Energy policy overhaul on way
28 Jul 2005 at 10:46pm
The House by a wide margin approved a mammoth energy plan for the nation Thursday that sends billions of dollars in tax breaks ...

Congress Could Send Bush Energy Bill Today
by Justin Blum
The House yesterday approved a far-ranging energy bill that provides billions in tax breaks and other incentives to encourage energy production from traditional and alternative sources.

Energy Bill: A Drop In The Bucket, Carol
Deeply Flawed Energy bill, Orlando Sentinel
Energy: DeLay's Sweetheart Deal, Legum et al.
House Passes Energy Bill; Measure to Have Little Effect on Gas Prices , Kuhnhenn
An inefficient energy policy, sfc ed
DeLay, Energy And Secrecy, Walker

Pleas and Promises by G.O.P. as Cafta Wins by 2 Votes
by EDMUND L. ANDREWS
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
Democrats charged Republicans with buying votes and forcing members to vote against their consciences.

Brown People Love Their Children, Bush Contends, Harkavy
15 Democrats Cave On CAFTA, Rothschild Caving On CAFTA, Waldman
11th-Hour Brokering Paved Way for Bush's Trade Pact Triumph, Warren Vieth

Senate's Leader Veers From Bush Over Stem Cells
by SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
Senator Bill Frist has decided to support a bill to expand federal financing for embryonic stem cell research.

House Passes Energy Bill, but Has Less Luck With Transportation Measure
by CARL HULSE
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
Republican leaders in the House and Senate seized on the imminent enactment of the bills as an opportunity to crow about their ability to get things done.

Despite Problems, Bush Continues to Make Advances on His Agenda
by RICHARD W. STEVENSON
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
President Bush's doggedness and a Republican majority in Congress have allowed him to push his agenda forward even when the political winds are in his face.

From GOP Congress, welcome wins for Bush
With his poll ratings still troubled, the president enjoys a week of better headlines.

Time to Stem Labor's Losses
by E. J. Dionne Jr.
LONG POND, Pa. -- The civil war in the labor movement that led to this week's split in the AFL-CIO is the latest skirmish in a longer struggle. The same forces that helped make John Sweeney president of the union federation in the first place have led the dissenting unions to denounce him and take a walk.

Working-Class Power, Fletcher,Jr.
America's Labour Federation: Losing its grip, Staff
AFL-CIO convention results in major split, Gonzales
Solidarity in pieces (AFL-CIO), nyt
Will the AFL CIO split bring better organizing?, Kuttner

Dems raise questions over Roberts' civil rights values
28 Jul 2005 at 6:34pm
After days of Democratic deference to John Roberts, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said Thursday that documents made public to date indicate ...

Democrats Request Files Involving Court Pick
by DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
The request for files covering matters John G. Roberts handled in the first Bush administration is the first specific challenge over access to documents.

Key turf war: Control of nominee's old papers
28 Jul 2005 at 9:26pm
The disputes over access to Roberts' documents persist in part because they are a win-win strategy for those pursuing documents. ...

Democrats Pinpoint the Roberts Files They Want, Maura Reynolds
How Many Of John Roberts's Records Can Be Hidden From The Senate? , Dean
Privilege Claim May Not Apply to Roberts Papers, David G. Savage
Supporters argue John Roberts will be committed to judicial restraint; Really?, Cole
The battle over Bush's SC nominee was supposed to be epic; so why hasn't it been?, Scherer

Boston Globe

FBI slow to translate counterterror tapes, Bell, Savage + Globe Staff
House passes free-trade agreement in tight vote, Klein
Venezuelans riveted by president's TV show, Lakshmanan

Act on old lessons, Mr. Nominee, Trice
N. Korea talks tough with U.S., McDonald

Bankrupt company sells your idenity, Palm Beach Post
4 letters on Roberts nomination , St Pete Times
More FL taxpayers money wasted, St Pete Times
War takes away another great person, Miami Herald
What about growing terror in Haiti, Miami Herald
Opinion: Spongebob motive in Miami, Miami Herald
Venezuela's turn for Bush propaganda, Miami Herald
Jeb pushing eminent domain or sellout to big oil?, Sun Sentinel

