WORLD NEWS March 9, 2010 "India Pushes Women's Bill Forward" Al Jazeera March 3, 2010 "Obama: Give Health Care an 'Up or Down' Vote" MSNBC March 2, 2010 "D.C. Gay Marriages To Start Tomorrow After Supreme Court Refuses To Block Law" Huffington Post February 26, 2010 "Republican Senator Holds up Jobless Benefits Bill" Los Angeles Times "Dems May Take Shortcut in Passing Health Overhaul" Washington Post "House Ethics Panel Ends Inquiry Into Visclosky" Washington Post "White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers to Resign" Washington Post February 22, 2010 "Obama Details Plan to Expand Health Care to Uninsured" New York Times "Lieberman to Sponsor Bill to Repeal Gay Ban" Army Times February 19, 2010 "Bush Lawyers Who Approved Waterboarding to Face No Discipline" Washington Post "Congress Launches Investigation Into Gas Drilling Practices" Propublica "Niger, Where the Army Matters" BBC February 14, 2010 "After 9/11 Trial Plan, Holder Hones Political Ear" New York Times February 11, 2010 "Top Democrats Push Back on Campaign Finance Ruling" Washington Post "Police Investigate MI5 Officer Who Interrogated Binyam Mohamed" Guardian UK February 8, 2010 "U.S. Forming New Climate Change Agency" MSNBC "Costa Rica Elects First Female President in Landslide Victory" Guardian UK February 4, 2010 "10 Americans in Haiti Are Charged With Abduction" New York Times "NATO Falls Far Short of Helping Afghans" New York Times "Iraq Elections in Disarray After Court Ruling" BBC "Obama Condemns Uganda Anti-Gay Bill as "Odious"" Reuters January 31, 2010 "Congress Prepares for a Battle Over Campaign Finance" Washington Post January 30, 2010 "Why the Tea Party Convention is Tea-tering on the Edge" Christian Science Monitor "China Fumes at US Arms Sale to Taiwan" Guardian UK "U.N. Retools Food Distribution in Hait" New York Times January 29, 2010 "Jury Convicts Killer Of Abortion Provider" NPR January 28, 2010 "Washington, Oregon to Get $590M for High-Speed Rail" Seattle Times "Senate Backs Bernanke for Second Term at Fed" Washington Post "Afghan President to Convene Meeting on Reconciliation With the Taliban" Washington Post January 26, 2010 "Measures 66 and 67 Passing by Wide Margin" Oregonian January 23, 2010 "US to Appeal Ruling Favouring Blackwater in Iraq" AFP January 22, 2010 "Liberal Radio Network Air America to Go Silent" Guardian UK "Europe Won't Follow Obama on Bank Rules" Reuters January 21, 2010 "Justices Overturn Key Campaign Limits" New York Times "Firm Will Remove Bible References From Gun Sights" Washington Post January 18, 2010 "Taliban Attacks Heart of Afghan Capital" Los Angeles Times January 15, 2010 "Chinese Police Shut Down Country's First Gay Pageant" Guardian UK January 13, 2010 "Orange Leaders Face Shutout in Ukraine Election" New York Times January 12, 2010 "California Assembly Panel Votes To Legalize Marijuana" Huffington Post January 8, 2010 "'Lost' Wins Out Over State of the Union" USA Today "Churches Attacked in Malaysian ‘Allah’ Dispute" New York Times January 7, 2010 "Israel to Pay $10 mn in Compensation to UN for Gaza War Crimes" Press TV January 1, 2010 "U.S. Lawyers Knew About Legal Pitfalls in Blackwater Case" New York Times "Gays Rush to Marry at New Hampshire Statehouse" Reuters "Mousavi 'Ready to Die' for Reform" BBC December 31, 2009 "US Court Dismisses Charges Against