Month of Category: May 2007 | Return to Uncommon Thought News

May 31, 2007
5/31/07 Reynolds, Nation, The Abstinence Gluttons
5/31/0/ Lynch & Knickmeyer, WP, U.N. Council Backs Tribunal For Lebanon
5/31/07 Altman & Schwartz, NYT, Near Misses Allowed Man With Tuberculosis to Fly
5/31/07 Morris, Independent, Prisons 'could be full within two weeks'
May 30, 2007
5/30/07 Paulson, CSM, What do states owe the exonerated?
5/30/07 Axe, Wired, Grounding Sudan's Air Force
5/30/07 Singel, Wired, Which ISPs Are Spying on You?
5/30/07 Henderson, WP, An ATM That's Out of Money
5/30/07 Bradsher, NYT, China Triples Tax on Stock Trades
5/30/07 Shane & Mazzetti, NYT, Advisers Fault Harsh Methods in Interrogation
May 29, 2007
5/29/07 Ehrenreich, Nation, CEOs vs. Slaves
5/29/07 Englehardt, Nation, Colossus of Baghdad
5/29/07 Bowdler, BBC, Scientists find bird flu antibody
May 28, 2007
5/28/07 Al Jazeera, Cows to produce low-fat milk
5/28/07 Fletcher, WP, Another Top Bush Aide Makes an Exit
5/28/07 Lyderseon, WP, A Parent in Prison, a Void at Home
5/28/07 Bloomfield, Independnet, Millions who risk death for a better life
May 27, 2007
5/27/07 Hindu Business Line, The dynamics of crude oil
5/27/07 Cooper & Revkin, NYT, U.S. Rebuffs Germany on Greenhouse Gas Cuts
5/27/07 Fainaru & al-Izzi, WP, U.S. Security Contractors Open Fire in Baghdad
5/27/07 O'Shaughnessy, Independent, Why the US is losing its war on cocaine
5/27/07 Riddell, Guardian, Racism lite masks reality on the streets
5/27/07 Wood, Guardian, Get Carter
5/27/07 Lanchin, BBC, Anglicans 'obsessed' by gay issue
May 26, 2007
May 25, 2007
5/25/07 Peterson, CSM, Stakes rise in US-Iran standoff
5/25/07 AP, Existing Home Sales Down in April ninth straight month of decline
5/25/07 Reuters, U.S. Resupplies Lebanon Army
May 24, 2007
5/24/07 Mufson & Cohen, WP, Tipping-Point Shock
5/24/07 Jerome, Wired, Will Cerberus Stare Down the UAW?
5/24/07 Moore, Independent, BP scraps its carbon capture venture
5/24/07 Verkaik, Independent, Google is watching you
5/24/07 Morris, Independent, UK 'politics of fear eroding human rights'
5/24/07 Vidal & Macalister, Guardian, Prime sites for nuclear power stations identified
May 23, 2007
5/23/07 Cockburn, Independent, Opium: Iraq's deadly new export
5/23/07 McCarthy, Independent, Carl Linnaeu: The man who named the natural world
5/23/07 Asser, BBC, Obstacles to peace: Water
5/23/07 Plaut, BBC, UN troops 'traded gold for guns'
May 22, 2007
5/22/07 Foreign Affairs Comm., Oil-rich Iran hikes petrol prices by 25 percent
5/22/07 Allbritton, Chronicle Foreign Service, In A Lebanese Refugee Camp, 'Lots Of Bodies'
5/22/07 Fisk, Independent, A front-row seat for this Lebanese tragedy
5/22/07 Shukman, BBC, Science team lands on Ice Island
May 21, 2007
5/21/07 Powell, Hearst, Second Iraq Troop Surge Starts
5/21/07 Johnson, McClatchy, Mysterious illness haunts Tibetan highlands
5/21/07 Hussein & Kadhim, McClatchy, For Iraqis, gasoline remains expensive and in short supply
5/21/07 Montgomery, McClatchy, Questions linger about Mexico's `House of Death'
5/21/07 Abramowitz, WP, Second Life for Study Group
5/21/07 Luo & Goodstein, NYT, Emphasis Shifts for New Breed of Evangelicals
5/21/07 Cockburn, Independent, Exclusive: Secret US plot to kill Al-Sadr
5/21/07 Morris, Independent, 'Orwellian' surveillance challenged
May 20, 2007
5/20/07 Paul & Panday, Economic Times, Oil expansions hit terror bump
5/20/07 Archibold & Preston, NYT, Illegal Migrants Dissect Details of Senate Deal
5/20/07 Weiss, WP, Tainted Chinese Imports Common
5/20/07 Lean & Webb, Independent, Renewable energy: The tide turns
5/20/07 Sands, Independent, Civilian deaths prompt Nato rethink
5/20/07 Elkins, Independent, US regime 'worst ever' - Carter
5/20/07 Doward, Guardian, Self-harm soars among detainees
May 19, 2007
5/19/07 Broder & Risen, WP, Contractor Deaths in Iraq Soar to Record
5/19/07 Bhadrakumae, Asia Times, Afghan battle lines become blurred
May 18, 2007
5/18/07 Chaddock, CSM, How will Iraq share the oil?
