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Israeli Settlement Construction Booms Despite Ban :: In Washington, the Israelis and Palestinians are discussing peace, but in the Jewish settlements in the West Bank, construction is proceeding at full speed. Spiegel_DE
Dutch anti-Islam MP says beheading threat is 'very serious' :: According to De Telegraaf, Muslim cleric Feiz Muhammad called on extremists in an Internet chatroom to "chop off his head" and accused Wilders of "denigrating" Islam. Hurriyet_TK
Iranian newspaper brands Carla Bruni a 'prostitute' :: Iran's hardline newspaper Kayhan has called France's first lady Carla Bruni a "prostitute," after Nicolas Sarkozy's third wife signed a petition calling for the release of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning France24_FR, (Original inhttp://www.kayhannews.ir/ )
In a chilling editorial, the ultraconservative Kayhan said Miss Bruni's chequered love life barred her from commenting on morality. Daily_Mail_UK
Karzai wagers on Obama's audacity :: Public corruption in Afghanistan is taking curiouser and curiouser turns. A vexatious choice arises: Betraying your country to a foreign intelligence agency - is it an act of corruption? By moral and ethical standards, it appears so. By legal standards, no doubt, it is the highest form of corruption and deserves the maximum punishment. Asia_Times_HK
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Iraq special report: 'American soldiers sacrificed a lot. But we sacrificed more' ::
In 2003, a month after coalition troops invaded, Jonathan Steele reported from across the country on how ordinary people had reacted to the toppling of Saddam. Before the last US combat troops pulled out last week, he returned to track down the people he had met – and ask how their lives had been affected by the war
Guardian_UK
UN warns France over Roma deportations :: France has received a stern UN warning to avoid collective deportations of Roma and to refrain from "discriminatory" political speeches against minorities. Telegraph_UK
Afghanistan Looks with Dread at Approaching Elections :: Both President Hamid Karzai and NATO exude confidence when talking about the parliamentary elections scheduled for next month. But security in the country is worsening by the day -- and many polling stations have been abandoned completely. Spiegel_DE
Iran's secret pipeline into the U.S. :: Current and former U.S. intelligence official fear the flight is a shadowy way to move people and weapons to locations in Latin America that can be used as staging points for retaliatory attacks against the U.S. or its interests in the event Iranian nuclear sites are struck by U.S. or Israeli military forces. WTOP Bonneville Brdcst_WashingtonDC
Medvedev, Zardari back Karzai against Taliban :: The presidents of Pakistan and Russia have backed the Afghan government in its fight with the Taliban. The three countries have often had troubled relations, but Russia’s Dmitri Medvedev and Pakistan’s Asif Ali Zardari both offered their support to Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai at a summit on the Black Sea on Wednesday. Radio_France_International
Entering a Death Spiral? Tensions Rise in Greece as Austerity Measures Backfire :: The austerity measures that were supposed to fix Greece's problems are dragging down the country's economy. Stores are closing, tax revenues are falling and unemployment has hit an unbelievable 70 percent in some places. Frustrated workers are threatening to strike back. Spiegel_DE
Taliban stone to death Afghan couple over adultery :: The insurgents read out a statement in the bazaar and then started throwing stones at the couple until they were dead, he said. Their bodies were returned to their families, the governor said without providing more information. Militants executed a pregnant woman on charges of adultery in western part of the country last week. SIFY_IE
Thousands flee as fresh floods inundate Sindh, Balochistan :: A fresh wave of floods forced thousands of people to flee their homes in southern Pakistan on Monday amid warnings that the situation could be further exacerbated due to continuing monsoon rains. The_Hindu_IE
Pakistan Flooding Because of Farms? :: But now, because humans have sculpted the river and the surrounding natural floodplain and wetlands for farming and other needs, there are fewer floods, but when they hit, they are far worse, said Mustafa. National_Geographic
China, Pakistan Floods: Preventable Disasters? :: These disasters are deadlier and costlier because of the high concentrations of people and development in their paths. Experts say the strategies for reducing such losses are well-known. What's lacking is the political will to put them into effect. NPR.org
OPINION Sixty-three and down on our knees :: We must all of us bear some responsibility for the death and destruction now visited upon us. We have cast our ballots, we have brought in and acquiesced with corrupt and inept governments, we have welcomed in military ‘great redeemers’ with flowers and ladoos and then seen them off with scorn, as we have the politicians. We, all of us, are not worthy of being citizens of Pakistan — because Pakistan was never meant to be what it now is. Dawn_PK
