Medea Benjamin:
Nancy Pelosi Should Listen to Karl Rove
Amy Goodman:
From the Bayou to Baghdad: Mission Accomplished?
Robert Scheer:
Why Is This Man Smiling?
Timothy Patrick McCarthy:
Bush PR Machine Works Myth and Magic on Iraq
Cindy Sheehan:
Kristol: Another Dishonorable Chicken-hawk
Matthew Rothschild:
CBS Early Show Removes Anti-War Protesters from View in Kansas City
Tom Engelhardt:
Seven Years In Hell: On Body Counts, Dead Zones, and an Empire of Stupidity
Elizabeth Holtzman:
Special Prosecutor Should Arrive On Scene As Gonzales Departs
Katrina Vanden Heuvel:
Facing Down Poverty
David Bromwich:
Iraq, Israel, Iran
Dean Baker:
The Dirty Toilet Principle: The Fed and the Housing Bubble
Alan Collinge:
Student Borrowers Often Victims of Serious Abuse
Andrew Greeley:
True or False: Can Bush Tell Difference?

Democratically Controlled Congress Stands on the Brink of Irrelevance on Iraq
Why Men Should Be Included in Abortion Discussion
U.S. Deports Parents of Dead Soldiers
The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America
Annalee Newitz: Anti-authoritarian Cities
Susie Bright: The Sexual Self-Interest of the Cuckolded Wife
Robert Scheer: Why Is Bush Smiling in Iraq Photo Ops?
Amy Goodman: From the Bayou to Baghdad: Mission Not Accomplished

Orchestration Watch: Foiled bomb plots in Germany, Denmark may be linked to al Qaida, Schofield
Terrorism suspects 'dramatically' arrested in Germany on Tuesday, Landler &Kulish
Terrorism suspects 'dramatically' arrested in Denmark on Tuesday, Mekhennet
Suicide blast kills 25 in Pakistani garrison city on Tuesday, Masood
Dems return to Congress to reframe Iraq debate on Tuesday, Herszenhorn

Petraeus says surge may be reversed March 2008, Goldenberg
Chapter One of Iraq War draws to a close, Freedland
Bush/Blair rhetoric about Iraq democracy was always about neocolonialism, Cockburn
British soldiers reflect on a brutal campaign in Basra, Sengupta
Pakistani army hit as suicide bombers kill 25, injures 70, Waraiche
Tony who? Rockets and chaos greet Blair in Mideast, Hider
US plans to take on Basra as UK leaves, Fletcher
If plastic turkeys could fly: Bush pops up in Iraq to catapult the propaganda, Cloud &Myers
Letters show Bush approved disastrous plan to disband Iraq military, Andrews
Bombings kill at least 24 in Pakistan, AP

The GOP is dead and its candidates are dead men talking, Seelye
For Democrats, primary field gives confidence, Nagourney
Bill's task: keep head (&other body parts down) and focus on Hillary, Healy

Diplomacy resolves N.Korea nuke threat but Big Dick Cheney says he's gotta bomb Iran, Sang-Hun
Doesn't this puppet show make you want to just bomb the hell out of Iran?, Glanz
Dems have to say 'hell no' this week to bombing Iran, Gitlin
Pentagon '3-day blitz' plan to take out entire Iranian military, Baxter

71,017 to 77,555 civilians killed so far, iraqbodycount.net
3,786 American soldiers killed, 27,004 wounded so far, globalsecurity.org
$ 447,500,014,620 borrowed and spent so far, nationalpriorities.org

United States

Boston Globe

Democrats unveil a file on Romney, Wangsness
Campaign of the seven veils, Ed

Legal groups put God on docket , Anderson
Baggy-pants bans too little, too late , Page

