Wednesday September 21, 2005

Daily Featured Stories

New York Times

Washington Post

Common Dreams

Yesterday's Feature Stories And Headlines

Respondents favored headlines first over features first, 55% to 45%, so the headlines will be listed first below. For those who prefer to read the features first, simply click on "Daily Featured Stories" above or "Today's Featured Stories" below.

Today's Featured Stories

Frist Insider Trading? And His Father's Not President, bw
Poverty? Really? In America?, bw
Fascism Watch, bw
Bush And The Disaster: More Missteps, bw
Flood Insurance? Developers Let The Government Worry, bw
Bushonomics: After Katrina, bw
All Cheney's Men: Oil Prices, bw
Probe This: Bush Will Investigate Himself, bw
North Korea-Nuke Agreement: North Korea Changes Its Mind...Again, bw
German Election: Aftermath, bw
Afghanistan: Back To Business As Usual, bw
Bush's Iraq War, bw
Iraq. Out. Brits Say Now, bw
The Hurricane Disaster: Evacuees Continue To Be Shuffled Around, Levee Poorly Designed, etc., bw
FEMA's Oklahoma Camps: Faith-Based Evacuation, bw
Supreme Court: Top Dem Will Vote No On Roberts, bw
Global Warming Is Past The Point Of No Return (this month's story), bw

Hands off the Palestinian elections, Greenway
Meehan's message on extremism, Lehigh
As another storm looms, New Orleans halts reentry, Mishra + O'Brien
Stem cells repair nerves in mice, Neergaard, AP
FEC sues pro-GOP group over finance limits, Theimer, AP
Kerry upbraids Bush administration, Canellos

Sticking point of voting-reform bid: photo IDs, Feldman
Cities' new job 1: disaster plans, Spotts

Reid to oppose chief justice nominee, AP
Justice O'Connor urges judicial independence, Davenport
Panel recommends paper trail for electronic voting, AP

Simon Wiesenthal Dies, Weinstein
Katrina erases his past, leaves unwritten future, Schmich

SF Emergency Services chief blasted by supes, Charlie Goodyear and Kevin Fagan
S.F. hydrants don't fit equipment from other fire departments, Stacy Finz
Health clinic emerges from destruction , Chuck Squatriglia
Pro-choice Republican senator says he'll vote for Roberts, Carolyn Lochhead
Governator II or last act?, Editorial
Is fear of same-sex marriage fear of nontraditional parenting?, Peggy Drexler
A third option on gay marriage, Vikram David Amar, Ethan J. Leib
A quake kit is a great thing -- if you can afford it, Mark Morford
White House shift on North Korea, James Sterngold
Rewriting Endangered Species Act, Zachary Coile

Hurricane Rita Rattles Coast, John-Thor Dahlburg, Scott Gold and Maria L. La Ganga
Kerry and Edwards Say Bush's Actions Have Been a Disaster, Ronald Brownstein
French Media Hammer U.S. Handling of Katrina Aftermath, Sebastian Rotella
Concern Over More Flooding Grows as Rita Approaches Gulf, Ralph Vartabedian
Prop. 75 Puts Police on the Side of Liberals, Paul Pringle
Voting for reform, Editorial

Mad Cow: Take Canada's cue, Editorial
Afghan women risk their lives to vote, Bonnie Erbe
We can't say we weren't warned, Richard Steiner

Attorney in U.S. publishes full translations of bin Laden's statements, Wides
Government seeks to strip former Iraqi defense minister of immunity in corruption probe, El-Tablawy

Signs of Life Emerge in French Quarter as Bars, Cabaret Reopen , Root
One Holdout Determined to Stay in the Home He's Known all his Life , Spangler
Senate Democratic Leader Will Oppose Roberts' Confirmation , Thomma
Nazi Hunter Simon Wiesenthal Dies at 96 , Schofield

Canadians join U.S. rally to sway opinion on drilling oil in Arctic refuge , Beth Gorham

JTF2 has captured, killed Afghan insurgents: officials, Allison Dunfield
Thousands missing in Bangladesh storms, Globe and Mail Update
Gaza pullout furthers thaw between Islamic world, Israel, Mark MacKinnon

