Cynthia Boaz:
Some Thoughts About The True Miracle in The Andes
Ralph Nader:
Dodging Impeachment
Mark Morford:
The Whine of Voracious Liberals
Boston Globe:
A Nobel For Truth
Bill Maher:
American Flag Pins Are For Idiots
Joe Brewer:
Missing the Real Message in Nobel Prize?
Tom Engelhardt:
A Future Only a Pentagon Planner Could Possibly Love
Christopher Brauchli:
Rudy and Propriety
Helen Thomas:
US Torture Tactics Shame Us All
Pat Williams:
Where Have You Gone, Paul Wellstone?
Thom Hartmann:
Ann Coulter and Justice Antonin Scalia to Synagogue - Jews Are Safer with Christians in Charge
Naomi Wolf:
American Tears
Jeremy Scahill:
Iraqis Sue Blackwater for Baghdad Killings
John Pierre Ameer:
1860, 1932, 2008
Laurence Ebersole:
Imagine No More Guantanamos
Ellen Goodman:
Tinkering with Death
Rosa María Pegueros:
No More Naked Emperors
David Michael Green:
The Coming Progressive Era
Tony Norman:
Here Come da Judgment Day

Al Gore wins Nobel peace prize. This time, no one can take it away from him, Pilkington
An Oscar. The Nobel Peace Prize. Now, can Al Gore win the presidency?, Cornwell
Al Gore’s Nobel peace prize seen as a rebuke for Bush , Reid
Green giant: Al Gore, editorial
Rooting for Al Gore is a sentimental self-indulgence, Kettle
Smearing Al Gore: Here We Go Again, Parry
Jeff Cohen: Can Al Gore Be Trusted?
Al Gore: Freedom & Security: 2003 Speech to MoveOn.org
Gore Wins Peace Prize: Now What?
Al Gore and UN climate body win Nobel Peace Prize

Fifteen years of conflicts have cost Africa around $300bn, Oxfam
First global Arms Trade Treaty would particularly benefit Africa, IRIN
Eritrea President says Ethiopia border issues 'must be resolved', IRIN
Eritrea: Eid Al-Fetir Colorfully Celebrated Nationwide, Shabait
Mogadishu: Ethiopian base in a former spaghetti plant attacked overnight, Shabelle News
Somalia: Ministers demand confidence vote, IRIN
Disintigration of Somalia makes it a perfect place to dump European nuclear waste, Ethiopian Reporter
Sudan: Darfur attack by government forces 'targeted women and children', IRIN
Rebel Pullout from Sudan Talks Sparks War Fears Among Neighbors, Monitor (Kampala)
Sudan: Partition as Possible Alternative to Conflict [editorial] , Monitor (Kampala)
Mali: Rural youth rarely find fortunes in the city, IRIN
Niger: Uranium - blessing or curse?, IRIN
Liberia: Post-conflict dilemma – should health care be free?, IRIN
Ghana: Country Loses $772.4 Million to Malaria Yearly. Health is not produced in hospitals., Public Agenda (Accra)
The culture of electoral fraud in Cameroon , The Post (Buea)
Nigeria Accuses Eastern Europe over Arms in Niger Delta, This Day (Lagos)
Criminal Politics: Violence, “Godfathers” and Corruption in Nigeria, Human Rights Watch
Nigerian Federal Government Faults Human Rights Report, This Day (Lagos)
Nigeria: Unknown Number Burnt to Death in Shell Pipeline Fire, Vanguard (Lagos)
DR Congo: Thousands of youth risk forced recruitment into militia, IRIN
DR Congo rebels in standoff, Al Jazeera
Uganda: 'Corruption rampant at borders' - Report, New Vision (Kampala)
Urban conflict - fighting for resources in Nairobi slums example of global problem, IRIN
We now have to contend — yet again — with the spectre of vote-buying in Kenya, The Standard (Nairobi)
Scenes of extra-judicial ‘executions’ shock outlying districts, The Standard (Nairobi)
Robert Mugabe’s succession crisis deepened yesterday, Zimbabwe Independent
Southern Africa's Bushmen face threat to hunter-gatherer lifestyle, Mail and Guardian
US court gives nod to apartheid claims against dozens of major companies, Mail and Guardian
Aids affecting Mozambican education, killing 1,000 teachers each year , Al Jazeera