Another Iraq photo op for Bush: why do we tolerate this strutting deceiver?, Ed
Unprotected air cargo: why screen passengers but not cargo? , Ed
Scandal, shmandal: presidential candidates are increasingly addicted to money bundlers , Ed
Mother Teresa robbed Calcutta of its richly nuanced identity in love's name, Banerji
Short on labor, farmers shift to Mexico, Preston
Preemption in Texas: if you're scared, just shoot, Kovach
Bush's aggression against Iran strengthens repressive Iranian mullahs , Slackman
Bush hitches his wagon to a black hole of disintegration in Iraq , Sanger
Terrorism suspects 'dramatically' arrested in Germany on Tuesday, Landler &Kulish
Dems return to Congress to reframe Iraq debate on Tuesday, Herszenhorn
Suicide blast kills 25 in Pakistani garrison city on Tuesday, Masood
Terrorism suspects 'dramatically' arrested in Denmark on Tuesday, Mekhennet
Israeli court orders West Bank barrier rerouted, Kershner
Marines dispute accounts of excessive force in Afghanistan though evidence suggests otherwise, Von Zielbauer
John Howard is big Bush fan (&member of same order of global fascists), Stolberg
The NYT paints Hillary in her own talking points 'working within the system', Leibovich
New ties found to link lenders and colleges, Glater
Craig may not resign after all, opening the stall door to ugly showdown with GOP, Hulse &Yardley
The ad battle over Iraq: but Bush lost our hearts, minds &Iraq a long time ago, Seelye

Campaign Bundlers Behaving Badly
Legal Anti-Terrorism: Israel's Example
Phony Bush: A 'Dissident President'?
Rescuing Mortgage Holders
Pentagon Justice
Economy: Testing Mr. Bernanke
Politics: Good Morning, Vietnam!
The New Anti-Semitism
D.C. Fighting for Handgun Ban
A Surreality Check
U.S. Labor in Fighting Trim
Gay Police: A Prayer for Larry Craig
The Candidates Turn Up the Heat At Summer's End
Bin Laden Family Business Denies Liability for 9/11
ID Would Control Access to Disaster Sites
Book Tells Of Dissent In Bush's Inner Circle
Rice Transformed By Her Bond With Bush
Border Lines
John Edwards, Enjoying Timely Endorsements
Korea Confronts Spate of Phony Résumés
In Iraq, Bush Cites Gains
Weighing the 'Surge'
Many Trainees Are Complicit With 'Enemy Targets'
Signing Up Sunnis With 'Insurgent' on Their Résumés
Bush Destination Kept Secret Until Plane In the Air
British Leave Basra to Iraqi Security Forces
Two Rush-Hour Blasts Kill at Least 24 in Pakistan
Bet on America to decline
The Border Boondoggle
Rose-Colored Views of an All-Black School
Hypocritical? Don't Ask.
The Michael Vicks of Yore
A Fate Worse Than Guantanamo
SHANGHAI Tainted Chinese goods flooding international markets

SF Chronicle

Canada

Globe and Mail

Toronto Star

LIberals vow $45M for low-income dental plan
City scrambles to cash in on Film Festival
U.S. adventurer Fossett goes missing on flight
Gitmo North's last prisoner in limbo after 6 years
PM ends session of Parliament
Harper gambles on a relaunch
Film industry flickering
Failing Party: Marois revives language of exclusion
Parliment Promise? A `25-and-5' goal to fight poverty
Climate change finally on agenda
Harper Promise? Patronage alive and well
Labor Day: No celebration for working poor
Back-to-school lessons

BBC

Germany foils 'massive' bomb plot, BBC
German shock at bomb plot arrests, Tristana Moore, BBC
Denmark arrests 'bomb' suspects, BBC
US B-52 in nuclear cargo blunder, BBC
General Patraeus hints at Iraq troop cuts, BBC
Iraqi PM urges action on weapons, BBC
US officers 'lax' on Iraqi deaths, BBC
US economy 'heading for slowdown', BBC
Bush and Howard in Sydney talks, BBC
UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan, BBC
Democratic senator in mortgage reform plan , BBC
BBC switches off climate special, BBC
UN Secretary General 'shocked' by Darfur, BBC
Thompson joins White House race for Republican nomination, BBC
Hurricane Dean damage claims to cost billions, BBC

