Study: Saving for retirement loses ground to debt, living expenses, Powell
The truth behind women 'opting out', Gardner

Afghan women denied literacy program - fear of Taliban reprisals , Sue Bailey
Protests demand immediate withdrawal of Canadian troops from Afghanistan, wsws
Ottawa equips 2,000 Afghan police, Murray Brewster
Galvanize Afghan aid, Editorial
Soldiers from CFB Valcartier leave for Afghanistan, Martin Oullet
Pakistani troops destroy alleged al-Qaeda training site, AP
A hidden enemy frustrates efforts to rebuild Afghanistan, Whitaker>br> Slight majority of Canadians support Afghan mission: poll, Staff

Various

Pentagon creates office of propaganda , AP
Still desperately spinning and lying but there's no way out for Bush and Blair, Cornwell
101 Americans Die in Iraq During October, AP News
Airstrike sparks anti-U.S. protests in Pakistan, AP News
Bush and Democrats trade fire over the Iraq war, AP News
Civilian massacres: From Vietnam to Iraq , Downing
Suffering and privilege: The death of empathy , Jensen
Since we're are good people, whatever we do it can't be called "torture" , Jackson
Did Israel use uranium weapons? , Fisk
Grim milestone: 101 American deaths in Iraq in October, Cornwell
UK: Blair Accused of Trying to 'Privatise' War in Iraq, Sengupta

Is the Pentagon deliberately sowing weapons of genocidal havoc in Iraq?, Ed
Murderous attacks in Baghdad actually worsen under new US security cordon, Tavernise
Is neocon Hadley in Baghdad to discuss feeding more GIs to the monster?, Sanger and Burns
Bushco wags the lame dog: bombs the hell out of Pakistani madrassah, Masood
Israel's Olmert says he will send more troops into Gaza but not 'occupy' it, Myre

Oaxaca Is Not Alone: a call for road closures and general strike by the Zapatistas, Narco News
Eyewitness Report: October 29, 2006, Salón Chingón
Lopez Obrador Letter to the Nation: Oaxaca Situation Unacceptable , Prensa Latina
City divided after police take control, El Universal
'Ruiz should consider resigning', El Universal
Government, people of Oaxaca now battling for public opinion, El Universal
From Oaxaca to the Zócalo: Uprisings and Repression in Mexico, UDW

United States

New York Times

Inmate-trained service dogs support vets disabled in Bush's wars, Strom
Until there is a level playing field we'll need affirmative action, Lewin
Darfur ethnic violence spreads to neighboring Chad, Polgreen
Brits try to make it up to the world by talking loudly about global warming, Timmons
How long will Denny Hastert be ' taking spears and offering himself up'? (his words), Leibovich

Changing Climate on Climate, Editorial
When the War Comes Home, Peter Slevin

'Nothing's wrong with you', Farragher
Now, on wartime service, Kerry fires back, Klein

How to cut and run, William E. Odom
Bush: Just say no to Democrats, James Gerstenzang
RESISTANCE TO DEADLINES FOR IRAQ IS WEAKENING, Julian E. Barnes
British civilians being moved from Basra, Ken Ellingwood

Dozens Killed in Baghdad Blast, Price
Voting Machine Company Denies Ties to Venezuelan Government, Bachelet
Scientists, American Public Disagree Sharply over Global Warming, Boyd
West Bank Disco One of Few Places Where Palestinians Can Let Loose, Nissenbaum

The Toronto Star

Blasts kills 33 in Shiite neighbourhood, AP
Iraqi police victims of stepped-up violence, AP
Into Africa, with a mission, Michelle Sheperd
Arar apology must wait, MacKay says, CP
Ottawa to seek review of Kyoto treaty, CP
Navy helicopters will carry troops, as well as hunt submarines, Staff
Saving troops from a deadly, invisible enemy, Campion-Smith
Standing on guard in an era of hate - Security Symposium, Michelle Sheperd
Arar accepts US award via video, still branded terrorist in US, Tim Harper
Where are the nationalists?, David Olive
Ontario cringes at more constitutional talk, Thomas Walkom
Liberals risking a Quebec crisis, Editorial
No more phony timetables for Iraq, Editorial
U.S. over its head one more time, Jeremy Kinsman
The real problem is that it is illegal for one country to invade another country, Linda McQuaig
Big human footprint crushing fragile Earth, Editorial

