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 Obama's Weekly Address: Progress with the G-20 in Pittsburgh
 White House Blog
Recorded literally on his way back from the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, the President uses his Weekly Address to recap the progress made during the intensive discussions with world leaders.
US Terror Attack was Planned for 9/11/09
 Ivan Moreno
An Afghan immigrant wanted to carry out a New York City terror attack involving hydrogen peroxide bombs on commuter trains to possibly coincide with the Sept. 11 anniversary before federal authorities foiled the plan, a U.S. prosecutor said Friday.
Nuclear Accord Reached at United Nations
 t r u t h o u t
President Barack Obama shepherded a unanimous vote through the United Nations General Assembly yesterday to halt the proliferation of nuclear weapons around the world. The vote curbs the proliferation and testing of nuclear weapons, and moves toward total global disarmament.
Bush's Wiretapping Goes to Court in SF
 Bob Egelko
After years of wrangling over legal procedures, the lawyer for a defunct Islamic charity laid out his case this week that former President George W. Bush's secret wiretapping program was illegal - an argument that an Obama administration attorney refused to discuss.
The Siege of Tegucigalpa
 The Real News Network
Repression ordered to the neighborhoods of the Honduran capital, forcing the poor to fight or starve.
US Census Worker Found Hanged With "Fed" Scrawled on Body
 t r u t h o u t
A census worker in Kentucky was found hanged to death with the word "Fed" scrawled on his body, according to unnamed law enforcement officials cited by The Associated Press.
Obama at the UN
 The Real News Network
Engdahl: Obama's speech to the UN left out his reversal of Bush missile policy in Poland and Czech Republic.
Hondurans Wait for Crisis to Unfold
 Arturo Wallace
A city of empty streets, mainly silent except for the sound of police helicopters flying overhead now and again. That is the situation in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, described to BBC Mundo by some of its residents more than a day after the dramatic return of the deposed president, Manuel Zelaya.
U.S. Sting Targets Mexican Drug Trade
 Tim Gaynor
U.S. police arrested 70 people in Phoenix and seized guns, cash and kidnapping paraphernalia in a sting operation targeting violent criminals linked to the Mexican drug trade, authorities said this week.
DHS Sets Goals for Border Interdictions in 2010
 Homeland Security News Wire
According to DHS, the vast majority - more than 70 percent - of illegal aliens and contraband attempting to move across our border through official ports of entry will succeed.
US Drug Arrests Declined Slightly in 2008, FBI Reports
 Drug War Chronicle
The number of people arrested for drug offenses in the United States declined slightly last year, according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Report. And for the first time since 2002, the number of people arrested on marijuana charges also declined.
Zelaya's Return to Honduras Met with Force
 The Real News Network
Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya makes surprise return to the capital, coup government responds with vicious crackdown.
Barack Obama Ready to Slash US Nuclear Arsenal
 Julian Borger
Barack Obama has demanded the Pentagon conduct a radical review of US nuclear weapons doctrine to prepare the way for deep cuts in the country's arsenal, the Guardian can reveal.
Obama Issues Warning on Health Care Scare Tactics
 Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
The Obama administration warned insurance companies Monday they face possible legal action for allegedly trying to scare seniors with misleading information about the potential for lost benefits under health care legislation in Congress.
More than 150,000 Gay Couples Married
 Hope Yen
Nearly 150,000 same-sex couples reported being in marriage relationships last year, many more than the number of actual weddings and civil unions, according to the first U.S. census figures released on same-sex marriages.
Is South America in an Arms Race?
 Nadja Drost
Concerns over a possible arms race on the South American continent have turned the spotlight on who’s buying what and why.
Obama Open to Newspaper Bailout Bill
 Michael O'Brie
The president said he is "happy to look at" bills before Congress that would give struggling news organizations tax breaks if they were to restructure as nonprofit businesses.
Video: Iraq Emerging as Drug Transshipment Point
 Al Jazeera
Since the 2003 US-led invasion, Iraq has witnessed a dramatic rise in the cultivation and trafficking of drugs. Reports indicate that drug abuse is on the rise among Iraqi youth and that armed militias have muscled in on this lucrative trade.