London Bristles With Police, Ralph Frammolino
Bush's choice for deputy attorney general linked to controversy, Walter F. Roche Jr.
Hastert Directs Ethics Panel to Assess Travel Requests, Mary Curtius

Organ Donation Rates Are Rising Nationwide as tiny Federal Effort Pays Off , Greve
Higher Percentage of Minorities, Women Start their own Businesses than average , Martinez
S. America Working to Erase Last Traces of Authoritarian Rule , Chang
Israel's Planned Withdrawal Could Be a small Step toward Peace , Nissenbaum

IRA declares end to armed campaign, CBC News
IRA move 'unparalleled' : Blair, CBC News
British police on high alert in transit systems, CBC News

Bomb scare shuts down Toronto subway, Canadian Press
Greenland official insists hunting tradition will trump Canada's claim, Brian Laghi

Hunt for bombers 'a race against time', Sandro Contenta

Latin trade pact wins US backing, BBC
US failures 'fuel Iraq militants', BBC
Professionals trickle out of Iraq as spiral of violence continues, Caroline Hawley, BBC

Northern Ireland: Possibilities of Peace, Lead article
Qur'anic scholars hit back at 'evil bombers', Wainwright
MI5 links Iraq to extremists in UK , Norton-Taylor
Nuclear weapons: Worse than irrelevant , Cook
Iraq Affecting Mental Health of Troops, Lumpkin, AP
As Discovery docks, debris crisis irks Nasa , Luscombe
World Bank rebuked over water deal , Ramesh
Debt relief is only the start , Stiglitz
Poland gets tough with Europe's last dictator , Traynor and Tchorek
Spinsterhood bites the dust , Ward
Schiller: A dramatist of conscience , Schiller
Shell meets its match in the Rossport Five , Hederman

30 years of War, McKittrick
Saudi prince gives £11m to the Louvre for a new Islamic wing, Doyle
Up to half of ocean species lost to overfishing, Connor
Italy and Germany fall out in a heated row over beer, topless bathing and beach etiquette, Phillips
Secret of Darwin's 'violin-playing bird' revealed, Connor
Republican businessman and political giant in Florida kills himself at newspaper after exposé, Usborne
On the streets of Nuevo Laredo: The new Wild West, Gumbel

Nomads' e-mail told the world of growing Niger crisis, Azogor

Battle lines drawn in U.S. on curbing sales to China, Drajem
U.S. House approves Central Americal trade agreement, Andrews
Rumsfeld warns Iraq on charter, Schmitt

Aids: African Tragedy Overshadows Other Cultural Realities, Say Activists , Osava
Politics-US: Group Slams the ”Iron Triangle” of Food Aid , Lobe
Haiti: Near-Anarchy Reigns Despite Year-Old U.N. Mission , Farley
Politics-US: Anti-Chavez Broadcasts May Be Hot Air , Fisher
Health-South Asia: Booming Markets, Ailing Population , Tranovich
Rights: HRW Spotlights Repression in Nigeria, Saudi Arabia , Fisher
Politics-DRC: 'Stronger Commitment' Needed for Peace , Nduru
Health-Indonesia: Under 'Reformasi' Malnutrition Stalks Children , Yamin
Mideast: Gaza Will Be 'Vacated But Still Occupied' , Agalawatta