And on that peaceful note, Iran plans armed version of super boat: commander Iran will mass produce replicas of the Bladerunner 51, often described as the world’s fastest boat, and equip them with weapons to be deployed in the Gulf, a top commander said yesterday. GulfTimes_QA
Iran warns 'we have dug mass graves for your soldiers' in response to U.S. attack threat :: The announcement appears to be a show of bravado after the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, said last week that the U.S. military had a contingency plan to attack Iran - although he admitted a military strike was probably a bad idea. DailyMail_UK
'Afghanistan Will Be Lost if It Is Abandoned by Aid Workers' :: The international community has been shocked by the murder of 10 aid workers, including six Americans and one German, in Afghanistan last week. German commentators condemn the killings but raise difficult questions about the role of NGOs in the wartorn country. Spiegel_DE
:: The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) primary elections process popularly known as 'Bulela Ditswe' has been identified as problematic. MmegiOnline-Botswana
Myanmar sends UN a clear message ::
Myanmar's leaders have denied a visa to the United Nations' special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Tomas Ojea Quintana, after his scathing report furthered calls for an international inquiry into possible war crimes by the junta. Quintana clearly touched a raw nerve. AsiaTimes_HK
Six million flood victims need aid to survive :: The UN said on Tuesday that aid for Pakistan's flood victims would focus on the survival needs of six million people, as it prepared to ramp up the relief effort with an international appeal for funds. TheDawn_PK
UN to issue Pakistan aid appeal President Zardari returns to flood-devastated country amid chorus of criticism. AlJazeeera_QA
Israel’s cooperation on U.N. inquiry signals tactical shift :: The decision by Israel to participate in the U.N. probe of the Turkish flotilla incident marks a stark departure from Jerusalem’s practice of opposing the world body's investigations of Israeli actions. Jewish_Telegraphic_Agency_IL
UNIFIL confirms IDF claims :: "I can confirm that we received notification from the IDF about the work and we passed the information on to the Lebanese Army," said the Hungarian diplomat who is part of the UNIFIL force in southern Lebanon.JerusalemPost_IL
What's Behind the Latest Lebanon Clash? :: What was first billed as a mere border skirmish took on a darker cast late Tuesday when Israel revealed that its sole fatality along the Lebanon blue line was its most senior officer on the scene. Time
Karachi riots leave 45 dead after MP assassinated :: An uneasy calm reigned in the Pakistani city of Karachi tonight after the assassination of a senior politician triggered city-wide riots that left 45 people dead and more than 100 wounded. UKGuardian_UK
War against Taliban 'being lost' says Zardari :: The international community is losing the battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan, Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has said. The international coalition have already lost the battle for the "hearts and minds" of Afghanistan's people, he told the French newspaper Le Monde. BBC_SouthAsia_UK
Netanyahu, Barak respond forcefully to border clashes :: Defense Minister Ehud Barak issued a warning to the Lebanese government, saying that Israel would not tolerate any attacks on citizens or soldiers on its "sovereign territory", and called on the international community to condemn the "criminal acts of the Lebanese army.Jerusalem_Post_IL
Race to control implementation of new( Kenya) Constitution :: Already the passage of the new Constitution appears to have opened new battlefronts among the traditional political forces as the jostling for membership and leadership of the new committee elbows its way to the forefront.TheStandard-Kenya
India digs deep to outflank Maoists
The Indian government is considering radical legislation that would make local communities stakeholders in mining projects. Asia_Times_HK
Why Isn't Dying Lockerbie Bomber Dead Yet? :: And London’s Sunday Times over the weekend quoted the doctor who diagnosed Al-Megrahi’s three-month life expectancy, Karol Sikora, as saying the Libyan government hired him to do it, and that the Scotts-freed bomber could live another decade, or longer in his plush digs. NYObserver_US
Saudi Royal Backs Imam and Fox News :: In an awkward moment on Fox News this week, a pundit suggested that a member of the Saudi royal family who has supported the bridge-building work of the imam behind a planned Muslim community center and mosque in Lower Manhattan “funds radical madrasas all over the world.” The awkwardness came from the fact — unmentioned by anyone on the Fox set — that the same Saudi, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, also happens to be the second-largest shareholder in News Corp., the parent company of the Fox News Channel. NYTimes
