http://www.onlinepress.eu/News posted on the main European Online Newspapers - section PoliticSat, 31 Jul 2010 17:56:04 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/jesse-jackson-calls-shirley-sherrod-a-true-freedom-fighter-who-fought-back-against-attempted-character-assassination-13075015-2-07_27_2010.htmlTwo days after Shirley Sherrod was fired from her job at the Agriculture Department over allegedly racist comments she made in a selectively excerpted internet video posted by Tea Party activist Andrew Breitbart, Sherrod has received an apology from both the White House and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Sherrod used to oversee rural development in Georgia and Vilsack offered her another unspeCommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/u-s-ends-ban-on-ties-with-indonesian-special-forces-13075014-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Phil Stewart JAKARTA - Washington said Thursday it was dropping a ban on ties with Indonesia''s special forces, imposed over human rights abuses in the 1990s, a move that may eventually allow combat training of the once-notorious unit. The decision, announced during a visit by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to Jakarta, was taken after Indonesia took steps requested by Washington including remCommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/epa-employees-blow-the-whistle-on-flawed-climate-bills-13075011-2-07_27_2010.htmlWashington, DC - The major bills before Congress to regulate greenhouse gases to combat global climate change suffer from "multiple unfixable flaws" that undermine their effectiveness, according to a detailed congressional disclosure by two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees, posted today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/bp-chief-tony-hayward-to-outline-strategy-that-restores-firms-fortunes-13075008-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Terry MacalisterBP boss Tony Hayward will next week launch a fight back against the wave of criticism that has engulfed him and BP following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Hayward is set to outline a new corporate growth strategy in a bid to reassure shareholders and, at the same time, cement his position as chief executive. His move comes as pension funds in New York and Ohio unveiled plans toCommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/lobbyists-push-use-of-deadly-asbestos-in-developing-nations-13074997-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Jim Morris, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists WASHINGTON - A global network of lobby groups has spent nearly $100 million since the mid-1980s to preserve the international market for asbestos, a known carcinogen that''s taken millions of lives and is banned or restricted in 52 countries, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists hCommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/israel-gets-brutal-with-media-13074996-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Mel Frykberg NABI SALAH, Occupied West Bank - Palestinian activists are being jailed, Israeli activists are under surveillance, and the Israeli military is increasingly targeting journalists who cover West Bank protests. The Foreign Press Association (FPA) in Israel issued a statement recently condemning what it sees as a change in Israel Defense Forces (IDF) policy in their treatment oCommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/us-senate-drops-bill-to-cap-carbon-emissions-13074995-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Haroon Siddique and agencies A major climate change bill that would have capped carbon emissions has been abandoned by Democrats in the US Senate in the face of opposition from both sides of the house. Under pressure from falling popularity ratings, Barack Obama had hoped the bill would add to the two biggest legislative successes of his presidency: and .CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/vietnams-forgotten-war-victims-13074994-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Chris Arsenault When Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, visited Vietnam on Thursday she extolled the country''s "unlimited potential" and strong trade relations with the US. But the words must have rung hollow for Ngyuen Ngoc Phuong, who has seen his potential destroyed by American chemical poisoning.  