Church may not want answer to the gay question, Rosie DiManno
PM's clear vision of Canada's future, Editorial

Bombings kill Five US soldiers in Iraq, BBC
Fed lifts interest rate to 3.75%, BBC
Insurgents 'inside' Iraqi police force, BBC
London bombers staged 'dummy run', BBC
Karzai renews his plea to US to rethink offensive terror strategy, BBC
New Orleans residents' return jeopardised by lack of basic services, Matthew Davis, BBC
Storms wreak havoc in South Asia, BBC
Russia resists UN threat to Iran, BBC

Afghan leader calls for tactical shift in battle against Taliban , Walsh
Nuclear deal at risk after North Korea demands reactor, Watts
China may hold the key to Iran, Tisdall
Report sounds warning over aircraft pollution , Staff and agencies
Murdoch's indiscretion reveals a Labour prime minister whose every instinct is at odds with the party he leads , Freedland
Gore Vidal: Age cannot wither him , Brockes

China admits women were forced to have abortions, Eimer
Wal-Mart in court over right to stop for lunch, Usborne
The Capture of Eichmann: How a Nazi-hunter tracked down his biggest prey, Vallely
Conrad's prospects look black after right-hand man admits $32m fraud, Griffiths
Censored in the name of the Lord, Gumbel
UN prosecutor sparks fury with claim Vatican is hiding alleged war criminal, Castle
Glaxo agrees $151m payout to settle US claims it inflated the price of its drugs, Foley

Mining giant for trial on pollution charges, AP
Were soldiers held as hostages to be traded?, Bruce

Oil prices pull back after pre-storm surge, nyt, ap
White House shifts focus for next court nominee, Kirkpatrick, Stolberg
Evacuation ordered in New Orleans again as Rita approaches, nyt
Red Cross disappointed many during hurricane crisis, Strom, Robertson
North Korea casts doubt on accord, Choe

Rights-Uzbekistan: Andijan Killings Set Off Massive Crackdown , Lobe
Trinidad: News Channel Torpedoed on Maiden Broadcast , Richards
Politics: Japan Wary of North Korean Nuclear Deal , Kakuchi
Politics: Iran Defiant As Sanctions Loom , Peyman
Education-Burkina Faso: For Greater Literacy, Go Local, Tiemtore

Zapatistas tour Mexico to Listen, “to the Simple and Humble People who Struggle”, Narco News
PAN, Gordillo test waters for alliance , El Universal
Border town gets bulldozed , El Universal
In oil boom, Mexico's Pemex struggles, IHT
U.S. must stem flow of guns to Mexico, americas.org
Wal-Mart enters Central America, marketwatch
Panama Canal Expansion, a Gift to Corporate America, Noriegaville
Dominican Customs Discover Millions in Tax Evasions, Prensa Latina
Cuba to create doctors' brigade to help countries after natural disasters, BBC
A Paramilitary Group Demobilizes, Colombia Journal
Venezuela to Supply Cheap Fuel to Nicaraguan Mayors, Prensa Latin
Brazilian Worker´s Party Fights Back, Prensa Latin
The Shame Katrina Blew Open and Brazil's Eternal Katrina, Brazzil
81st missing child found. Mothers 'disappeared' during Argentine dictatorship, Mercosur
President Lagos wants appologies from civilian collaborators in Chile dictatorship., Santiago Times
Democratization of Chilean Armed Forces Demanded, Prensa Latina

Nine Americans killed in Iraq, Britian frees soldiers, AFP
Vatican accused of shielding Croatian general wanted for war crimes, AFP
US charitable donations for Katrina aid top 1 billion dollars, AFP

IDF: No 'tie-breaker' arms were smuggled into Gaza, Gideon Alon
Israel, citing Quartet stance: We won't let Hamas run in PA vote, Reuters
Uzi Dayan unveils plan for West Bank keeping land west of separation fence, Aluf Benn
Education fees a central factor in increasing inequality in Israel, Yulie Tamir
Help Abbas, Editorial

