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MAIN News Archives for August 2007

 08/31 -  NY Times corrects Obama anti-war smear
 08/31 -  Stifling protest does harm to the body politic
 08/31 -  US still looking for leadership on poverty
 08/31 -  Bowing to insurance firms, Bush limits health coverage for children
 08/31 -  The 'military-industrial complex' is us?
 08/30 -  'Democrats had better watch what they say'
 08/30 -  Small towns stand up to corporate power
 08/30 -  GOP increases calls for Craig to resign
 08/30 -  Jimmy Breslin: End the killing by impeaching Bush
 08/30 -  Justice Dept. probing whether Gonzales lied
 08/30 -  Why the American West leads on curbing greenhouse gases
 08/30 -  Report: Mental health care failing NC's poor
 08/29 -  Carter applauds Edwards' stands on key issues
 08/29 -  The roots of neo-liberalism
 08/29 -  Doomsday still looms for New Orleans
 08/29 -  Shuler showing independent streak
 08/29 -  Better than money: Living Wealth
 08/29 -  Number of Americans without health insurance hits new high
 08/28 -  SC attorney general, state regulators clash over danger posed by leaking nuclear dump
 08/28 -  Spin begins after Gonzales resignation
 08/28 -  Teacher turnover leaves void in US schools
 08/28 -  US broadens fraud investigations in Iraq
 08/28 -  Eleven Justice Dept. officials have resigned amid controversy
 08/28 -  Woman canoes from Maine to Miami to publicize oceans' plight
 08/27 -  Merv Griffin, out of the Hollywood closet
 08/27 -  Anti-war rally, 4,000 strong, gathers at Bush family compound
 08/27 -  The perils of blowing the whistle on Iraq corruption
 08/27 -  US suspends vast data-mining effort
 08/27 -  US rebuilding money helps fund Iraqi rebels
 08/27 -  Gonzales thrown overboard, but investigation must continue
 08/27 -  PAC money draws scrutiny in NC
 08/26 -  Edwards attacks Clinton-era politics
 08/26 -  Justice Department lawyer accused of partisanship resigns
 08/26 -  GOP attacks John Warner for contradicting Bush
 08/26 -  North Carolina's growing class divide
 08/26 -  What lessons can we learn from our dying hemlocks?
 08/25 -  NY Times smears anti-war movement, again
 08/25 -  Put government contracts online now!
 08/25 -  We're all journalists now
 08/25 -  Reality check: America is not conservative
 08/25 -  US mortgage meltdown leaves poor homeowners adrift
 08/25 -  Court rebukes Bush on global warming research
 08/25 -  NC's 'One Stop' voting applauded
 08/24 -  Sustainable Energy Council to represent grassroots views
 08/24 -  Fox News pushes for war on Iran, activists reply
 08/24 -  NSA chief admits telecom firms assist with wiretaps
 08/24 -  Bush links Iraq pullout to Vietnam
 08/24 -  Feds outsource NC schools' 'buy local' food program, costs soar
 08/23 -  Coal's heavy cost
 08/23 -  Edwards, Obama to 'shine a light' on SC schools
 08/23 -  Spy satellite plan draws renewed scrutiny
 08/23 -  Clean-up slow in Jackson County dam break
 08/23 -  When songbirds go silent
 08/23 -  Top GOP senator urges Bush to begin troop withdrawal
 08/23 -  Feds approve NC's new same-day voter registration law
 08/23 -  Feds raid Smithfield pork plant, 28 workers detained
 08/23 -  Add Internet freedom to Pearl Jam's greatest hits
 08/23 -  Bush to expand mountaintop removal coal mining
 08/23 -  Group calls for citizens' review board of Asheville police
 08/22 -  US reading habits slip
 08/22 -  How to deal with Iran without a military attack
 08/22 -  Future of the Internet talk set for Aug. 28
 08/22 -  ACLU settles suit against Asheville on peaceful march
 08/22 -  Renewable energy use gets a nudge in NC
 08/22 -  Easley asks for federal relief for farmers
 08/22 -  Blogs: All the noise that fits
 08/21 -  Second thoughts on new wiretap law
 08/21 -  Time magazine foresees attack on Iran
 08/21 -  The science of magic