Phuong, 19, was born long after the US cut and run from the Vietnam war, evacCommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/north-korea-threatens-physical-response-to-us-war-games-13074992-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Malcolm Moore in Shanghai Pyongyang lashed out after Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of State, laid out plans for new sanctions against North Korea to Asian leaders attending a regional security summit in Hanoi. Mrs Clinton said North Korea had embarked on a "campaign of provocative, dangerous behaviour" and described the rogue state as "isolated and belligerent".CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/house-pressured-to-pass-stripped-down-war-measure-13074989-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Andrew TaylorWASHINGTON - After a take-it-or-leave-it vote by the Senate, House Democrats face little choice but to drop billions in aid for schools, college students and others that they had hoped could ride on legislation paying for President Barack Obama''s troop surge in Afghanistan. The Senate rejected the House measure, passed earlier this month, by a 46-51 vote that fell short of a majoCommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/journalism-legend-daniel-schorr-dies-at-13074988-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Alan Greenblatt Daniel Schorr, a longtime senior news analyst for NPR and a veteran Washington journalist who broke major stories at home and abroad during the Cold War and Watergate, has died. He was 93. Schorr, who once described himself as a "living history book," passed away Friday morning at a Washington hospital. He was able to bring to contemporary news commentary a deep sense of CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/multinational-company-trafigura-found-guilty-of-exporting-toxic-waste-13074985-2-07_27_2010.htmlA Dutch court has found multinational Trafigura guilty of illegally exporting toxic waste from Amsterdam and concealing the nature of the cargo. In 2006, Trafigura transported waste alleged to have been involved in the injury of thousands of people in Ivory Coast. Trafigura denied any wrongdoing. It expressed disappointment in the ruling and is considering an appeal. The firm was fined 1m eCommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/evacuation-underway-as-storm-heads-to-gulf-spill-site-13074983-2-07_27_2010.htmlNEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - A tropical storm barreling towards the Gulf of Mexico oil spill site Friday forced crews to suspend operations and halt work to permanently plug the gushing BP well. Admiral Thad Allen, the US official overseeing the spill response, said that crews aboard two drilling rigs and a container ship were drawing up thousands of feet of pipes from beneath the sea, while non-esseCommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/school-chief-dismisses-teachers-in-washington-13074969-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Tamar Lewin Michelle Rhee, the reform-minded chancellor who took over the District of Columbia public schools three years ago, on Friday fired 241 teachers, or 5 percent of the district''s total. All but a few of those dismissed had received the lowest rating under a new evaluation system that for the first time held them accountable for their students'' standardized test scores.CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/toxic-legacy-of-us-assault-on-fallujah-worse-than-hiroshima-13074967-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Patrick Cockburn Dramatic increases in infant mortality, cancer and leukaemia in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, which was bombarded by US Marines in 2004, exceed those reported by survivors of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, according to a new study.CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/us-senate-deals-blow-to-global-climate-talks-13074966-2-07_27_2010.htmlWASHINGTON - A year and a half after President Barack Obama breathed new life into global talks on a climate treaty, the United States is back in a familiar role -- the holdout. The Senate''s decision Thursday to shelve legislation on climate change is certain to cast a long shadow over December''s meeting in Cancun, Mexico that will work on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol.CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/un-rights-council-names-team-to-probe-israel-flotilla-raid-13074965-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Hui Min Neo GENEVA — The UN Human Rights Council named a panel of experts Friday to investigate whether Israel''s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla breached international law and urged the Jewish state to cooperate. Briton Desmond de Silva, Malaysian Mary Shanthi Dairiam and Karl Hudson-Phillips from Trinidad and Tobago would probe the events surrounding the May 31 raid in which nCommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/researchers-confirm-subsea-gulf-oil-plumes-are-from-bp-well-13074963-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Sara Kennedy ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Through a chemical fingerprinting process, University of South Florida researchers have definitively linked clouds of underwater oil in the northern Gulf of Mexico to BP''s runaway Deepwater Horizon well - the first direct scientific link between the subsurface oil clouds commonly known as "plumes" and the BP oil spill, USF officCommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/liberals-press-obama-for-more-action-on-key-issues--mcclatchy-newspapers-13074962-2-07_27_2010.htmlLiberals press Obama for more action on key issues (McClatchy Newspapers)Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/rangel-says-he-seeks-fairness-in-ethics-case--ap-13074953-2-07_27_2010.htmlAP - U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel says he doesn''t want "any special breaks" when it comes to charges that he violated ethics rules.Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/no-new-recession-let-tax-cuts-die-geithner--reuters-13074930-2-07_27_2010.htmlReuters - The economy is not likely to slip back into recession but letting tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans expire is necessary to show commitment to cutting budget deficits, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Sunday.Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/cash-costs-of-war-antiwar-meeting-ready-to-link-foreign-wars-with-us-economy-woes-13074926-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Rick Karlin ALBANY -- The Revolution will be televised -- or, rather, streaming live online. Antiwar demonstrations in the Vietnam era were a regular feature of the nightly network news on NBC, CBS and ABC. Today, protests against the war in Afghanistan are just as likely to be online as on TV, and in the form of damning documents or videos shown on WikiLeaks.CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/gingrich-to-decide-on-white-house-run-after-election--reuters-13074925-2-07_27_2010.htmlReuters - Republican former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich said on Sunday he will decide after November''s congressional elections whether he will make a run for the White House in 2012.Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/liberals-press-obama-for-more-action-on-key-issues-13074923-2-07_27_2010.htmlby David Lightman LAS VEGAS -- President Barack Obama Saturday tried to calm liberals frustrated by what they consider slow progress on their favorite causes, urging Democratic bloggers and activists to be patient and work with him.CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/us-farmers-may-face-crackdown-on-pesticide-use-13074922-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Les Blumenthal WASHINGTON - The nation''s farmers could face severe restrictions on the use of pesticides as environmentalists, spurred by a favorable ruling from a judge in Washington state, want the courts to force federal regulators to protect endangered species from the ill effects of agricultural chemicals.CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/new-jersey-gov-chris-christie-tells-national-gop-pols-to-follow-his-example--the-upshot-13074921-2-07_27_2010.htmlNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tells national GOP pols to follow his example (The Upshot)Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/british-liberia-forest-saving-scheme-exposes-perils-of-carbon-credit-plans-13074920-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Felicity Carus A British company''s proposal to rent out one-fifth of Liberia''s forests for carbon offsetting could have bankrupted the impoverished West African state, according to a former government adviser. The claim came as the Liberian government yesterday announced an interim statement on its inquiry into alleged "improprieties" surrounding the $2.2bn deal.CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/wikileaks-massive-leak-of-secret-files-exposes-truth-of-occupation-13074913-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Nick Davies and David Leigh A today provides a devastating portrait of the failing war in Afghanistan, revealing how coalition forces have killed hundreds of civilians in unreported incidents, Taliban attacks have soared and NATO commanders fear neighboring Pakistan and Iran are fueling the insurgency.CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/republicans-fret-as-angle-slips--cqpolitics-com-13074906-2-07_27_2010.htmlRepublicans Fret as Angle Slips (CQPolitics.com)Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/obama-to-appear-on-abcs-the-view-on-thursday--ap-13074895-2-07_27_2010.htmlObama to appear on ABC's 'The View' on Thursday (AP)Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/biggest-revelations-of-wikileaks-documents--the-atlantic-wire-13074894-2-07_27_2010.htmlThe Atlantic Wire - The revelations are sure to spark wide debate about the U.S. role in Afghanistan and the nature of the ongoing war. Here are what currently appear to be the five biggest things we''ve learned so far.Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/brazilian-tribes-occupy-power-plant-13074893-2-07_27_2010.htmlBRASILIA - Brazilian native Indians on Sunday took 100 workers hostage at the construction site of a hydroelectric plant in the southern Amazon region, local media reported. As many as 400 Indians from several different tribes occupied a power plant they say was built on an ancient burial site. "They didn''t take into account the situation of the Indians. The company used dynamite to blow up parCommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-on-the-war-logs-i-enjoy-crushing-bastards-13074889-2-07_27_2010.htmlIn a SPIEGEL interview, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, 39, discusses his decision to publish the Afghanistan war logs, the difficult balance between the public interest and the need for state secrets and why he