Nine Americans killed in Iraq, Agencies
EU: Haul Iran before Security Council, Russia, China others opposed, Reuters
Iran threatens to quit NPT: 'We will not accept excessive pressure', Agencies
US softens opposition to Hamas role, AFP
Sudan unveils unity government, Agencies
Karzai wants shift in security strategy, Agencies

OPEC Puts an Extra 2m bpd on the Block, Reuters
British Rescue Sparks Tension in Basra, Agencies
Iran Ups the Ante in Nuke Standoff, AFP
Afghan Election a Milestone, Editorial
Covering Katrina: How US Media Control Faltered for a Moment, Ramzy Baroud

OPEC quenches thirst of oil market, staff
Starting Turkey's talks on time will enhance Europe's role in the region, Editorial
Arab democrats are denied the democracy they crave, Rami G. Khouri
Can Assad surrender all for survival?, David Hirst

Captured British commandos were disguised as Arabs, carrying explosives, Sploid

Iran may quit NPT if pressure intensifies , staff

North Korea agrees to resume talks with Japan, asahi

Roh and Bush bask in glow of ‘first step' on weapons, Chun

UN seat: UFC plans to throw spanner in G-4 works, The Hindu
China, Japan, and a new vision of the UN, The Hindu
India, Russia, China to hold business meet next year, The Hindu
Kashmir debated with a difference, The Times of India
Kashmir: The familiar script, Kashmir Times
Not enough done for farmers: M.S. Swaminathan, The Hindu
Man dies of starvation in Jharkhand, Deccan Herald
Govt. squanders money on luxury jets for 'VVIPs' while countless countrymen starve, The Hindu
Blood money from US hunters flows into Indian conservation kitty, The Indian Express
Naxalism is rooted in an unjust social system protected by an unjust regime, Kashmir Times
Al Jazeera coming to India, Hindustan Times
A bubble in the Indian stock market, Deccan Herald
US-India nuclear deal under Iran gun, The Times of India
Iran and the invention of a nuclear crisis, The Hindu
Tehran warns West of harsh response, The Hindu
North Korea's nuclear agreement hits a snag, The Hindu
Iraq war picture: Leap to life, The Hindu
Clash in Basra causes unease in Britain's opposition parties, The Hindu
Iraq strife: The fire this time, The Times of India
Pope immune from lawsuit, court told, The Hindu

Japan Accuses China in Oilfield Dispute, Financial Times
Meanwhile, in China Airport Activity Reaches Fever Pitch, Financial Express
A World without Inflation? What a depressing Idea.. , Scotsman
China Hopes All Parties Fullfil Commitment Made at Six-Party Talks, Xinhua
Paul Martin Says Child Care Key to Confronting China and India, Canada.com

Fears of 'Overcaution' by FDA after Vioxx Woes go Unfounded, Diedtra Henderson
US Rejects Painkiller Used in UK, Melanie Feisst
GlaxoSmithKline Pays $150 Million to Settle Drug Pricing Fraud Case, PharmaLive
The Age of Autism: Research Reversal, Dan Olmsted

Bad Fixes, Wrong Problems, Wang

Lords of War, Z
New twist on Iraq aid: U.S. seeks donations, Simpson
A World Turned Upside Down: Corporation regulation, Monbiot
Memory's Revenge: Operation Iraqi Freedom, Wypijewski

Becoming the bogeyman, Yglesias
Mad in Manhattan, Sargent
The eye of the relief effort, Kuttner

Vid : Sheehan Silenced in Union Park, Crooks&Liars
Sheehan Roughed Up By NY PD, ABC News
Congress Covers Rove in Plame Leak, Village Voice
Laura Bush Boycotted, The Nation
Delay/ Abramoff's GOP Nest of Rats Expands, RawStory
WaPo Catches Up On OBM Indictment, WaPo
Hallelujah, Kerry, Kennedy Start Yelling, WaPo
Lead Dem Reid: ' No Way On Roberts', Yahoo
Venezuela Not Fascist Enough on Drugs says US, NarcoSphere
AFL-CIO Denounces Iraq War, TowardFreedom
Katastrophe: Feds Promised Evac Busses, Advocate
All Hail Charles Darwin, LA Times
Iraq: Brits Break-Out Commandos Arrested for Murder, Yahoo
Sheehan to Hillary: Oppose Iraq Now, NYTImes
BushWorld: Iraq Corruption Bankrupting US, Guardian