Bernanke Signals Fed Is Ready to Prop Up Economy :: The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, said Friday that the central bank was determined to prevent the economy from slipping into a cycle of falling prices, even as he emphasized that he believed growth would continue in the second half of the year, “albeit at a relatively modest pace.” NYTimes
Clearing the air :: The Fed doesn’t have a communications problem, it has a policy problem. :: Economist_UK
As egg producers consolidate, problems of just one company can be far-reaching :: The largest egg recall in U.S. history comes at a point of great consolidation in the egg industry, when a shrinking number of companies produce most of the eggs found on grocery shelves and a defect in one operation can jeopardize a significant segment of the marketplace. Washington_Post
Senate stall to blame for slow egg recall? :: The Senate’s yearlong failure to pass a food safety overhaul has hampered the ability of the Obama administration to quickly recall the 600 million eggs connected to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 2,000 people, experts and lawmakers say. Politico
Lone juror 'refused to find Blagojevich guilty' :: The juror, a female retiree, believed there wasn't sufficient evidence - "a smoking gun" - to warrant a conviction for corruption, James Matsumoto said. "She saw it as, no crime was being committed. It was just talk - political talk," Mr Matsumoto told reporters. BBC_UK
US breast cancer drug decision 'marks start of death panels' :: America's health watchdog is considering revoking its approval of the drug Avastin for use on women with advanced breast cancer, leading to accusations that it will mark the start of 'death panel' drug rationing. Telegraph_UK
The Global Context and International Effects of the TARP :: The financial crisis that began in 2007 exposed the interconnectedness of the global financial system. Although the crisis began with subprime mortgage defaults in the U.S., its damage spread rapidly overseas. The Panel found that policymakers were ill-prepared for such a worldwide crisis and that "the internationalization of the financial system has outpaced the ability of national regulators to respond. CongressionalOversightCommittee
House approves jobs bill: Do states deserve $26 billion more stimulus? :: The House of Representatives cut short its August recess to return to Washington and pass a state jobs bill Tuesday. Supporters say the bill is much-needed additional stimulus; detractors argue that it has too little money to really make a dent in states' budget problems. ChristianScienceMonitor
Federal judge strikes down California's ban on same-sex marriage :: Moral disapproval alone is an improper basis on which to deny rights to gay men and lesbians," the judge wrote. "The evidence shows conclusively that Proposition 8 enacts, without reason, a private moral view that same-sex couples are inferior to opposite sex couples. SanJoseMercury
Bombers, missiles could end Iran nukes - Pentagon has plan for attack :: A Pentagon strike against Iran would rely heavily on the B-2 bomber and cruise missiles to try to destroy the regime's ability to make nuclear weapons, analysts say, after the top U.S. military officer said a war plan is in place. Washington_Times
U.S. Finds Most Oil From Spill Poses Little Additional Risk :: The government is expected to announce on Wednesday that three-quarters of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon leak has already evaporated, dispersed, been captured or otherwise eliminated — and that much of the rest is so diluted that it does not seem to pose much additional risk of harm. NYTimes
Gulf oil spill biggest ever, could cost BP $21 billion in fines :: A new estimate suggests that the Gulf oil spill blowout gushed 4.9 million barrels of oil before BP capped it, making it the largest accidental oil spill in history. Christian_Science_Monitor
Germany Gave Names to Secret Taliban Hit List::
The Afghanistan war logs obtained by WikiLeaks revealed the existence of Task Force 373, a secret US unit assigned with eliminating Taliban leaders. Spiegel
Iran dismisses threats of a US military attack :: Iran dismissed on Tuesday remarks by the top U.S. military chief that Washington had a plan to attack the Islamic republic, saying the comments stemmed from a string of U.S. military defeats in the region. AlArabiya_AE
AMERICA'S NEW HEALTH CARE SYSTEM REVEALED :: Developed by the Joint Economic Committee minority, led by U.S Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas and Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, the detailed organization chart displays a bewildering array of new government agencies, regulations and mandates. . pdf of Chart
BP's Deepwater Disaster Costs Mount :: BP has announced what many already feared: the cost of its massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen dramatically since it capped its Deepwater Horizon well on July 15, to $8 billion from an initial $3.9 billion.
