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Cheney's Admissions to the CIA Leak Prosecutor and FBI
 Murray Waas
Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a still-highly confidential FBI report, admitted to federal investigators that he rewrote talking points for the press in July 2003 that made it much more likely that the role of then-covert CIA-officer Valerie Plame in sending her husband on a CIA-sponsored mission to Africa would come to light.
 FDNY Lieutenant Admitted Plan To ‘Take Down’ WTC 7
 Paul Joseph Watson
Newly uncovered video from 9/11 featuring an interview with FDNY lieutenant David Rastuccio on MSNBC confirms that there was a plan to deliberately demolish WTC Building 7, as was originally indicated in Larry Silverstein’s infamous statement on the PBS documentary, America Rebuilds.
U.S. Votes Against "Right to Food" in UN General Assembly
 Daisy Cutter
Draft resolution XX on the global right to food, was approved on 24 November by a recorded vote of 180 in favour to 1 against (United States), with no abstentions.
Who Owns Las Cristinas Gold?
 Michael Werbowski
One of the world's largest untapped gold mines and its endless ownership battle.
Will a King Prosecute a King?
 The Real News Network
Michael Ratner: Demanding the prosecution of Bush/Cheney is about the future. Pt2/2
Decapitated Soldiers New Blow to Mexico in Drug War
 Mica Rosenberg
Mexican President Felipe Calderon vowed on Monday not to back down from the fight against powerful drug cartels who decapitated eight soldiers in the most serious blow to the army in a 2-year-old offensive.
Finding Common Ground in Crisis: Social Movements in South America and the US
 Benjamin Dangl
People in the US seeking ways to confront the economic crisis could follow the lead of South American social movements. From Argentina to Venezuela, many movements have won victories against the same systems of corporate greed and political corruption that produce economic strife across the hemisphere.
Argentina: Controversy Over Court Order to Release Rights Abusers
 PVNN
An Argentine court order to release on bail nearly 20 officers accused of committing human rights abuses during the 1976-1983 dictatorship shows the slow-moving justice system’s limitations in dealing with cases against those prosecuted for crimes against humanity, say activists.
Does Old Glory Have a Dark Side?
 Lee Drutman
Research suggests that seeing the flag doesn't make Americans feel more patriotic. But it does make them feel more nationalistic and more superior to non-Americans.
Where'd the Bailout Money Go? Shhhh, It's a Secret
 Matt Apuzzo
It's something any bank would demand to know before handing out a loan: Where's the money going? But after receiving billions in aid from U.S. taxpayers, the nation's largest banks say they can't track exactly how they're spending the money or they simply refuse to discuss it.
Why did Cheney Confess on National Television?
The Real News Network
Last week, outgoing US Vice-President Dick Cheney made a series of remarkable comments in his exclusive interview with ABC. Cheney admitted to playing a role in the authorization of the use of waterboarding and other 'aggressive interrogation techniques.'
Fewer Lend Hand to Projects in the Hope of Avoiding Danger
 Darren Meritz
Poverty-stricken families in Juárez previously could depend on the generous nature of their friends to the north who were willing to offer their charity. But the violence on the Mexican side of the border, and fears among those once eager to make the trip to Juárez to lend a hand, have made the poor an unlikely victim.
Drug War, Killings Spread Fear in Mexico
 Chris Hawley
The Juárez body count is rising faster than Baghdad's, as the Juárez Cartel, the rival Gulf Cartel and the Mexican government fight a three-way war for control. Beheadings, hangings and mass executions have become a nightly occurrence in this city known for its feminicidios — the unsolved murders of more than 300 women since 1993.
Drug Crackdown has Little Effect on Money Laundering
 Tracy Wilkinson
In the Mexican government's bloody, 2-year-old war on drug traffickers, one component of the trade remains largely untouched: money laundering.
Cheney: If President Does it During Wartime, it's Legal
 RawStory
All of President Bush's actions during his years as a wartime leader were done with full legal authority, Vice President Dick Cheney said on Fox News Sunday.
Aging Castro Still Rules 50 Years After Revolution
 Anita Snow
Since Castro declared victory on New Year's Day, 1959, the day after Batista fled the country, his rule has prevailed through 10 U.S. presidents, the U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs invasion, a world-shaking missile crisis, the U.S. embargo, the Soviet collapse and the onslaught of globalization. Now 82, he is ailing and out of sight but still the head of the Communist Party of Cuba.