Blackwater Security Guards" Guardian UK "Democrats May Take Power From Superdelegates" Washington Post "Montana Paves Way for Assisted Suicide" BBC "Judge Blocks Furloughs in California" New York Times December 29, 2009 "Minnesota, Ohio Join Lawsuit Against Illinois Over Asian Carp" Christian Science Monitor December 20, 2009 "Copenhagen: The Key Players and How They Rated" Guardian UK December 19, 2009 "U.S. Prosecution Links Drugs to Terrorism" Los Angeles Times December 14, 2009 "A Mounting Suicide Rate Prompts an Army Response" TIME December 13, 2009 "Week of Posturing at Copenhagen Climate Talks" New York Times December 11, 2009 "White House Emails Case Nearing Settlement" Mother Jones "Iraq Accepts Bids for 2 More Oil Fields" New York Times December 10, 2009 "Blackwater ‘Became an Extension’ of the CIA: Report" Raw Story December 8, 2009 "Senate Rejects Abortion Amendment to Healthcare Bill" Los Angeles Times December 7, 2009 "US Climate Agency Declares CO2 Public Danger" Guardian UK "Bolivian President to Deepen Social Revolution" BBC December 4, 2009 "NATO Members to Add 7,000 Troops in Afghanistan" Los Angeles Times December 3, 2009 "Most in U.S. Want Public Health Option: Poll" Reuters "NY Senate Defeats Gay Marriage Bill: Commentary" Examiner December 1, 2009 "Obama 'to Deploy 30,000 Troops to Afghanistan'" BBC "South Africa Vows to Treat All Babies with HIV" BBC November 30, 2009 "'No Divorce' Initiative Lampoons Gay Marriage Ban" NPR "Supreme Court Sends ACLU Torture Photos Case Back to Appeals Court" Common Dreams "Obama Holds War Council to Unveil Afghan Plan" AP "BP Finds Pipeline Leak Near Alaska's Prudhoe Bay" Reuters "Latin American Leaders Divided by Honduras Election" Reuters "Minaret Ban Marks Start of Tough Swiss Debate on Islam" BBC November 28, 2009 "Pakistan's President Hands Over Nuclear Powers" BBC November 25, 2009 "Barack Obama 'Vows Major Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cuts' & He'll Attend Copenhagen Summit" BBC November 24, 2009 "Obama admin refuses to sign land mine treaty" Raw Story Iraq War Inquiry Due to Begin Public Hearings" BBC November 23, 2009 "U.S. to Propose Emissions Cut Before Climate Talks" New York Times November 19, 2009 "Army Corps Liable for Katrina Damage, US Court Finds" Christian Science Monitor "Belgian PM Named as EU President" BBC November 18, 2009 "Ex-Detainee Can’t Keep Military Lawyers, Judge Rules" New York Times November 13, 2009 "New York 9/11 Trial Ignites Row" BBC November 12, 2009 "Catholic Church Threatens To Stop Feeding Homeless Over Gay Marriage" Huffington Post "Hannity & Bachmann Lie About Rally Numbers & Hannity Apologizes to Jon Stewart" San Francisco Chronicle November 11, 2009 "Mormon Support of Gay Rights Statute Draws Praise" New York Times November 10, 2009 "White House Communications Chief to Step Down" AP "Ex-Gates Foundation Exec Named Foreign Aid Chief" AP November 9, 2009 "Editorial: Healthcare's Hurdles" Los Angeles Times "Iraqi Parliament Passes Election Law After Reaching Deal on Kirkuk" Washington Post "China Pledges $10 Billion in Low-Cost Loans to Africa" Washington Post November 6, 2009 "Climate Talks End in Acrimony as UN and EU Accuse US of Endangering Deal" Guardian UK "Israeli Concern Over Abbas Move" BBC November 5, 2009 "12 Dead, 31 Wounded in Base Shootings" New York Times "Obama