“But that's cause for an American celebration, too. Although American troops will remain in Iraq for training and support missions, the Iraqis now step to the fore, charged with the security of their country. For America, this is the beginning of the end of the Iraq war.” Chicago Tribune Editorial
Chicago Tribune Editorial: Independence Day. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. June 29, 2009. Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has declared Tuesday to be a national holiday, promising feasts and festivals to celebrate the withdrawal of American combat troops from Iraq's cities. For Iraqis, it's a sort of Independence Day. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/chi-0629edit1jun29,0,2051456.story
Stepping Down to Success By Michael Gerson. Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, July 3, 2009. It may seem strange to Americans, so close to our independence celebration, that Iraqis should break out the fireworks when our troops withdraw. We are not accustomed to being cast in the British role. In Iraq, nearly every achievement seems colored by ambiguity. But we are seeing achievement nonetheless. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/02/AR2009070202683.html
Joy and fear as US exits Iraqi cities By Ernesto Londoño in Baghdad. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 29 2009 18:22 | Last updated: June 30 2009 08:48 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f0cc9f9e-64ce-11de-a13f-00144feabdc0.html
Live: Oil companies bid for Iraq’s oil fields - Rest of landmark auction is less successful By Carola Hoyos. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. June 30, 2009 2:42pm. http://blogs.ft.com/energy-source/2009/06/30/live-oil-companies-bid-for-iraqs-oil-fields/
International
North Korea test-fires seven missiles - Scud-type missiles have range of 500km © Reuters Limited. July 4, 2009 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e420f1e-683d-11de-848a-00144feabdc0.html
North Korea test-fires three missiles By Song Jung-a in Seoul. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 2 2009 12:12 | Last updated: July 2 2009 17:03 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/951ef4e0-66f8-11de-925f-00144feabdc0.html
US and Russia square up over missile shield By Stefan Wagstyl in Moscow and Edward Luce in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 2 2009 22:29 | Last updated: July 3 2009 00:11 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/23cf9eee-674c-11de-925f-00144feabdc0.html
Heat rises as Russia awaits Obama - Pre-summit insults traded with Putin By Stefan Wagstyl in Moscow. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 3 2009 18:58 | Last updated: July 3 2009 18:58 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cfe39150-67f5-11de-848a-00144feabdc0.html
Japan industrial output rises for third month By Mure Dickie in Tokyo. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 29 2009 03:06 | Last updated: June 29 2009 13:47 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a3005e16-644e-11de-a818-00144feabdc0.html
Japan past worst of slump, says minister - Yosano warns recovery could be fragile By Mure Dickie in Tokyo. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 30 2009 05:25 | Last updated: June 30 2009 15:30 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fcbeaefa-652d-11de-a13f-00144feabdc0.html
Eurozone economic confidence rebounds By Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 29 2009 12:29 | Last updated: June 29 2009 12:29 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dcd6e6c2-649a-11de-a13f-00144feabdc0.html
Eurozone inflation turns negative - Complicates ECB rate setting decision By Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 30 2009 11:03 | Last updated: June 30 2009 11:03 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e52098b2-655a-11de-8e34-00144feabdc0.html
UK economy shrinks most in 50 years - First quarter GDP is revised sharply lower By Daniel Pimlott, Economics Reporter. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 30 2009 10:21 | Last updated: June 30 2009 14:37 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/971b65f6-6551-11de-8e34-00144feabdc0.html
Yemeni Jet Crash Survivor Recounts 13 Hours in Ocean By NICOLA CLARK and SHARON OTTERMAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: July 1, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/world/africa/02plane.html?ref=global-home
Honduran President Is Ousted in Coup By ELISABETH MALKIN. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 28, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/world/americas/29honduras.html?ref=global-home
Honduras Gets Ultimatum From American Nations By GINGER THOMPSON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: July 1, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/world/americas/02honduras.html?ref=global-home
OAS begins steps to suspend Honduras - Interim government said it would not reinstate Zelaya By Adam Thomson in Tecucigalpa, Honduras. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 4 2009 16:34 | Last updated: July 4 2009 16:34 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d7a6a64-68af-11de-a472-00144feabdc0.html
Costa Rica tops good life survey - Country scores highly on press freedom and democracy By Simon Briscoe in London. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 4 2009 05:04 | Last updated: July 4 2009 05:04 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2d20da2-682f-11de-848a-00144feabdc0.html
Argentina’s Ruling Party Concedes Electoral Defeat By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 29, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/world/americas/30argentina.html?ref=global-home
China
China recovery hopes gather pace - Picture mixed elsewhere in Asia-Pacific. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 1 2009 01:53 | Last updated: July 1 2009 16:51 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea0b4e52-65d8-11de-8e34-00144feabdc0.html
Green Power Takes Root in the Chinese Desert By KEITH BRADSHER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: July 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/business/energy-environment/03renew.html?th&emc=th
China joins carbon tax protest - Beijing warns of global trade war By Alan Beattie in London and Kathrin Hille in Beijing. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 3 2009 19:20 | Last updated: July 3 2009 19:20 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/76f0e4b0-67fc-11de-848a-00144feabdc0.html
Washington Post Editorial: China's Information Dam - Should Yahoo, Google and Microsoft help the censors?. Copyright by The Washington Post. Monday, June 29, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/28/AR2009062802398.html
Chinese bloggers hail Green Dam ‘victory’ By Kathrin Hille in Beijing. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 1 2009 13:46 | Last updated: July 1 2009 13:46. A garden party in east Beijing billed as a protest against a government plan to fit all computers with Green Dam, a controversial web filtering software, turned into a celebration on Wednesday after the programme was postponed. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/744ae9be-6639-11de-a034-00144feabdc0.html