 08/21 -  US psychologists in denial about torture
 08/21 -  Statewide burning ban in effect for NC
 08/21 -  US allies worried about Bush-Cheney's push for war on Iran
 08/21 -  Bush and China blocked efforts to crack down on lead paint
 08/21 -  It's time for tougher stormwater rules
 08/21 -  'National security' used to keep Tenn. nuke leak secret
 08/20 -  NY Times misrepresents immigration limits
 08/20 -  In wake of migrant worker backlash, farmers turn to prison labor
 08/20 -  Death in the coal mines, corruption in Washington
 08/20 -  Bush OKs use of spy satellites for local law enforcement
 08/20 -  Stream bufffer debate pits private versus public good
 08/20 -  Rapid loss of hemlocks will disrupt WNC ecosystem
 08/19 -  Commerce, Treasury funds used to boost GOP campaigns
 08/19 -  Let the sun shine in
 08/19 -  Elites caution Edwards on populist passion
 08/19 -  NC murder suspect held 14 years without trial
 08/19 -  In Bush we trust -- or else
 08/19 -  Web threatens traditional news organizations
 08/19 -  NC governor's race: Perdue, Moore fill coffers
 08/18 -  Farmers, green groups unite against climate change
 08/18 -  Rudy Giuliani's five big lies about 9/11
 08/18 -  Right-wing 'swift-boaters' gearing up for Hillary
 08/18 -  Trickle-down corruption, from the White House to Lexington, S.C.
 08/18 -  Bill Moyers on Karl Rove
 08/18 -  A wake-up call in Basra
 08/18 -  NC waitress applauds minimum wage hike
 08/18 -  Count on Spruce Pine to rise from the ashes
 08/17 -  The American public deserves a media 'surge' in Iraq
 08/17 -  Welcome to 'Richistan, USA,' powered by trickle-down taxation
 08/17 -  CIA, FBI computers used for Wikipedia edits
 08/17 -  In Florida, lukewarm welcome for drought-resistant landscaping
 08/17 -  How US interrogators destroyed the mind of Jose Padilla
 08/17 -  When government is the problem
 08/17 -  Despite court order, Ohio's 2004 presidential election records disappear
 08/17 -  Army suicide rate reaches new high
 08/16 -  Air travel latest target in climate change fight
 08/16 -  Censored show is a glimpse of the Internet's future
 08/16 -  NC lawmakers commit $50 million a year to cancer research
 08/16 -  One candidate sounds the alarm on Iran
 08/16 -  'The 11th Hour': Hollywood tackles environmental crisis
 08/16 -  NC student activists stand with migrant workers
 08/16 -  Rethinking the left-right divide
 08/16 -  FBI probes contracts to company linked to Ted Stevens
 08/16 -  The Elizabeth Edwards factor
 08/15 -  America's soul is at stake in NSA surveillance case
 08/15 -  Arson suspected in controversial West Asheville subdivision
 08/15 -  Was Rove pushed out by evangelical anger?
 08/15 -  Naomi Klein: From think tanks to battle tanks
 08/15 -  Rove's science of dirty tricks
 08/15 -  Amazon highway pits progress against environment
 08/15 -  Mental health care options continue to fade in WNC
 08/14 -  Search Engines: 'I know who you are, and I saw what you did'
 08/14 -  Kick the bottled water habit
 08/14 -  Cable TV PEG channels deserve lawmakers' aid
 08/14 -  NSA wiretapping trial begins
 08/13 -  Climate change activists arrested in downtown Asheville protest
 08/13 -  Gannett filing sets off merger alarms
 08/13 -  Karl Rove, cut and run
 08/13 -  Fear versus free speech in the workplace
 08/13 -  Yet again, the Democrats roll over
 08/13 -  ABA criticizes Bush's terror policies
 08/13 -  Cracks appear in Bush's 'Al Qaeda in Iraq' propaganda
 08/13 -  Is post-Enron law working?
 08/13 -  Citizen survey of media performance reveals partisan divide
 08/13 -  AT&T net censorship has begun
 08/13 -  Rove says he was not forced to resign
 08/13 -  Congress may expand Family and Medical Leave Act
 08/12 -  Fatigue cripples US army in Iraq
 08/12 -  Wanted: Preventive Journalism, reward offered
 08/12 -  How did Elvis get turned into a racist?
