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Morning headlines brought to you by Carolyn Kay MakeThemAccountable.com Top Story Al-Qaida No. 3 says he planned 9/11
WASHINGTON - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed cemented his position as al-Qaida's most ambitious operational planner when he confessed in a U.S. military tribunal to planning and supporting 31 terrorist attacks, topped by 9/11, that killed thousands of innocent victims since the early 1990s.
Why now? Why did it take so long to bring this guy to trial? And why aren’t the media allowed to attend and report on this and other Guantanamo trials? —Caro Russmo
The World4 killed, 24 hurt in Iraq car bombing
BAGHDAD - A parked car bomb struck a bus packed with workers in a volatile city south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least four people and wounding 24, police said.
Israel condemns Palestinian govt platform
JERUSALEM - The platform of the new Palestinian government is a major "step backward" for peace prospects, and Israel will lobby the international community not to work with the coalition, a senior Israeli official said Thursday.
World powers agree on new Iran sanctions
UNITED NATIONS - A proposed new package of sanctions against Iran for enriching uranium appeared headed to the U.N. Security Council after ambassadors for six world powers resolved remaining differences.
Chavez: Venezuela aiding Latin America
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan financial aid to Latin America has surpassed U.S. commitments in the region, President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday, shortly after President Bush completed a tour seen by some as an attempt to curtail Chavez's spreading influence in the region. The NationDemocrats’ Measure for Iraq Pullout in 2008 Nears Senate Vote; White House Threatens Veto
Administration officials immediately issued a veto threat, even though the measure is considered unlikely to win final passage. .
Bush stands by Gonzales amid controversy
WASHINGTON - President Bush said Wednesday he was troubled by the Justice Department's misleading explanations to Congress of why it fired eight U.S. attorneys, and said he expected his attorney general to fix the problem.
House concludes Sunshine Week
WASHINGTON - Openness in federal contracting, a major issue in tracking the billions of dollars spent in Iraq, is on the agenda as House Democrats wrap up a week dedicated to providing the public with more information on the workings of government.
Liberal group aims ad at Mont. Democrat
WASHINGTON - A liberal political group formed to hold Democrats in line is airing its first ad, urging a Senate Democrat to oppose giving President Bush renewed power to try to speed trade deals through Congress. The group, They Work For Us, has created some tension in the Democratic Party with its mission to instill discipline among lawmakers on issues dealing with health, the work place and the economy. The group's members include labor leaders as well as liberal activists. MediaStudy links sense of humor, survival
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Laugh and the world laughs with you. Even better, you might live longer. Adults who have a sense of humor outlive those who don't find life funny, and the survival edge is particularly large for people with cancer, says Sven Svebak of the medical school at Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Conversely, anger causes heart attacks, which cause death. I include this headline in the Media section to make the point that media content can be a life and death matter. —Caro
Fox News Can't Take A Punch
Fox News is still fighting the last war. Busy arguing that it truly is fair and balanced, execs there haven't noticed that, thanks to the Nevada debate showdown, the real question now on the table is not about Fox News' fairness. It's about whether or not Fox News is a legitimate news crew. That's precisely where Roger Ailes does not want this media branding debate to go.
Air America's Invitation
Tweaking the Fox News Channel, the president of liberal Air America Radio (Tuesday) morning sent a letter to the chairmen of four state Republican parties, offering to host and broadcast the state parties' upcoming presidential debates… The Nevada State Democratic Party dropped plans for Fox to broadcast an August debate after furious pressure from online activists, a move that drew attacks from Fox and the label of “Stalinist” from one Fox News commentator, Mort Kondracke. “Should you accept Air America’s offer, Republicans would both embrace free debate and stick it to Stalin at the same time,” (Air America President Mark) Green wrote.
Radio Veteran Named Top Programmer at AAR
A key position on the new management team of Air America Radio was filled today with the announcement that veteran talk radio executive, David Bernstein, will join the network as vice president of programming. AAR, which has been criticized for not hiring enough people with a radio background, went with experience in bringing on Bernstein, who has been in the radio business for 32 years. Technology & ScienceGoogle to adopt new privacy measures
SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. is adopting new privacy measures to make it more difficult to connect online search requests with the people making them — a thorny issue that provoked a showdown with the U.S. government last year.
Odd little critter sheds light on mammal evolution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed a fossil of a mammal the size of a chipmunk that skittered around with the dinosaurs, with a key feature in the evolution of mammals -- the middle ear bones -- fabulously preserved. EnvironmentHis energy bill is $0.00
EAST AMWELL, N.J. - Mike Strizki lives in the nation's first solar-hydrogen house. The technology this civil engineer has been able to string together – solar panels, a hydrogen fuel cell, storage tanks, and a piece of equipment called an electrolyzer – provides electricity to his home year-round, even on the cloudiest of winter days.
In a Test of Capturing Carbon Dioxide, Perhaps a Way to Temper Global Warming
American Electric Power is planning the largest demonstration yet of capturing carbon dioxide from a coal-fired power plant and pumping it deep underground. For more headlines, visit MakeThemAccountable.com. |
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