The AP's FOIA Request Nets Reams of FBI Memos on 'High Visibility' Targets, Herschaft and McShane
Putting the 'N.Y. Times' On the Spot on Iraq, Mitchell

The People with the Blood-Soaked Hands, Roberts
Let Them Die or Let Them Go, Whitney

'A betrayal of trust and abuse of power', Kerry
Salon's hour-by-hour account of the worst natural disaster in U.S. history -- and how our government failed., Manjoo, Rockwell, Kinney

Sanford Gottlieb:
Far Cry From Vietnam - New Silent Majority Sets Pace for Anti-Iraq War Movement
Arianna Huffington:
Bill Clinton's Muddled Attempt to Own the Middle
Globe & Mail Editorial:
A Man is Tortured, and the U.S. Shrugs?
Sharon Olds:
No Place for a Poet at a Banquet of Shame
Molly Ivins:
Happy Media Accountability Day!
George Monbiot:
It Would Seem That I Was Wrong About Big Business
Gordon Clark:
Seeking Real Resistance to the War
Christian Christensen:
Take the Liberal Media Quiz!
Pierre Tristam:
Choreography by the Scriptures For a Struts-and-Bull Presidency
John Nichols:
Senate Can hold Roberts To His Word
Robert Scheer:
Does Bush Finally See Poor People?
Ivan Eland:
Democratic Hallucinations in Afghanistan and Iraq
Ruth Conniff:
Abortion Wars and the Poor
John F. Wasik:
Sun Rising Over New Orleans

Comparing Schizophrenia Drugs
20 Sep 2005 at 10:00pm
A government-financed study has provided the strongest evidence yet that the system for approving and promoting drugs is badly out of whack.
A deal with North Korea
21 Sep 2005 at 4:00am
North Korea's agreement to return to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty is a fair deal for the North Koreans as well as a huge win for the U.S.
NASA goes back to the future
21 Sep 2005 at 4:00am
NASA's new plan lacks the pizzazz to inspire public support and will be operating under budget constraints that make delays or overruns likely.
Denying access to the ballot
21 Sep 2005 at 4:00am
The U.S. election reform commission led by James Baker III and former President Jimmy Carter has come up with a plan that is worse than no reform at all.
Other Views: Sydney Morning Herald, The Independent, Süddeutsche Zeitung
21 Sep 2005 at 4:00am
Opinions from around the world.
Philip Bowring: Yahoo's mess of pottage
by Philip Bowring
21 Sep 2005 at 4:00am
Yahoo, a leader in the Internet world, has an obligation not to actively participate in persecution of those practicing the freedoms that it preaches.
Nicholas D. Kristof: Lining up to be raped?
by Nicholas D. Kristof
21 Sep 2005 at 4:00am
President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan visited the U.S. last week and fretted that Pakistani women were being raped to make money.
John Tierney: Wal-Mart to the rescue
by John Tierney
21 Sep 2005 at 4:00am
Lee Scott, the chief executive of Wal-Mart, could insist on low everyday prices while still leaving the area as well prepared for the next disaster as Wal-Mart was for Katrina.
Uzbekistan: Where journalism is branded terrorism
by Galima Bukharbaeva
21 Sep 2005 at 4:00am
I stand accused of terrorism. My crime? Doing only what I am doing now: reporting in the international media.
Medical Research Got More Money Over Last Decade
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
20 Sep 2005 at 10:00pm
Total spending on medical research in the United States has doubled in the past decade to nearly $95 billion a year, a study has found.
Skipping Law School. Lincoln Did It. Why Not the Valoises?
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
20 Sep 2005 at 10:00pm
Rebecca Valois is planning to become a lawyer without setting foot in a law school.
Iran Warns Against Referral of Nuclear Issue to the U.N.
by NAZILA FATHI and DAVID E. SANGER
20 Sep 2005 at 10:00pm
Iran said it would restrict United Nations inspectors from critical information if the U.S. referred it to the Security Council.
London Bombers Visited Earlier, Apparently on Practice Run
by SARAH LYALL
20 Sep 2005 at 10:00pm
Less than two weeks before they attacked London on July 7, three of the four suicide bombers conducted what appears to have been a practice run.
Simon Wiesenthal Is Dead at 96; Tirelessly Pursued Nazi Fugitives
by RALPH BLUMENTHAL
20 Sep 2005 at 10:00pm
Simon Wiesenthal, the death camp survivor who dedicated the rest of his life to tracking down fugitive Nazi war criminals, died Tuesday in Vienna.
Rice Urges Israel to Aid Palestinian Election
by JOEL BRINKLEY
20 Sep 2005 at 10:00pm
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Israel to allow Palestinians to carry out their elections in January without Israeli interference.
Europe Is Closer to Talks With Turkey
by THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
20 Sep 2005 at 10:00pm
The European Union appeared closer than ever to beginning membership talks with Turkey on Oct. 3, despite last-minute objections from the Greek Cypriots.
Pentagon Bars Military Officers and Analysts From Testifying
by PHILIP SHENON
20 Sep 2005 at 10:00pm
The officers and analysts had been scheduled to testify at an open Congressional hearing about a highly classified intelligence program known as Able Danger.
U.S. Asks Court to Dismiss Abuse Suit That Names Pope
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
20 Sep 2005 at 10:00pm
The Justice Department has told a Texas court that Pope Benedict XVI enjoys immunity as head of state of the Holy See.