Right-Wing Christians Target 16 Democrats
 Ed Stoddard
Conservative Christians, a key base for the Republican Party, said on Saturday they were targeting 16 Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in the 2010 congressional elections.
US Boasts of Border Security Successes
 Alicia A. Caldwell
The U.S. and Mexico are making headway in the ongoing struggle to curb the flow of illegal drugs, cash and weapons across the border, says U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
US Backs Away From Missile Shield Plan
 Jan Lopatka & Gabriela Baczynska
President Barack Obama abandoned plans for a large missile defense shield in eastern Europe, promising instead a stronger, swifter defense system to protect U.S. allies against any threat from Iran.
Afro-Brazilians Priced Out of Back2Black Concert
 Fabiana Frayssinet
On stage, singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil highlighted Brazil's "genetic and cultural" connection to "Mother Africa," to applause from a predominantly light-skinned audience at a concert that black people generally could not afford - symbolic of the country's "veiled racism" at an international festival organised to combat it.
Obama's Weekly Address: Progress in the Global Economy
 White House Blog
With the next G20 Summit approaching in Pittsburgh, the President goes over the progress in stemming a global economic crisis.
Cuban Who Denounced Hunger on YouTube Out of Jail
 Rosa Tania Valdes
Cuba has freed a man who was jailed for denouncing food shortages in a widely viewed YouTube video and sent him instead to a psychiatric hospital for three weeks, a human rights group said this week.
US Antidrug Official Helped Enemies
 Sebastian Rotella
As a high-ranking U.S. antidrug official, Richard Padilla Cramer held frontline posts in the war on Mexico's murderous cartels. He led an office of two-dozen agents in Arizona and was the attache for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Guadalajara.
Mafia ‘was Paid to Sink Ships Carrying Radioactive Cargo’
 Richard Owen
About 30 ships containing radioactive and other poisonous refuse may have been scuttled off the Italian coast in an illegal Mafia operation to dispose of dangerous substances at sea.
Mexico Man Sentenced for Role in Fake ID Ring
 Associated Press
A Mexico resident has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison after admitting a role in a massive operation that manufactured and sold counterfeit identity documents in seven U.S. cities.
Uncle Sam Eyes Vehicle Tracking Tax
 thetruthaboutcars.com
A Member of Congress proposes to use taxpayer money to fund the development of technology to track motorists as part of a new form of taxation. US Representative Earl Blumenauer introduced H.R. 3311 earlier this year to appropriate $154,500,000 for research and study into the transition to a per-mile vehicle tax system.
US Senators Target Bush's Abuses
 Agence France-Presse
A group of US Senators unveiled legislation Thursday aiming to strip telecommunications firms that took part in a hugely controversial Bush-era spying program of immunity from lawsuits.
US Sheriff Faces Long-Awaited Federal Probe
 Valeria Fernández
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has slammed its door on a federal investigation into allegations of civil rights violations. But immigrant communities in Arizona have reopened them.
Video: Chinese Dissidents Committed to Mental Hospitals
 China Digital Times
The PBS Newshour reports on political dissidents and petitioners in China who are sentenced to psychiatric hospitals.
45% 0f Doctors would Consider Quitting if US Congress Passes Health Care Overhaul
 Terry Jones
Two of every three practicing physicians oppose the medical overhaul plan under consideration in Washington, and hundreds of thousands would think about shutting down their practices or retiring early if it were adopted, a new IBD/TIPP Poll has found.
Bolivia: A Presidential Race with a Foregone Conclusion
 Franz Chávez
In a Gallup International poll published early this month, more than 57 percent of respondents said they would vote for the left-wing Morales, compared to less than 10 percent each for the two most popular right-leaning candidates.
Panel Recommends Keeping US Color Alert Codes
 Eileen Sullivan
After a 60-day review of the nation's terror-alert system, a special task force is expected to recommend that the Obama administration keep color-coded alerts, but reduce the number of colors — or levels of risk.
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