Harper willing to meet NDP to discuss climate change legislation, Staff
Thousands of weapons sent to Iraq unaccounted for: report, Staff
World hunger 'intolerable,' with scant progress in decade: UN, Staff
Thousands of weapons sent to Iraq unaccounted for: report, Staff
Blair calls for 'bold' action after stark climate change warning, Staff
In Depth- Iraq: Hans Blix says war in Iraq a 'pure failure', Staff
U.S.-Russian led initiative against nuclear terrorism, John Thorne
In Depth: Canadian Security - anti-terrorism act, Staff
The English model of multiculturalism, Don Murray

Politics: Inside the Mind of Stephen Harper , Paul Wells
Federal govt wants to go back to basics on Kyoto Protocol, Dennis Bueckert
Liberal hopefuls working quietly to defuse Quebec issue, Joan Bryden
Ambrose criticizes shortcomings of Quebec environmental plan, Isabelle Rodrigue
Iran's president warns of firm response if UN nuclear sanctions, AP

BBC

Climate change fight 'can't wait', BBC
At-a-glance: The Stern Review, BBC
Greenhouse gas emissions rising, BBC
Bomb explosion kills at least 30 in Baghdad and injures many more, BBC
Iraq violence: Facts and figures, BBC
In pictures: Baghdad market blast, BBC
Pentagon sets up unit to promote its message in media, BBC
Far-right joins Israel coalition, BBC
No 'real change' for Afghan women, Pam O'Toole, BBC
UK Ministers face Iraq inquiry vote, BBC

Simple verdict: time is running out on climate change, Adam & Elliott
Unaccountable mercenaries in Iraq, Norton-Taylor
US tries to mend fences as violence soars, MacAskill
Dems' Fault, Right" Iraq insurgents trying to sway US voters, says Cheney, Tran

The day that changed the climate, Brown & Cornwell

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sheik 'hasn't resigned yet', AAP
Tip from Australian spies behind arrest of true blue trio, Tom Allard and Cynthia Banham
Dili gangs linked to political players, Lindsay Murdoch
Fiji's chief of police seizes ammunition amid fear of coup, Joel Gibson
Art, too, is important to our identity, Elizabeth Ann Macgregor

Climate report heat on Australia, AAP
Yemen main destination for jihadists, source claims, Neil McKenzie, Sarah Smiles and Tom Allard
Committee backs therapeutic cloning, Annabelle Stafford
Muslim row shifts to Melbourne, AAP

Nicaragua's election: things turn nasty, ZNet
Workers take action against US owner of Free Trade Zone company, nicanet
Violence in the east, Jamaica Observer
Future of the Cuban Revolution: With or Without Fidel, ZNet
Bogota, once a world capital of mayhem makes a u-turn, LAT
Chavez is gaining ground among the middle class, backed by the reality of a prosperous country, Prensa Latina
Brazil's Lula Unlikely to Change Course after His Massive Victory, Brazzil
Lula says Brazil is tired of being an “emerging power” , Merco Press
Brazil's Worst Air Accident Ever Reveals How Arrogant the US Can Be, Brazzil
Chilean students to continue protests, americas.org

Europe

Inter Press Service

Mexico: Tense and Only Relative Calm after Police Crackdown , Cevallos
Death Penalty: Pregnant Woman Escapes Execution in Vietnam , Tran
Bolivia: Oil Companies Decide to Stay - on Morales' Terms , Chávez
Development-Africa: Think Global, Eat Local , Olori
Rights: Once Again, Stop the War , Suri
Brazil: Lula, More than Ever 'Father of the Poor' , Osava
Japan: Activists Plan to Nip Nuclear Ambitions , Kakuchi
Hungary: Renewed Street Violence Weakens Socialists , Dujisin
Serbia: New Constitution Revives an Old Problem, Zimonjic
Environment-China: Taklamakan - Where Oil and Water Don't Mix , Bezlova
Environment-Marocco: The Old Picture Is Disappearing , El Ouali

Der Spiegel

International Herald Tribune

Middle East

Haaretz

IAF warplanes stage mock raid over southern Beirut, Agencies
U.S. preparing Abbas guard to take on democratically elected Hamas, Aluf Benn
CIA planes carrying terror suspects landed at Tel Aviv airport, Yossi Melman
Arab MK on Avigdor Lieberman: anywhere else this man would be ostracized, Gideon Alon
IDF kills 2 Hamas militants in southern Gaza Strip, AP
Russian immigrants are the new elite in Israel, Lily Galili
Fatah can't protect the public from its own gunmen, Amira Hass

