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2010-09-03: Headlines

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ScienceBlogs: Ten Great Public Health Achievements in the 20th Century 2010-09-03
Before introduction of measles vaccination in 1963, approximately 3 to 4 million persons had measles annually in the United States; approximately 400--500 died, 48,000 were hospitalized, and 1,000 developed chronic disability from measles encephalitis. | Even after elimination of endemic transmission in 2000, imported measles has continued to create a substantial U.S. public health burden;
The Guardian: Mexico drug war: the new killing fields 2010-09-03
In the first of a three-part investigation, Rory Carroll reports from the gateway to America, the epicentre of drug cartel violence which has claimed 28,000 live...
California Progress Report: If Republicans Win, Have “the Terrorists” Already Won? 2010-09-03
When Markos Moulitsas asked me to review his new book, (after I had reviewed his two earlier ones), he said he had the most fun writing it. And it€™s abundantly clear why. American Taliban hit the bookstores yesterday, and it€™s a very entertaining and enjoyable read. The founder of Daily Kos is now a well-known personality, and his new book reads very much like he speaks €“ and blogs.
www.globalresearch.ca: Bailing out the Fraudsters instead of Saving Americas Economic Base 2010-09-03
What is the difference between today’s economy and Lehman Brothers just before it collapsed in September 2008? Should Lehman, the economy, Wall Street – or none of the above – be bailed out of bad mortgage debt? How did the Fed and Treasury decide which Wall Street firms to save – and how do they decide whether or not to save U.S. companies, personal mortgage debtors, states and cities from bankruptcy and insolvency today?
counterpunch.org: Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair: The Fire This Time 2010-09-03
9/11 should be a day of national soul-searching. And a day to affirm that the ground upon which every human being walks in hallowed. | Rev. William E. Alberts, Ph.D. is a hospital chaplain and a diplomate in the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy. Both a Unitarian Universalist and a United Methodist minister, he has written research reports, essays and articles on racism, war, politics and religion.
NMPolitics.net: Rove, Lockhart expect big GOP gains in November 2010-09-03
Karl Rove, left, and Joe Lockhart attempt to speak over each other during Thursday's debate. (Photo by Heath Haussamen) | The final session of the Domenici Public Policy Conference at times felt like a contentious panel discussion on a cable news channel as Karl Rove and Joe Lockhart debated national politics and Sam Donaldson worked hard €“ but often unsuccessfully €“ to steer the discussion.
The Progressive Pulse: The fertile ground in which the tea party plows 2010-09-03
Chief Justice Thurgood Marshall? | No word yet on what percentage of Americans think Roberts is a Muslim. | TARP, of course, was signed into law in October of 2008. | Probably a result of our dumbed- down public education system ! | Website Design & Development by DesignHammer Media Group, LLC – Building Smarter Websites.
Salon: Stocks jump after relatively upbeat US jobs data 2010-09-03
Sentiment in the markets was buoyed by the news that the U.S. economy shed fewer jobs than anticipated during August and that private payrolls actually increased more than expected. | Though the Labor Department reported that 54,000 nonfarm payrolls were lost during August, that was much less than the 110,000 consensus in the markets and was mainly due to the axing of one-off census jobs.
Socialist Alternative: What is Socialism? 2010-09-03
While voices on the right decried Bush and Obama’s massive bailout of Wall Street as “socialist,” real socialists were actively campaigning against it, explaining that it amounted to a giant handout to those who had created the crisis.
ISRIA: Indonesia and Thailand Discuss Cooperation in the Seventh JCM 2010-09-03
Indonesia and Thailand discussed a number of bilateral cooperation as well as other issues that concerned the two nations during the Seventh Joint Commission Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali from 1- 2 September 2010. The meeting was jointly chaired by the Indonesian Foreign Ministry Dr. R. M. Marty M. Natalegawa and his Thai counterpart, Kasit Piromya.At the press conference after the bilateral meeting (2/9)
Adelaidenow: War on South Australian locust plague declared 2010-09-03
Footage of locust swarm ravaging crops in NSW. Courtesy of Industry and Investment, NSW. | A swarm of Australian plague locusts still in their hopper stage when they cannot fly can still cause devastation to crops. Scientists fear NSW is going to be hit by its worst locust plague in 30 years when the insects hatch in spring.
