CLIMATE CHANGE-US: Too Little, Too Late for Copenhagen? By Matthew BergerWASHINGTON - The momentum that U.S. climate change legislation has picked up in recent weeks will not be enough to get it through prior to the Copenhagen climate talks that kick off Dec. 7. It has also come at a steep price for those most committed to seeing such legislation pass. MORE >>
MIDEAST: Lessons from the Karine A -Déjà Vu All Over Again Analysis by Marsha B. CohenWASHINGTON - As Israeli Defence Forces munitions experts sorted through 300 tonnes of weapons found on a German-owned, Cypriot-operated cargo ship flying the Antiguan flag, Israeli politicians were sifting through the various talking points that could be offloaded from the vessel. MORE >>
U.S.: "War Comes Home" with Ft. Hood Shootings By Dahr JamailPHOENIX, Arizona - While investigators probe for a motive behind the mass shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas Thursday, in which an army psychiatrist is suspected of killing 13 people, military personnel at the base are in shock as the incident "brings the war home". MORE >>
POLITICS: U.S. Seeks to Limit Warlords in Karzai Cabinet By Gareth Porter*WASHINGTON - The Barack Obama administration is talking tough to Afghan President Hamid Karzai about the need for decisive action on corruption and governance reform, but its main objective is to prevent particularly corrupt and incompetent warlords from getting plum ministries as rewards for helping clinch his fraudulent reelection, IPS has learned. MORE >>
US-SYRIA: Diplomatic Thaw Just Penetrating the Surface Analysis by Ellen MasseyWASHINGTON - Four months ago, the Barack Obama administration announced that it would appoint an ambassador to Syria, ending a four-year freeze on diplomatic relations between the two countries. MORE >>
RIGHTS-US: U.N. Investigator Probes Housing Crisis By Haider RizviUNITED NATIONS - The U.N. body responsible for monitoring human rights violations is investigating why hundreds of thousands - and possibly millions - of people in the United States are condemned to live on the streets. MORE >>
HEALTH: New Task Force Targets Poor in Breast Cancer Fight By Chryso D'AngeloNEW YORK - The rate of breast cancer in developing countries is on the rise, according to the Harvard School of Public Health, which estimates that the poor will account for more than 55 percent of breast cancer deaths this year. MORE >>
U.S.: Congress Out of Step with Public on Intl Law? By Eli CliftonWASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution Tuesday condemning the Goldstone Report on Israeli and Hamas actions taking during the Gaza War as "irredeemably biased" against Israel and calling on U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to oppose any consideration of the report in multilateral fora, such as the United Nations. MORE >>
LATIN AMERICA: Former Leaders Hope to Shape Regional Agenda By Matthew BergerWASHINGTON - After two years of work, 20 former presidents of Latin American countries have issued policy recommendations that they hope "will greatly improve the lives and social mobility of Latin America's poor, will produce a new dynamic for economic growth, and will strengthen Latin America's still-fragile democratic institutions". MORE >>
POLITICS-US: No Sunset for Sweeping Patriot Act Powers? By William FisherNEW YORK - The USA Patriot Act, rushed into law by a panicky U.S. Congress in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sep. 11, 2001, gave the government broad surveillance powers to spy on innocent citizens. But it also stipulated that three of its more controversial provisions should expire next month unless reapproved by lawmakers. MORE >>
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