believes people who wage war are more dangerous than him. SPIEGEL: You are about to publish a vast amount of classified data on the war in Afghanistan. What is your motivation?CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/weekend-of-pakistan-drone-attacks-leaves-dead-13074887-2-07_27_2010.htmlNineteen people died in three US drone strikes in north-west Pakistan on Sunday, a day after a similar raid killed 16 others, say local officials. They said 10 suspected militants died in a strike in the Shaktoi area of South Waziristan on Sunday morning. Later, two more raids killed five in Tabbi Tolkhel, North Waziristan, and four in Srarogha, South Waziristan. Last week, a BBC investigation CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/venezuelas-chavez-threatens-to-cut-off-us-oil-13074884-2-07_27_2010.htmlCARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has threatened to cut off oil supplies to the United States if it were to back a Colombian military attack on Venezuela, warning Washington to stay out of the fray. Chavez broke off diplomatic relations with Bogota Thursday in response to charges by President Alvaro Uribe that 1,500 Colombian guerrillas had set up camp inside Venezuela and were launchingCommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/scores-die-in-afghan-village-raid-13074883-2-07_27_2010.htmlA rocket attack on an Afghan village has killed at least 45 civilians, including women and children, a spokesman for Afghan president Hamid Karzai said. An investigation is underway to determine who was responsible for the reported attack in Sangin district of southern province Helmand on Friday.CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/no-wh-reax-on-report-that-bp-going-with-new-ceo--ap-13074874-2-07_27_2010.htmlAP - The White House says whether BP replaces its CEO is up to BP, but says the company can''t change its responsibility to plug its oil well, clean up the damage in the Gulf of Mexico and compensate those who''ve suffered as a result.Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:36:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/years-in-jail-too-short-for-khmer-rouge-leader-victims-13074873-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Steve Finch PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The Khmer Rouge tribunal delivered its first verdict Monday and sentenced a key leader of the genocidal regime, Comrade Duch, to 30 years behind bars, but many victims were left complaining over this sentence outside the emotional courtroom. Comrade Duch, whose real name is Kaing Khek Eav, was chief of the notorious S-21 detention and torture facility hCommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:36:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/wikileaks-group-vows-to-put-more-documents-online--ap-13074869-2-07_27_2010.htmlAP - It has no headquarters and its public face — a wiry, silver-haired Australian with a physics Ph.D. — carries his desktop computer in a backpack as he moves from place to place.Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:36:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/weight-of-pages-but-the-best-is-yet-to-come-13074865-2-07_27_2010.htmlby Paul McGeough How big is bigAttempting to give the Afghan War Logs their place in history requires that this explosion of top secret documentation in the public domain be measured against the yardstick of the sensational 1971 leak of the Pentagon Papers, which changed the course of the Vietnam War.CommonDreams.orgTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:36:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/campaign-bill-still-a-few-votes-shy--politico-13074864-2-07_27_2010.htmlCampaign bill still a few votes shy (Politico)Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:36:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/your-congress-at-work-now-fighting-over-sports--mcclatchy-newspapers-13074862-2-07_27_2010.htmlYour Congress at work, now fighting over sports (McClatchy Newspapers)Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:36:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/obama-urges-senate-to-pass-campaign-ad-disclosure-bill--mcclatchy-newspapers-13074855-2-07_27_2010.htmlObama urges Senate to pass campaign ad disclosure bill (McClatchy Newspapers)Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:36:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/ill-parties-could-skip-primaries--politico-13074845-2-07_27_2010.htmlIll. parties could skip primaries (Politico)Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:36:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/just-where-exactly-did-rick-scott-come-from-cqpolitics-com-13074836-2-07_27_2010.htmlJust Where Exactly Did Rick Scott Come From (CQPolitics.com)Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:36:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/buck-navigates-tea-party-pros-and-cons-in-colo--cqpolitics-com-13074835-2-07_27_2010.htmlBuck Navigates Tea Party Pros and Cons in Colo. (CQPolitics.com)Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:36:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/hit-list-draws-fire-in-wake-of-leaked-us-documents--ap-13074812-2-07_27_2010.htmlAP - When it comes to war, killing the enemy is an accepted fact. Even amid the sensation of the WikiLeaks.org revelations, that stark reality lies at the core of new charges that some American military commando operations may have amounted to war crimes.Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:36:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/poll-a-few-cracks-in-obamas-hispanic-support--ap-13074811-2-07_27_2010.htmlAP - President Barack Obama''s once solid support among Hispanics is showing a few cracks, a troubling sign for Democrats desperate to get this critical constituency excited about helping the party hold onto Congress this fall.Yahoo NewsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:36:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/attacking-the-victim-right-wing-media-brand-sherrod-a-marxist-13074539-2-07_22_2010.htmlMedia conservatives, including Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh, have continued the right wing''s attacks on Shirley Sherrod, who was forced to resign from her position at the Department of Agriculture after Andrew Breitbart posted edited video of a speech she gave to falsely label her a racist. These conservatives have branded Sherrod a Marxist, Maoist, communist, and socialist.Right-wing media smearMedia Matters for AmericaThu, 22 Jul 2010 11:09:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/its-back-on-in-connecticut-13074473-2-07_22_2010.htmlFormer Rep. Rob Simmons (R-CT) has after about six weeks and has TV ads up now, giving primary voters an alternative to former WWE CEO Linda McMahon. - - - -TPMDCThu, 22 Jul 2010 10:56:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/doubletake-13074472-2-07_22_2010.htmlAnother bad . - - - -TPMDCThu, 22 Jul 2010 10:56:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/vilsacks-apology-13074471-2-07_22_2010.htmlVideo from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack''s press conference this afternoon: - - - -TPMDCThu, 22 Jul 2010 10:56:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/on-the-ag-beat-13074469-2-07_22_2010.htmlTPM''s Evan McMorris-Santoro was at Tom Vilsack''s press conference this afternoon and managed to get a question in -- and a follow-up. . - - - -TPMDCThu, 22 Jul 2010 10:56:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/the-nasty-of-the-nastiest-13074468-2-07_22_2010.htmlOne of -- the Tides Foundation -- was allegedly a target of that anti-government gunman in Oakland who was stopped by police in a shootout. - - - -TPMDCThu, 22 Jul 2010 10:56:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/gop-suffering-from-lebron-james-syndrome-13074461-2-07_22_2010.htmlIf people took politics as seriously as sports, they might notice that the Republicans are acting a lot like LeBron James. He’s the basketball star who, after basically rolling over and playing dead during the playoffs against the Boston Celtics, made his free-agent decision a multimedia spectacle. Now he calls himself “King James,” as if he’s already won next year’s NBA title and MVP trophy.Salon.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 10:56:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/newt-u-s-should-follow-saudis-lead-on-religious-freedom-13074460-2-07_22_2010.htmlIn a new blog post arguing against the Muslim community center near Ground Zero, Newt Gingrich explicitly argues that the United States should follow the lead of the oppressive theocracy of Saudi Arabia and reject the so-called Ground Zero mosque.Salon.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 10:56:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/its-a-one-and-a-half-dip-recession-for-sure-13074459-2-07_22_2010.htmlWe''re not in a double-dip recession yet. We''re in a one-and-a-half-dip recession.Salon.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 10:56:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/beach-boys-consider-th-anniversary-reunion-13074163-2-07_22_2010.htmlBeach Boys consider 50th anniversary reunionmsnbc.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 09:08:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/monjack-reportedly-died-of-pneumonia-anemia-13074160-2-07_22_2010.htmlMonjack reportedly died of pneumonia, anemiamsnbc.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 09:08:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/prosecutors-want-snipes-in-prison-immediately-13074157-2-07_22_2010.htmlProsecutors want Snipes in prison immediatelymsnbc.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 09:08:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/tidbits-michael-lohans-fiancee-says-he-kicked-her-13074148-2-07_22_2010.htmlTidbits: Michael Lohan's fiancee says he kicked hermsnbc.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 09:07:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/scoop-bloom-is-off-bachelor-jakes-rose-13074147-2-07_22_2010.htmlScoop: Bloom is off 'Bachelor' Jake's rosemsnbc.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 09:07:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/food-poisoning-postpones-elton-john-concert-13074144-2-07_22_2010.htmlFood poisoning postpones Elton John concertmsnbc.