OilPrice.com: UN Sanctions on Iran Empowering the Revolutionary Guard 2010-09-03
Against the UN sanctions, Iran€™s insistence in enriching uranium and ignoring UN concerns have apparently forced some western countries into militar...
Lexology: Gordon Harris, Bonita Trimmer: Specsavers v Asda 2010-09-03
Share this article on... | A warning should be attached to all letters of intent: Danger! This letter can seriously damage your bank balance. | A few weeks ago, a company called Grenane Properties Limited had a very lucky escape in a VAT case. | Although this case involved a local authority it will be of interest to universities and colleges.
Education Week News: Hearing Opens in Legal Battle Over Arizona ELL Programs 2010-09-03
Premium article access courtesy of Edweek.org. | Read more FREE content! | title: story.getTitle(false) | On the first day of a hearing in a closely watched federal court case over Arizona€™s programs for English-language learners, a single witness for the state department of education spent the entire day on the stand testifying on the success of the state€™s approach to teaching students who need to learn English.
Medical News Today: Minister Harney Launches The Findings Of The All-Ireland Traveller Health Study 2010-09-03
Mary Harney, Minister for Health & Children, yesterday (Thursday 2nd September, 2010) welcomed the publication of the findings of the All-Ireland Traveller Health Study, which she launched in Jul...
Scientific American: Lased and Confused: Off-the-Shelf Infrared Lasers Could Ward Off Missile Attacks on Military Helicopters 2010-09-03
A newly developed broad-spectrum laser mounted on choppers could effectively dazzle shoulder-launched antiaircraft weapons in flight, and prevent them from finding and destroying their target...
American Journalism Review: Reloading at the Statehouse 2010-09-03
In a few significant, if depressing, ways, this was a one-act dramatization of state government coverage in America today. Coverage that people working under capitol domes, inside newsrooms, with good government groups and in universities think has been rough-sanded to the raw surface of cataclysmic clashes among politicians, parties and factions and the relentless handicapping by poll of the combatants.

2010-09-02: Headlines

Journal of Turkish Weekly: Turkish Public Supports Police Authority over Terror Suspects, Research Shows 2010-09-02
An overwhelming majority Turkish people is alright with the idea of the police having a stricter authority and limit some of their fundamental rights when there is suspicion of a terror link, according to a research published by a university. The data extracted from 55,000 face-to-face interviews show that Turkey third from bottom among European countries where the survey was conducted.
Seacoastonline.com: Kennebunkports bat, ball and glove history 2010-09-02
Mr. William B. Walker of Springfield, Mass., played baseball against a Kennebunkport team in 1872, even before the big hotel was built on the bluff. So he reported to the editor of the Wave in 1889.
See Magazine: Religion, Politics Dont Mix 2010-09-02
The rise of Glenn Beck and the religious right does not bode well for tolerance in the U.S.A. | Our man Lingley and his loved ones survive a brush with becoming a statistic. | First of a four-part series on the health of Alberta€™s cultural industries. | More News & Views... | More by Maurice Tougas...
Children Young People Now: Haymarket Business Interactive: Nacro calls for review of rules surrounding disclosure of criminal records 2010-09-02
It will highlight the case for change at the House of Commons on 13 September with a campaign and report called Change the Record. | At present, any custodial record of more than two and a half years must be disclosed for life, even if the offence took place when the offender was under 18. There is a sliding scale for the spending of offences under two and half years.