Detainee Hunger Strike Prompts Request for Health Records Access
by Carol D. Leonnig
Attorneys for several detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, asked a federal judge for immediate access to their clients' medical records, saying they fear an eight-week-long hunger strike is growing more serious, according to court papers declassified yesterday.
Guantanamo Trial to Resume
by Post
The Pentagon cleared the way yesterday for the resumption of the long-delayed military trial of Guantanamo Bay prisoner David Hicks.
NATION IN BRIEF
by Post
Expect more hurricanes large and small in the next 10 to 20 years, National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield said yesterday.
U.N. Prosecutor Faults Vatican in Fugitive Hunt
by Molly Moore
PARIS, Sept. 20 -- The chief prosecutor for the U.N. tribunal for Balkans war crimes has said that a Roman Catholic monastery in Croatia is sheltering a fugitive Croatian general charged with atrocities against Serb civilians and that the Vatican has refused pleas to help find him.
Police Believe London Bombers Scouted Route Prior to Attacks
by Kevin Sullivan
LONDON, Sept. 20 -- Three of the four bombers who killed themselves and 52 other people in a July 7 attack on the London transit system apparently scouted their route on a trip to the city 10 days earlier, police said Tuesday.
WORLD IN BRIEF
by Post
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The government imposed what one official called "extraordinary" measures Tuesday to contain a bird flu outbreak that has killed four people in Indonesia, including the forced hospitalization of people who exhibit symptoms of the disease.

Senator Sold Stock Before Price Dropped
by Jonathan M. Katz
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a potential presidential candidate in 2008, sold all his stock in his family's hospital corporation about two weeks before it issued a disappointing earnings report and the price fell nearly 15 percent.

The Bush Harken Insider Trading Collection
by Buzzflash
Don't let Bush fool you, he's as slimy a businessman as any that ran Enron.

Bush Insider Trading
by Bush Watch
Documents Show Bush Violated SEC Insider Trading Law Four Times, Not Once. His Lawyer Ran The SEC Investigation On Late Harken Report And His Father's Gave The SEC Clearance Of Wrongdoing During Bush Presidency.

US: Ex-Tyco Executives Get 8 to 25 Years in Prison, Sorkin

Discovering Poverty (Again)
by Robert J. Samuelson
We Americans are now supposedly discovering poverty for at least the fourth time since World War II. The first occurred in 1962, when Michael Harrington's classic "The Other America" appeared. To a nation generally dazzled by its newfound suburban prosperity, Harrington described the grim realities of West Virginia shanties and inner-city slums. Then there was Lyndon Johnson's "war on poverty" and later what was often described, rightly or wrongly, as Ronald Reagan's war against the poor. Now Hurricane Katrina has purportedly raised America's consciousness once again.