Cheney's Law, PBS
Sources: CIA legal official quit in protest over "enhanced interrogations", Silverstein
Are We Heading for 1929?, Robert Kuttner & William H. Donaldson
A Call For Heresy: Why Dissent Is Vital To Islam And America, Prof. Anouar Majid
Does Merle Haggard Speak for America?, Klein

United States

Boston Globe

US asks for Turkish restraint in Iraq , BG
The real actors on the GOP stage, Venocci

After 20 years, Paul Simon's daughter back on trail, Parsons
If only I could have . . . Oh, never mind -, Keillor

Dems: We've Come a Long Way, Baby!, Stearns+Talev
Bush, Aides 'Grossly Misjudged Putin', Landay
Gates: Russia Is Saying, 'We Are Back', Youssef
A Warm But Wary Welcome for Giuliani in South Carolina, Douglas
Bush v. Gore: No Sign of Global Warming, Stearns
Congress to Bestow Its Highest Award on the Dalai Lama, Angering China, Schoof

A crackdown on hold: judge plugs Bush's mad flood of immigration havoc...for now, Ed
Will these 5 shortsighted legislators sacrifice kids in their states for Bush bully veto?, Ed
Still waiting for democracy in Florida: when will former inmates get their votes back?, Ed
What, me worry? GOP candidates locked in scary, rose-colored denial, Ed
Sliming Graeme Frost: only a truly vicious political movement smears injured children, Krugman
The Hamiltonian ground: the GOP has completely lost touch with the aspiring working class, Brooks
Without uncomplaining illegals, slaughterhouses are struggling, Greenhouse
Children's cold drugs withdrawn: 'these medicines don't help, may hurt, don't use them', Harris
14 yr. old seized in new school killer plot: his mom bought him the assault gun, Hurdle &Urbina
Minnesota limits Big Pharma 'gifts' that tempt doctors to be pushers, Harris
Relations sour between Shiites and Iraq militias, Tavernise
Death by starvation in Japan: 'are they telling the needy to die as quickly as possible?', Onishi
Turkey reacts angrily to Armenian genocide vote, recalling its ambassador, Arsu
Legal or not, abortion rates compare, Rosenthal
Suspect denies ties to German bomb plot, Mekhennet &Kulish
Ex-rebels quit unity government in Sudan, Gettleman
Gaza banks out of cash as Israeli banks halt business, El-Khodary &Kershner
Bush gang conducts punitive 'investigation' of CIA's watchdog to shut him up on torture, Mazzetti &Shane
Blackwater USA sued by Iraqis in American court for killings and war crimes, Reuters
Military seeks alternatives in case Turkey kicks us out, Cloud
Liberal base proves trying to Democrats, Herszenhorn
Marines to conduct inquiry into killings of Afghan civilians in March, von Zielbauer
U.S. reports 2,002 deaths in arrests in 2003-5, Moore
Gitmo detainee says at hearing that when tortured he said 'anything they wanted me to say', Glaberson
The counsel for Gonzales: DOJ insider takes on the Consigliere's Augean stable, AP

Clinton vows to check executive power, Bombardieri
Release the torture memos, Ed

Nooses hang across America , Haines
State Department may cancel deal with Blackwater, CST
Bush: U.S. 'does not torture people' , Loven
GIs, we got yer back. Stabbing it., Smith

Minority areas hit hardest by eminent domain , Page
Bush takes page from Bill Clinton playbook , Silva
Giving soft bigotry a break , Page
Jena 6 defendant out of jail , Simpson
Cleaning up after Bush: It was 'childrens do learn' , Silva

'God' Now Allowed on Certificates for Capitol Flags, Rosen
All's Quiet on the Golan Heights, for Now, Nissenbaum
Gates: British Drawdown in Iraq Due to Improved Conditions, Youssef
As Olympics Near, Beijing Highlights the `Wow Factor', Johnson
After Disdaining Arms Control, Bush Seeks to Engage Moscow, Landay
Wars Have Cost Africa an Estimated $284 Billion since 1990, Bengali
House Panel Approves Armenian Genocide Measure, Doyle
Increased Violence Continues in Iraq, Price
U.S. Children Often Lack Quality Medical Care, Pugh