From Nixon to 9/1
 The Real News Network
What does Nixon's willingness to sabotage the Vietnam peace talks tell us about today's world?
Where Have the US Bailout Billions Gone?
 Adrianne Appel
A new U.S. investigative panel is demanding answers from the U.S. Treasury about how the agency has spent money from the 700-billion-dollar bailout fund.
Tortured Reasoning
 David Rose
George W. Bush defended harsh interrogations by pointing to intelligence breakthroughs, but a surprising number of counterterrorist officials say that, apart from being wrong, torture just doesn't work. Delving into two high-profile cases, the author exposes the tactical costs of prisoner abuse.
Prop 8 Proponents Seek to Nullify Same-Sex Marriages
 CNN
Sponsors of the California ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage are seeking to nullify thousands of marriages between gay and lesbian couples performed after the state Supreme Court ruled them constitutional.
Mexico’s Crime Fight Key to Fueling Recovery
 Andres R. Martinez
Mexico’s success in battling heavily armed crime syndicates will define the pace and strength of the country’s recovery from the global economic crisis, the finance ministry’s chief economist said.
LBJ Accused Nixon of Treason
 The Real News Network
Robert Parry discusses the evidence of Nixon's treasonous legacy and the media's choice to ignore it.
The Bill Nobody Noticed: National DNA Databank
 Patty Donovan
In April of 2008, President Bush signed into law S.1858 which allows the federal government to screen the DNA of all newborn babies in the U.S. This was to be implemented within 6 months meaning that this collection is now being carried out. Congressman Ron Paul states that this bill is the first step towards the establishment of a national DNA database.
Will US War Crimes Be Outed?
 Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith
As the officials of the Bush administration pack up in Washington and move into their posh suburban homes around the country, will they be able to rest easy, or will they be haunted by the fear that they will be held accountable for war crimes?
Cheney Throws Down Gauntlet, Defies Prosecution for War Crimes
 Marjorie Cohn
Dick Cheney has publicly confessed to ordering war crimes. Asked about waterboarding in an ABC News interview, Cheney replied, "I was aware of the program, certainly, and involved in helping get the process cleared."
Land of Agriculture is Facing Food Crisis
 Amit Dwivedi
Though India has not yet experienced riots over rising food prices that have hit other countries like Zimbabwe or Argentina, but what is worrying everybody is that the current rise in inflation is driven by high food prices.
The Drug Traffickers Mexico Tour
 Lindsey Hilsum
In Culiacan, the battle is between the Beltran Leyva brothers and the Sinaloa cartel. The Mexican security forces have been launching anti-drug operations, with the result that as some cartels get weaker, others seize the opportunity, like piranhas in a tank scenting blood.
In Mexico, a Kidnapping Negotiator Is Kidnapped
 Tim Padgett & Dolly Mascarenas
There are two kinds of kidnappings in Mexico: those meant for ransom and those meant as a warning. This month's abduction of Felix Batista in the northern state of Coahuila was most likely the latter — and it's one of the more chilling messages that Mexico's ubiquitous police-linked kidnapping industry has ever sent.
LatAm Summit: New Independence, End Embargo
 Bradley Brooks
Latin American and Caribbean leaders called for the creation of a regional union that would exclude the U.S. and oppose outside interference on Wednesday at a summit hailed as a historic expression of independence.
US Hunts Caribbean Drugs but Odds Favor Smugglers
 Ben Fox
The Associated Press got a rare look at the U.S. military's counter-drug operations over the Caribbean, the transit zone for 30 percent of U.S.-bound cocaine.
American Guns and the War Next Door
 Bernd Debusmann
Last year, around 2,500 Mexicans died in the twin wars drug cartels are waging against each other and against the Mexican state, using weapons smuggled in from the United States. In the first 11 months of this year, the death toll was 5,367. Next year?
Mexico's Criminal Insurgency
 John P. Sullivan
Behind the headlines about kidnappings, assassinations and shootouts, the escalating conflict in Mexico between drug cartels, gangs and the police is evolving into a kind of criminal insurgency
Bush-Era Abortion Rules Face Possible Reversal
 Laura Meckler
Obama team looks at regulation set to be finalized this week letting medical staff refuse to take part in practices they oppose.
How the American Health Care System Got That Way
 Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello & Brendan Smith
As Americans respond to President-elect Obama's call for town hall meetings on reform of the American health care system, an understanding of how that system came to be the way it is can be crucial for figuring out how to fix it.
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