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 09:07:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/usda-reconsiders-decision-to-oust-official-over-race-comments-13073915-2-07_22_2010.htmlAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday he will reconsider the department''s decision to oust a state program director over racially tinged remarks after learning more about what she said.FOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:45:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/la-bishops-ban-guns-from-catholic-churches-despite-law-allowing-them-13073906-2-07_22_2010.htmlConcealed handguns won''t be allowed in Roman Catholic churches, despite a new state law allowing them.FOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:45:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/report-journalists-debated-whether-government-should-shut-down-fox-news-13073891-2-07_22_2010.htmlA group of liberal journalists used a now-defunct listserv to debate the merits of whether the federal government should forcibly shut down Fox News, according to a report in The Daily Caller.FOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:44:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/west-virginias-top-republican-opts-against-seeking-byrds-senate-seat-13073888-2-07_22_2010.htmlWest Virginia''s top Republican prospect ruled out running for the remaining U.S. Senate term of the late Robert C. Byrd on Wednesday, leaving the GOP without an obvious candidate for the seat Democrats hope to keep to retain a slim Senate majority.FOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:44:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/bailout-watchdogs-call-mortgage-program-a-bust-13073887-2-07_22_2010.htmlGovernment watchdogs on Wednesday raised a red flag over the Obama administration''s program for helping homeowners avoid foreclosure, saying the multibillion-dollar fund is not working and the Treasury Department refuses to fix it.FOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:44:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/congressional-tea-party-caucus-kicks-off-with-a-display-of-racial-unity-13073883-2-07_22_2010.htmlThe newly formed Congressional Tea Party Caucus made its debut Wednesday morning and then showed off the racial and ethnic diversity of the movement at a news conference following its first meeting.FOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:44:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/senate-approves-jobless-benefits-for-millions-of-unemployed-13073869-2-07_22_2010.htmlState unemployment agencies are gearing up to resume sending unemployment payments to millions of people as Congress moves to ship President Obama a measure to restore lapsed benefits.FOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:44:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/retired-spy-tapped-to-run-cia-clandestine-service-13073866-2-07_22_2010.htmlThe CIA hired one of its most experienced spies out of retirement to run the nation''s far-flung intelligence network, the agency said Wednesday.FOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:44:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/agriculture-secretary-offers-to-rehire-ousted-civil-servant-13073860-2-07_22_2010.htmlAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday he has offered to rehire the civil servant he forced to resign two days ago over her comments about race that were taken out of context in a brief video clip.FOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:44:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/massachusetts-raises-concerns-by-swapping-state-curriculum-for-national-standards-13073858-2-07_22_2010.htmlMassachusetts passed a plan Wednesday to scrap its state curriculum standards for national ones amid fierce opposition from critics who say the new guidelines will “erode” student achievement in a state that already churns out some of nation’s highest test scores.FOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:44:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/justice-dept-opts-not-to-file-charges-for-bush-era-u-s-attorney-firings-13073855-2-07_22_2010.htmlThe Bush administration''s Justice Department''s actions were inappropriately political, but not criminal, when it fired a U.S. attorney in 2006, prosecutors said Wednesday in closing a two-year investigation without filing charges.FOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:44:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/hispanic-gop-group-to-announce-support-for-arizona-immigration-law-13073849-2-07_22_2010.htmlThe Arizona Latino Republican Association will become the first Hispanic organization in the country to actively oppose the Department of Justice''s lawsuit against the state of Arizona''s new immigration law.FOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:44:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/questions-emerge-about-vitter-challengers-tangled-love-life-13073847-2-07_22_2010.htmlThe Republican challenger to