Forbes
Much Oil Remains In Gulf, Scientists Claim :: Despite earlier National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports, the Gulf of Mexico waters may not be petroleum free after all. Red_Orbit
Outcome/Guidance from Georgia Sea Grant
Program: Current Status of BP Oil Spil :: . Oil that the NIC report categorizes as Evaporated or Dissolved,
Naturally Dispersed and Chemically Dispersed has been widely interpreted by the media to mean
“gone” and no longer a threat to the ecosystem. However, this group believes that most of the
dissolved and dispersed forms of oil are still present and not necessarily harmless. Univ_of_Georgia
Spiked coffee knocks out Paris medics :: Six members of the medical team at the Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Paris fell into a deep sleep Tuesday after their coffee was spiked with a powerful anti-psychotic drug, French daily Le Parisien reports. Radio_France_International
Tunick to shoot nude scene in Dead Sea :: Spencer Tunick, 43, one of the world's most famous photographers, has decided not to hold a mass nude photo shoot in Tel Aviv for budget issues, but is sticking to his plan to shoot thousands of naked Israelis in the Dead Sea. Tunick is using the opportunity to raise awareness to the fact that the site is under a major threat and is rapidly drying up. Ynetnews_IL
Attack of the Terror Babies! First They Come for Your Citizenship :: If not for Texas representative Louie Gohmert, America might never have known about terror babies and their dastardly plan to be born to foreign parents on U.S. soil, leave immediately on terror-baby airplanes, only to return to terrorize the soil they were born on. NewYorker
JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater's fuse was lit before plane left the gate A JetBlue flight attendant at John F. Kennedy International Airport Monday afternoon activated an emergency slide after a confrontation with a passenger on a plane, grabbed cans of beer from the aircraft’s galley and slid down the chute before taking off in his car, officials said. NYDailyNews
Why it's Ah! Taj for foreign tourists :: Visiting the monument of love could be quite a pain. Ask a random foreign tourist. Two out of ten foreigners are said to go back with bitter memories of their Taj-experience. Times_of_India
Roma Photo Exhibition -- Exploring the World of Gitans in France :: France's ongoing deportation of Roma has been making headlines around the globe. But Gitans -- as Roma are known in France -- have been living in the country for centuries. A new photo exhibition reveals the life of Roma in the St. Jacques quarter of Perpignan. Spiegel_DE
FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Saudi Arabia :: Saudi Arabia, under the rule of an ageing King Abdullah, has the dilemma of making reforms that keep the austere clerical establishment that opposes change on side and violent Islamist militants at bay. Reuters
The future of the British pub :: It's one of the country's oldest institutions, but dozens are going out of business every month. Is there a future for the traditional British pub? Martin Wainwright investigates Guardian_UK
Season of Scandale ::
For decades France ignored its presidents’ private lives, but the ascension of Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, has turned that tradition on its head. Will rumors of infidelity, secret marriage contracts, and illegal wiretaps derail Sarkozy’s presidency? And is any of it true? Vanity_Fair
Becoming a Squinter Nation :: Glasses Can Correct Near and Far, but What About Those Screens in Between? WSJ
Letting Go - What should medicine do when it can’t save your life? :: For all but our most recent history, dying was typically a brief process. Whether the cause was childhood infection, difficult childbirth, heart attack, or pneumonia, the interval between recognizing that you had a life-threatening ailment and death was often just a matter of days or weeks. New_Yorker
All Out: China Turns on the Charm :: While U.S. public diplomacy since September 11, 2001, has focused on countering terrorism and the radicalization of the Muslim world, a job increasingly supervised by the Pentagon, China has been moving ahead methodically with its own ambitious global agenda. Aiming to promote their own model of governance, in opposition to that of the United States and the West, the Chinese have invested heavily in making friends and influencing competitors. WorldAffairsJournal
