1. Uniform flap mars police officer's last day on job - AP
2. Americans use less gas, hurt highway trust fund: CBO - Reuters
3. Thousands of canceled flights may vex travelers - AP
4. Schools cutting bus service because of fuel prices - USA Today
5. AP IMPACT: An American life worth less today - AP
6. China to urgently boost GM crop development - AFP
7. EPA: Smog could get worse with global warming - AP
8. Bush signs spy bill and draws lawsuit - Reuters
9. Calif. National Guard joins firefighting effort - AP
10. Hunger brings anguish for millions of Pakistanis - Reuters
11. Drought threatens Iraq's crops and water supply - AP

• HEADLINES
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1. Hurricane Bertha churns northward in central Atlantic - AFP
2. Key developing nations reject G-8 climate plan - AP
3. La Nina dissipates in equatorial Pacific: NOAA - Reuters (TOTAL MIS-INFORMATION!)
4. Flames force Calif. residents to flee, again - AP
5. World Bank urges more focus on contraception - Reuters (AGENDA!)
6. AP, TV organizations pull questioned video - AP (WOULDN'T WANT TO MISLEAD YOU!)
7. Jobless claims dip but labor market still weak - Yahoo! Finance
8. Pluses in housing crisis for Midwest - USA Today
9. Doctors worried by Supreme Court gun ruling - Reuters (HOW MANY WILL THEY KILL!)
10. Eight New Natural Wonders Named - LiveScience
11. Iran tests more missiles as U.S. vows to defend allies - Reuters
12. Bush readies pen; Relishes signing wiretap bill - AP (MORE FREEDOM!)
13. Bernanke says market turmoil ongoing - Reuters (AS PLANNED!)
14. Bank of England holds rates as economy falters - AFP

1. Hurricane Bertha could strengthen in coming days - AP
2. G8 pledges action on food, oil - AFP
3. Bush: 'Significant progress' on climate change - AP
4. G8 deal on global warming inadequate: UN environment chief - AFP
5. Developing economies don't back G-8 climate goal - AP
6. Residents reap rewards for recycling - USA Today
7. GOP: Don't blame manufacturers for toxic trailers - AP
8. Congressional Approval Falls to Single Digits for First Time Ever - Rasmussen
9. Senate to pass bill overhauling eavesdropping rules - AP
10. Panel calls for overhaul of War Powers Act - USA Today
11. Fringe autism treatment could get federal study - AP
12. IndyMac depositors pull cash as mortgage woes grow - Reuters
13. Oil prices rebound on Iran tension - AFP
14. IMF gloomy on growth, warns on inflation - Reuters

1. G8 papers over differences on climate change - Reuters
2. EPA dropped wetlands cases after high court ruling - AP
3. California grid urges conservation amid heat and fires - Reuters
4. Dry, hot weather threatens California fire gains - AP
5. Bush to meet leaders of India, China, South Korea - AFP
6. Siemens to cut 16,750 jobs - Reuters
7. Crisis wipes $1 trillion from financial stocks - AP
8. Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae shares pummeled - Reuters
9. Pending home sales fall 4.7 percent - AP
10. Fed may keep open lifeline; retail struggles - Reuters
11. Asian, European markets fall - AP
12. GM says developing plans to cut costs, save cash - Reuters
13. GM, Ford report strong China sales - AP
14. Hurricane Bertha churns through central Atlantic - AFP
15. NOAA report: US coral reefs in severe decline - AP
16. 15 dead or missing in landslides in southwest China - AFP
17. Tornado damages homes in northern North Dakota - AP
18. Earthquake jolts southern Japan - AFP
19. Homeland Secretary chief visits flooded Missouri - AP
20. Russia faces disease, drought from global warming: WWF - AFP

1. G-8 summit opens with spotlight on aid for Africa - AP
2. As G-8 meets, free trade under fire - CS Monitor
3. Talk of $200 oil casts shadow over G8 summit - Reuters
4. Oil falls below $141 as dollar gains strength - AP
5. First hurricane of 2008 forms in distant Atlantic - Reuters
6. Tornado hits Iowa park, damaging only trees - AP
7. Thailand stages tsunami drill in Phuket - AFP
8. NBC Univ'l to buy The Weather Channel for $3.5B - AP (NOW IT TRULY IS ENTERTAINMENT)
9. UN chief says US must take lead on climate change - AFP
10. Officials predict longer and stronger fire season - AP
11. A tomato by any other name? Experts set food rules - Reuters
12. Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales - AP
13. Proposal to euthanize wild horses spurs debate - AP
14. Men past 40 face fertility problems: researchers - Reuters
15. Cholesterol drugs recommended for some 8-year-olds - AP
16. GM mulling thousands of job cuts, sale of brands: report - Reuters
17. Top UN official shot dead in Mogadishu: officials - AFP
18. U.S. holds navy exercise after Iran comments on Gulf - Reuters
19. EU close to deal on new immigration guidelines - AFP
20. Illegal immigrants face threat of no college - USA Today

