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1 Mirror Test Shows Magpies Aren't So Bird-Brained 2 Friend or Foe? Crows Never Forget a Face, It SeemsMirror Test Shows Magpies Aren't So Bird-Brained* 01:00 19 August 2008 * NewScientist.com news service * Alison MotlukSelf-recognition, once thought to be an ability enjoyed only by select primates, has now been demonstrated in a bird. [...]

Putin's Ruthless Gambit The Bush Administration Falters in a Geopolitical Chess MatchBy Michael T. Klare

Pre-Emptive Strikes Against Protest at RNCby: Marjorie Cohn, t r u t h o u t | Report Tuesday 02 September 2008

The parallel universe of Ron PaulistanAs Ron Paul has become a cult figure with a political movement all his own, his influence in the Republican party has declinedby David Weigel guardian.co.uk, Thursday September 04 2008 18:00 BST "Wake up!" shouts Aimee Allen. "Rise and shine! Rise and shine!"

1 Slacker Uprising: Michael Moore on Tour 2 California Legislature Passes Universal Health Care 3 Obama raises $10 million after Palin speechWatch the trailer for Slacker Uprising

Castro says Gustav hit Cuba like nuclear bombReuters - September 3, 2008http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSB32165520080903HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Wednesday that Hurricane Gustav hit Cuba like a nuclear bomb and left authorities struggling to feed people on the hard-hit Isle of Youth.In a column on the Internet, he said Gustav, which slammed into western Cuba with winds of 150 mile per hour (240 kilometers per hour) on Saturday, had damaged or destroyed 100,000 houses and dealt a blow to agriculture. [...]

Obama And The End Of Laissez-FaireAndy Newman Socialist Unity blog [UK] http://www.socialistunity.com/?p=2781 September 3, 2008During the long economic boom of the 1950s and 1960s, the economic consensus was based upon social- Keynesianism. There were two parts to this consensus.

Palin's Church May Have Shaped Controversial WorldviewThe Huffington Post September 3, 2008 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/02/palins-church-may-have-sh_n_123205.htmlThree months before she was thrust into the national political spotlight, Gov. Sarah Palin was asked to handle a much smaller task: addressing the graduating class of commission students at her one-time church, Wasilla Assembly of God.Her speech in June provides as much insight into her policy leanings as anything uncovered since she was asked to be John McCain's running mate. [...]

Latino Labor Group Endorsed HR 676Orlando, Florida. The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), at its 17th National membership Convention Aug. 4-8, endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI).Founded in 1973, LCLAA is the main national Latino organization representing the interests of over 1.7 million Latino trade unionists. LCLAA is a constituency group representing Latino workers in both the AFL-CIO and Change to Win labor federations. Its headquarters are in the AFL-CIO building in Washington, DC. [...]

The Tilting YardHappy Labor Day. Drop Dead.By Thomas FrankWall Street Journal September 3, 2008http://online.wsj.com/img/colhed_Frank_Thomas1.jpgThis is the season for hypocrisy spotting. Pundits have pounced on the moral contradiction presented by the pregnant but unwed daughter of the right's latest family-values champion. They have figured out that riding the Amtrak home to Delaware doesn't automatically make Joe Biden a regular guy. [...]

Heartbeat, Heartthrobby John FefferForeign Policy in Focus - September 2, 2008 Vol. 3, No. 35The Huffington Post - September 2, 2008http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-feffer/palin-foreign-policy-ciph_b_123135.html

Reader Responses - Obama and the Working ClassCarl Davidson, Gerald Horne and John Kavanaugh respond==========Re: Obama and the Working Class Response to Michael Yates:

America's broken immigration policyTough on workers, but not employers The recent roundup of hundreds of undocumented workers is a symptom of America's broken immigration policyby Bishop Gabino ZavalaGuardian (UK) - September 1, 2008www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/01/immigrationpolicy.usa

Report on March on the RNC - 40,000 take to streetsby Leslie Cagan, National Coordinator, United for Peace & JusticeSeptember 2, 2008http://www.unitedforpeace.org/Yesterday, on a hot and humid day in St. Paul, Minnesota, upwards of 40,000 people marched to the front door of the Republican National Convention to say 'US Out of Iraq Now', 'Money for Human Needs, Not War'; 'No to the Republican Agenda'; 'Yes to Peace, Justice, and Equality'. [...]

About Sarah Palin from a resident of Wasilla, AK who has known her since 1992by Anne KilkennyThe Washington Independent - August 31, 2008http://www.washingtonindependent.com/3671/the-reform-candidateA note to all by Anne KilkennyDear friends,So many people have asked me about what I know about Sarah Palin in the last 2 days that I decided to write something up . . . [...]

Waiting for a Bus in New OrleansSunday 31 August 2008by: Bill Quigley, t r u t h o u t | Report http://www.truthout.org/article/waiting-bus-new-orleansphoto Lyla Johnson with her three-month-old niece Jerquria wait for evacuation from New Orleans. (Photo: Amy Sancetta / AP)New Orleans - It's 4 p.m. August 30, 2008.

Amy Goodman and Two Democracy Now! Producers Unlawfully Arrested At the RNCDemocracy Now! www.democracynow.org September 1, 2008http://www.democracynow.org/ST. PAUL, MNDemocracy Now! host Amy Goodman was unlawfully arrested in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota at approximately 5 p.m. local time. Police violently manhandled Goodman, yanking her arm, as they arrested her. Video of her arrest can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYjyvkR0bGQ [...]

What Exactly Does He Have to Say to Them? Obama and the Working ClassBy MICHAEL D. YATESAugust 26, 2008http://www.counterpunch.org/yates08262008.html

Fear And Retribution: Palin's Pattern Of GovernanceBy Geoffrey Dunn Black Star News August 31st, 2008http://blackstarnews.com/?c=135&a=4835#[Black Star News Exclusive: Election 2008]

John, Don't GoBy PAUL KRUGMAN NY Times Op-Ed: September 1, 2008http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/opinion/01krugman.html?th&emc=thIt's an ill wind that blows nobody good. Three years after Hurricane Katrina, another storm is heading for the Gulf Coast - and this has given Republicans a reason to cancel President Bush's scheduled appearance at their national convention. The party can thus avoid reminding voters that the last man they placed in the White House did such a heckuva job that he scored the highest disapproval ratings ever recorded. [...]