Edwards expected to endorse Obama tonight; Richard Heinberg writes about
the
politics of oil; US government drugs detainees against their will; Obama
gets
NARAL Pro-Choice endorsement; Bill Moyers Journal shows how the Democratic
divide affects one household; Hope Shand writes about "monopoly control of
crop genes"; champion of the Amazon resigns post; Arctic whale struggles
to
adapt to climate change; Teach for America gets a big boost from slow
economy;
Sheila Gibbons says marketers keep missing the mark in efforts to reach
women;
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Edwards to Endorse Obama
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051408V.shtml
Jim Rutenberg and Julie Bosman of The New York Times re****t: "John
Edwards,
the former senator from North Carolina who bowed out of the presidential
race
in January, is expected to endorse Senator Barack Obama at a rally being
held
here tonight."
Richard Heinberg | Oil and Politics
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051408R.shtml
Truthout contributor Richard Heinberg writes: "On Tuesday, Senate
Democrats
introduced legislation that would halt a US arms sale to Saudi Arabia
worth
$1.4 billion. The implication is clear: no more war toys for the Saudis
unless
they agree to up their oil output."
Some Detainees Are Drugged for De****tation
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051408S.shtml
The Wa****ngton Post's Amy Goldstein and Dana Priest re****t: "The US
government
has injected hundreds of foreigners it has de****ted with dangerous
psychotropic drugs against their will to keep them sedated during the trip
back to their home country, according to medical records, internal
do***ents
and interviews with people who have been drugged."
NARAL Pro-Choice Backs Obama
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051408T.shtml
Beth Fouhy of The Associated Press says, "Democrat Barack Obama has won
the
endorsement of NARAL Pro-Choice America, a leading abortion rights
advocacy
organization that has sup****ted rival Hillary Rodham Clinton throughout
her
political career."
Bill Moyers Journal | A Democratic House Divided
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051408U.shtml
"Bill Moyers interviews Berkeley law professors Christopher Edley Jr. and
Maria Echaveste - he's for Obama and she's for Clinton. They met working
in
the Clinton administration and now, having been married for nine years,
Edley
and Echaveste are both advising their respective candidates."
Hope Shand | Cor****ations Grab Climate Genes
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/051408EA.shtml
Writing for Foreign Policy in Focus, Hope Shand says, "First the biotech
industry promised that its genetically engineered seeds would clean up the
environment. Then they told us biotech crops would feed the world. Neither
came to pass. Soon we'll hear that genetically engineered climate-hardy
seeds
are the essential adaptation strategy for crops to withstand drought,
heat,
cold, saline soils and more."
Amazon Defender Quits Brazil Environment Post
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/051408EB.shtml
Raymond Colitt of Reuters re****ts: "Brazil's environment minister, hailed
as a
champion of the green movement but scorned by powerful farming groups,
resigned on Tuesday after losing key battles in her efforts to protect the
Amazon rain forest."
Mysterious Arctic Whale Under Threat From Changing Habitat
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/051408EC.shtml
The Guardian UK's Edward Helmore writes: "Polar bears may get more
attention -
and later this week a court-ordered decision by the US government will
almost
certainly see them listed as a threatened species - but new research
suggests
the narwhal, the mysterious whale with a long spiral tusk, may be more at
risk
from climatic change. Researchers fear that the narwhal is so attuned to
its
environment, so narrow in its range of habitat and specific in diet, that
it
may be one of the least able of Arctic mammals to adapt to rapid warming
in
the high north."
Democrats' Colorado Dilemmas
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/051408LA.shtml
Stephanie Simon, The Wall Street Journal, says that "A labor union
campaign in
Colorado to tighten restrictions on layoffs and crack down on cor****ate
fraud
could put Democrats in an awkward position as they gather here in August
for
their presidential convention."
Nonprofit Teach for America Sees Big Growth
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/051408LB.shtml
According to Nancy Zuckerbrod of The Associated Press, "Backpacking in
Europe?
Nah, the dollar's too weak - and for some, the needs closer to home are
too
great. More than ever, graduating college seniors are signing up to spend
two
years in America's poorest communities as part of Teach for America, the
nonprofit organization that recruits and trains top college students for
teaching jobs."
Sheila Gibbons | Marketing to Women Seems Unable to Keep Up
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/051408WA.shtml
Writing for Women's eNews, Sheila Gibbons says, "As a journalist who
writes
about issues of interest to women, I receive a steady stream of pitches
from
public relations and marketing agencies."
Premature Death Tied to Lower Education
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/051408HA.shtml
The Wa****ngton Post's David Brown re****ts: "The difference in death rates
between highly educated and poorly educated people in the United States is
very wide and growing wider, according to new research."
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