L.A. Times - National News

Superferry sets off the battle of Kauai
Wisconsin town mourns 6, and killer
Bush faces GOP foes on budget cuts
Return to the moon -- via Arizona
2 Americans, Briton share Nobel in medicine
Quick treatment key after minor strokes
Clinton talks trade and mortgages in Iowa

L.A. Times - California | Local News

The trouble with rehab, Malibu-style
Handling of obscenity cases disputed
Private-school scout gives parents the lowdown
Friend of actor Seagal criticizes the FBI
Women in Catholic abuse cases speak out
Buying at a local bookstore provides more than books

Los Angeles Times - Opinion

The grim reality of torture
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: abandoned to fanatics
Cheap HIV drugs are more important than patents
Belgium: Europe's canary in a coal mine?
The 'standy-by' electricity vampires
Even the British are leaving Iraq

SFGate: Top News Stories

Physics Nobel Goes to German, Frenchman
Egyptian bloggers expose horror of police torture / They're posting graphic v...
Bolivia marks capture, execution of 'Che' Guevara 40 years ago
/ The fall of Your Black Muslim Bakery
Britain will pull out half of its Iraq force / Prime minister says calm arou...

SFGate: Chronicle Op-Ed

Meyer's Toon Take
The melting pot is NOT broken
It's time for new ways to give
Anti-Military? In Ess Eff, some facts get in the way
THE CHRONICLE RECOMMENDS: CAMPAIGN 2007 / Micromanaging City Hall
Pakistan on edge

SFGate: Mark Morford

Britney Spears sucks Blackwater / Showdown! White-trash diva versus mercenary...
Is it OK to love Whole Foods? / The overpriced ultra-yuppie grocery wonderlan...
The great American hypocrisy tour / Larry Craig's bathroom stall! Haggard's m...
The Republican who likes gays / Behold, an extraordinary event, the most asto...
The fall of the Godmongers / Praise Jesus, it's the collapse of evangelical C...
Eat this, you fat, sad idiot / Who, pray who, is still sucked in by grotesque...
Iraq, deep in your bones / A war that isn't really a war, the great humiliati...

washingtonpost.com - Op-Ed Columns

'Socialized Medicine' Quackery
A Dutch Retreat on Speech?
Bridges to Somewhere
North Korean Mystery
Why Is This GOP Strategist Smiling?

washingtonpost.com - Nation

Nuclear Power Primed for Comeback
Record Heat Halts Chicago Marathon
US, UK Scientists Win Nobel in Medicine
As War Dragged On, Coverage Tone Weighed Heavily on Anchors
A Knell for Lobsters On Long Island Sound
Case Tests Boundaries of Prayer in Sports
Democrats to Offer New Surveillance Rules
Utah Men Accused of Trying to Export Fighter Jet Parts to Canada; Iran is a B...

washingtonpost.com - World

Top Iraqis Pull Back From Key U.S. Goal
Costa Ricans Vote on Trade Pact
Chopper Escorting Musharraf Crashes
Iraqi Probe Faults Blackwater Guards
Gorilla Habitat Seized By Rebels in Congo
WORLD IN BRIEF:Egypt Demonstration
Russians Honor a Crusading Journalist
Darfur Town Held by Army Is Burned

washingtonpost.com - Sunday Outlook

The Protocols of the Elders of Turkey
5 Myths About Sick Old Europe
Forget Easy Money. Try Saving a Few Bucks.
I Hear America Talking
Who Made Hillary Queen?
Chill out.
Sure, He's Got Guns for Hire. But They're Just Not Worth It.
More Torture Memos

Globe and Mail

News Top Stories

Reject MMP, Conservatives tell voters
Heeding hungry moose's call
McGuinty predicts victory, draws fire

From the Editorial page

Electoral reform fraught with risk
Cutting rates is job one
Full speed along a dead-end road
Liberals credible on energy policy
Giving on Thanksgiving
Failing grades for booming Calgary
A brutal report card on Calgary's failing quality of life could be the watershed moment that defines our future.