Bristol Evening Post: Excuses, excuses over closure 2010-09-02
The existence of the railway tunnel is not a new discovery. It has been there for many years – the Port and Pier Railway from Hotwells to Avonmouth – more or less since the days of the broad gauge. | It extends right around to beyond the Bristol Royal Infirmary and has been common knowledge since the beginnings of the British Geological Survey. | David E. Hockin B.A.(Hons), LBIPP, Portishead.
Yorkshire Evening Post: Fatal price of Leeds boozing 2010-09-02
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This is Lincolnshire: County leaders in bid to strike deal with courts service for castle regeneration plan 2010-09-02
The Magna Carta in its curent home at Lincoln Castle. | TOP delegates from the county council will put on a united front next week when they present plans to regenerate Lincoln Castle. | Conservative MP for Lincoln Karl McCartney will join county council leader Martin Hill, chief executive Tony McArdle and councillor Eddy Poll when they meet with Parliamentary Under-Secretary Of State For Justice Jonathan Djanogly on Monday.
NorthJersey.com: Americans debate Becks spiritual message 2010-09-02
The Fox talk show host wanted their support as he shifted from political commentary to a more spiritual message, he told the group of about 20. | This is where God is leading me, Beck declared, according to Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention, who was there, along with Focus on the Family founder James Dobson.
Seacoastonline.com: Celebrating Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day on Sunday, Sept. 5 2010-09-02
Sept. 5 marks the first commemoration of Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day as a statewide observance throughout New Hampshire thanks to a new bill signed into law by Gov. Lynch.
Bloomberg: French Second-Quarter Jobless Rate Drops for First Time Since Recession 2010-09-02
France€™s unemployment rate fell for the first time in two years in the second quarter as companies began hiring again after the worst recession since World War II. | The jobless rate dropped to 9.7 percent from 9.9 percent in the three months through March, Paris-based statistics office Insee said today. Economists expected a rate of 10 percent, a Bloomberg survey of seven forecasts showed.
Skyline View: The burden of Afghanistan 2010-09-02
Democratic leaders in Congress fail to realize the military implications of an immediate withdrawal. Before his election, Obama strongly supported an immediate withdrawal and called for the end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan . Now as president, he is closing one war, but has the responsibility of finishing another war. He has changed his tune.
Winnipeg Free Press: Gun club being unfairly targeted, president says 2010-09-02
Winnipeg Trap and Skeet Club president David Mosscrop says the long gun registry has had a negative impact on recreational shooting. | In addition to being bad for business, Mosscrop said the registry has resulted in an increasingly large number of antique shotguns and rifles being destroyed.
York Weekly: Ogunquit clean up volunteers needed 2010-09-02
As in past years, volunteers will include citizens, tourists, Ogunquit selectmen, the town manager, commission members and others. The volunteers will rally at the main beach bathhouse to form sectional teams to spruce up the length of the dunes, beach and riverside, from the main parking lot to the Moody car park.
Isle of Man Today: Campaigners back end of zero-10 tax 2010-09-02
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Coastweek: for calm after violent party primaries 2010-09-02
2011 general elections. | come together, let’s calm down and be human. | election violence in next year’s polls. | parts of the country. | candidates will be nominated from 25-26 Oct. | for early next year. | the loose coalition Inter-Party Cooperation (IPC) | and Social Democratic Party (SDP). | said Besigye, who is the President of the FDC. | support for Besigye on Tuesday. | his fourth elected term. | Movement (NRM) to join them.

2010-09-01: Headlines

San Francisco Chronicle: Obama Says End of Iraq Combat Means Economy Is Focus 2010-09-01
Keywords: (Updates with Obama quotes, war cost, comments from Gates, Republican leaders beginning in fourth paragraph.) Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will say tonight that the end of the American combat mission in...
RTE.ie: Obama declares end of Iraq combat mission 2010-09-01
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Detroit Free Press: WHY WE LOVE AMERICA Tangier parable: Searching for man who built house upon sand 2010-09-01
Robert Sinclair of Tangier Island (DAVID CRUMM/Special to freep.com) | The 48-year-old will be a special assistant in player development. | Would you pay for your teen to get a permanent tattoo? Or have nothing to do with it? | Excitement builds for the Ford Arts, Beats & Eats festival at the annual charity preview.
