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7.19.2011

GOP wants Obama's unconditional surrender - CNN articles.cnn.com

http://articles.cnn.com/2011-0​7-18/opinion/frum.debt.showdow​n.gop_1_republicans-spending-c​uts-tax-rates?_s=PM%3AOPINION
articles.cnn.com
In this debt-ceiling fight, I'm having horrible flashbacks to the Republican debacle over health care.Then as now, what could have been a negotiated deal turned into all-out political war.Then as

Let us Pray - The trembling at News Corp has only begun - Fortune Management management.fortune.cnn.com

Let us Pray - http://management.fortune.cnn.​com/2011/07/19/the-trembling-a​t-news-corp-has-only-begun/
management.fortune.cnn.com
The scandal’s potential damage to News Corp. has already gone beyond News of the World. But will the company’s directors remember their duty to represent the interests of shareholders not named Murdoch? By Geoff Colvin, senior editor at large FORTUNE -- Some people aren’t at all surprised by the

Universal Love - Above Human Ability? gdata.youtube.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v​=XeOpQFoBsoM

Israeli navy boards Gaza-bound yacht www.chicagotribune.com

http://www.chicagotribune.com/​news/nationworld/sns-rt-us-pal​estinians-isrtre76i18g-2011071​9,0,2800717.story
www.chicagotribune.com
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli navy on Tuesday boarded a French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists intending to sail to the blockaded Gaza Strip and forced it to go to Ashdod port, a military spokeswoman said.

Dignité on the last leg of voyage to Gaza www.freegaza.org

http://www.freegaza.org/en/hom​e/56-news/1329-dignite-on-the-​last-leg-of-voyage-to-gaza
www.freegaza.org
The Free Gaza Movement website: human rights activists working for breaking the siege of Gaza

7.18.2011

ACT NOW - SIGN - The Campaign | We Divest calling on TIAA-CREF to divest from Israel's occupation

http://salsa.democracyinaction​.org/o/301/p/dia/action/public​/?action_KEY=7276

ISRAEL ITCHING TO SLAUGHER AGAIN IN GAZA? Israeli military warns Gazans in leaflet drop latimesblogs.latimes.com

http://latimesblogs.latimes.co​m/babylonbeyond/2011/07/gaza-s​trip-israeli-military-warns-ga​zans-in-leaflet-drop.html
latimesblogs.latimes.com
Israeli aircraft dropped leaflets over the Gaza Strip for the first time since the end of a 22-day assault more than two years ago. The leaflets, dropped late Sunday and early Monday, written in Arabic and signed by the "Israel...

Poll: 71% shun GOP handling of debt crisis - Political Hotsheet - CBS News www.cbsnews.com

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-50​3544_162-20080250-503544.html
www.cbsnews.com
Americans tell CBS News they're unimpressed with how Obama and Democrats are handling talks, but GOP fares worst Read more by Tucker Reals on CBS News' Political Hotsheet.

Mass psychosis in the US english.aljazeera.net

http://english.aljazeera.net/i​ndepth/opinion/2011/07/2011731​3948379987.html
english.aljazeera.net
How Big Pharma got Americans hooked on anti-psychotic drugs.

7.17.2011

Did you know ??? Facts from the real world... www.youtube.com

http://youtu.be/_ZB0PitVj9w
www.youtube.com
The truth is often a bitter pill to swallow. "Did you know??? Facts from the real world..." wants to show the brutal reality behind our little perfect world....

Midnight on the Mavi Marmara www.youtube.com

www.youtube.com
Available exclusively at WWW.ORBOOKS.COM MIDNIGHT ON THE MAVI MARMARA The Attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and How It Changed the Course of the Israeli/Pa...

7.16.2011

D-40 'Q: Start, you a Martyr? (a) Into Pain? Uh, CULTIVATING Love and Sacrfice.' SL www.youtube.com

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Michele Bachmann's Church Says the Pope Is the Antichrist www.theatlantic.com

http://www.theatlantic.com/pol​itics/archive/2011/07/michele-​bachmanns-church-says-the-pope​-is-the-antichrist/241909/
www.theatlantic.com
The Iowa front-runner for the GOP nomination was a longstanding member of a strict Lutheran synod with controversial views of Catholicism

Two-thirds of Obama campaign cash from small donors www.reuters.com

http://www.reuters.com/article​/2011/07/16/us-usa-campaign-ob​ama-cash-idUSTRE76E71520110716
www.reuters.com
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of the $86 million cash haul raised by President Barack Obama for his re-election effort in recent months came from small donations of under $200 or less,

POL POT REVISITED - Climate Science Denier threatens Scientist thinkprogress.org

http://thinkprogress.org/romm/​2011/07/15/271037/climate-deni​er-brandishes-noose-to-scienti​st-at-climate-conference/?utm_​source=feedburner&utm_medium=e​mail&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+clim​ateprogress%2FlCrX+%28Climate+​Progress%29
thinkprogress.org
I reported last month that Australian climate scientists have been facing death threats and cyberbullying. Sadly, the video makes clear that this now extends to visiting scientists. Climate change has hit Australia harder than almost anywhere else, first with the decade long Big Dry and then the on

