09 July 2007 22:15
Fred Thompson aided Nixon on Watergate (AP)
AP - Fred Thompson gained an image as a tough-minded investigative counsel for the Senate Watergate committee. Yet President Nixon and his top aides viewed the fellow Republican as a willing, if not too bright, ally, according to White House tapes.
'Virtual' meeting takes up climate ideas (AP)
AP - Democrat Barack Obama endorsed the use of a carbon auction to reduce air pollution, one of several ideas offered by presidential candidates at a forum on global warming.
Women drawn to men with muscles (Reuters)
Reuters - Muscular young men are likely to have
more sex partners than their less-chiselled peers, researchers
at the University of California Los Angeles said on Monday.
Canada tightens grip on disputed Arctic (AP)
AP - Canada announced plans Monday to increase its Arctic military presence in an effort to assert sovereignty over the Northwest Passage — a potentially oil-rich region the United States claims is international territory.
Man gets 6 months for killing sister (AP)
AP - A Jordanian court sentenced a man to six months in prison Monday for killing his pregnant sister — an "honor killing" the man said was necessary to uphold his family's reputation.
Crow sends best wishes to Pavarotti (AP)
AP - Sheryl Crow, who had breast cancer surgery last year, has wished Luciano Pavarotti well in his own battle against cancer.
Ex-cop: Music producer accused of murder said all women deserve to be shot (CourtTV)
CourtTV - LOS
ANGELES (C
ourt TV) - At Phil Spector's murder trial Monday, a retired New
York City police detective recounted an alleged incident in which the
music producer repeatedly referred to women using a vulgar expression
and said, "The...
US mining firm faces trial for Colombian unionists' deaths (AFP)
AFP - Jury selection started in Alabama Monday in the trial of a US company accused of hiring right-wing paramilitaries to kill three trade unionists working at its coal mine in Colombia six years ago.
09 July 2007 21:15
Mixed economic impact from campaigns (AP)
AP - The presidential contest is assumed to be a cash cow for early voting states. If so, it probably will produce skim milk at best.
Edwards to Propose Plan to Boost Fund Managers' Taxes (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate John
Edwards embraced the idea of raising taxes on the managers of
private-equity firms and hedge funds.
09 July 2007 21:00
Bush Is Not the NAACP 's Problem (HuffingtonPost.com)
HuffingtonPost.com - One thing is certain President Bush won't be back at the NAACP convention this year.
Will Turkey invade northern Iraq? (AP)
AP - Reports that Turkey has massed a huge military force on its border with Iraq bolstered fears that an invasion targeting hideouts of Kurdish rebels could be imminent. But how deeply into Iraq is the Turkish army willing to go, how long would it sta...
European shares advance (AFP)
AFP - Europe's main stock markets rallied in morning trading on Monday after Tokyo's main equity index hit a fresh seven-year high following a positive end to last week in the United States.
09 July 2007 20:30
Pioneering treatment for brain cancer gets Swiss approval (AFP)
AFP - An experimental treatment for brain cancer has won approval for commercial use in Switzerland, its London-listed US maker, Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc., announced on Monday.
China Internet surfers save more than 800 cats (Reuters)
Reuters - The power of the Internet has saved
more than 800 cats from being skinned and served up on Chinese
dinner tables.
Bush's Erects Another Stonewall Against Accountability (The Nation)
The Nation - The Nation -- Barely a week after he commuted the 30-month sentence of a former White House insider who was convicted of engaging in felonious attempts to thwart investigations of administration wrongdoing, President Bush has erected anot...
