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investigation; Obama claims the Bush administration is ****fting toward his
position on Iran; Truthout's Wilmer J. Leon III writes about the Jesse
Jackson-Barack Obama incident; Bill Moyers Journal covers the mortgage
crisis
from the street; Walden Bello writes about the climate policy failures of
the
G8 summit; a county in Maryland is making employers of domestic workers
responsible for ethical treatment; a new case of a female soldier slain on
domestic soil; General Motors cuts off retired seniors' health care to
save
cash; The New York Times editors write about the need for better voting
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Bush Claims Executive Privilege on CIA Leak
http://www.truthout.org/article/bush-claims-executive-privilege-cia-leak
Laurie Kellman, re****ting for The Associate Press, writes: "President Bush
has
asserted executive privilege to prevent Attorney General Michael Mukasey
from
having to comply with a House panel subpoena for material on the leak of
CIA
operative Valerie Plame's identity."
Obama Says White House "****fted Course" on Iran
http://www.truthout.org/article/obama-says-white-house-****fted-course-iran
Sam Youngman, re****ting for The Hill, says: "The White House on Wednesday
adamantly denied Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's
claim
that the US is negotiating with Iran by sending a high-level diplomat to a
meeting with an Iranian official this weekend."
Wilmer J. Leon | Don't Lose Focus of the Real Issues
http://www.truthout.org/article/wilmer-j-leon-dont-lose-focus-real-issues
Truthout's Wilmer J. Leon III writes on the recent scuffle between the
Reverend Jesse Jackson and Senator Barack Obama: "Jesse Jackson is not
alone
when he expresses concern that Obama's efforts to run a 'deracialized'
campaign may come at the expense of African-American issues. Some believe
that
as Obama competes for the center of the electorate, he is 'adjusting' more
liberal positions that were taken to secure his party's nomination. Some
are
asking, 'How can a self-proclaimed "agent of change" deliver if he uses
tactics of the past?'"
Bill Moyers Journal | Mortgage Meltdown
http://www.truthout.org/article/bill-moyers-journal-mortgage-meltdown
This week, PBS's Bill Moyers Journal travels to ground zero of the
mortgage
meltdown - Cleveland, Ohio. Correspondent Rick Karr takes viewers to
Slavic
Village, one of the hardest-hit neighborhoods in the nation when it comes
to
the spate of foreclosures caused by the sub-prime mortgage crisis. There,
more
than 1,000 homes stand vacant and decaying in a neighborhood that once
thrived
with families living the American dream of home owner****p. Moyers gets
perspective from veteran journalist William Greider on the current
financial
crisis and what he calls "the great deflation of Wall Street."
Walden Bello | The Anti-Climate Summit
http://www.truthout.org/article/the-anti-climate-summit
Foreign Policy in Focus columnist Walden Bello writes: "The G8 position is
a
giant step backward. It may have effectively undermined the prospects for
an
effective global climate strategy for the second commitment period of the
Kyoto Protocol that is expected to be finalized at the crucial UN meeting
in
Copenhagen in December 2009."
Local Legislation Expands Domestic Workers' Rights
http://www.truthout.org/article/local-legislation-expands-domestic-workers-rights
Re****ting for The Wa****ngton Post, Ann E. Marimow says: "Montgomery County
residents who employ nannies, housekeepers or cooks for at least 20 hours
a
week would be required to offer workers a written contract that spells out
job
conditions such as wages and benefits, under legislation passed yesterday
that
county officials said might be the first of its kind in the nation."
Another Woman Soldier Slain at Home
http://www.truthout.org/article/another-woman-soldier-slain-home
The Associated Press re****ts: "It's a scene that's become all too familiar
in
North Carolina's military communities. For the third time in seven months,
a
young woman serving her nation has been slain at home, away from the
dangers
of combat."
General Motors Cuts Health Coverage for Retired Seniors
http://www.truthout.org/article/gm-cuts-health-coverage-retired-seniors
Baltimore Sun Re****ter Andrea K. Walker writes: "The automaker [General
Motors], hemorrhaging sales in its core US market, announced yesterday
deep
cuts and other actions to raise cash that would generate $15 billion in
savings through 2009. Among the casualties: health benefits for salaried
retirees 65 and older."
The New York Times | Check That Vote
http://www.truthout.org/article/check-that-vote
New York Times editors say: "Electronic voting is notoriously vulnerable
to
technical glitches and vote theft. By now, most states have passed good
laws
requiring paper records of every vote cast - an im****tant safeguard. But
that
is not enough. States also need strong audit laws to ensure that machine
totals are vigilantly checked against the paper records. That is the only
way
that voters will be able to trust electronic voting."
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