Sep
29
Nuclear Power, Just Too Risky
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Sep
26
Clay Bennett — Gocomics.com
Sep
26
From – CNET
Scientists told a House of Representatives subcommittee Thursday that more research is needed over the possible link between cell phone use and cancer. While past studies have found that cell phone radiation isn’t dangerous, the scientists pointed to research that has found just the opposite.
“I cannot tell this committee that cell phones [...]
Sep
24
Bush Administration will keep secret ‘grim’ Afghanistan report quiet until after election
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by John Byrne
A secret US intelligence report which says the political and military situation in Afghanistan is “grim” will be withheld from the public until after the election, a new report says.
Intelligence officials are finishing up the National Intelligence Estimate on Aghanistan, according to ABC’s Brian Ross, “but there are ‘no plans [...]
Sep
24
Supreme Court issues stay of execution for Davis
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By RHONDA COOK, BILL RANKIN, MARCUS K. GARNER
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Jackson — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a stay of execution for Troy Anthony Davis less than two hours before he was to be put to death by lethal injection.
Davis’ family and supporters, who for years have pressed for a new [...]
Sep
22
Report: Satellite images show ethnic cleansing source of reduced Iraq violence
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From: RAW STORY
Published: Friday September 19, 2008
A
study of the Pentagon’s satellite imagery concludes that ethnic
cleansing — not last year’s surge of U.S. military forces — is the
main factor in the reduction of violence in Iraq.
The report’s conclusion about the surge’s ineffectiveness
are supported by many Iraq experts and international organizations who
credit a population shift with [...]





