Wednesday picks from Gerry

Written by: Gerry L on Aug 27, 2008 9:00 AM EDT

Wednesday~

***************round of articles about our domestic ‘issues’ ~ August 27,  2008

Will be away from the computer till next Tuesday..

Hope you have a good, safe weekend!

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'Barack Obama Is My Candidate'

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082603927.html?nav=hcmodule

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Confusion about Clinton

Christopher Hayes: The 'Dems divided' meme has been cooked up by the RNC and McCain campaign and fed to the press.

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/jstreet/349112

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 Redemption

John Nichols: Hillary Clinton succeeded in backing Barack Obama while making herself an even more essential player in the party.

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/349138

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Did we in America get to hear what Kucinich had to say at the Convention???

Why would the MSM carry that, you say????

Wake up call….

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/35716

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What a McCain Victory Would Mean

As the Democrats squabble over who has shown insufficient respect to whom, editor Robert Parry looks at what a John McCain victory would mean for the American Republic -- and the world.

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2008/082608.html

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US Judge: No Delay in White House Subpoenas Case

http://www.truthout.org/article/us-judge-no-delay-white-house-subpoenas-case

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Florida's largest counties make switch to paper ballots

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/50838.html

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the Denver not being filmed by MSM…

Taser Bait in Denver

http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/

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Denver Police Arrest 91, Fire Pepper Spray & Pepper Balls at Protesters

As the Democrats celebrated inside the Pepsi Center on the opening day of the convention, outside on the streets police pepper-sprayed protesters and rounded up dozens of them in mass arrests near Civic Center Park. [includes rush transcript]

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/8/26/denver_police_arrest_91_fire_pepper

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As Democratic Convention Kicks Off, Massive Security Presence Clamps Down on dissent in Denver

The 2008 Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday at the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver. We play highlights of the speeches from the convention floor, and we take a look at the massive security presence in the streets of the city with Eileen Clancy of I-Witness Video, who has been closely monitoring the protests in the streets. [includes rush transcript

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/8/26/as_democratic_convention_kicks_off_massive

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Rival Kentucky Dems bury hatchet in bid to unseat McConnell

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/election2008/story/50784.html

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Thrifts warned not to change terms of home equity loans

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/economics/story/50762.html

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Katrina Pain Index: New Orleans Three Years Later

http://www.truthout.org/article/katrina-pain-index-new-orleans-three-years-later

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Running for War President at Any Cost

Robert Scheer

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080826_running_for_war_president_at_any_cost/

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U.S. Military Keeping Secrets About Female Soldiers’ ‘Suicides’

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080826_us_military_keeping_secrets_about_female_soldiers_suicides/

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Warnings to Russia from Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham
By Glenn Greenwald

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20623.htm

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from and about ‘over there’

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Guantanamo Suicide Report: Truth or Travesty?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-worthington/guantanamo-suicide-report_b_121358.html

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World Bank Finds More People Live in Steep Poverty

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/washington/27worldbank.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin

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The Cost of Saakashvili’s Folly

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080826_the_cost_of_saakashvilis_folly/

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Russia: we are ready for a new cold war

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/26/russia.georgia2

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US scraps plan to dock aid ship in Georgian port of Poti

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/27/georgia.russia

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US diplomat targeted in Pakistan militant attack

· Armour-plated car saved consul-general in ambush
· Extremists pledge revenge over army operations

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/27/pakistan.usa

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Pakistan restores eight judges

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7583649.stm

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Heart: 60 children among Afghan dead, U.N. finds

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27herat.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

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Did the Surge Work?

The Big Questions About Iraq

By PATRICK COCKBURN

http://www.counterpunch.org/patrick08262008.html

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Juan Cole:  Informed Comment

45 Dead, 79 Wounded in Wave of Violence;
Bombing in Jalawla' Raises Tensions with Baghdad

Why Iraq still matters to the presidential campaign,according to Mark Brunswick of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

http://www.juancole.com/

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Israeli settlement growth nearly doubles since 2007

http://www.metimes.com/Politics/2008/08/26/israeli_settlement_growth_nearly_doubles_since_2007/afp/

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Break the Gaza Siege Now

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7&section=0&article=113441&d=27&m=8&y=2008

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North Korea suspends dismantling of nuclear facilities

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/50786.html

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Peace and Solidarity

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