THE POWER OF EVIL - THE POWER OF EVIL - ICE FREE ARCTIC by 2030 thinkprogress.org

http://thinkprogress.org/romm/​2011/07/16/266463/arctic-ice-a​t-record-low-nsidc-director-se​rreze-ice-free-summer-by-2030-​downward-spiral/?utm_source=fe​edburner&utm_medium=email&utm_​campaign=Feed%3A+climateprogre​ss%2FlCrX+%28Climate+Progress%​29
thinkprogress.org
Ice extent (from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 2011 in red). We’re at a record low Arctic sea ice extent and volume: The area of the Arctic ocean at least 15% covered in ice is … lower than the previous record low set in 2007 – according to satellite monitoring by the US National Snow [...

Two-thirds of Obama campaign cash from small donors www.reuters.com

http://www.reuters.com/article​/2011/07/16/us-usa-campaign-ob​ama-cash-idUSTRE76E71520110716
www.reuters.com
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of the $86 million cash haul raised by President Barack Obama for his re-election effort in recent months came from small donations of under $200 or less,

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/​james-zogby/america-in-trouble​-in-the_b_900649.html America in Trouble in the Middle East: Obama Understands, But GOP Gloats www.huffingtonpost.com A few months back I had a quick exchange with President Obama about the U.S. standing in the Arab World. When I mentioned that we would be conducting a poll to assess Arab attitudes two years after his Cairo speech, he responded that he expected that the ratings would be quite low and would remain l

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/​james-zogby/america-in-trouble​-in-the_b_900649.html
www.huffingtonpost.com
A few months back I had a quick exchange with President Obama about the U.S. standing in the Arab World. When I mentioned that we would be conducting a poll to assess Arab attitudes two years after his Cairo speech, he responded that he expected that the ratings would be quite low and would remain l

D-40 'All else is Insanity - FOOL for Extreme Brotherhood (Christ)' SL www.youtube.com

http://youtu.be/WoN-w3TrZp4

7.15.2011

Decline of Large Predators is Serious Threat To Ecosystem: Study www.ibtimes.com

http://www.ibtimes.com/article​s/181154/20110715/ecosystem-la​rge-predators-poaching-apex-co​nsumers-food-chain-trophic-cas​cades-science.htm
www.ibtimes.com
Poaching of "apex consumers" has dramatic effects on animals and humans alike

$$$mageddon on your Kids with 2'/Decade Sea Level Rise - SPIEGEL ONLINE - N... www.spiegel.de

http://www.spiegel.de/internat​ional/world/0,1518,774706,00.h​tml
www.spiegel.de
The United Nations' forecast of how quickly global sea levels will rise this century is vital in determining how much money might be needed to combat the phenomenon. But predictions by researchers vary wildly, and the attempt to find consensus has become fractious.

Repug House Votes to sell your Future for Pieces of Gold - Save Traditional Light Bulbs www.bloomberg.com

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/​2011-07-15/house-votes-to-save​-traditional-light-bulbs.html
www.bloomberg.com
The U.S. House approved a provision to save for a year the 100-watt incandescent light bulb, which has become a pear-shaped symbol of personal freedom to some Republicans.

"Pray for Rain," 'Destroy the Science' - Another blast of heat to hit U.S. www.reuters.com

http://www.reuters.com/article​/2011/07/14/us-weather-idUSTRE​76D78Q20110714
www.reuters.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A massive heat wave is expected to develop over much of the central and eastern United States beginning on Friday with heat index values that could reach 115 degrees.The big story

Israel Fires on Two Americans off Gaza Coast - Salem-News.Com www.salem-news.com

http://www.salem-news.com/arti​cles/july152011/gaza-attack-tk​.php
www.salem-news.com
Two Americans are among those rescued after Israeli naval forces attacked unarmed Palestinian boats for the second consecutive day. Israel's attacks on unarmed fishing crews who are hard pressed to earn a living, are on the rise......

Heavy coastal erosion in 2009-2010 winter linked to climate change - San Jose Mercury News www.mercurynews.com

7.14.2011

Arabs, Jews to march for Palestine www.ynetnews.com

http://www.ynetnews.com/articl​es/0,7340,L-4095741,00.html
www.ynetnews.com
News: Activists to march along line that divided Jerusalem in 1967; 'Rally to mark future border,' organizer says

Shot soldier's explosives search dog died of broken heart - mirror.co.uk www.mirror.co.uk

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/t​op-stories/2011/07/14/shot-sol​dier-s-explosives-search-dog-d​ied-of-broken-heart-115875-232​69339/
www.mirror.co.uk
A SOLDIER’S devoted search dog died from a broken heart just hours after his owner was killed by Taliban, an inquest heard yesterday.