 08/12 -  Dems will get stuck with Iraq War endgame
 08/12 -  Green investing takes root
 08/12 -  NC government Web gets it right
 08/11 -  Tracking drug company gifts to doctors
 08/11 -  Barbara Ehrenreich on America's growing rich-poor gap
 08/11 -  Truth-telling to Congress on the rise?
 08/11 -  NC ethics board enforces tougher law, ousts two officials
 08/11 -  Raw milk debate intensifies
 08/10 -  $200 Billion Rip-Off: How our broadband future was stolen
 08/10 -  Flag desecration probe sparks public records flap
 08/10 -  How overdraft fees can clean you out
 08/10 -  The American right, under the weather
 08/10 -  Democratic hopefuls quizzed at gay rights forum
 08/10 -  Cheney urging strikes on Iran
 08/09 -  How to pay for US bridge and road repair?
 08/09 -  Bush may seek cut in corporate tax rates
 08/09 -  Southern utilities oppose House energy bill
 08/09 -  Jim Black corruption probe should continue
 08/09 -  Feds claim video poker owners paid sheriffs for protection
 08/08 -  Anti-war Republicans face early campaign challenges
 08/08 -  Do 'green' buildings live up to their billing?
 08/08 -  The truth about climate change denial
 08/08 -  Pacific coral reefs dying faster than expected
 08/08 -  Plugging into the future
 08/08 -  The failure of anti-government conservatism
 08/08 -  Minnesota bridge collapse tied to Reagan tax cuts
 08/08 -  A great time to be paranoid?
 08/07 -  Edwards slams trade deals for battering US workers
 08/07 -  I-26 connector estimate boosts alternative plan
 08/06 -  Chestnut tree poised for comeback
 08/06 -  Warrantless wiretaps expanded
 08/06 -  Military atrocities less newsworthy than right-wing fantasies
 08/06 -  Downtown Spruce Pine closed for arson probe
 08/06 -  Independent pharmicists fear Bush Medicaid cuts
 08/06 -  FCC Democrats cry foul on media ownership rules
 08/06 -  A veteran general hears echoes of Vietnam in Iraq
 08/06 -  Edwards leads pack on raising media reform issues
 08/05 -  Why 'peak oil' may soon pique your interest
 08/05 -  Pro-war pundits now hiding behind the troops
 08/05 -  Murdoch's control of Wall Street Journal deemed 'ominous'
 08/05 -  As Iraq costs soar, contractors report record profits
 08/05 -  General's memo warned Bush about Tillman fratricide
 08/05 -  Fiddling for dollars in WNC
 08/05 -  Flattery doesn't stop bloggers from booing Democrats
 08/05 -  Mr. Shuler goes to Washington
 08/05 -  Asheville to consider stream buffers, run-off fines
 08/04 -  Unsafe levels of chemical leaching into drinks, US panel says
 08/04 -  Marketing plan boosts local businesses and MAIN
 08/04 -  New video exposes 'block and blame' conservatives
 08/04 -  Analysis: Iraq War will burden taxpayers for decades
 08/04 -  Senate approves Bush expansion of domestic spying
 08/04 -  Court rebukes FBI raid of Congressional office
 08/03 -  Former VP Mondale: Cheney has overstepped
 08/03 -  With worker pay stagnate, Democrats reject free trade
 08/03 -  Senate approves child health insurance expansion
 08/03 -  NC General Assembly ends session with ethics bills
 08/02 -  Bush needs Gonzales to shield prosecution
 08/02 -  Ohio man charged for posting impeachment sign
 08/02 -  Tammy Faye's passing recalls PTL era
 08/02 -  Lobbyist's loan to Black intrigues prosecutors
 08/02 -  Three NC Democrats buck party on childrens' insurance
 08/02 -  Review of NC bridges ordered
 08/02 -  Charges dropped in local flag desecration case
 08/01 -  Congressional lobby reform aims at disclosure
 08/01 -  The "$500,000 lobbyist" works quietly in Raleigh
 08/01 -  Jim Black hit with $1 million fine