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Harry Reid to Vote against Roberts

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Harry Reid to Vote against Roberts

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/092005Q.shtml

Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, said today that he

will vote against the confirmation of Judge John G. Roberts Jr. to be

the 17th chief justice of the United States, in part because he does not

know enough about him.

 

 

Michael T. Klare | More Blood, Less Oil

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/092005R.shtml

Michael Klare and Tom Engelhardt argue that the failure of the Iraq war

includes a lack of ability to control the oil.

 

 

Former FEMA Chief Brown Bought Votes in Florida

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/092005S.shtml

Michael Brown, the embattled former head of the Federal Emergency

Management Agency, approved payments in excess of $31 million in taxpayer

money to thousands of Florida residents who were unaffected by Hurricane

Frances and three other hurricanes last year in an effort to help

President Bush win a majority of votes in that state during his

reelection

campaign, according to published reports.

 

 

Congressman Demands Logging Probe

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/092005EA.shtml

Oregon congressman Peter DeFazio called for an investigation into how

the Forest Service allowed a rare tree reserve to be logged as part of a

salvage harvest following the 2002 Biscuit Fire. " Given the large size

of the illegal harvest ... I find it difficult to understand how this

could have been a casual oversight, " he said.

 

 

Army Corps Opens Tracts of Wetlands to Development

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/092005EB.shtml

Despite continued government pledges to protect wetlands, the US Army

Corps of Engineers has opened more than 11,000 acres of wetlands to

development in recent months across the United States.

 

 

Your Planet: The Case for Rationing

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/092005EC.shtml

If we think we can stave off climate catastrophe simply by raising

public awareness, we are deceiving ourselves, says Mayer Hillman. The

truth

is, only urgent and ruthless government action will do.

 

 

Study Finds Little Advantage in New Schizophrenia Drugs

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/092005HA.shtml

A landmark government-financed study that compared drugs used to treat

schizophrenia has confirmed what many psychiatrists long suspected:

newer drugs that are highly promoted and widely prescribed offer few - if

any - benefits over older medicines that sell for a fraction of the

cost.

 

 

Schwarzenegger Declares War on Public Employee Unions

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/092005LA.shtml

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared war on public

employee unions by embracing a ballot measure that would restrict how

they could raise political funds from members, analysts said on Monday.

 

 

FDA Rethinks Women's Chief

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/092005WA.shtml

After Women's Health Director Susan Wood resigned in protest over the

FDA's refusal to approve emergency contraception, the FDA announced it

would appoint a male veterinarian as the new Women's Health director.

 

 

Union Women Unite in Detroit

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/092005WB.shtml

Women representing 65 labor unions gathered in Detroit this week at the

Coalition of Labor Union Women, a nationwide organization of union

workers that focuses primarily on issues relevant to working women.

 

 

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