Announces Endorsements for Health Plan" New York Times "House Extends Jobless Benefits and Home Credits" New York Times "Climate Deal 'Unlikely' This Year" BBC November 4, 2009 "Loss in Maine Sets Back Drive for Same-Sex Marriage" New York Times "Italy Convicts 23 Americans for C.I.A. Renditions" New York Times November 3, 2009 "Republican Senators Boycott Debate of Climate Change Bill" Christian Science Monitor "Europeans Press US for Climate Deal" AP "Why African Countries are Boycotting Climate Change Talks"> Christian Science Monitor October 30, 2009 "Oil Spill in San Francisco Bay" New York Times "Pakistanis Confront Clinton Over Drone Attacks" AP October 29, 2009 "Defending Obama’s Small-Business Agenda" New York Times October 28, 2009 "Obama Set To Sign Bill Widening Hate Crime Laws" NPR "House Democrats Close in on Healthcare Bill" Reuters "UN Condemns US Embargo on Cuba" Al Jazeera "US Envoys to Tackle Crisis in Honduras" AFP October 27, 2009 "House Leader Applauds Reid Public Option Move" AP "Israel Demolishes Two Palestinian Homes in Jerusalem" Reuters October 24, 2009 "Taliban Threaten Afghan Voters in November Runoff" AP October 23, 2009 "Asean Inaugurates Human Rights Commission" New York Times October 22, 2009 "U.S. Slashes Pay at Bailed-Out Firms" Reuters "R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails Join Campaign To Close Guantanamo Bay" MTV October 21, 2009 "Iran, World Powers Agree to Draft Deal on Uranium" Los Angeles Times October 20, 2009 "U.S. Eases Stance on Medical Marijuana" Washington Post "Karzai Agrees to Nov. 7 Runoff in Afghanistan" New York Times "Hopes Fade for Comprehensive Climate Treaty" New York Times October 19, 2009 "Justice Blocks Names in Gay Rights Ballot Measure" AP October 17, 2009 "Arizona Sheriff Conducts Migrant Sweeps Despite Curb" Reuters "Maldives Government Dives for Climate Change" AP October 15, 2009 "Rights Council Debates Gaza Report" Al Jazeera October 13, 2009 "Senate Panel Clears Health Bill With One G.O.P. Vote" New York Times October 12, 2009 "Schwarzenegger Creates Day Honoring Harvey Milk" AP "Britain’s Expense Scandal Hits Brown’s Wallet" New York Times October 11, 2009 "Obama to End Military Gay Policy" BBC October 10, 2009 "Armenia and Turkey Sign Peace Deal" Reuters October 9, 2009 "LCROSS Impact: Are NASA Moon Crashes Worth the Damage?" National Geographic "Obama Says Nobel Peace Prize is "Call to Action"" Reuters October 8, 2009 "House Votes to Expand Definition of Hate Crimes" New York Times October 5, 2009 "Supreme Court Begins New Term With a New Justice" CNN "Obama Orders Federal Government to Cut Emissions" Reuters October 2, 2009 "Palestinians Drop Support for War Crimes Report" AP October 1, 2009 "Nuclear Talks Lead to Rare Meeting Between US and Iran" Guardian UK "Oldest "Human" Skeleton Found--Disproves "Missing Link" National Geographic September 30. 