mike Dorning
Los Angeles Times

In break with Bush, speculators blamed for oil price spikes
Kevin G. Hall
McClatchy Newspapers

U.S. Rejects Call for Immigration Detention Rules
Nina Bernstein
The New York Times

The Chinese Come Calling
Robert Scheer
TruthDig

U.S. and China sign memorandum on climate change
Sue Pleing
Reuters

Microsoft Will Also Power Yahoo Mobile Search, But Deal Is Not Exclusive
Joseph Tartakoff
The Washington Post

US should give Chinese chicken a chance-meat group
Reuters

FSA organics study: read it closely
Mark Anslow
The Ecologist

Landlord sues tenant over moldy Tweet
Austin Modine
The Register

July 30, 2009
Rove Had Heavier Hand in Prosecutor Firings Than Previously Known
Carrie Johnson
The Washington Post

Senior Military Official: U.S. Should Withdraw From Iraq Next Year
Spencer Ackerman
The Washington Independent

Clinton moved to halt disclosure of CIA torture evidence, court told
Richard Norton-Taylor
The Guardian

Iraq in throes of environmental catastrophe, experts say
Liz Sly
Los Angeles Times

Honduran rulers insist Zelaya cannot be president
Reuters

People support Obama's health plan - when they know what it is
Will Bunch
Attytood

Dire States
John Nichols
The Nation

Let's Put an End to Sarah Palin-Style Capitalism
Naomi Klein
AlterNet

The Republicans Can't Afford for America to Succeed
Mark Karlin
Buzzflash

With House food-safety bill on the verge of passing, questions remain
Tom Philpott
Grist

Barack Obama Gives Presidential Medal of Freedom To Bunch of Homosexuals, Blacks, Women & Muslims
Wonkette

How to Live Forever
Casey Schwartz
The Daily Beast

Take Back the Beep Campaign
David Pogue
The New York Times

July 31, 2009
Bailed-Out US Banks Gave Employees Billions in Bonuses in 2008
Common Dreams

Progressives Rally to Save Public Option
Matt Renner
TruthOut

Health Care Tyranny by 13 Obstructionists
David Sirota
TruthDig

Ryland: A Sibel Edmonds 'Bombshell' - Bin Laden Worked for U.S. Until 9/11
Brad Friedman
The Brad Blog

Court Orders Release of Juvenile Prisoner at Gitmo
Scott Horton
Harper’s

House Votes to Extend 'Clunkers' Program
Corey Boles and John Mitchell
The Wall Street Journal

Lobbying Firm Employee Forged Letters About Climate Bill
David A. Fahrenthold
The Washington Post

Right-Wing Florida Legislators Propose State Constitutional Amendment To Ban Federal Health Care
Think Progress

Criminal behaviour – it's all in the game
The Guardian

You Call That Beer?
Jacob Sullum
Reason