Pentagon media unit to push US message, AP
Car bomb kills three in Baghdad, AP
Bombings target Algerian police, Agencies
Two Nato soldiers die in Afghan blast, AFP

Israel Plans to Expand Offensive in Gaza Strip, Says Olmert, Hisham Abu Taha
Iraq Bombs Kill Dozens, US Toll Passes 100, AFP
Dwindling Fortunes of the Olmert Government, Linda Heard
Cash-Starved Expats Fall Easy Prey to Loan Sharks, Samir Al-Saadi

US military might is no substitute for coherent foreign policy, Daily Star
Just how weak is Hamas after months of pressure?, Daily Star
Don't antagonize a potentially nuclear Iran, Daily Star
Shiite anger boils as US hunts kidnapped soldier, MET
Avigdor Lieberman not an Israeli internal affair, MET
Gaza’s medical lifeline cut by border closures, IRIN
Destruction and displacement hamper vaccination campaign in Lebanon, IRIN
Poverty and subsidies , Tehran Times
James Baker enters the fray: Texas versus Tel Aviv, Palestine Chronicle

India

Arms: India top buyer among developing nations, Deccan Herald
Decolonising our education process, Deccan Herald
Interest in Hindi growing in China, The Hindu
Q&A:'1857 was largest uprising in any European empire', The Times of India
The long-drawn Naga dialogue, The Hindu
AP govt admits pesticide killed farmers, Deccan Herald
A hungry, undernourished world out there still, The Hindu
80 killed in Pakistan madrasa raid, The Hindu
Pak tribesmen protest after airstrike, Hindustan Times
LTTE fires artillery at Sri Lankan military position: army, The Hindu
Nearly 600,000 in Jaffna affected by Lanka crisis: UNICEF, The Hindu
Bangladesh: Dangerous descent, Deccan Herald
Violence flares up in Iraq, The Hindu
Iraq's Oct toll: 100 marines, The Times of India
Democracy forum opens in Qatar, The Hindu

China, Asean Repeat Aim for Free Trade Area by 2010 (Update1), Bloomberg
Airbus to Fly A380 to China Next Month, China Daily
China Cut Off Exports of Oil to North Korea, International Herald Tribune
New Strain of Bird Flu Found in China, MSNBC
China Turns to Salt Water to Ease Drought, Reuters AlertNet
ASEAN: Poodle to the dragon, Asia Times

Mail and Guardian

Drug Corp Watch

More Dirty Drug Company Secrets, Dr. Joseph Mercola
Using Drugs Causes 700,000 in U.S. to go to ER Every Year, Dr. Joseph Mercola
'Not Enough Evidence' to Support Winter Flu Shots for Seasonal Flu, Declare Researchers, Jerome Douglas
Parents Warned on Cold Remedies, Jonathan Bor
UC Davis Considers Curbing Drug Industry Freebies, Dorsey Griffith
Ethics Rules Send NIH Scientists Packing, Rita Beamish
Wyeth Must Pay $6.8 Million to Woman Who Lost Arm, David Gram
Vioxx Heads to Court . . Again, Helen Palmer
Anthrax Vaccine Opponents Gear up to Renew Fight, Gayle S. Putrich
Drug Makers Pour Money into Key Races, John D. McKinnon
US FDA Issues Overdose Warning on Effexor, Marketletter
Two Heart Repair Devices Withdrawn, Curtis L. Taylor
Drug Agency Needs Big Dose of Reform, St Petersburg Times
Fluoride Never FDA Approved for Ingestion, SWTexasLive
FDA Rejects New Limits on Mercury in Vaccines, AP

Nation

Daily Kos

Huffington Post

25 Selected Columnists

Common Dreams

Ray McGovern:
Bush The Cheerleader
Joe Galloway:
Ruining America
Geov Parrish:
Progressives Won't Get Party Leadership, but Seniority Brings Committee Chairs
Ann Jones:
What Are They Smoking?: The Bush War on Afghan Drugs
Norman Solomon:
How I Was Wrong About Thomas Friedman
Dana Fisher:
Ending Rot in America's Grass Roots
Robert Koehler:
The Cry of Our Inner Gandhi
Robert Jensen:
The Consequences of the Death of Empathy