CAFTA approval rekindles free trade talks, Mercosur
Journalists waver on naming favorite presidential candidate, El Universal
López Obrador readies bid for presidency , El Universal
House target of massive shootout in Nuevo Laredo, El Universal
Costa Rican Government Wants CAFTA, Citizens Don´t, Prensa Latina
Iraq war comes home to El Salvador, San Fransico Chronicle
Lessons for Jamaica from the Trinidadian experience, Jamaica Observer
Have a little faith, Castro implores, Boston Globe
US names 'Cuba transition coordinator' to 'accelerate he demise of Castro's tyranny', Caribbean Net
Peacekeepers accused after killings in Haiti, Independant
Colombian rebels bring province to standstill, Reuters
Poll: Chavez Enjoys 71.8% Approval Rating in Venezuela, Venezuelanalysis
Venezuela Rejects Charge it Interferes in Bolivia, Says U.S. Interferes There, Venezuelanalysis
Venezuela announces break with DEA but continues war on drugs, Vheadline
Lula Firm On Corruption Probe, Prensa Latina
Brazil Would Be Better With Just a Couple of Clear-Cut Parties, Brazzil
Brazil will vote to decide whether firearms should continue to be sold, Brazzil
Farmers Protesting in Paraguay, Prensa Latina
Government social housing system unsatisfactory in Chile, Santiago Times
Education reduced to commodity in Chile, IPS
Argentina's Kirchner Threatens to Tax Companies Raising Prices, Bloomburg

Iraqi train blown up amid outrage at diplomat's killing, AFP
Factions to work for success of Gaza pullout, AFP
The P.K.K.'s profile, Sarikaya

Police to ban anti-pullout protests ahead of march, Jonathan Lis
Mofaz rejects IDF call for pre-pullout strike in Gaza, Amos Harel
Vatican: It isn't always possible to condemn anti-Israel terrorism, AP
Ultra-Orthodox support settlers but avoid involvement in demonstrations, Tamar Rotem
The right's losing lessons, Bradly Burston
A French window of opportunity, editorial

MI5 links bomb attacks to Iraq war, Christian Henderson
Mofaz gives Israeli army free hand, Agencies
Israeli army raids West Bank towns, Agencies
Palestinians protest: Gaza a smokescreen to cover ongoing wall construction, Aljazeera tv

Mubarak to Run for the Fifth Time, Nadia Abou El-Magd
Dog Use Was Urged by Gitmo Boss, Says Former Warden, AP
New Lebanon Govt Defends Hezbollah Role, Reuters
Israel Plans Triple-Fencing of Gaza After Pullout, Reuters
On Becoming American, James Zogby
Why the West Should Not Ignore Iran, Sarah Whalen

Turkey calls for U.S. action against Kurd PKK, DS staff
Leadership longevity should be earned through merit, Editorial
The terrorist bombers are not real Muslims, Turki Al-Faisal and George Carey
Summer break must be exploited to advance Israel-Palestine peace, Aluf Benn

The bomb and Karl Rove, Schell
Why the Saudi envoy really went home, Bradley
The Algerian connection, Escobar

blast kills 9 on train to Delhi, The Indian Express
G-4 remains focused on the African Union, The Hindu
Indo-American pacts: Impact on South Asia, Deccan Herald
Kashmir: Terror in Jammu after violent killings, The Times of India
Mumbai limps back to normalcy; toll crosses 800, The Times of India
Tsunami rumours spread panic, kill 16 in Mumbai night stampede, The Indian Express
Mumbai disaster epitomizes urban India's decay, Hindustan Times
Labor laws broken at Gurgaon, The Hindu
South Asia battling high infant mortality, malnutrition, HIV, Deccan Herald
Time for peace and healing in Indonesia, The Hindu
Large parts of Africa facing a crisis: UN, The Times of India

China Starts Producing Pig-Borne Disease Vaccine, Xinhua
China, Indonesia Sign Documents to Boost Defense, Economic ..., People's Daily Online
China's Economy to Grow 9.2 pct with low Inflation Rate in 2005, People's Daily Online
Dr M: Welcome the Rise of China, New Straits Times

U.S. tries to woo N. Korea with diplomacy, Karasaki

U.S. seeking clarity on North's stand, Lee, Park

US Faces Fresh Challenge On Farm Subsidies, Beattie

Evidence Suggests Perjury By Rep. Cox In Testimony As Bush's SEC Nominee, usn

Big Brother Nixes Happy Hour, arw

Buyouts, Payoffs, And The Public Interest, Alterman

'We Regard Falluja As a Large Prison', Enders

Palestine, the Anti-War Movement and the Quest for Genuine Unity, Haddad

Prosecutors Looking Into Whether DeFede Violated Florida Taping Law, Strupp
'Chicago Tribune' Managing Editor Vows to Shield Reporter , Messer