a Louisiana senator tainted by a prostitution scandal may have a sordid history of his own.FOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:43:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/army-closes-mcchrystal-retirement-ceremony-to-all-but-three-reporters-13073837-2-07_22_2010.htmlFox News has learned that McChrystal and the Army closed his retirement ceremony to all but three reportersFOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:43:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/obamas-new-british-ally-may-provide-inspiration-to-gop-in-presidential-election-13073835-2-07_22_2010.htmlA fundamental philosophical divide between President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron appears unlikely to be bridged by either leader as Cameron''s success may offer a blueprint for the GOP in 2012.FOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:43:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/gop-loses-bid-to-block-suit-against-arizona-law-13073833-2-07_22_2010.htmlSenate Democrats have turned back a move by Republicans to block the Justice Department from pursuing its lawsuit to overturn Arizona''s controversial immigration law.FOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:43:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/gop-lawmaker-blasts-white-house-for-m-spent-on-kenya-constitution-vote-13073812-2-07_22_2010.htmlRep. Chris Smith of New Jersey cited a report by USAID that estimated more than $23 million in U.S. taxpayer funds have been spent on the referendum on the proposed constitution, which would legalize abortion in the country for the first timeFOXNewsThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:43:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/alan-grayson-shames-the-republicans-over-their-marie-antoinette-moment-13073576-2-07_22_2010.htmlDOWNLOADS: (413)PLAYS: (2591) (h/t Heather at VideoCafe) I am convinced that the reason that the Republican Party has not gone the way of the Whig Party is because they have excelled in what I call "bumpersticker politicking". That is to say, they create easily digestible soundbytes that sound right (as long as you don''t examine them to closely) and keep the low-information focused on the smaCrooks and LiarsThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/breitbart-refuses-opportunity-to-apologize-to-sherrod-13073575-2-07_22_2010.htmlDOWNLOADS: (302)PLAYS: (1851) Andrew Breitbart brushed off an opportunity to apologize to USDA official Wednesday after he posted a selectively edited clip that appeared to show her admitting to using racial preferences. A video posted on Breitbart''s alleged that Shirley Sherrod withheld help to a white family based on the color of their skin. Based on that video, the NAACP condemned Sherrod aCrooks and LiarsThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/chris-matthews-wrongly-predicts-bill-oreilly-will-do-the-right-thing-on-the-shirley-sherrod-firing-13073571-2-07_22_2010.htmlDOWNLOADS: (252)PLAYS: (1658) Sadly Chris Matthews gave his Fox "News" counterpart Bill O''Reilly far to much credit for possibly being capable of doing the right thing and not toeing the Fox line that Andrew Beitbart''s heavily edited videos in his hit piece on Shirly Sherrod should be considered credible now that the full video has come out.Crooks and LiarsThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/ezekiel-j-emanuel-m-d-ph-d-the-hivaids-fight-needs-cooperation-not-division-13073569-2-07_22_2010.htmlA poster juxtaposes the faces of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, the caption asking "Who is better for AIDS?" And, a sticker worn by a man standing nearby has a deli number distributor, its caption saying "Obama''s AIDS plan. Take a Number, Wait to Die." These are a sample of messages from HIV/AIDS activists gathered at the 18th biennial International AIDS Society (IAS) confHuffingtonPost.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/dam-vinh-hung-vietnamese-pop-star-attacked-by-anti-communist-activist-in-drag-video-13073568-2-07_22_2010.htmlWhat seemed to be a tender moment during Vietnamese pop star Dam Vinh Hung''s California performance turned ugly when an anti-communist activist dressed as a woman into the singer''s eyes Sunday. The culprit was Vietnamese-born U.S. citizen and self-proclaimed "freedom fighter" Ly Tong, 61, who was seen approaching the Santa Clara Convention Center''s stage in drag, holding a flower. As Hung bentHuffingtonPost.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/christopher-hitchens-israel-needs-to-end-the-occupation-to-truly-join-the-west-13073565-2-07_22_2010.htmlLast week Christopher Hitchens on Hugh Hewitt''s radio show, and he had some tough words for Israel. The author said that if Israel truly wants to be part of the West then it will have to end its occupation of Palestinian territories and accused Israelis of being "unbelievably irresponsible" (via ):In order for Israel to become part of the alliance against whatever we want to call it, religious HuffingtonPost.