5/18/07 Weisman, NYT, Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank
5/18/07 Rincon, BBC, Polar ocean 'soaking up less CO2'
May 17, 2007
5/17/07 Montero, CSM, Afghan refugee crisis brewing
5/17/07 Mongomery, WP, Democrats Make Budget Proposal
5/17/07 Eggen & Goldstein, WP, Justice Weighed Firing 1 in 4
5/17/07 Revkin & Healy, NYT, Coalition to Make Buildings Energy-Efficient
5/17/07 Morelle, BBC, Antarctic 'treasure trove' found
5/17/07 Macalister, Guardian, Rio Tinto and BP plan project to clean up
5/17/07 Crouch, Independent, Preacher power: America's God squad
5/17/07 Buncombe, Independent, BP's oil spill in Alaska blamed on cost-cutting
May 16, 2007
5/16/07 Trumbull, CSM, Corporate concern on climate rises
5/16/07 Baldauf, CSM, Why Africa won't rein in Mugabe
5/16/07 Eggen & Kane, WP, Gonzales Hospital Episode Detailed
5/16/07 Usborne, Independent, Plastic: Past, present and endangered future
5/16/07 Nation, Dems Sell Out on Trade
5/16/07 Chomsky, Intl News, Starving The Poor
May 15, 2007
5/15/07 Allen, ITT, Americas Child Soldier Problem
5/15/07 Rutenberg & Andrews, NYT, Bush Calls for Work for Higher Fuel Efficiency
5/15/07 Maynard, NYT, In Deal, a Test for the U.A.W.
5/15/07 Richardson, Independent, Marine experts urge action to protect UK dolphins
5/15/07 Judd & Griffey, Independent, Discrimination against girls 'still deeply entrenched'
5/15/07 Wheatley, Reuters, China promises to do more to help Africa
5/15/07 Harvey & Wagner, Financial Times - Germany, 13 years to turn round global warming
5/15/07 Chicago Tribune, More stonewalling at Justice
May 14, 2007
5/14/07 Fisher & Rohter, NYT, The Pope Denounces Capitalism and Marxism
5/14/07 Landler & Maynard, NYT, Chrysler on Verge of Sale to a Private Firm
5/14/07 Francis, CSM, US ports may choke China's success
5/14/07 Black, BBC, US seeks G8 climate text changes
5/14/07 Wooldridge, BBC, Charity warns of migration crisis
May 13, 2007
5/13/07 Das, Reuters, Organic Milk Seen Flooding Market
5/13/07 Henriques & Lehren, WP, Religious Groups Reap Federal Aid for Pet Projects
5/13/07 Gall & Sanger, NYT, Civilian Deaths Undermine War on Taliban
5/13/07 D'Souza, Guardian, My name is Christa. I'm an age-orexic
5/13/07 Webb, Independent, Motorists to pay for biofuels shortfall
5/13/07 Cockburn, Independent, Bloodshed rises in Iraq as US demands 'victory'
5/13/07 Woolf & Lean, Independent, Health concerns over mobile phone masts prompt review
5/13/07 Whitaker, Independent, Fury over Zimbabwe's UN role
May 12, 2007
5/12/07 Bondonaro, Asia Times, Turkey stakes a Central Asian claim
5/12/07 Shahzad, Asia Times, Pakistan running out of options
May 11, 2007
5/11/07 Moss, Guardian, Life in the 'triangle of death'
5/11/07 Bloomfield, Independent, Chinese envoy to put pressure on Sudan over Darfur
5/11/07 Ross, ITS, Rebelde for the Cause
5/11/07 Landay, Providence Journal, Iraq War Is All About Controlling The Oil
May 10, 2007
5/10/07 Abbas, Nation, The New Face of Warfare
5/10/07 Pualson, CSM, English 101 for bonobos
5/10/07 Crutsinger, AP, Trade Deficit Shoots Up in March
5/10/07 Goldstein & Eggen, WP, Number of Fired Prosecutors Grows
5/10/07 Faiola & Russekoff, WP, The Terrorists Next Door?