2009 "U.S. Senators Reject Stronger Abortion Restrictions" Reuters "A Look at the Senate Finance Health Care Bill" AP "Obama Administration Moves to Curb Carbon Emissions" Washington Post September 29, 2009 "Dan Rather’s CBS Suit Dismissed" New York Times "Guinea Protest Death Toll Soars" Al Jazeera September 24, 2009 "Illinois Man Charged in Plot to Bomb Federal Offices" Reuters "Police Are a Big Presence at G-20 Summit Meeting" New York Times "U.N. Calls for Nuclear Disarmament, Obama Presides" Reuters September 23, 2009 "Obama Challenges World Leaders in UN Speech" Washington Post September 22, 2009 "U.S. and China Vow Action on Climate Threat but Cite Needs" New York Times September 21, 2009 "House to Extend Jobless Benefits This Week" Reuters September 18, 2009 "C.I.A. Chiefs Ask Obama to Stop Abuse Inquiry" New York Times September 17, 2009 "House Votes to Defund ACORN" AP September 16, 2009 "Embattled ACORN Orders Independent Investigation" AP "Obama Sets Afghan, Pakistan Goals, Waits On Troops" Reuters "A Third of Karzai Votes May Be Fraudulent, EU Official Says" Christian Science Monitor "Global Investors Call for Binding Climate Policy" Reuters "August Seas Warmest in at Least 120 Years" New York Times September 12, 2009 "Afghan Leader Maintains Lead in Fraud-Tainted Poll" AFP "Pakistan Sacks 350 Tribal Police After Militant Threats" AFP September 11, 2009 "Heckler’s Behavior May Bring Action in House" New York Times September 7, 2009 "Sudanese Woman Guilty of Wearing Pants, Sent to Jail" Los Angeles Times September 6, 2009 "White House Adviser on ‘Green Jobs’ Resigns" New York Times "Aid Group Says U.S. Troops Raid Afghan Hospital" Reuters "Factory Ceases Paying Health Premiums, Tells No One" Raw Story September 5, 2009 "Obama's Speech Not on Some Schools' Lesson Plans" Los Angeles Times September 4, 2009 "Panel Rules Against Ashcroft in Detention Case" New York Times "Obama Says Will Release Visitor Names" Reuters "Afghan Officials Say NATO-Led Airstrike Killed Mostly Civilians" Los Angeles Times "US Harshly Rebukes Israel on Settlement Plans" Reuters "Five Killed as Police Face Syringe Protesters in Chinese City" CNN September 2, 2009 "Speculation Rises That Supreme Court Justice Stevens Will Retire" Los Angeles Times "6 Nations Meet on Iran's Nuclear Program" AP August 29, 2009 "Blackwater Founder Accused in Court of Intent to Kill" Washington Post August 25, 2009 "Malaysia PM Urges Woman to Appeal Against Caning" AP August 24, 2009 "Panel to Study Prison Sentencing Removed From Spending Package" Los Angeles Times "Source: Prosecutor to Investigate CIA Interrogations" CNN "Rendition of Terror Suspects Will Continue Under Obama" New York Times August 23, 2009 "Red Cross to Get Data on Prisoners Held in Secret at U.S. Camps" Washington Post "Intimidation and Fraud Observed in Afghan Election" New York Times August 22, 2009 "4 Ky. Inmates Still Hospitalized After Prison Riot" AP "Lutherans Will Allow Gay Clergy in Same-Sex Relationships" Christian Science Monitor "Report Provides New Details on C.I.A. Prisoner Abuse" New York Times "New Leader of Pakistan’s Taliban Is Named, Though Officials Believe He Is Dead" New York Times August 21, 2009 "Ridge Says He Was Pressured to Elevate Threat Warning" Washington Post August 19, 2009 "Oklahoma: Abortion Law Overturned" New York Times "C.I.A. Sought Blackwater’s Help to Kill Jihadists" New York Times August 18, 2009 "Three Reasons Why a Strong Public Option is Likely to be Part of Health Insurance Reform" Huffington Post August 16, 2009 "Ahmadinejad Nominates Women to Cabinet" Guardian UK August 12, 2009 "Vandals Destroy Portland Community Gardens" Oregonian "U.S. Healthcare Town Halls: Anger, Fear and Lunacy" Reuters August 11, 2009 "Fatah Elects Younger Leadership Group" Guardian UK "Clinton