Six nuclear bombs, each 10 times Hiroshima, flown across the US, Jeffrey
Scandal Senator Craig reconsiders decision to quit, Miller
United States could go into recession, warns OECD, Eliott
Two failing governments: Iraq and America, Ash
What do you call a president's husband?, Edemarian
Bush's myopic and blurred approach to foreign policy , Kilfoyle
Danger to children from food and drink additives is exposed, Smithers

Oprah throws house party to aid Obama , Doyle
And then there was one: Australia's PM Howard is Bush's only friend, Marks

Predictable and predicted: Muslim converts plot against US airforce base, Boyes

ABC, news

Latin America

Opposition snubs Mexican president whose legitimacy is doubted by millions, Al Jazeera
Leftist lawmakers walk out on annual state-of-nation ceremony , San Diego Union-Tribune
Mexico trucks to roll on U.S. highways, Reuters
The Week in Mexico, San Diego Union-Tribune
Immigration wars squeeze Iowa town, USA Today
Treachers strike against lowered pensions and health benefits, Prensa Latina
Security Forces on Alert during Guatemalan Election, Prensa Latina
Honduran Dengue Fever Crisis Worsens, Prensa Latina
Hurricane Felix churns through Caribbean, Caribbean NN
Jamaica gears up for closest vote in decades, Caribbean NN
9% Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) lead, Jamaica Observer
Dominicans Depressed, Anxious, Prensa Latina
Chavez plans FARC rebel talks over hostages, Reuters
Colombia Plans to Scrap Paid Exemption for Universal Army Draft , bloomberg.com
Venezuela, Colombia Work on Peace Agreement, Prensa Latina
Venezuela Converts Jail into University, Venezuelanalysis
Brazil Cuts in Half Number of Extremely Poor, Brazzil
Brazil Raises Sugar Cane Production 15% to Make Ethanol, Brazzil
Bachelet Visits Japan to Sign Free Trade Agreement, Prensa Latina
Argentina: BAUEN Workers Without Bosses Face Eviction, UDW
Peru: Little Help for Slum-Dwellers Left Homeless by Quake, IPS
Bolivia: Unequal Battle Against Hunger, IPS
Bioprospecting and Biopiracy in the Americas, nacla.org

Europe

Inter Press Service

Mexico: Key Video Evidence Blocked in Child Sex Ring Trial , Cevallos
Climate Change: Leaders to Debate Warming at U.N. , Rizvi
Rights-Chile: Baby Steps, But Progress Nonetheless , Estrada
Rights-US: Vows Not to Torture Worth Little, HRW Says , Bell
Death Penalty: U.N. Faults Iraq for Continued Executions , Deen
Development: Threat of Turmoil in the Midst of a Boom , Capdevila
Politics-US: Bush Appointee Campaigns for Evangelicals , Glantz
Rights-Asia: MTV Turns Spotlight on Human Trafficking , Corporal
El Salvador: Two Cheers for Democracy (None for Politicians) , Gutiérrez
Australia: NGOs Have Long Wish List For APEC Summit , Bhandari
Mideast: Hamas Flag Goes Up in Lebanon Camps , Gopal
Iraq: With Donkeys for Transport, All Is Well , al-Fadhily
Italy: Windscreen Wipers Face Clearance , Milan

Photos of a Different Capital: Berlin in the Dead of Night
'A Forceful Comeback': Peugeot Citron's Bold Turnaround Plan
Attacks on Frankfurt Airport, Ramstein Planned: Three Islamist Terror Suspec...
News Analysis: Bush Shifts Terms for Measuring Progress in Iraq
Atomic Exports: German Technology Ends Up in Iranian Nuclear Plant
Right-Wing Rot: A Village in the Hands of the Neo-Nazis
Picture This: Oh, Oh, Here She Comes
Murder, He Wrote: Author Accused of Homicide He Described in Novel

Cultural heritage: Whose deep sea treasure is it really?
The U.S. economy: The tide is still going out
Bringing stability to Iraq: Center first to center last
Las Vegas sex trade
The state of Iraq: An update
Remember Vietnam
The APEC forum lacks a meaningful role
Meanwhile: Remembering the man who penciled the Hulk