Are you ready for a world without antibiotics? :: Antibiotics are a bedrock of modern medicine. But in the very near future, we're going to have to learn to live without them once again. And it's going to get nasty Guardian_UK
The Web Means the End of Forgetting :: We’ve known for years that the Web allows for unprecedented voyeurism, exhibitionism and inadvertent indiscretion, but we are only beginning to understand the costs of an age in which so much of what we say, and of what others say about us, goes into our permanent — and public — digital files. NYTimesMagazine
FDIC Quarterly Report on INSURED INSTITUTION PERFORMANCE ::
** Insured Institutions Reported $21.6 Billion in Net Income **Provisions for Loan Losses Fell to Lowest Level in Two Years
**Asset Quality Indicators Improved During the Quarter
**Balance Sheets Continued to Shrink FDIC
Banks back switch to renminbi for trade :: A number of the world's biggest banks have launched international roadshows promoting the use of the renminbi to corporate customers instead of the dollar for trade deals with China. CNN_FinancialTimes_UK
Fed's Evans says double-dip risk has risen:: The risks of a double-dip U.S. recession have risen in the last six months, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans said on Tuesday.While a new contraction in the economy is still not the most likely scenario, high unemployment and a fractured housing sector make this recovery a fragile one, he said.Reuters
Cairn Encouraged by Gas Find Offshore Greenland :: However, given the size of the unexplored area, Cairn is "fortunate to have avoided the worst case scenario of no reservoir rocks, no hydrocarbons," Bernstein said. Rigzone_Dow_Jones
U.S. Existing Home Sales in Record Plunge :: Sales of existing houses plunged by a record 27 percent in July as the effects of a government tax credit waned, showing a lack of jobs threatens to undermine the U.S. economic recovery .Bloomberg
Treasury Responds to Mortgage-Mod Criticism :: I think what "Making Home Affordable" has done in many ways is, it forced their hand a little bit ... [by] getting their processes in place more quickly, [and] shifting from this idea of a debt-collection model to an underwriting model, where they look at what a homeowner really can afford to try and work with the homeowner in a much more meaningful way. The_Street
Remittances hit all-time high in June :: Aided by remittances, which fuels household consumption, the economy is expected to grow between 5 and 6 percent this year, faster than last year’s 1.1 percent. Philippine_Daily_Inquirer
RIM Stands Firm Against Monitoring Of BlackBerry Business Traffic :: In its statement, RIM said it "genuinely tries to be as cooperative as possible with governments in the spirit of supporting legal and national security requirements, while also preserving the lawful needs of citizens and corporations." WSJ
News Corp. plans national newspaper for tablet computers and cellphones : : It's the latest bid by a major media company to build readership using new devices such as the iPad. The new publication would offer short, snappy stories and operate under the auspices of the New York Post. LATimes
Put the millionaires' tax money to good use :: The only problem with that strategy is that there are some Democratic wusses who are so scared about the prospect of losing their seats by voting for a tax increase on the rich that they are pushing the White House and congressional leaders to put off the issue until after the election, during the expected lame-duck session. Washington_Post
How Barack Obama Became Mr. Unpopular :: In more confiding moments, aides admit that the peak of Obama's popularity may have been inflated, a fleeting result of elation at the prospect of change and national pride in electing the first African-American President. Time
Angle's backers indicate preference for another Republican : Two-thirds of voters who say they back Sharron Angle wish another Republican had won the nomination, according to a poll for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and 8NewsNow that shows deep dissatisfaction with both the Tea Party pick and U.S. Sen. Harry Reid. LasVegasReviewJournal