Guardian

PKK claims it has left Iraq as Erdogan talks tough on invasion, MacAskill
The man who knew too much: the whistle blower on US cover-ups, Levy
After the riots, Burma returns to an unspoken terror, Doyle
Gary Player's ties to Burma: Mandela withdraws golf invitation, McGreal
Tony (Who?) meets 'Mission Impossible' in Gaza , Black
Vladimir, how did we get here? Russia warns it will dump nuclear treaty, Harding
UK government to investigate dangers of wireless internet use, Sample
Politics of personal destruction: Repugs attack a 12 year-old, Hayes
America's overstretched army, Korb

Blair admits he is shocked by the conditon of the Palestians, McIntyre
Inquiry after US air strikes kill 15 women and children in Iraq, Staff

All-white Florida jury clears guards in kicking death of black boy , Staff
Private guards set for bigger role despite fury at Blackwater deaths, Haynes
Torture, starvation and death: how American boot camps abuse boys, Reid
CIA tries to muzzle its own watchdog: why does America allow this?, Reid
Own goal by the Dems: innoculations before going to NASCAR land, Reid

Just brainless, Mr. Bush: Thoughts on his torture policies, Cook

ABC, news

policymakers the world over have boosted the profits of drug lords and fostered narcostates that would frighten Al Capone., foreignpolicy.com
Arrested `Drug Queen' Enthralls Mexico, AP
Bush a 'windshield cowboy,' Mexico's Fox says, Arizona Republic
US-Mexico claim drugs blitz 'success' after 25 years of failure, BBC
Possible Guatemala Presidents Compete, Prensa Latina
Costa Rica: CAFTA under threat as Vice-President resigns for using dirty tricks, inforpressca.com
Costa Rica United against Trade Deal, Prensa Latina
Cuba's Che Guevara still inspires, four decades after death, Caribbean NN
Church Backs Cuban Literacy Program for Haiti, Prensa Latina
Strike Paralyzes the Dominican Republic, Prensa Latina
Terrorist Accomplice Enjoys Impunity in El Salvador , Periodico 26
The Great Powers' Enmity Against Aristide, National Catholic Reporter
Dozens of Colombia politicians killed ahead of vote, Reuters
While Ambassadors Lie, the Drug War in Colombia Is More Destructive Than Ever, Narco News
Venezuela Responds to US Secretary of Defense, Venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuela's Foreign Minister on Democracy Now!, Venezuelanalysis
Using Oil Diplomacy to Sever Venezuela’s Dependence, Venezuelanalysis
Powerful corporations Brazil's landowning elite a new lease on its degenerate lifestyle, Brazzil
The Smartest Thing China Could Do Right Now: Invest $ 200 Billion from their US trade surplus in Brazil, Brazzil

Europe

Inter Press Service

China: Communist Congress to Reaffirm One-Party Rule , Bezlova
Development: India, Brazil, South Africa - the Power of Three , Jorge
Health: Maternal Mortality Shames Superpower U.S. , Rizvi
Rights-Colombia: Defying Threats, Thousands Take to the Streets , Martínez
Politics: White House Hopes to Avert Major Rift With Turkey , Akhavi
Climate Change: Nobel Prize Recognises Scientific Community , Capdevila

New Racist Assault: Skinheads Beat Up Three Greeks in Eastern Berlin
SPIEGEL Interview with Spokesman for Burmese Opposition in Exile: 'The Regim...
The Dark Past: Germany's FBI Examines its Nazi Roots
Picture This: Running in Blur-lin
Battle of the Bahn: Train Strikes in Germany Approaching
The World from Berlin: Bavarian Power Shift
Ukraine Elections: Tymoshenko Poised to Become PM
Germany Wins Women's World Cup: 'We Have the Best Women in The World'

See no evil, speak no truth
Still out in the cold
The trauma after the trauma
Prolonging the honeymoon
9/11 is over
Is Hillary Clinton the new old Al Gore?
Blogging Ahmadinejad
Language: Translating the lingo of adultalescence