• Americans Will Be Taxed for Their Carbon Emissions - Jim Kouri

1. Iroquois Constitution: A Forerunner to Colonist's Democratic Principles - NY Times
2. The United States Constitution: Is it a Native American Myth?
3. The Six Nations: Oldest Living Participatory Democracy on Earth
4. Little-Known U.S. Document Proclaims America's Government is Secular
5. U.S.A. The Republic, Is The House That No One Lives In
6. Republic? What Republic!? A Timeline (Scroll Down a Bit)
7. When Was the 4th of July First Celebrated? - LiveScience

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1. Mich., Ohio storms bring flooding, power outages - AP
2. Big Sur evacuates as massive wildfire spreads - AP
3. Tropical depression forms in Atlantic Ocean - AP
4. Americans in denial as Starbucks to shut 600 coffee shops - AFP
5. Employers cut jobs for 6th straight month - AP
6. Barclays warns of a financial storm as Fed's credibility crumbles - Telegraph (UK)
7. Don't blame the buck for high oil price: Paulson - Reuters
8. Oil prices near $146 a barrel for 1st time ever - Yahoo! Finance
9. Study says many dial-up users don't want broadband - AP
10. Journalist submits to waterboarding - AFP
11. US escalating covert operations against Iran-report - Reuters
12. Ex-communists won 'fair' Mongolia poll: election watchdog - AFP (EX-COMMUNIST?)
13. Home-grown veg ruined by toxic fertiliser - Observer (UK)
14. EU forces trader to pulp 1000's of kiwi fruit, they're ONE MILLIMETRE too small - Mail Online (UK)
15. Capcom sets out to brainwash "kids" - Vnunet (UK)
16. New ID Card Serves Students, Rec Centers, Libraries in D.C. - Washington Post

• Security Matters: I've Seen the Future, and It Has a Kill Switch - Bruce Schneier

1. Boris becomes hurricane again in Pacific - AP
2. Poor countries should set climate targets: Brazil leader - AFP
3. Gas prices change views on energy - AP
4. NATO forces should drop Afghan "caveats": commander - Reuters
5. US contradicts itself over its own ID theft advice - AP
6. Citibank ATM breach reveals PIN security problems - AP
7. Private sector jobs decline by 79,000, exceeding forecasts - CNN Money
8. Starbucks to close 600 US stores, rein in growth - AP

• The Land of Empty, 2026 A.D. - Phyllis Spivey
• Agenda-Driven Response, Weather to Help or NOT - Deanna Spingola
• STOP U.S. Senate Bills S2191 & S3036, Climate Security Act Shams - Rosalind Peterson

1. Growth hormone in dairy cows a greenhouse-gas plus: study - AFP
2. Hurricane Boris reported in Pacific far off Mexico - AP
3. Midwest floods spotlight decrepit infrastructure - Reuters
4. Midwest's postflood risk: toxic basements - CS Monitor
5. French EU presidency gets off to rocky start - AFP
6. R.I. high court overturns lead paint verdict - AP
7. US court criticizes govt evidence in Guantanamo hearing - AFP
8. Minn. judge rules against Wal-Mart on work breaks - AP
9. Chrysler closing minivan plant - USA Today
10. Most state workers in Utah shifting to 4-day week - USA Today
11. Oil prices shoot above $142 after OPEC comments - AFP
12. Service lets drivers lock in gasoline prices - Reuters
13. Construction spending drops 0.4 percent in May - AP

1. River cresting below flood stage at St. Louis - AP
2. Mississippi flooding closes St. Louis to barges - Reuters
3. USDA reports flooding cuts corn acres - AP
4. Eco progress to continue despite economic woes: IPCC chief - AFP
5. Calif. firefighters battle more than 1,400 blazes - AP
6. Food relief line grows long, tense - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
7. America's Shrinking Groceries - Time
8. Oil prices pass $143 a barrel; US gas hits high - AP
9. Iraq throws open door to foreign oil firms - Reuters
10. Bank and oil worries trigger big share sell-off - Guardian (UK)
11. Innocent dad beaten by Kung fu police - Mirror (UK)
12. Army 'vacuum' missile hits Taliban - Times (UK)