The Market Oracle: Walsoft: Quantitative Easing Will Trigger Another Wave of Mergers and Acquisitions 2010-09-01
When an economy is very slack, cheaper money is not going to induce much in the way of real economy activity. | Unless you are a financial firm, the level of interest rates is a secondary or tertiary consideration in your decision to borrow. You will be interested in borrowing only if you first, perceive a business need (usually an opportunity).
This is London: Tony Blair still defiant over Iraq despite terrible cost 2010-09-01
Tony Blair said he was “desperately sorry” for the relatives of those killed in Iraq but insisted leaving Saddam Hussein in power would have been a “bigger risk” to security than removing him.
Telegraph.co.uk: Richard Spencer in Baghdad : Barack Obama: It is time to turn the page on Iraq 2010-09-01
Keywords: and spent vast resources abroad at a time of tight budgets at home. | cradle of civilization. | build when it invaded seven years ago. | As of today, fewer than 50,000 US troops remain in Iraq, in support roles. | reduced violence last year. | demand that he step down as prime minister in return for a broader deal. | exerting control over its neighbour. | sales manager for a Chrysler car showroom. | designer driving accessories.
Telegraph.co.uk: Rise in bedbugs prompts pandemic fears 2010-09-01
The bites of bedbugs are not thought to spread disease, but can cause itching. | highest since the Second World War. | problem in this country and around the world. | properties through wall and floor cavities. | sleeping bodies and the carbon dioxide in breath. | Their bites are not thought to spread disease, but can cause itching. | international travel. | Daily Mail reported. | I am intelligent, confident and fit. Have a...
Reuters Africa: Ivorian rebels say back in barracks ahead of poll 2010-09-01
Containing the rebels in camps is seen as a key step towards the elections, which have been delayed since 2005 because of rows over rebel disarmament and mechanisms to verify voter identity. | Under the rules of a peace deal signed in 2007, the rebels must have locked their soldiers up in their military encampments two months before the vote goes ahead, making Tuesday the deadline for completion of that task.
Journal of Turkish Weekly: Top Turkish business group remains defiant on charter poll 2010-09-01
Turkey’s leading business association will not push its members to vote “yes” or “no” in the upcoming constitutional referendum despite pressure from top officials with the ruling party, the group’s chairwoman said Monday. | “Our members have the freedom to vote of their own free will but to declare their votes’ true colors is not [our]
Greensboro News Record: Editorial: Reaching black male students 2010-09-01
A local mother called recently to sing the praises of the Middle College at N.C. A&T. | She credited the program with inspiring her son, who is African American, and with helping to turn his life around. | She had no statistics to back her case. | Just the success of her son, she said, who has had his share of struggles but found focus and direction at A&T.
Las Vegas Sun: Venezuelans protest against unchecked violence 2010-09-01
Opponents of President Hugo Chavez marched through Caracas on Saturday to protest rampant violence that claims thousands of lives each year in Venezuela and has been worsening in the past decade. | Nurse Gladys Perez said she is flabbergasted by the steady stream of people with gunshot wounds who are brought to the emergency room at the hospital where she works.
Times of Malta: The poor will always be here ... but some aid will help 2010-09-01
A token of such generosity was a sum of ‚ 250,000 the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tonio Borg, presented to 16 charitable organisations thanks to the Overseas Development Aid programme. | Such assistance allows charit-able organisations to carry out humanitarian aid in developing countries in Africa, America and Asia. | Kull Bniedem Ä¦ija (KBÄ¦)
Ball State Daily News: OUR VIEW: Efforts not over 2010-09-01
A Gallup poll released Thursday stated that 60 percent of respondents did not think the situation in Iraq was worth going to war over. | Yet, through it all, one group has always had our respect. | We know there are Ball State students, as well as friends and family members of students, who have gone overseas in an effort to protect us at home.