Middle East

Haaretz

Rice won't impose any conditions on Israel, Barak Ravid
Palestinian Authority is gearing up for its first census in a decade, AP
AG orders third probe against PM Olmert over corruption allegations, Yuval Yoaz
Rabin killer asks to attend son's upcoming circumcision, Jonathan Lis
Israel Medical Association: Knesset bill would encourage organ trafficking, Ran Reznick
Israel refuses entry to 6 Gazans in urgent need of medical care, Staff
Ann Coulter's dream of a Jew-free America, Bradley Burston
Israeli journalists can go to Syria and Iraq, but not to the Gaza Strip, Gideon Levy

Turkey shells Kurdish town in Iraq , Al Jazeera
UN urges 'vigorous' probe into a US air raid that killed 15 Iraqi women and children last week., Al Jazeera
Iraqi fighters form political group, Al Jazeera
Al-Sadr bloc rejects federalism, Agencies
Rice warns Israel over land seizure, Agencies
Deaths in Afghan suicide blast, Agencies
Afghanistan shutsdown security firms, Al Jazeera

Headlines from the Arab press, MET
Corruption and partition are the headlines in another dismal week in occupied Iraq, Al-Ahram
Plans to partition Iraq are causing a political earthquake, Al-Ahram
The future of the Arab world for generations to come hangs on whether or not the US succeeds in partitioning Iraq, Al-Ahram
Outraged Iraqis condemn killings by foreign guards, MET
Editorial: Blackwater Goons, Arab News
At last, some good news from Iraq, Asia Times
Abbas Asks for Return of All Occupied Land, Arab News
Mearsheimer, Walt and the Israel Lobby: Two knights and a dragon, Arab News
Israeli Land Seizure to Cut West Bank in Two, Arab News
Jordan slams Israeli land grab, MET
Route 443 – West Bank road for Israelis only, B'Tselem
Israeli security conditions the health of sick Palestinians on their becoming informants, Al-Ahram
The Arabs' possible gains and concessions in the next peace meeting, Al-Ahram
There is little chance of Israel and the PA bridging divisions, Al-Ahram
The clock is ticking in the search for a Lebanese president, Al-Ahram
Ahmadinejad scores 'fair' in mid-term report, Asia Times
Bullying impedes dialogue between Islamic and Western world, Tehran Times
War Cries Against Iran, Arab News
From Washington to war in Waziristan, Asia Times
Benazir Bhutto interview: 'How we plan to control the military', Arab News
Turkey set to attack Kurds in Iraq, Asia Times
Turkey is rightly furious at Sunday’s killing of 12 soldiers by Kurdish rebels, Arab News
Turkey plans long stay in northern Iraq, Zaman Daily
Turkey mobilizes to take on Kurdish terror group, Turkish Daily News
Oil Should Be Above $100, Qatar Says, Arab News
Western conceptions of gender and feminism are skewed towards imposing Western values on the non-Western world, Al-Ahram
Depleted uranium an enduring risk, Uruknet

Asia

China

Rise in Biofuel Production in China and India May Cause Shortages of Water, Finfacts Ireland
China Surplus Bolsters Currency Critics, FT
China's Communists to Endorse Hu Jintao's Economic Model , AFP
China Toymakers Get Safety Lesson, BBC News
Lust Lost in (Beijing's) Translation, Asia Times

Search increases for cameras and mobiles in Rangoon, Mizzima News
Buddhists don't kill: ' The soldiers are soldiers first and Buddhists last.', Mizzima News
Aung San Suu Kyi is the last hope, Mizzima News
UN envoy meets Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Mizzima News
Cracks emerge in Myanmar military unity, Asia Times
Myanmar defends crackdown, Al Jazeera
Hints of Myanmar power struggle, Al Jazeera
Whiteshirts - Burma Junta's Storm Troopers, IPS
Blast hits Thai army headquarters, Al Jazeera
Coordinated bombings rock the South of Thailand, Bankok Post
Doesn't anyone have a policy in Thailand?, Bankok Post
Indonesia can push for major reform in Myanmar, Jakarta Post
Philippine Elections Chief Resigns Amid Bribery Allegations, Arab News

