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Rachel's #969: Gore Challenges Mainstream Enviros

2008-07-24T21:34:01Z

RACHEL'S DEMOCRACY & HEALTH NEWS #969
"Environment, health, jobs and justice--Who gets to decide?"
Thursday, July 24, 2008
HTML edition available: [link]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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[*] AL GORE THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET TO MAINSTREAM ENVIRONMENTALISTS

Rejection of Colombia FTA, hopes for House ethics committee, and more blog updates

2008-07-24T21:26:05Z

July 24, 2008
U.S. State Legislators Slam Colombia FTA - Again
National Conference of State Legislatures Votes Down Resolution Supporting Colombia FTA Second Time in Three Months
NEW ORLEANS - The sound rejection by U.S. state legislators of a resolution calling on the U.S. Congress to approve the Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) reinforces widespread opposition to the proposed NAFTA expansion even as President Bush reiterated his call for a vote on the deal, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch division said.

[EPIC NEWS] EPIC Alert 15.15

2008-07-24T21:19:16Z

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Volume 15.15 July 25, 2008
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JFK's Conversion from War

2008-07-24T20:05:21Z

JFK'S CONVERSION FROM WAR
I have previously written briefly about a new book I recently read
entitled JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died & Why It Matters.
Long-time peace activist James Douglass wrote the book and worked
on it for 12 years.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. You should read it, you

Bush Bans State Department Workers From Berlin Rally

2008-07-24T20:05:05Z

News Updates from Citizens For Legitimate Government 24 Jul 2008
[link] All items are here:
[link]
Berlin Rally Is Off-Limits for Embassy Workers 24 Jul 2008 The U.S.
Embassy in Berlin has instructed Foreign Service personnel stationed
there not to attend Sen. Barack Obama's public rally today, which

Free Energy Truth - 3

2008-07-24T19:45:00Z

Government of the USA in Exile Free Americans Reaching Out to
Amerika's Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free Via July 24, 2008
NOTE: Please visit the link directly below to learn more about
these revolutionary energy technologies. Some are already available
for widespread application. -- kl, pp

Harvard Psychiatrists Exposed_Boston Globe

2008-07-24T18:32:20Z

ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION
Promoting Openness, Full Disclosure, and Accountability
[link] and [link]
FYI
Dr. Arnold Relman, professor emeritus at Harvard Medical School, and
distinguished former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, is a
foremost critic of those who have derailed American medicine from its focus

[corp-focus] The Scourge of the IMF

2008-07-24T17:42:07Z

Links and forum to comment on this and other columns at:
[link]
The Scourge of the IMF
By Robert Weissman
July 24, 2008
Tuberculosis, a treatable disease, kills 1.7 million people a year
worldwide.
TB incidence, according to the World Health Organization seems to be

Revealing News: Life Expectancy Inequality, Terror Watch List, Pediatricians Peddling Drugs, More

2008-07-24T16:45:40Z

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9/11: Wayne Madsen: MC Prosecutor on Flight 93 Shootdown

2008-07-24T16:45:02Z

[link]
July 24, 2008 -- United 93 shoot down reference again appears in news
At the first military commission trial yesterday in Guantanamo,
Cuba, Navy Lieutenant Commander Timothy Stone, one of the prosecutors,
told the jury that accused Al Qaeda terrorist Salim Hamdan, a Yemeni

[southnews] Obama promises Israel 'unshakeable' commitment

2008-07-24T15:15:49Z

Barack Obama headed for Europe Thursday after vowing to forge an
"unshakeable" bond with Israel if elected the next US president and
stressing the need to head off the "grave threat" of a nuclear Iran.
Obama promises Israel 'unshakeable' commitment
51 minutes ago
JERUSALEM (AFP) Barack Obama headed for Europe Thursday after vowing

[southnews] Cheney and 'The Dark Side"

2008-07-24T15:15:49Z

In her important new book, The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the
War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals, Jane Mayer of The
New Yorker devotes a great deal of space to David Addington, Dick
Cheneys main man and the lead architect of the Bush administrations
legal strategy for the so-called war on terror.

[southnews] Iraq Veterans takes On McCain In New Ad

2008-07-24T15:15:52Z

A veterans group critical of the war in Iraq accuses John McCain of
wanting to occupy Iraq indefinitely, against the wishes of the country's
leaders, in an ad that will air later this week.
The 30-second spot will go on the air across the country on CNN and
MSNBC starting on Friday through most of next week. The group is

[progchat_action] Bush Admin rushes to change workplace toxin rules

2008-07-24T15:14:16Z

U.S. Rushes to Change Workplace Toxin Rules
By Carol D. Leonnig
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 23, 2008; Page A01
Political appointees at the Department of Labor are moving with unusual
speed to push through in the final months of the Bush administration a rule
making it tougher to regulate workers' on-the-job exposure to chemicals and

[progchat_action] Joe Lieberman stands behind Hagee

2008-07-24T15:14:17Z

Lieberman backs Hagee despite calls from Jews to cut ties
By Hilary Leila Krieger
Jerusalem Post
July 23, 2008
Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Connecticut) backed controversial pastor John
Hagee during an appearance before Hagee's organization Tuesday night despite
calls from some quarters of the Jewish community to cut ties with the