The Duke of Alba and George W. Bush, Lind
Blair the Camera Man, Atzmon
Pigmentation and Empire: The Emerging Skin-Whitening Industry, Mire

Amnesty International declares Fr. Jean-Juste a Prisoner of Conscience, Olson+Goodman
Subway Shakedowns: Necessary or Unconstitutional?, Brown+Ferrer+Goodman+Pena

Book review of two novels Educate Us About Complex Death Penalty Issues, Williamson

AIDS: Too much morality, too little sense, Staff
AIDS: No carnival, Staff
Venezuela and Latin America: Using oil to spread revolution, Staff

Liberals think calling for a draft makes them sound tough, but all it does is strengthen Bush, Siddique

New York Times

The Safest Shuttle Tank Ever
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
The shuttle is looking increasingly like a jalopy that has gotten too expensive to keep repairing and may be ready for a trade-in.
A Sense of Proportion at Ground Zero
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
Somewhere in the ill-conceived campaign to "take back the memorial" at ground zero, false impressions have managed to triumph over facts.
Bad News From Connecticut
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
Gov. Jodi Rell of Connecticut took the wrong road when she signed a bill that endorses a plan to sue the federal government over the No Child Left Behind Act.
The Price of Fame
by JACOB SLICHTER
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
Payola enriches just about everyone but musicians.
Broken Record
by CLIFF DOERKSEN
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
Payola has been as constant and pervasive a force as gravity for more than a century.

NYT > National

Shuttle Docks; Shield Damage Is Called Minor
by JOHN SCHWARTZ and WARREN E. LEARY
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
So far, engineers have seen nothing that would threaten a safe return of the Discovery, though analysis is not yet complete.
Miami Paper Fires Columnist, Adding Own Twist to Tale of Sex, Politics and Su...
by ABBY GOODNOUGH
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
Employees of The Miami Herald reacted with outrage after learning that Jim DeFede had been fired for secretly taping his conversation with Arthur Teele Jr.
A Harvard Governor, Dissatisfied, Resigns
by ALAN FINDER
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
The only black member of the Harvard Corporation said he was resigning over disagreements with the university's president, Lawrence H. Summers.
Army Mechanic Is Acquitted on Desertion Charge
by SHAILA DEWAN
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
Sgt. Kevin Benderman, who had applied for conscientious-objector status, was convicted of a lesser charge of purposely missing his unit's deployment.

NYT > International

I.R.A. Renounces Use of Violence; Vows to Disarm
by BRIAN LAVERY and ALAN COWELL
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
The announcement was viewed as a turning point in Northern Ireland that could bring an end to a bloody and painful chapter.
Iraqi Leader Vows to Block Purges on Hussein Tribunal
by EDWARD WONG
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
The president of Iraq said that he would ensure the preservation of the Iraqi tribunal preparing the trials of Saddam Hussein and his aides.
After Taste of Calm, Appetite for Peace
by WARREN HOGE
28 Jul 2005 at 10:00pm
The people of Northern Ireland have so profoundly changed the province that the I.R.A.'s action renouncing violence became inevitable, experts say.

Less Payola, More Ella
by Eugene Robinson
What a bummer summer. Iraq is either a bloody mess or a tragic quagmire, depending on your level of optimism. Suicide bombers are busy memorizing subway maps. The blast-furnace heat that baked the country has eased, for now, but here comes hurricane season. If you want to escape to the beach, a tank of gasoline costs a small fortune.
Oceans Have Fewer Kinds Of Fish
by Juliet Eilperin
The variety of species in the world's oceans has dropped by as much as 50 percent in the past 50 years, according to a paper published today in the journal Science.
Hot Housing Market Opens Doors for Fraud
by Michael Powell
NEW YORK -- For mortgage scammers, deed thieves and property flippers, this is the Golden Age.
Suicide's Aftermath Rocks Miami
by Manuel Roig-Franzia
MIAMI, July 28 -- The flamboyant politician is dead in the most flamboyant of ways. The muckraking columnist is out of a job. The newsroom is in an uproar, and so are many in the community.
Plan Would Compile, Analyze Medical Errors
by Gilbert M. Gaul
Nearly six years after the nation's most prestigious body of medical researchers reported that as many as 100,000 Americans die each year from medical mistakes, Congress this week passed long-debated legislation aimed at improving patient safety.
Bush's Visit to Scouts Postponed Again
by Karin Brulliard and Lexie Verdon
President Bush's visit to the Boy Scout National Jamboree in central Virginia was put off until Sunday at the request of Scout officials so that they could make appropriate plans for handling any heat problems in the crowd, the White House said today.
Discovery Docks With The Space Station
by Guy Gugliotta
HOUSTON, July 28 -- The space shuttle Discovery docked smoothly with the international space station on Thursday, ending a two-day pursuit in space with a flawless linkup 222 miles above the South Pacific.

