Michael Win****p, for Truthout, asks, "Where was Congress?" during the loan
crisis; Scott McClellan testifies that he believes Bush backtracked on
promise
to address Plame leak; Nick Mottern comments on the Iraqi government's
preparation to sign contracts with American oil companies; NOW on PBS asks
if
America's middle class can afford an unprecedented ****ft in the global
middle
class; pre-election call to lift ban on offshore drilling is pulling a
fast
one on car owners, writes The Christian Science Monitor; Jonathan Tasini
stresses the im****tance of pressuring Obama on his trade policy; UN chief
wants more women peacekeepers to help counter ***ual violence from armed
conflicts; Pittsburgh demonstrators rallied for single-payer health care
reform yesterday; Thomas Mills on North Carolina's new role as a
battleground
state in this year's election; and more ... Browse our continually
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Michael Win****p | Let Me Call You Sweetheart ... Loans
http://www.truthout.org/article/let-me-call-you-sweetheart-loans
Michael Win****p, for Truthout, asks, "Where was Congress?" when mortgage
brokers failed to inform their customers of hidden costs, balloon payments
or
ways they could finance their mortgages more cheaply.
McClellan Blames Bush for CIA Leak Uproar
http://www.truthout.org/article/mcclellan-blames-bush-cia-leak-uproar
CBS News / The Associated Press: "Former presidential spokesman Scott
McClellan on Friday laid the blame for much of the US public's mistrust of
the
White House firmly at President George W. Bush's feet, saying he
backtracked
on a promise to open up about the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's
identity."
Nick Mottern | Controlling Iraqi Oil
http://www.truthout.org/article/controlling-iraqi-oil
Nick Mottern, for United Press International, writes about the
preparations of
American oil companies to sign contracts with Iraq: "Although the
contracts
are simply for services, not long-term production agreements, the
contracts
give the major oil companies a foot in the door. That they are no-bid
contracts given to these Western firms over Russian, Chinese and Indian
competitors is exceptional and clearly a matter of an occupied government
responding to pressure from the occupier."
NOW | Globalization's Downside
http://www.truthout.org/article/now-globalizations-downside
This week NOW on PBS focuses on the global middle class: "The global
middle
class is expected to swell by more than 1 billion people over the next
decade,
with the biggest increases in China and India." NOW asks, "Can America's
middle class - and the rest of the world - afford this unprecedented ****ft
in
the global economy?"
The Christian Science Monitor | Yes to Offshore Oil - but Just Not Now
http://www.truthout.org/article/yes-offshore-oil-but-just-not-now
The Christian Science Monitor writes: "Relief at the pump soon? Hardly. In
their pre-election call to lift the ban on offshore oil drilling,
President
Bush and John McCain are pulling a fast one on frantic car owners. This
new
ocean crude is years from flowing to the corner gas station. And for
sensible
reasons it should be."
Jonathan Tasini | Pressuring Obama on "Free Trade"
http://www.truthout.org/article/pressuring-obama-free-trade
Jonathan Tasini writes for glabour writers: "Yesterday, Senator Obama made
comments to a business re****ter that leave the impression that he is
already
****fting his stated position on NAFTA and, by extension, so-called "free
trade." It is worth looking at as a sign where Senator Obama really
intends to
lead us on trade if he wins the White House."
UN Chief Seeks Women Peacekeepers to Counter ***ual Violence
http://www.truthout.org/article/un-chief-seeks-women-peacekeepers-counter-***ual-violence
Ian Munro re****ts for The Age, Australia, "United Nations
Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon wants more women peacekeepers and police to help counter "the
abominable practice of ***ual violence" resulting from armed conflicts."
Rally Touts "Single-Payer" Health Care
http://www.truthout.org/article/rally-touts-single-payer-health-care
Joe Fahy, for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, re****ts, "About 150 people
gathered
at a Downtown rally yesterday to sup****t changing the health care system
in
ways that neither of the major-party presidential candidates has
proposed."
Thomas Mills | Democrats Gain in Voter Roll Wars
http://www.truthout.org/article/democrats-gain-voter-roll-wars
Thomas Mills, for The News and Observer, writes that this year was a
defining
one for North Carolina because of the large role they were able to play in
choosing the Democratic nominee. "Whether Obama can win our state is yet
to be
seen, but with the current trends, spending the money to find out is a
good
idea, especially as an investment in the future. The state is one of the
fastest-growing in the nation, and over the next few decades Electoral
College
strength will move South and West. North Carolina is now part of the new
battleground."
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