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/rnc-fails-to-report-m-in-debt-to-fec-13073559-2-07_22_2010.html?: The , however, on a new matter that has nothing to do with Steele''s notorious gaffes, and more to do with his notorious mismanagement. The Republican National Committee failed to report more than $7 million in debt to the Federal Election Commission in recent months -- a move that made its bottom line appear healthier than it is heading into the midterm elections and that also raises Crooks and LiarsThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/david-cameron-woos-wall-street-ceos-in-new-york-13073551-2-07_22_2010.htmlDavid Cameron Woos Wall Street CEOs In New YorkHuffingtonPost.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/jobless-benefits-tax-fairies-black-kettles-and-mitch-mcconnell-13073543-2-07_22_2010.htmlDOWNLOADS: (169)PLAYS: (301) Despite his turtle-like appearance and seeming Ambien-induced demeanor, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell can tell a gripping tale. And yesterday on the Senate floor, he told some tall ones. Republicans, it turns out, supported unemployment benefits for the victims of the Bush recession all along. And just days after he joined the by laughably claiming "ThereCrooks and LiarsThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/john-boehner-to-gop-stop-partying-with-lobbyists-13073539-2-07_22_2010.htmlIt''s not what you think. Boehner isn''t afraid of undue influence by lobbyists. : Some Republican congressmen have been warned to keep their distance from the female lobbyists who prowl Capitol Hill. Sources say House Minority Leader John Boehner has told GOP congressmen who partied with lobbyists "to knock it off." His spokesperson said, "Boehner has always told all our members that they wiCrooks and LiarsThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/robert-gibbs-apologizes-to-shirley-sherrod-on-behalf-of-the-administration-13073536-2-07_22_2010.htmlRobert Gibbs opened up his daily briefing today with a frank confession that the administration had made a decision on Shirley Sherrod''s speech without all of the facts, and offered an apology to her directly. QUESTION: And to a lot of people trying to follow this story, they see a government employee who ends up losing her job because of comments posted on a videotape that appears to be taken Crooks and LiarsThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/dream-now-series-letter-from-yahaira-carrillo-to-president-barack-obama-13073535-2-07_22_2010.htmlIn case you missed it, the DREAM Now letter series launched this week, with a letter from DREAM Act student The first featured letter-writer, Mohammad, helped to organize this week''s DREAM mobilization in DC, which consisted of lobby visits, a "mock graduation," and student-led rallies. The mobilization took a yesterday, as 21 young people engaged in civil disobedience in the nation''s capitol tCrooks and LiarsThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/cls-late-night-music-club-with-badfinger-13073533-2-07_22_2010.htmlTitle: Baby BlueArtist: Badfinger Badfinger''s story has been called "the classic rags-to-riches story with a tragic Shakespearean ending". Formed in Wales in the early 1960''s, the band was signed to Apple records in 1968, where they had a string of hits. Shady deals and bad business practices would ultimately lead to their downfall and subsequent suicides of principle singers and songwriters PeCrooks and LiarsThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/open-thread-13073530-2-07_22_2010.htmlMartin Short''s Nathan Thurm in "conversation" with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Looks vaguely familiar. Open thread below...Crooks and LiarsThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/nation-losing-patience-with-afghanistan-a-year-earlier-than-obama-expected-13073529-2-07_22_2010.htmlNation Losing Patience With Afghanistan A Year Earlier Than Obama ExpectedHuffingtonPost.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/shirley-sherrod-frets-aposhow-would-i-be-treated-apos-if-she-returns-to-usda-video-and-transcription-13073485-2-07_22_2010.htmlShirley Sherrod frets 'How would I be treated...?' if she returns to USDA (Video and transcription)The Examiner.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:51:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/arizona-law-sb-obamas-attack-naacp-and-illegal-is-not-a-race-part-13073481-2-07_22_2010.htmlArizona Law SB 1070, Obama's attack, NAACP, and 'illegal' is not a race Part 3The Examiner.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:51:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/glenn-beck-is-a-bald-faced-liar-13073480-2-07_22_2010.htmlGlenn Beck is a bald-faced liarThe Examiner.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:51:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/civilian-injured-in-political-battle-13073479-2-07_22_2010.htmlCivilian injured in political battleThe Examiner.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:51:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/bikers-appeal-to-dane-co-board-for-safer-roads-13073478-2-07_22_2010.htmlBikers appeal to Dane Co. Board for safer roadsThe Examiner.comThu, 22 Jul 2010 07:51:00 GMT