In Israel, an Old Twist on Resisting to the Death
by Scott Wilson
JERUSALEM, July 28 -- Prayers had failed. Plan B called for a curse.
Search for Missing Da Vinci Work Hits Wall
by Daniel Williams
FLORENCE -- Few artists marked the dawn of a painting's creation as precisely and dramatically as Leonardo da Vinci did with his "Battle of Anghiari," a vast fresco of war and rage that he undertook on commission for the Florentine Republic.
IRA Says It Will Abandon Violence
by Glenn Frankel
The Irish Republican Army formally declares an end to its three-decade-long armed struggle against British rule in Northern Ireland and pledges to pursue its aims of a united Ireland through "exclusively peaceful means."

WORLD IN BRIEF
by Post
SHIBIN AL-KOM, Egypt -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Thursday he would seek a fifth six-year term on Sept. 7, when the country will hold its first presidential election with more than one candidate.

Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories

Shuttle flaws test NASA's toolbox prowess
The vehicle's foam problem will be hard to fix. Should fleet be retired?
The IRA pledges a farewell to arms
The Irish Republican Army will permanently abandon military operations after decades of terror.
China goes to college - in a big way
Since 1998, Beijing has tripled enrollment and built 1,300 private colleges.
How to keep those kids in class? Pay them.
A new plan would credit students with perfect attendance $25 per quarter - redeemable upon graduation.

Christian Science Monitor | Commentary

Verify IRA Pledge to Disarm
The IRA's order to cease armed resistance to British rule should meet with the Reagan response.
When Hybrids Turn NASCAR
Car buyers who want to buy "green" should be sure the hybrid they're considering really saves fuel.
You gotta put down the duckie if you wanna be a justice
We should all act as if we're going to be nominated to high office someday.
US shifts on India, Pakistan
The Bush administration seems ready to show the kind of favoritism to India that it once showed Pakistan.

Frist to back funding of stem cell research
29 Jul 2005 at 4:48am
Breaking with President Bush, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has decided to support legislation to expand federal financing ...
Bombay recovers from killer rains; death toll nears 700
28 Jul 2005 at 10:16pm
Rescuers working beneath leaden skies pulled bodies from rivers of mud and piles of water-soaked debris Friday as they searched ...
IRA says it is resuming disarmament but won't disband
28 Jul 2005 at 8:19pm
The Irish Republican Army renounced the use of violence against British rule Thursday and said it will disarm a dramatic end ...
Tests show hair not from Ala. missing teen
29 Jul 2005 at 1:34am
The strands of blond hair found in Aruba did not come from missing U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway, an FBI spokeswoman said Thursday. ...
Mortgage rates rise for fourth consecutive week
28 Jul 2005 at 1:29pm
Mortgage rates rose for a fourth consecutive week as financial markets responded to fresh evidence that the economy is picking ...
Frist to back funding of stem cell research
29 Jul 2005 at 4:48am
Breaking with President Bush, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has decided to support legislation to expand federal financing ...
Average fuel efficiency rises slightly, EPA says
28 Jul 2005 at 9:02pm
This year's cars, vans, sport-utility vehicles and pickups are slightly more fuel efficient than in 2004, according to a report ...