The US and India Agree to Nuclear Defense Pact

Seeded on Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:04 PM EDT (Independent.co.uk)

world-news, india, united-states, nuclear-arms, nuclear-pact

Tiahrt's Abortion Remark Draws Criticism

Seeded on Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:55 PM EDT (Wichita Eagle)

A comment made by Rep. Todd Tiahrt has earned him criticism from the Kansas Democratic Party.

politics, abortion, womens-rights, president-obama, todd-tiahrt, kansas

New Consumer Protection Agency Meets Resistance

Seeded on Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:18 PM EDT (CNN)

A propsed agency aimed at protecting consumers is meeting fierce resistance from the finance industry with one lobbyist as saying "Stopping the agency is our number one priority."

politics, policitcs, consumer-safety, finance-industry, house-finance-services-committee

Upside-down Flag Prompts Protest in Crivitz - WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News:

Seeded on Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:22 PM EDT (WBAY - GreenBay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin)

A resident has stirred up responses and emotions from both sides by displaying an American flag upside down. The restaurant owner claims he is showing his displeasure in being denied a liqour license.

civil-liberties, aclu, american-flag, wisconsin, freedom-of-speech, civil-rights

Thanks to Our Fossil Fuel Addiction, We May Be Setting Ourselves Up for a Catastrophic Natural Event

Seeded on Mon Jul 6, 2009 12:09 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)

science, oil, coal, global-warming, environment, fossil-fuels, hydrogen-sulfide, climate-change, global-disaster, catastrophe

Source: Pistons F Wallace to sign with Celtics

Seeded on Sun Jul 5, 2009 9:35 PM EDT (ESPN.com)

sports, rasheed-wallace, celtics, pistons, boston, basketball, nba

Biden; US Cannot Dictate to Israel

Seeded on Sun Jul 5, 2009 7:19 PM EDT (United Press International)

world-news, israel, air-strikes, sovereignty, united-states, government, middle-east, nuclear-weapons, joe-biden

Man Accidentially Cuts Off Penis With Saw

Seeded on Sun Jul 5, 2009 7:16 PM EDT (United Press International)

odd-news

t r u t h o u t | Iranian Clergy Group Blasts Election

Seeded on Sun Jul 5, 2009 7:07 PM EDT (t r u t h o u t)

world-news, islam, iran, election, upheval, recount

t r u t h o u t | The Chicago Model of Militarizing Schools

Seeded on Sun Jul 5, 2009 5:23 PM EDT (t r u t h o u t)

This is an excellent article pertaining to the militarization of public schools in major US cities. The focus here is on Chicago.

military, department-of-defense, chicago, schools, education, miliatarization, federal-stimulus, school-improvement, poverty, federal-government

Costa Rica Tops List of Happiest Nations

Seeded on Sun Jul 5, 2009 1:38 PM EDT (CNN)

costa-rica, mental-health

Govenor Backs Off Plan To Suspend Prop 98

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 6:51 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

politics, california, politiccs-prop-98, arnold-schwarzenegger, budget

California Govenor Signals Key Budget Concession

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 6:48 PM EDT (Reuters)

politics, california, recession, budget, arnold-schwarzenegger

GMO corn: France rejects report by EU food agency - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! News

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 6:43 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

science, food, food-safety, gmo, france, eu, agriculture, efsa

t r u t h o u t | Made of Lies

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 5:16 PM EDT (t r u t h o u t)

politics, george-w-bush, war-in-iraq, weapons-of-mass-destruction, lies, liars, condoleeza-rice, dick-cheney, ari-fleischer, colin-powell

Hospital Employee Swiped Syringes, Spread Hepatitis C

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 5:08 PM EDT (CNN)

A former hosptial employee is suspected of exposing patients to the Hepatitis C virus by switching out clean needles filled with fentanyl then replacing them with dirty used syringes filled with a saline solution. The employee in question tested positive in 2008.

health, diesease, hepatitis-c, health-care, food-and-drug-administration, centers-for-disease-control

Jets' Pace suspended 4 games for drug violation

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 4:54 PM EDT (ESPN.com)

Jets linebacker Calvin Pace has been suspended for four games following violations of the NFL's performance enhancing drugs policy and will not be permitted to return until the October 4th game against New Orleans.

sports, new-york-jets, nfl, calvin-pace, drug-abuse, perfomance-enhancing-drugs, football

Darwin's doubters

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 4:41 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

science, darwin, evolution, creationsim

t r u t h o u t | This July 4th, Rebel and Agitate for Change

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 3:34 PM EDT (t r u t h o u t)

history, july-4th, founding-fathers, war-for-independence

Junior Not Ruling Out Nationwide Team Going To Cup

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 3:30 PM EDT (NASCAR.com)

sports, nascar, nextel-cup, dale-earnhardt-jr, nationwide-racing

Roeder mailings say killings justified - Kansas City Star

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 3:20 PM EDT (The Kansas City Star)

wichita, abortion, tiller, george-tiller, scott-roeder

Tiller Murder Suspect Writing to Abortion Foes from Jail

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 3:17 PM EDT (Wichita Eagle)

abortion, tiller, wichita, scott-roeder

US Nuns On The Run From Vatican Inquiry

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 3:02 PM EDT (Independent.co.uk)

American nuns are on the defense over two inquiries from the Vatican regarding what the Vatican considers a too modern take on lifestyles and and views which contradict traditonal Catholic views.

religion, catholic-church, nuns, vatican, rome

US Junior National Football Team to Play for Gold in Inagural IFAF Junior World Championship

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 2:46 PM EDT (Newsvine)

sports

US Junior National Football Team to Play for Gold in Inagural IFAF Junior World Championship

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 2:45 PM EDT ()

The U.S. Junior team will be playing for gold in the innagural IFAF world championship after beating France 78-0 and Mexico 55-0. They will play undefeated Canada on Sunday for the title of World Champion.

sports, high-school-football, ifaf

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