Edwards got it right about poverty, Oliphant
What! There are poor folks among us?, Madigan
Farewell, Great Society, Plumer
Bush's uncaring tax-cut math, ED

Bush suggests lifting the ban on using the military domestically, Sappenfield

Democrats Say Relief Effort Needs Independent Inquiry
by PHILIP SHENON and ANNE E. KORNBLUT
20 Sep 2005 at 10:00pm
They said that the arrest of a former senior White House budget official involved in organizing the federal response to Hurricane Katrina demonstrated the need.

Master of the Poison Pill
by Harold Meyerson
Why has President Bush placed Karl Rove atop the government's endeavors to rebuild the Gulf Coast? Rove knows as much about massive relief and reconstruction efforts as your pet schnauzer, but he's not devoid of germane expertise. He played a critical role, after all, in the formation of the Department of Homeland Security.

[TS] Bush's Waterlogged Halo [TS means restricted]
by THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
20 Sep 2005 at 10:00pm
Following President Bush's speech in New Orleans, many U.S. papers carried the same basic headline: "Bush Rules Out Raising Taxes for Gulf Relief." The president is planning to rely on "spending cuts" instead to pay for rebuilding New Orleans. Yeah, right - and if you believe that, I have some beachfront property in Biloxi I'd like to sell you. The underlying message of all these stories is that the Bush team sees no reason to change course in response to Katrina.

[TS] Message: I Can't [TS means restricted]
by MAUREEN DOWD
20 Sep 2005 at 10:00pm
Mr. Bush should stop posing in shirtsleeves and get back to the Oval Office. He has more hacks and cronies he's trying to put into important jobs, and he needs to ride herd on that.

The Can-do Bush at his most effective... (for 26 minutes), Engelhardt

Today's Headlines, Part II

more from Common Dreams, Democracy Now !, FAIR, Mother Jones, The Nation, Talking Points Memo, Tapped, Working For Change, AlterNet Blog Peek, In These Times, Mis-Leader, and Daily Kos.

***

(*) Registration Required: NYT, WP, BS, CT, LAT. Explorer Browser Recommended.

***

OUR HEADLINES ARE EDITED BY... Domingo, Talking Points, The Hill, Alter.Net, Common Dreams, TomPane, etc.... Christy Sweet, Buzzflash, Truthout, Democratic Underground, Smirking Chimp, etc.... Matty, Counterpunch, Editor and Publisher... Dierdre, Christian Science Monitor, USA Today... Rosamond, Boston Globe, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, History News Network, Journal of the Federation of American Scientists, World Socialist Web Site... Frances, BBC... Barbara Brodman, Guardian/Observer, Independent, Herald, FindLaw, New Scientist, Economist... Paula, Sydney Morning Herald, TomPaine, Harpers, New Yorker, Village Voice, Progressive, etc.... RoniWorking For Change,In these Times,Now/PBS,New Yorker, etc... J, LAT, SFC, Seattle PI, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, CBC... Janice, Asia Times, Joong Ang Daily, Asahi Shinmum, International Herald Tribune.... Alan, Haaratz, Al jazeera, Arab News, Dar al Hayat, Middle East Times, Latin America... AshleyDawn, Daily Times... Yogi, India... Syniel, Slate, Salon, ...

get 7 years of Bush headlines at...BUSH REPORT

Bush Watch is a daily political internet magazine based in Austin, Texas, paid for and edited by Politex, a non-affiliated U.S. citizen. Contents, including "Bush Watch" and "Politex," (c) 1998-2005 Politex. The views expressed herein and the views in stories that you are linked to are the writers' own and do not necessarily reflect those of Bush Watch. Permission of author required for reprinting original material, and only requests for reprinting a specific item are considered. The duration of the working links is not under our control. Bush Watch has not reviewed all of the sites linked to our site and is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages or any other sites linked to our site. Your linking to any other off-site pages or other sites from our site is at your own risk. Send all e-mail to Politex.