5/10/07 Sengupta, Independent, US air strikes kill 21 civilians in Afghanistan
5/10/07 Barret & Hughes, Independent, 'Bad news on ID cards buried'
5/10/07 Williams, Nation, Invisible America
May 9, 2007
5/09/07 McGrane, Wired, The Odor Artist
5/09/07 Russakoff & Eggen, WP, Six Charged in Plot To Attack Fort Dix
5/09/07 Bradsher, NYT, Clean Power That Reaps a Whirlwind
5/09/07 Saulny & Rutenberg, NYT, Kansas Tornado Renews Debate on Guard at War
5/09/07 Berenson & Pollack, NYT, Doctors Reap Millions for Anemia Drugs
5/09/07 Doyle, Reuters, US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Up
May 8, 2007
5/08/07 Toronto Star, Oil sands given lone exemption
5/08/09 Blumenthal, McClatchy, Chefs urge Congress to protect wild salmon
5/08/07 Cannon & Dulaimy, McClatchy, Sunnis give al-Maliki one week to rein in Shiite militias
5/08/07 Sappenfeld, CSM, Former weed may fill world's fuel tanks
5/08/07 Sanger & Shanker, NYT, U.S. Debates Deterrence for Nuclear Terrorism
5/08/07 Baijaj, NYT, A Cross-Country Blame Game
5/08/07 Lawrence, Guardian, New fears over additives in children's food
5/08/07 Randerson, Guardian, Nasa sees brightest supernova
5/08/07 Mercer, BBC, Coconut oil powers island's cars
May 7, 2007
5/07/07 Miller, Wired, The Smarter Emergency Kit
5/07/07 MacFarquhar, New Yorker, The Conciliator Where is Barack Obama coming from?
May 6, 2007
5/06/07 Fairfield, NYT, When Carbon Is Currency
5/06/07 Bogdanich & Hooker, NYT, From China to Panama, a Trail of Poisoned Medicine
5/06/07 Webb, Independent, Biofuels: The great green con
May 5, 2007
5/05/07 Janabi, Al Jazeera, Row over Iraq oil law
5/05/07 Klein & Fainaru, WP, Firms Protest Exclusion From Iraq Security Bid
5/05/07 Alexander, Reuters, US System Trips up Women Seeking Presidency
5/05/07 Ricks & Tyson, WP, Troops at Odds With Ethics Standards
5/05/07 Porter, Asia Times, US holds Iranians as bargaining chips
May 4, 2007
5/04/07 Steinhauer & Preston, NYT, Action by Police at Rally Troubles Los Angeles Chief
5/04/07 Barboza, NYT, China Makes Arrest in Pet Food Case
5/04/07 Schneider & Henderson, WP, Wall Street Reacts to Weak Jobs Data and Merger Talks
5/04/07 Richardson, Independent, Butterflies make early appearance
5/04/07 Brown, Independent, Malaria fear as global warming increases
5/04/07 Padgham, Independent, IEA gives warning of global gas shortage
5/04/07 Harrison, Independent, Shell raises the heat on BP with record profits
5/04/07 Buncombe, Independent, The 100 most influential people of the year
5/04/07 Gumbel, Independent, Oil company accused of dumping waste in Amazon
5/04/07 Laurance, Independent, Pill that ends periods sparks health row
5/04/07 Black, BBC, Climate curbs: Who will buy?
5/04/07 Al Jazeera, Haitians die after boat capsizes
May 3, 2007
5/03/07 Philpot, Military.com, Military Gets Big Pay Raise
5/03/07 NYT, Reforming the F.D.A.
5/03/07 Bunkley, NYT, G.M. Profit Down 90% From 2006
5/03/07 Wong & Stolberg, NYT, Iraqi Blocs Opposed to Draft Oil Bill
May 2, 2007
5/02/07 Goldenberg, Guardian, Tape 'Reveals Order' to Shoot Vietnam Protesters
5/02/07 Escobar, Asia Times, Baghdad up close and personal
5/02/07 Lubold, CSM, Key US Army ranks begin to thin
5/02/07 Shachtman, Wired, Army Tests Fighting 'Bot
5/02/07 Weinberger, Wired, New Air Force Bomber Takes Shape
5/02/07 NYT, Spying on Americans
5/02/07 Stolberg & Zeleny, NYT, Bush Vetoes Bill Tying Iraq Funds to Exit
5/02/07 Laurance, Independent, Science in the 21st century: Miracle in sight
May 1, 2007
5/01/07 Mundell & Reinberg, WP, FDA: Millions of Chickens Fed Contaminated Pet Food
5/01/07 Hedges, Chicago Tribune, FDA names food safety czar
5/01/07 Honan, WIred, Brand-New Bag
5/01/07 Nizza, NYT, Immigration Protests Across U.S.
5/01/07 Greenhouse, NYT, High Court Puts Limits on Patents
5/01/07 Featherstone, Nation, Human Rights at Wal-Mart
5/01/07 Chaudhry, Nation, The Supergirl Syndrome