US Africa Command: Aid crusader or meddling giant?, Mail and Guardian
Fierce fighting rocks Somali capital, Mail and Guardian
Somalia: Ethiopian troops seen in new places, shabelle.net
Worries over increasing African exodus to Yemen, IRIN
Somalis face worsening plight, Al Jazeera
Somalia: Living in fear of more floods, IRIN
Ethiopia: Ogaden Crisis Strikingly Similar to Darfur, allAfrica.com
Sudan: Darfur attackers 'committed war crimes', IRIN
Darfur attack: 'The fighting was terrible', Mail and Guardian
Senegal threatens Darfur pullout, Al Jazeera
Mandela's Elders group including Jimmy Carter. First mission: Darfur, allAfrica
A deadly cholera epidemic has broken out in several regions of Sierra Leone. , IRIN
Sierra Leone: Salimatu Thoronka, “I have given birth to four children since losing my legs”, IRIN
Nigeria: Court Adjourns Killer Drug Case Against Pfizer, allAfrica
Nigeria readies for Pfizer battle, Al Jazeera
President Yar'Adua condemns killing of Nigerian soldiers in Sudan, Guardian (Nigeria)
Last surviving nationalist leader: Our Dream for Nigeria Not Realised, This Day
Aircraft crashes in DR Congo. Safety record an embarrassment, Al Jazeera
DR Congo: Review of Mining Contracts Marred By Lack of Transparency, allAfrica
The logging industry in DR Congo is out of control, greenpeace
Great Lakes army chiefs meet for security talks, Mail and Guardian
Uganda: More house girls taking DNA tests, claim bosses deny offspring, Monitor
Why women in Isingiro will ‘always’ deliver babies in the bushes, Monitor
Uganda: Picking up the pieces as Lord’s Resistance Army war winds down, IRIN
Kenya: Private agony of public clinics, IRIN
Kenya: Debt Blamed On Graft, The Nation (Nairobi)
Tsvangirai calls for free polls in Zimbabwe, Al Jazeera
Zimbabwe's inflation rate 6,592 per cent, Aljazeera
Rescue of thousands of trapped S Africa miners under way, Al Jazeera
'It is made so clear that the poor slum dwellers are not Citizens', allAfrica

Drug Corp Watch

Pfizer Joins Online Doctors' Forum, Mark Jewell
Can a Vaccine give you Bird-Flu?, http://birdflunewsflash.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/can-a-vaccine-give-you-bird-flu/
Does CDC Recommend Shots for NASCAR Fans? , GOPHub.com
New FDA Research Center Rife With Risks, Matthew Perrone
Treatment a ‘Gray Area’ for FDA, Jessica Fargen
Off the Shelves, Stephanie Desmon and Chris Emery
Conflicting Measles Reports Raise Questions , Jordan Miller
Polio Vaccine Caused Nigerian Kids to Get Polio, NoWorldSystem
FDA Puts Black-Box Warning On Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) Imaging Drug , Dow Jones
Here's How Cholesterol Damages Your Heart , Dr Joseph Mercola
Do You Understand the Dangers of Hormone Therapy?, Dr Joseph Mercola
CDC says Oregon Deaths from Toxic Drug Underscores Problems, Sarah Skidmore
Doctor Gift Limits Force Marketing Changes, UPI
Civil Justice Rx for Pharm Co Whose Drug, Jury Says, Caused Breast Cancer, Kia Franklin
Government Subsidies: the Reason Why Cancer-Causing Foods are so Cheap and Readily Available, S.A Ramratan

Iraq: 2 Women Killed in Security Shooting Are Buried in Iraq, Kramer+Glanz
China: China Takes Aim at U.S. on Quality Control Amid Criticism Over Recalls, Zamiska
Germany: Siemens Settlement Sets Off Criticism of German Inquiries, Crawford+Esterl
US: CEO pay disparity rears its head, Guerrera+Pimlott
Old Perils Resurface as Trapped S African Miners Emerge Alive, Russell
US: Wal-Mart Workers Win $62 Million, Dale

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