Demands End to Congo Rape" BBC August 9, 2009 "Hundreds Hurt in California Prison Riot" New York Times August 8, 2009 "Sotomayor Sworn In, Becoming Supreme Court's First Hispanic Justice" Washington Post August 7, 2009 "Sotomayor to Be Sworn-In as Supreme Court Justice Saturday" Washington Post "Obama Signs 'Cash-for-Clunkers' Extension Into Law" AP "Clinton Wants Improved Relations With South Africa" Washington Post "Sri Lanka Press Limits Criticised"> BBC August 5, 2009 "Blackwater Responds to Murder Allegations" Mother Jones "Less Snail Mail, More Red Ink at Post Office" AP "'Stormy' Start to Fatah's Historic Summit" Christian Science Monitor August 4, 2009 "Sudan Postpones 'Trousers' Trial" Al Jazeera August 3, 2009 "U.S. Prison Plan for Guantanamo Inmates Under Review" Los Angeles Times August 2, 2009 "Obama Administration Hopeful on "Clunker" Extension" Reuters "Israel Condemned Over Evictions" BBC August 1, 2009 "Obama Urges Work on Healthcare After Committee Vote" Reuters "Trials Start for 100 Reformists, Moderate Politicians in Iran" Los Angeles Times July 31, 2009 "Letters on Climate Bill Were Forged" New York Times "US Congress Moves to Extend Autos 'Clunkers' Plan" Reuters "Inquiry Call After Nigerian Sect Leader Dies in Custody" Guardian UK July 30, 2009 "Beer Flows as Obama Tries to Cool Down a Race Furor" AFP "The Rise of Iran's Citizen Journalists" BBC July 28, 2009 "Sonia Sotomayor Wins Backing of Senate Committee" Los Angeles Times July 27, 2009 "Jury Finds for Hospital in Deportation Case" New York Times "Most Panel Republicans to Oppose Sotomayor" AP "US, UK Urge Taliban 'Integration'" BBC July 26, 2009 "Palin Steps Down as Alaska Gov.; Her Plans Unclear" AP July 23, 2009 "DEPAVE: Gardeners with Crowbars Are Coming for Your Pavement" Portland Mercury July 22, 2009 "Senate Votes to Stop Making More F-22 Raptor Fighter Jets" Los Angeles Times "Officials: U.S. Recruit Met Top Al-Qaida Leaders" NPR "Palin Legal Donations May Have Violated Ethics Law, Report Finds" Washington Post July 21, 2009 "Closing Guantanamo Easier Said Than Done" BBC "Committee Vote on Sotomayor Nomination Is Delayed" New York Times July 20, 2009 "US, India Agree on Nuclear and Defense Deals" Christian Science Monitor July 18, 2009 "Pope 'Can't Pray' With Wrist in Plaster" AFP July 17, 2009 "House Panels OK Sweeping Health Care Bill" AP "House Intel Committee to Investigate CIA Program" AP July 16, 2009 "Iran's Nuclear Chief Resigns" Guardian UK July 14, 2009 "Sotomayor Faces Questions on Day Two of Hearings" Washington Post "Obama Vows a Veto In Dispute Over F-22s" Washington Post July 13, 2009 "Obama Nominates Dr. Regina Benjamin to be Surgeon General" Los Angeles Times "Western Gas Pipeline Secures European Support" New York Times July 11, 2009 "Report: Bush-Era Surveillance Went Beyond Wiretaps" Los Angeles Times "Cheney Is Linked to Concealment of C.I.A. Project" New York Times July 10, 2009 "Commons Inquiry Strikes Close to Heart of Rupert Murdoch Empire" Guardian UK "U.N. Assembly Chief Sees Zelaya Reinstatement Soon" Reuters July 8, 2009 "Mass. is 1st State to Sue Feds Over Marriage Law" AP "Obama, G-8 Leaders Agree on Climate Target" AP July 7, 2009 "Mexico's PRI Sweeps Midterm Elections" Los Angeles Times "Ethnic Protests Rock Chinese City" BBC July 6, 2009 "Senate to Post Staff Salaries, Expenses