Middle East

Haaretz

Defense Min. to look into cutting Gaza off from electricity in response to rockets, Amos Harel
Court orders state to alter West Bank separation fence route at Bil'in, Yuval Yoaz
PM to Blair: PA must first demonstrate ability to govern, Barak Ravid
Sderot parents vow to keep children home, Staff
Defense Ministry has been sitting on plan to lift roadblocks for a year, Akiva Eldar
Chief of Staff Ashkenazi: New plan bolsters ground forces, Yuval Azoulay

Iraqi parliament faces US deadline, Al Jazeera
US report sees scant Iraq progress, Agencies
The reality of Iraq's many armies, Al Jazeera
British prime minister Brown: Basra pullback not a defeat, Agencies
Court rules Israel barrier be moved, Al Jazeera
Syria to block Iraqi refugees, Agencies
Rafsanjani to head key Iran body which chooses the country's supreme leader, Agencies
Justice fails Afghan women, Aunohita Mojumdar
Afghan police die in suicide blasts, Agencies

Out of Basra, Editorial
Will Basra Prove US Wrong?, Linda Heard
The Shiite Power Struggle: Hardly Good News for the US in Iraq, Ramzy Baroud
Agents of death at Nahr Al-Bared refugee camp, Editorial
Baradei Warns of ‘Last Chance’ for Iran, Agencies
Left Fears War Games Are to Co-Opt India Into Israeli-US Axis, Nilofar Suhrawardy

Iraq's non-functioning political process remains deadlocked, Nermeen Al-Mufti
A new Shia-Sunni-Kurdish accord provides a breathing space, but for how long?, Salah Hemeid
The US wants to blame Nuri Al-Maliki for failure in Iraq, James Zogby
Israeli preparations for a strike against Hamas, Saleh Al-Naami
Abbas and Olmert meet again and get nowhere, again, Khaled Amayreh
'No elections if Hamas will win,' Fatah, Hamas and Israel all reject elections, Saleh Al-Naami
The final 'final battle' approaches in Lebanese refugee camp, Lucy Fielder
Rising living and food costs presents a serious problem for millions of Egyptians, Sherine Abdel-Razek
The confrontation between the government and the Muslim Brotherhood has reached new levels, Gamal Essam El-Din
Mixing religion and politics was a colonial scheme that is now haunting the West, Ayman El-Amir
It appears that a new cold war is brewing, Gamil Mattar

Robert Fisk: Strange Goings-On in Lebanon and Elsewhere, Arab News
Iraqi benchmarks come and go, Asia Times
U.S. military operations in this city has robbed children of their childhood., IPS
keeping U.S. forces in Iraq is only good for Halliburton, Blackwater, Alliant Techsystems etc, Palestine Chronicle
IRAQ: Families of 'Surge' Detainees Losing Hope, IPS
UN struggling to help Iraqi refugees in Syria, telegraph.co.uk
Lebanon's most senior Shia cleric praised Iran for resisting the global arrogance, Tehran Times
Fatah al-Islam chief Shaker al-Abssi killed, Lebanon Daily Star
Lebanon's political class can learn a lot from its military, Lebanon Daily Star
A small break for Iran on the nuclear front, Asia Times
Iran is planning to master the technology to build LNG carrier., Tehran Times
Iran Reaches Atomic Milestone: Ahmadinejad, Arab News
Humanitarian aid to the Palestinians - walking the tightrope, IRIN
Israel and the US divide and conquer the Palestinians, Arab News
West Bank children try to eke out a living searching settlers' trash, uruk.net
Caritas Bethlehem: treating 'Medical Conditions caused by Political Decisions', uruk.net
Ground to a Halt: Denial of Palestinians' Freedom of Movement in the West Bank, btselem.org
Mubarak Is in Good Health, Says Egypt's First Lady, Arab News
Abuse widespread in Jordan's prisons, Reuters
Turkey’s international relations hostage to Armenian issue, todayszaman.com
Attacks on enemy in various regions of Chechnya, kavkaz.org