CNN International: the CNN Wire Staff: US Vice President Biden to mark transfer of US command in Iraq 2010-09-01
After more than seven years of American military operations in Iraq, Vice President Joe Biden will help mark the transfer of U.S. military command in Iraq on Wednesday.

2010-08-31: Headlines

SINDH TODAY: Free foodgrains for poor: Pawar gets apex court flak (Lead) 2010-08-31
The court also directed the central government to carry out a fresh survey of the people below poverty line (BPL), above poverty line (APL) and beneficiaries of the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY). | The court passed the order in the wake of several states disputing the figures of the central government related to beneficiaries of subsidised food schemes.
Washington Post: Sarkozys crackdown on Roma camps adds fuel to criticism at home and abroad 2010-08-31
Much of France has returned from summer vacation in a rancorous mood, disturbed by a crackdown ordered by President Nicolas Sarkozy against illegal Roma camps and naturalized immigrant youths who attack police in troubled suburbs.
Southtown Star: Pink fire trucks help fight cancer 2010-08-31
Messages of love and support covered the two pink - yes, pink - fire trucks that pulled into the Matteson Town Center parking lot Monday. | Instead of putting out flames, firefighters stood by wearing pink T-shirts to promote cancer awareness while people fighting cancer signed the trucks.
Green Bay Press Gazette: Editorial: Fight goes on to rebuild New Orleans 2010-08-31
We relive the compassion for desperate residents stranded on rooftops awaiting their rescue, devastated family members looking for loved ones swept away in flood waters, angry and displaced residents enduring deplorable conditions at the makeshift refuge known as the Superdome and the dead with no place for burial.
Benzinga: Chevron To Explore For Oil Off Liberia 2010-08-31
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The Associated Press: AP-GfK Poll: Most attuned voters tilt toward GOP 2010-08-31
In another danger sign for Democrats, most Americans extremely concerned about 10 of the issues say they will vote for the Republican candidate in their local House race. Only those highly interested in the environment lean toward the Democrats. | Those with the strongest views represent a minority of the population, ranging from one in nine people to one in three people, depending on the specific issue.
Middle East Online: Iraqs Hakim sees end to political impasse in days 2010-08-31
Iraq Shiite leader refuses to be drawn on name of next prime minister of war-torn country.
Gamasutra: Announcing World Supremacy From Malfador Machinations And Shrapnel Games! 2010-08-31
Everyone wants to rule the world but actually doing so tends to be a tad difficult. The rest of the world has armies, navies, air forces and sometimes even nuclear weaponry. You, you have a potato gun and a tennis racket that needs to be restrung. Good luck. | World Supremacy is a Windows beer-and-pretzels strategy game of contemporary conflict for one to eight players.
WMTW Portland: Americans Weigh In On Whether Iraq War Was Successful 2010-08-31
Back in July, 50 percent of respondents said the war has improved the long-term security of our country. 72 percent of those people who said the war in Iraq has been worth it.
Crosscurrents from KALW News: Illegal prescription pills cause headaches across California 2010-08-31
Cops, courts and communities in the Bay Area. | Prescription drug abuse is an open secret in much of the United States. Reported abuse of pharmaceutical drugs like OxyContin, Xanax and Vicodin has skyrocketed in recent years: From 2004 to 2008, emergency room visits for the non-medical use of such opioid drugs shot up 111 percent.
Toronto Sun: Alberta targets gun registry 2010-08-31
The registry costs millions a year to operate. | Despite this, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police has jumped to its defence, saying officers check the registry 11,000 times a day. | Kuntz said he was glad to see Alberta taking a stand on the issue just weeks before federal MPs are slated to vote on abolishing the registry. | Redford and Oberle argue registering long guns does not prevent their use in the commission of crimes.