• Proud Pagan Witch Backs Obama’s Poverty Bill - Cliff Kincaid

1. More rains hit flooded Midwest - Reuters
2. Midwestern downpours keep residents out of homes - AP
3. Cost of tackling global climate change has doubled, warns Stern - Guardian (UK)
4. Court says no deadline for EPA on global warming - AP
5. Americans have right to guns under landmark ruling - Reuters
6. Mayors: Gun ruling won't stop prevention efforts - AP
7. Market drops 3 percent on profit jitters, oil record - Reuters
8. OPEC has no control over oil price: Gazprom chief - AFP
9. Salmonella outbreak illnesses rise to 756 - Reuters
10. Germany launches national anti-obesity drive - AFP
11. Honey bee crisis could lead to higher food prices - AP

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1. Rain threatens fragile Mississippi River towns - AP
2. U.S. crop damage from weather tops $8 billion - Reuters
3. Wildfire threatens 500 homes in Big Sur, Calif. - AP
4. California unveils ambitious climate plan - Reuters
5. Ex-EPA official critical on climate change - AP
6. No-fishing zones studied for ecosystem protection - AP
7. Hitting Home: New faces join ranks of the homeless - USA Today
8. Scandal fuels housing bill opposition - Politico
9. IT waste a 'major challenge' to human health: UNEP - AFP
10. Humane Society releases video of cattle being abused - USA Today
11. E.coli in beef linked to 19 illnesses in Ohio - Reuters
12. Water causes one in 10 diseases: WHO - AFP (SO GIVE US CONTROL!)

1. Railroad bridge collapses into river in SE Iowa - AP
2. Waterlogged levee under pressure from Mississippi - AP
3. Flooded Midwest asks White House for more aid - Reuters
4. Hurricane Center director talks forecasting in interview - AP
5. Floods and droughts make mild diseases deadly - Reuters
6. Report: Climate change linked to national security - AP
7. How a Man-Made Tornado Could Power the Future - LiveScience
8. New home sales and prices both drop in May - AP
9. House fails to pass gasoline price gouging bill - Reuters
10. Fed talking tough on the threat of inflation - AP
11. Military families misled by Red Cross impostor - Baltimore Sun
12. Court rejects death penalty for raping children - AP
13. Russian military strength to go down to 1 mln by 2013 - RIA Novosti
14. Queen confers knighthood on Salman Rushdie - AP
15. Hats banned from Yorkshire pubs over CCTV fears - Telegraph (UK)
16. Labor probing work of major immigration law firm - AP
17. Microsoft Extends Support for Windows XP To 13 Years - NewsFactor

• Socialists made eugenics fashionable - Michael Coren, National Post (CA)

"Rare" Carroll Quigley interview in 1974 - LiveLeak

PART 1 ---- PART 2 ---- PART 3 ---- PART 4 ---- PART 5

1. Slammed by tornadoes, 2 Kansas towns form bond - AP
2. Swollen Mississippi defeats another levee - AP
3. Wheat harvest arrives without promise - Lawrence Journal-World
4. Scab plagues Nebraska wheat fields - Tri-State Neighbor
5. Wheat farmers in the region see good test weights - Wichita Eagle
6. US Cash Grain Outlook: Choppy Wheat Basis, Quiet Futures - INO News
7. Canada Says Wheat Growers Boosted Crop Acreage as Prices Surged - Bloomberg
8. Lightning sparks 800-plus fires in California - AP
9. Former UN sec-gen Annan calls for 'climate justice' - AFP
10. NASA warming scientist: 'This is the last chance' - AP
11. Consumer confidence tumbles to lowest level in 16 years - Reuters
12. S&P: US home prices fall in April at record rate - AP
13. OPEC President: No need to raise supply - AP

1. The Not-So-Lost Tribe - Yahoo! Buzz
2. Secret of the 'lost' Amazon tribe that wasn't - The Observer
3. Group denies misleading media over Amazon tribe - Reuters

1. Mississippi River level rises beyond forecasts - AP
2. Flooding muddies push for ethanol - Detroit News
3. Early Earth Marred by Acid Rain - LiveScience
4. Citi halfway done cutting 6,500 in i-bank: source - AP
5. Housing rebound to be prolonged: Harvard study - Reuters (LIKE "FOREVER")
6. Hazard of old mobile phones under spotlight at UN meet - AFP
7. EU leaders want their nations to fingerprint all foreign visitors - AP
8. G8 summit to tackle food, energy prices: Japan PM - AFP
9. SKorea, US agree on beef deal, protests continue - AP
10. Russians tighten belts under soaring food prices - ABC (AU)
11. World food crisis - Carroll County Times
12. EU Boosts Food and Fuel Crisis Aid - BusinessWeek
13. Civil Society Blames World Bank, IMF and WTO - allAfrica
14. 'Yes' to surveillance law - The Local (Sweden)

• The Failed States Index 2008 - Foreign Policy Magazine