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Report: Military Women Devalued

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/082605WA.shtml

A culture that devalues women in uniform tolerates rape and sexual

harassment at the Army and Navy academies, according to a Pentagon task

force report. " When women are devalued, the likelihood of harassing and

even abusive behavior increases, " said the panel of military officers and

civilian experts.

 

 

Study Predicts World's Population Will Grow

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/082605EA.shtml

World population growth will continue, reaching 6.5 billion in 2005 and

going to 7 billion in about seven years. Of that growth, 99 percent

will be in developing countries. The use of modern contraceptives is more

common among wealthy women than poor women in nearly all countries.

 

 

Washington to Be Sued over Global Warming

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/082605EB.shtml

In a landmark judgment, a court in California has allowed a coalition

of environmental groups to sue the US government over global warming -

the first time a court has recognized the potentially disastrous impact

of climate change.

 

 

Environmentalist Finds His Voice

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/082605EC.shtml

When John Francis stopped using motorized transportation in 1972 after

witnessing an environmental disaster, many in his West Marin community

thought the young man to be going through a phase. A year later, when

he gave up talking for his 27th birthday, some, including Francis

himself, wondered whether he had gone crazy.

 

 

Health Agency Tightens Rules Governing Federal Scientists

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/082605HA.shtml

After accusations that some government scientists used their official

positions for private gain, the National Institutes of Health announced

rules on Thursday that ban its scientists from consulting for drug

companies.

 

 

CA Attorney General Accuses Drug Companies of Fraud

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/082605HB.shtml

California accused GlaxoSmithKline, Abbott Laboratories and 37 other

pharmaceutical companies of defrauding the state's $34-billion Medi-Cal

health program for the poor by inflating prescription drug prices.

 

 

David Bacon | Uniting African-Americans and Immigrants

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/082605LA.shtml

The Congressional Black Caucus is beginning to champion immigrant

rights and bring lessons from the civil rights movement to help

immigrants

gain equal status in America.

 

 

Shi Yinhong: " Oil, First Test of Strength "

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/082605Q.shtml

China's rapid development and especially its speed constitute the most

significant historic event since the terrorist attacks of September 11,

2001. It was at the moment when China was feeling its greatest

confidence in its future that the United States chose to display its

demands

and its suspicions, Chinese IR Professor Shi Yinhong believes.

 

 

Will Base Closings Sap Support for Military?

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/082605R.shtml

Some wonder whether the military, by leaving so many places where it

has long been a part of the community, is setting itself up to become too

remote from the very people it is charged with protecting. This changes

the calculus on everything from defense budgets to recruiting and

retention.

 

 

Leahy Reacts to Bolton's Bid to Strike " Respect for Nature "

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/082605S.shtml

Senator Patrick Leahy: " It didn't take long for Ambassador Bolton to

find ways to further erode our leadership in the world and our standing

as a moral authority. In his tantrum over this straightforward reference

to the environment, Ambassador Bolton does not speak for most

Americans, and I count myself among them. "

 

 

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