Asia

China

China Ready to Leap From Industrial to Information-Age Economy , Christian Science Monitor
Beijing Denies Launching Cyberspace Attack , The London Times
Barbie Sets Withdrawn in New Alert over Toys from China , Guardian Unlimited
China Economy More Needed than US to East Asia, The Age
New Plants in China Vital for Sales, Says Airbus, MSNBC

SC: Musharraf's two offices 'end with term', Irfan Ghauri
Benazir wants personal meeting with Musharraf, DT
Pakistan-US ties 'a commitment to peace', DT
People's Party won't take part in election, DT
India to review US nuclear deal, DT

Progress reported in Dubai talks, Amir Wasim
27 die in suicide bombings, Syed Irfan Raza and Mohammad Asghar

APEC Leaders Week opens with focus on climate change, free trade, Xinhua
US condemns Myanmar crackdown, Al Jazeera
India, China's silence over Burma protests not so mystifying, Mizzima News
Perfect Hostage: A Life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Asia Times
Thailand lifts YouTube ban, Al Jazeera
Drug trafficker arrested in Thailand, Xinhua
With uncertainty ahead, Cambodia turns to US to buoy garment sector, AFP
KFC first fast food chain in Cambodia, AFP
Vietnam: Impressions of a socialist ’pilgrim’, greenleft
Unity call amid Malaysia parades, Al Jazeera
How the Cold War influenced U.S.-Indonesia relations, thejakartapost
Philippine military: Gov't opponents are making new destabilization moves, Xinhua
President Arroyo Urged to Make Mindanao Peace a National Agenda, Arab News

Africa

In the Mediterranean, African Migrants, Boats, Deaths, the Usual, IPS
Somalia: Heavy Fighting Erupts Overnight in Capital, allAfrica
Somalian insurgency claims 200 lives in Mogadishu in August: rights group, AP
Darfur rebels 'attack Sudan base', Al Jazeera
U.N. Chief Visits Darfur Amid Ongoing Attacks, IPS
Mali: Indignation dominates reaction as attacks in north escalate, IRIN
Sierra Leone’s run-off elections are becoming increasingly chaotic with reports of violent clashes, IRIN
Continuous fighting leaves Central African villages deserted, Reuters
Nigeria: Rivers State Erupts Again as Military, Cultists Clash , This Day (Lagos)
Nigeria: heavily Armed Robbers Attack Kano Prisons, Vanguard (Lagos)
Nigeria: Why Port Harcourt Violence Won't End Soon, Vanguard (Lagos)
Nigeria reduces gas flaring, enough gas to power half the continent wasted each year, allAfrica
Rebel Congo general warns of 'war', Al Jazeera
Kenya: How Moi's Allies Looted Sh130bn, The Nation (Nairobi)
Zimbabwe has no cash for wheat consignment, Mail ans Guardian
Tutu slams S.Africa's efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, Reuters

Rolling Stone

The Great Iraq Swindle: How Bush Allowed an Army of For-Profit Contractors to Invade the U.S. Treasury, Taibbi

Village Voice

Leaked Red Cross report sets up Bush team for international war-crimes trial, Hentoff

Democracy Now

"The Largest Law Enforcement Agency in America Has Been Manipulated for Political Purpose"- Rep Conyers on Gonzales Legacy, DN

Drug Corp Watch

Indian Pharma Industry: Coming Out of the Shadows, Sify
The Hoax of Modern Medicine: Seven Facts You Need to Know, Mike Adams
Parents Warned on Use of Cough and Cold Medicines in Children, VOA
Lawyer Builds a Case for Greater FDA Oversight, Globe

US: Role of Telecom Firms in Wiretaps Is Confirmed, Lichtblau
China: The Misery of China's Mines , Cody
China: U.S. Group Accuses Chinese Toy Factories of Labor Abuses, Barboza
US: Plaintiffs Find Payday Elusive in Vioxx Cases, Berenson

Millions of toxic toys recalled: The nightmarish reality of global capitalism, Walsh
New provocation against Tehran, Symonds

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