Life-cycle study: Accounting for total harm from coal would add “close to 17.8¢/kWh of electricity. thinkprogress.org

http://thinkprogress.org/romm/​2011/02/16/207534/life-cycle-s​tudy-coal-harvard-epstein-heal​th/
thinkprogress.org
In a groundbreaking article to be released this month in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Dr. Paul Epstein, associate director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School, details the economic, health and environmental costs associated with each stage

13,000 deaths each year from U.S. coal plants - Clean Air Task Force (CATF) www.catf.us

13,000 deaths each year from U.S. coal plants http://www.catf.us/coal/proble​ms/power_plants/existing/

Harvard stunner: “Realistic” first-generation CCS costs a whopping $150 per ton of CO2 — 20 cents pe thinkprogress.org

http://thinkprogress.org/romm/​2009/07/22/204404/harvard-stun​ner-realistic-first-generation​-ccs-carbon-capture-storage-co​sts/
thinkprogress.org
Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs has published a blockbuster study, “Realistic Costs of Carbon Capture.” The paper concludes that First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) carbon capture and storage plants are going to be much more expensive than most people realize: 1. The costs of carbo

In West Bank, settler violence seen on the rise news.yahoo.com

http://news.yahoo.com/west-ban​k-settler-violence-seen-rise-1​33023476.html
news.yahoo.com
Read 'In West Bank, settler violence seen on the rise' on Yahoo! News. HUWARA, West Bank (Reuters) - Scorched hillsides and charred olive groves near Nablus pinpoint the latest acts of arson by hardline Jewish settlers against Palestinians who say they are ever more the victims of such attacks in th

Gallup:US is Too Stupid to Save; Majority Of Americans Still Oppose Raising Debt Ceiling : It's All www.npr.org

US is Too Stupid to Save http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsal​lpolitics/2011/07/13/137823877​/gallup-majority-of-americans-​against-raising-debt-ceiling
www.npr.org
It may say more about the state of economic education than anything else but a majority of Americans remain opposed raising the federal debt ceiling according to a new G allup poll. And that's despite dire warnings by experts that a default by the U.S. government could be calamitous. It would lik

Anti-Christ: Irish child abuse report attacks Vatican and powerful bishop www.smh.com.au

Anti-Christ: http://www.smh.com.au/world/ir​ish-child-abuse-report-attacks​-vatican-and-powerful-bishop-2​0110714-1hfzy.html

Administration Grossly Underestimated Carbon Cost, Says Study www.nytimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2​011/07/14/14climatewire-admini​stration-grossly-underestimate​d-carbon-69396.html
www.nytimes.com
The social cost of carbon, the economic value of avoiding the negative consequences of climate change, could be close to $900...

5 Palestinians injured, 2 missing as Israel attacks southern Gaza www.paltelegraph.com

http://www.paltelegraph.com/pa​lestine/gaza-strip/9617-5-pale​stinians-injured-as-israel-att​acks-southern-gaza.html
www.paltelegraph.com
Palestine news israel news Gaza war siege hamas food hunger Fatih middle east uk news us news fun films fashion breaking news crossing Egypt West Bank Settlements attacks Israel Palestinian refugees refugee camps UN UNRWA sports football economy views articles

A Palestinian youth was injured when a group of Israeli settlers ambushed a Palestinian car

http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/ne​ws/news.php?article=20493
www.muslimnews.co.uk
IMEMC & Agencies: Palestinian medical sources reported Wednesday that a Palestinian youth was injured when a group of Israeli settlers ambushed a Palestinian car, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and hurled stones at them from a close range while threatening to shoot them dead. The wounde

McCaskill: McConnell 'lost his mind' - Reid J. Epstein www.politico.com

http://www.politico.com/news/s​tories/0711/58965.html
www.politico.com
She vents her frustration with the Republican approach on the debt ceiling.

Mother holding baby dives from carjacked car - Crime Scene - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com

http://www.washingtonpost.com/​blogs/crime-scene/post/mother-​holding-baby-dives-from-carjac​ked-car/2011/07/14/gIQAJEXrDI_​blog.html
www.washingtonpost.com
The mother’s escape came after the suspect sideswiped a police cruiser in the stolen car and led officers on a chase at more than 100 mph, police said.

A Conversation With Eco-Outlaw Diane Wilson | Truthout www.truth-out.org

http://www.truth-out.org/conve​rsation-eco-outlaw-diane-wilso​n/1309531677
www.truth-out.org
Renegade activist and Texas shrimper Diane Wilson was arrested in London on April 14, 2011, while protesting outside BP's annual meeting. Wilson, who successfully fought Formosa Plastics to keep them from dumping toxins in the bay near her home and chained herself to an oxide tower to protest Dow Ch

Clean-tech is paying off for workers, report says www.indystar.com

http://www.indystar.com/articl​e/20110714/LIVING08/107140384/​Clean-tech-paying-off-workers-​report-says
www.indystar.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- The green jobs movement is putting more greenbacks in workers' pockets. Clean-tech jobs offered median wages 20 percent higher than other occupations across the United States in 2010, according to a report released Wednesday.