on Web" AP "US and Russia Agree Nuclear Disarmament Road Map" Guardian UK July 5, 2009 "Iranian Clerical Group Says Vote Result "Invalid"" Reuters July 4, 2009 "Defiant Honduras Coup Leaders Pull Out of OAS" AFP July 3, 2009 "Palin to Resign as Alaska Governor" Washington Post "British Troops Expand Major Afghan Operation" Washington Post "Iranian Cleric Says British Embassy Employees Will Be Tried" Los Angeles Times July 2, 2009 "Delhi Court Decriminalizes Homosexuality" Advocate "UN Expert Says Israeli Seizure of Aid Ship a Crime" Reuters July 1, 2009 "AMA Open to Government-Funded Health Insurance Option" CNN "Schwarzenegger Declares Calif. Fiscal Emergency" AP "Amnesty Accuses Israel of Using Human Shields in Gaza" AP June 30, 2009 "Iraqis in Festive Mood on Eve of U.S. Troop Exit" Los Angeles Times "Iraq's Attempt to Bring Foreign Investors Into Oil Industry Comes Up Dry" Los Angeles Times "Reversing Bush, Obama Allows California's Greenhouse Gas Rules to Take Effect" San Jose Mercury "U.N. Backs Ousted Honduran Leader" New York Times "Minn. Court Rules for Franken in Senate Fight" AP June 29, 2009 "U.S. Interior Dept Designates Solar Energy Zones" Reuters "West Point Graduate to Stand Trial Tuesday for Being Gay" Raw Story "Air Force Test Fires Missile From California Coast" AP "Iran's Guardian Council Validates Ahmadinejad's Election Victory" Los Angeles Times June 28, 2009 "Army Overthrows Honduras President" Reuters June 27, 2009 "Iraq Secures Cities for US Exit" BBC "New Course for Antidrug Efforts in Afghanistan" New York Times "Parliament in Lebanon Picks Hariri as Premier" New York Times June 26, 2009 "Pop Star Michael Jackson Dead at 50" Los Angeles Times "House Passes Landmark Climate Change Bill, Now Heads to Senate" Reuters June 25, 2009 "Q+A-The U.S. Military Draw Down in Iraq" Reuters June 23, 2009 "Iran's Guardian Council Won't Nullify June 12 Election Results" CNN June 22, 2009 "Supreme Court Actions on Monday" AP "Obama Signs Bill Regulating Tobacco" Washington Post June 20, 2009 "Opposition Protesters Clash With Riot Police in Tehran" Washington Post "US Admits Afghan Airstrike Errors" BBC June 19, 2009 "House Impeaches Federal Judge From Texas" AP "Militants 'Blow Up Nigeria Pipe'" BBC "Peru Congress Overturns Land Laws" Al Jazeera "Indian Forces Close In On Maoists" BBC June 18, 2009 "Justices Rule Inmates Don’t Have Right to DNA Tests" New York Times "Health Care Reform’s Moment Arrives — Again" New York Times "Suspected US Missile Strikes in Pakistan Kill 8" AP June 17, 2009 "Obama Unveils 'Sweeping Overhaul' of Financial Regulations" Los Angeles Times "New Protest Builds as Iran Expands Its Crackdown" New York Times June 16, 2009 "U.S. to Extend Its Job Benefits to Gay Partners" New York Times "What Next For Iran?" Al Jazeera "Carter 'Distressed' by Gaza Visit" BBC June 13, 2009 "Seattle's Pike Place Fishmongers Under Fire" Los Angeles Times "Judge Allows Civil Lawsuit Over Claims of Torture" New York Times "World Reacts Cautiously to Iranian's Re-Election" AP June 12, 2009 "DOJ Moves to Dismiss First Fed Gay Marriage Case" AP "U.N. Security Council Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea" Los Angeles Times June 9, 2009 "First Guantanamo Inmate Transferred to U.S. For Trial" Los Angeles Times "Treasury Lets 10 Big Banks Start to Repay Bailout