Nevada Senate: Reid (D) 47%, Angle (R) 47% :: The U.S. Senate race in Nevada remains very close. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state shows Democratic Senator Harry Reid and his Republican challenger Sharron Angle tied with 47% of the vote each. Rasmussen
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The Ground Zero Mosque’s Missing Muslims :: A blogger in New York City posted an illuminating set of images of places that were the same distance from Ground Zero as the planned mosque: a strip club called New York Dolls; an Off-Track Betting store; McDonald’s, BBQ Express, and Vitamin Shoppe; Lilly O’Brien’s Bar and Restaurant; Burger King; Dunkin’ Donuts; a profusion of cheap roadside stalls selling souvenirs and clothes. Vanity_Fair
Administration frees funds for health insurance oversight :: The Obama administration Monday announced a series of $1 million grants to state insurance regulators to help increase oversight of rising health insurance premiums, a key step in implementing the new healthcare law. LA_Times
Considering the source, this is significant:Beware extolling China to danger with world-level "responsibilities" :: Some western countries have been throwing out various "China responsibility" theories after the global financial crisis. These responsibilities form a system that seem to grant China a responsibility to save the world. China_Peoples_Daily_(Official)
China Favors Euro Over Dollar as Bernanke Alters Path :: “Diversification should be a basic principle,” Yu said in an interview, adding a “top-level Chinese central banker” told him to convey to European policy makers China’s confidence in the region’s economy and currency. Bloomberg
The Moderate Imam Behind the 'Ground Zero Mosque' :: And yet Park51's main movers, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf and his wife Daisy Khan, are actually the kind of Muslim leaders right-wing commentators fantasize about: modernists and moderates who openly condemn the death cult of al-Qaeda and its adherents — ironically, just the kind of "peaceful Muslims" whom Sarah Palin, in her now infamous tweet, asked to "refudiate" the mosque. TimeMag.
Obama closes curtain on transparency :: President Obama has abolished the position in his White House dedicated to transparency and shunted those duties into the portfolio of a partisan ex-lobbyist who is openly antagonistic to the notion of disclosure by government and politicians. WashingtonExaminer
New Poll Gives Democrats Shot of Good News :: Yes, it’s possible they’ll lose seats and, yes, it’s possible they could lose one or both houses of Congress. But is it really as bad as everyone thinks? Newsweek
Waters asks for trial before November elections :: Waters also asked the House ethics committee to release the specific charges against her, and she said she was "deeply concerned" that the committee had not announced a date for a public hearing. BusinessWeek
Rangel: "Don't Leave Me Swinging In the Wind" :: In a defiant, dramatic and highly unusual speech, Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) defended himself Tuesday against ethics charges by lashing out at the committee holding his trial, poking fun at President Obama, ridiculing conservative House Democrats and refusing to go away quietly. WashingtonPost
Rand Paul's Wild Student Days :: Rand Paul, the Kentucky GOP Senate candidate, could well be the right-wing newsmaker of this year's election season. TimeMag_NewsFeed
Fearing Ariz. Law, Illegal Immigrants Head To Colo. :: While the most controversial elements of Arizona's immigration law have been placed on hold, some illegal immigrants in the state are deciding it's time to leave. NPR
Reid camp: Angle only talks to friends :: “Weneeded to have the press be our friend,” Angle said to a stunned Carl Cameron, who responded: “Wait a minute. Hold on a second. To be your friend?”
Politico
US denies visa to Colombian journalist :: The US government has denied a visa to a prominent Colombian journalist who specializes in conflict and human rights reporting to attend a prestigious fellowship at Harvard University.TripoliPost_LY
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Financial Discosures :: All members of Congress and certain key staffers must file financial disclosures. We allow you to see images of the original disclosures with a variety of financial information that might identify possible conflicts of interest with their official duties. Legistrom.com
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