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An Honest Look at Obama's First Year
 David Swanson
Most commentary on President Barack Obama either beats him up unfairly because he's not a Republican or cuts him extra slack because he's not a Republican. If, in the privacy of your own home, you want to pause and review the main events of the first year or more of this presidency, as recorded by someone who obviously doesn't care about partisan boosting, I recommend Paul Street's new book "The Empire's New Clothes: Barack Obama in the Real World of Power."
Kagan Sworn In As Newest Supreme Court Justice
 Associated Press
Elena Kagan was sworn in Saturday as the 112th justice and fourth woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court.
 Obama's Weekly Address: Medicare Officially Safer After Health Reform
 The White House Blog
The President discusses a new Medicare Trustees report showing Medicare to be on much stronger footing as a result of the reforms in the Affordable Care Act.
Kagan Sails Through Confirmation
 Julie Hirschfeld Davis
Kagan is joining President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday for a ceremony to mark her confirmation as the nation’s 112th justice. On Saturday, she’s to be sworn in at the Supreme Court as the successor to retired Justice John Paul Stevens.
MI5 Head Told Blair Iraq No Threat
 The Real News Network
Eric Margolis: Most US media ignoring explosive testimony by former MI5 head at Iraq inquiry.
US, Nuclear Powers Join Hiroshima Memorial
 Associated Press
On the 65th anniversary of the U.S. dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima, an American official was present at the official memorial ceremony for the first time.
BP Looks to Relief Well to Finish Kill
 Matt Davis
With its runaway well in the Gulf of Mexico finally plugged with cement, BP turned Friday to a relief well to make sure that the source of the United States' worst environmental disaster is killed for good.
New Mexico to Pardon Billy the Kid?
 ABC News
New Mexico's governor considers pardoning the folk hero 130 years after he died.
Clergy Lawsuit Targets Dioceses in LA, Mexico
 Associated Press
A 34-year-old man who alleges he was molested by a Mexican priest more than 20 years ago in Los Angeles is suing the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the cardinal of Mexico City.
US Food Stamp Use Hit Record 40.8m in May
 Boston Globe
Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program subsidies for food purchases jumped 19 percent from a year earlier and increased 0.9 percent from April, the US Department of Agriculture said in a statement on its website.
Federal Judge Rules California Gay Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
 Mike Ludwig
In a sweeping and historic decision, a federal judge in San Francisco has announced that California's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. The ruling crushed several arguments posed by proponents of the ban.
Americans Renounce Citizenship To Avoid IRS
 Financial Times
At the US Embassy in London, there is a waiting list that none of the officials likes to discuss. On the list are Americans hoping to give up their citizenship, as they seek shelter from the Internal Revenue Service.
BP Static Kill a Success, So Far
 Associated Press
BP says it has reached the "desired outcome" in a procedure in which it pumped mud down the throat of the blown-out well that is leaking in the Gulf of Mexico.
Repubicans Go After Birthright Citizenship
 Associated Press
Leading Republicans are joining a push to reconsider the constitutional amendment that grants automatic citizenship to people born in the United States.
U.S. Combat Role in Iraq Set for End This Month
 Steve Holland
President Barack Obama vowed on Monday to make good on his promise to end U.S. combat operations in Iraq by the end of August, despite a dangerous political deadlock in Baghdad and a recent surge in militant violence.
America's Border War With Itself
 Jonathan Mann
America is fighting a border war. With itself. Washington has placed guards, fences, cameras and sensors in the desert along the border. Nonetheless, thousands of illegals from neighboring Mexico, further south in the Americas and even as far away as China, keep finding a way in.
Obama Seeks to Expand Arms Exports by Trimming Approval Process
 Maggie Bridgeman
The United States is currently the world biggest weapons supplier — holding 30 per cent of the market — but the Obama administration has begun modifying export control regulations in hopes of enlarging the U.S. market share, according to U.S. officials.
BP Prepares Operation to Seal Gulf of Mexico Oil Well
 BBC News
BP could begin sealing its oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday night, three months after its rupture led to the worst oil spill in US history.
China, Mexico, Pacific Sites Get World Heritage Status
 Agence France-Presse
Six sites located in Brazil, China, Mexico, France's Reunion Island and the South Pacific nation of Kiribati won World Heritage status from a UNESCO panel meeting in Brazil.
Obama's Disapproval, Approval Equal
 CBS News
Two years ago a campaign appearance by President Obama was a serious weapon for Democrats, but now his presence might actually hurt more than it helps. Sharyl Attkisson reports.
US Families Fear Phone Call From Mexico’s Cartels
 Meribah Knight
T was lucky he heard his cellphone ring over the racket of his construction equipment as he worked outside in the suburbs last September. “We have your father,” said a man in a voice T recalled as eerily calm. “Try to get the money together as soon as you can so that your dad can be freed.”
Colombia: US Military Aid May Have Sparked Civilian Killings
 Nadja Drost
When Colombian military units receive an increase in U.S. aid, they allegedly kill more civilians and frame the deaths as combat kills, according to a new report.
Mexico, Chile Normalize Ties with Honduran Gov't
 Associated Press
Mexico and Chile are formally recognizing the government of Honduran President Porfirio Lobo a year after his predecessor was ousted by a military-backed coup.
Argentine Couples Wed Under New Gay Marriage Law
 Vicente Panetta
After a 27-year courtship, two men on Friday became the first gay couple to wed under Argentina's historic same-sex marriage law - the first of its kind for a Latin American nation.
Obama's Weekly Address: Moving Forward on the Economy vs. Moving Backward
 The White House Blog
Following the signing of historic Wall Street Reform legislation, the President lays out his plans to strengthen the middle class, give tax breaks to small businesses that create jobs here, invest in homegrown, clean energy, and cut taxes for working families.
Deadliest Month Yet in Afghan War
 Robert H. Reid
Three U.S. service members were killed in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the toll for July to at least 63 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly 9-year-war.
Catalonia Bull Run Still Legal
 Reuters
The autonomous Spanish region of Catalonia has banned bullfighting but the bull run or Correbous remains legal, a fact that adds to the ire of bullfight suppporters.
Fear on the Mexican Border
 ABC News
A Texas town totes guns in fear of the rising drug violence in Mexico.
California Pot Sweep Linked to Mexican Drug Cartels
 Reuters
California authorities said on Thursday they have made dozens of arrests and destroyed marijuana plants worth billions of dollars on farms that officials said are controlled by Mexican drug traffickers.
Galapagos Removed from UNESCO Endangered List
 Associated Press
The Galapagos Islands have been removed from the UNESCO list of sites endangered by environmental threats or overuse.
Key Parts of Arizona Anti-Immigration Law Blocked
 Tim Gaynor & David Schwartz
A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law hours before it was to take effect, handing a victory to the Obama administration as it tries to take control of the issue.
Farc Leader's Message to Colombian Government
 The Real News Network
Al Jazeera: A new video from Colombia appears to show the leader of the country's largest rebel group strongly criticising Juan Manuel Santos, the new, incoming president.
Ambassador Márquez: Venezuelan Proposal in UNASUR Seeks to Turn South America Into a Peace Zone
 Radio Nacional de Venezuela
Turning South America into a peace zone is the ultimate goal of the proposal Venezuela is bringing to the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), being held Thursday in Quito, Ecuador, said Venezuelan ambassador to Colombia, Gustavo Márquez.
Mexican Officials to Patrol Staten Island Following Latest Bias Attack
 Juan DeJesus
Police are investigating another assault on a Hispanic man in Staten Island as a possible hate crime - and the Mexican government is now getting involved as well.
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