Money" New York Times June 8, 2009 "Court Upholds US Military Gay Ban" BBC June 4, 2009 "Obama's Post-Neocon Appeal to Islam" Washington Post "Cuba Rejects OAS Membership" CNN June 3, 2009 "New Hampshire Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage" New York Times "OAS 'Agrees to Let Cuba Rejoin'" BBC June 1, 2009 "US judge: Guantanamo Evidence Must Be Made Public" Reuters May 31, 2009 "In Turnaround, Cuba Agrees to Talks With U.S." Washington Post May 30, 2009 "Calls Mount for Sri Lanka Probe" BBC May 26, 2009 "Inside Obama's Court Vet: Sonia Sotomayor" Huffington Post "Prop. 8 Upheld by California Supreme Court" Los Angeles Times May 22, 2009 "Obama Signs Sweeping Credit Card Reform Bill" Reuters "California High Court to Rule on Gay Marriage Ban" Reuters May 21, 2009 "US Senate Rejects Bid to Kill IMF Funds in War Bill" Reuters May 20, 2009 "Senate Denies Obama Funds to Close Guantánamo" New York Times "House Passes Credit Card Bill, Sending It to President" Washington Post May 19, 2009 "Obama Announces First Nationwide Regulation of Greenhouse Gases" Washington Post May 18, 2009 "Top Bush Officials Not Liable For Muslims' Post-Sept. 11 Arrests" Los Angeles Times "Chinese City Is Chilly to a Sex Theme Park" New York Times May 15, 2009 "Obama to Keep Tribunals; Stance Angers Some Backers" New York Times May 11, 2009 "U.S. Soldier Kills 5 Fellow Americans at Baghdad Base" Los Angeles Times "Top U.S. Military Commander in Afghanistan to Step Down" Los Angeles Times "UN Security Council Calls for a Palestinian State" AP "Obama Welcomes Iran's Release of Journalist Saberi" Reuters May 9, 2009 "Sri Lankans Arrest UK News Team" BBC May 8, 2009 "Karzai Urges US to Stop Strikes" BBC May 7, 2009 "Blackwater's Last Day in Iraq" Raw Story "Largest U.S. Banks Need Additional $75B in Equity, According to Stress Tests" Washington Post "New York Fed Chairman Friedman Abruptly Resigns" Raw Story May 6, 2009 "US Afghan Strikes Kill 100, 'Mostly Civilians'" AFP "U.S., Afghanistan and Pakistan Vow Joint Effort Against Militants" Los Angeles Times "Russia, NATO in Battle of Wills Over Georgia" Reuters May 5, 2009 "DC Council Approves Same-Sex Marriage Legislation" AP "EPA Issues Rule to Lower CO2 Output From Biofuels" Guardian UK "Former Unit of Cheney’s Firm Makes up ‘Vast Majority’ of Criminal Audit Cases in Wake of Iraq War" Raw Story "UN Report Accuses Israel of Recklessness in Gaza" Reuters May 4, 2009 "Obama Seeks Tax Changes for U.S. Firms Overseas" Reuters May 3, 2009 "Conservative Supermarket Tycoon Wins Panama Vote" Christian Science Monitor "Protests Erupt in Nepal After PM Fires Army Chief" AP May 2, 2009 "Press Freedom Day" Amnesty International USA May 1, 2009 "Souter's Exit Gives Obama Early Stamp on Supreme Court" AFP "British Operations in Iraq Come to an End" Guardian UK April 30, 2009 "Maine Senate Backs Same-Sex Marriage" New York Times "Former `Enemy Combatant' Pleads Guilty in Illinois" AP "Dunn to Be Interim White House Communications Chief" New York Times April 28, 2009 "Senate Confirms Kansas Governor as Health Secretary" New York Times "Ten Ways to Bring the Bush Administration's Torture Ten to Justice" Huffington Post "Court Allows Landmark Torture Renditions Case to Proceed" Raw Story "Supreme Court Upholds Regulation of 'Indecent' Language on TV" Los Angeles Times April 27, 2009