This story has its good news and its bad news sides. The good is that Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri is being removed from Bush’s “enemy combatant” status, which allowed him … [Keep reading >>]
“Hamas, the militant Palestinian organisation, attempted to conduct secret talks with the Israeli leadership in the protracted run-up to the recent war in Gaza – with messages being passed from … [Keep reading >>]
“Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius this afternoon accepted President Obama’s request to become his Health and Human Services secretary, stepping into a central role in the new administration’s ambitious effort to … [Keep reading >>]
The news continues bad from Tibet in these days of Tibetan New Year.
A Tibetan monk has been shot after setting fire to himself during a protest at Beijing’s rule, reports … [Keep reading >>]
Odetta was Remembered at the Upper Riverside Church Tuesday night. Thousands came to remember her and to hear the singers she taught to sing. Article here. A … [Keep reading >>]
“Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced today that he is lifting a 1991 ban on news coverage of the return of the remains of fallen service members to Dover … [Keep reading >>]
Interesting post at HuffPo by William K Black.
As a white-collar criminologist and former financial regulator much of my research studies what causes financial markets to become profoundly dysfunctional. The FBI … [Keep reading >>]
A new PAC is starting up called Accountability Now, with roots in MoveOn, Labor and the new wave of progressive bloggers.
“Organizers of the new group, to be called Accountability Now, … [Keep reading >>]
As reported by Luke Baker of Reuters, conditions at the Guantanamo facility might well have gotten worse since Obama took office: “He stressed the mistreatment did not appear to be … [Keep reading >>]
We’ve posted recently news about the drought in California’s Central Valley, and earlier about Texas, and Mexico. It’s bad in Mendota and Firebaugh– unemployment reaching 1/3 of the working … [Keep reading >>]
In breaking news from Saudia Arabia…
It would be bizarre in any country to find that its lingerie shops are staffed entirely by men.
But in Saudi Arabia – an ultra-conservative nation … [Keep reading >>]
“Foreign tourists planning to visit Tibet have been told by travel agencies that the region has been closed to outsiders until the end of March.
The month marks the 50th anniversary … [Keep reading >>]