Mess-o-potamia
Russia to Open Airspace to U.S. for Afghan War By PETER BAKER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: July 3, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/04/world/europe/04russia.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
US Marines launch Afghan offensive - Seen as chance to turn tide of war By Rajiv Chandrasekaran in Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 2 2009 04:26 | Last updated: July 2 2009 04:26 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f9489ad4-66b7-11de-a034-00144feabdc0.html
Financial Times Editorial Comment: Iran’s intimidation needs EU response. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 29 2009 19:17 | Last updated: June 29 2009 19:17. The arrest and interrogation of Iranian employees of the British embassy in Tehran is alarming. Iran has form on embassies. Its regime therefore needs to be made very certain that it will pay a high cost if it further crosses the lines of international law and diplomatic protocol. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa973a5a-64d5-11de-a13f-00144feabdc0.html
Iran Cleric Says British Embassy Staff to Stand Trial By JOHN F. BURNS and STEPHEN CASTLE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: July 3, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/04/world/middleeast/04iran.html?th&emc=th
Europe Weighs Withdrawing Ambassadors From Tehran By ALAN COWELL and STEPHEN CASTLE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: July 1, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/world/middleeast/02iran.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Israel May Shift on Settlements Freeze Amid Broader Effort By ETHAN BRONNER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 28, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/world/middleeast/29mideast.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
National
Madoff Sentenced to 150 Years for Ponzi Scheme By JACK HEALY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 29, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/business/30madoff.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Court Rules Franken Has Won Senate Race; Coleman Concedes By Kate Phillips. Copyright by The New York Times. June 30, 2009, 4:18 pm. Updated The Minnesota Supreme Court has just issued its long-awaited judgment in the Senate race, declaring that Democrat Al Franken is the winner. And Norm Coleman, his opponent, at 4 p.m., announced that he had conceded and contacted Mr. Franken. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/court-rules-franken-has-won-senate-seat/?hp
Obama junks ‘global war on terror’ label By Edward Luce and Daniel Dombey in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 30 2009 01:04 | Last updated: June 30 2009 01:04. The Obama administration has junked the term “global war on terror” because it does not describe properly the nature of the terrorist threat to the US, according to Janet Napolitano, secretary for homeland security. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d4bd1bb6-64f7-11de-a13f-00144feabdc0.html
New York Times Editorial: Firefighters and Race. Copyright by New York Times. Published: June 30, 2009. On Monday, the Supreme Court dealt a blow to diversity in the American workplace. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/opinion/01wed1.html?th&emc=th
Court Rules for White Firefighters Over Promotions. Copyright By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Published: June 29, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/06/29/us/politics/AP-US-Supreme-Court-Firefighters-Lawsuit.html?ref=global-home
Deficit forces California to issue IOUs By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 29 2009 19:26 | Last updated: June 29 2009 19:26 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1940d18e-64cf-11de-a13f-00144feabdc0.html
Schwarzenegger puts case for IOUs - California governor talks to big banks By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 2 2009 19:41 | Last updated: July 2 2009 21:35 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3bfe0a24-6737-11de-925f-00144feabdc0.html
Congressional Race in California Draws a High-Profile Cast By JESSE McKINLEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: July 3, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/04/us/politics/04tenth.html?th&emc=th
GOP Bashing
New Evidence Cheney Swayed Reaction to Leak - Discussions of CIA Agent Listed in Filing By R. Jeffrey Smith. Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, July 3, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/02/AR2009070203608.html?hpid=topnews
New York Times Editorial: Call It Obstructionism. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 27, 2009. n a burst of activity before adjourning on Friday for a two-week recess, the Senate confirmed 12 nominees for important positions in the Obama administration. That is the good news. Unfortunately, there are still 21 nominees for important posts awaiting confirmation. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/opinion/28sun2.html?th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1246194054-V2p/QjbPc6ZiL8c22LzuTg
Grand Jury Inquiry on Destruction of C.I.A. Tapes By MARK MAZZETTI. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: July 2, 2009. WASHINGTON — Current and former top Central Intelligence Agency officers have appeared before a federal grand jury in Virginia as part of an 18-month investigation into the agency’s destruction of 92 videotapes depicting the brutal interrogations of two Qaeda detainees. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/us/03inquire.html?th&emc=th
The Sarah Palin Chronicles Mask Deeper GOP Troubles - Recriminations Resume Over Former Vice Presidential Pick By Dan Balz and Perry Bacon Jr. Copyright By The Washington Post. Thursday, July 2, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/01/AR2009070102438.html?wpisrc=newsletter
Palin to Resign as Governor of Alaska By Mitchell L. Blumenthal AND Kate Phillips. Copyright by The New York Timers. July 3, 2009, 5:30 pm http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/palin-to-resign-as-governor-of-alaska/?hp
Chicagoland
Chicago population rises for 2nd year in a row - Recession forces many residents to stay put. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. July 1, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-city-population-01-jul01,0,754485.story
Chicago Sun Times Editorial: State's top Democrats bungle budget again. Copyright by The Chicago Sun Times. July 3, 2009 http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1650490,CST-EDT-edit03.article
State Farm hikes Illinois rates 13% By Becky Yeark. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. 9:30 AM CDT, July 2, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-biz-state-farm-illinois-rate-hike-july02,0,4938602.story
United's check-in computers back up By Julie Johnsson, Kristen Schorsch. Copyright by The Chicago Tribune. July 2, 2009 2:33 PM. United Airlines said its check-in system is back up at O'Hare International Airport and that it is still investigating what caused the computer outage at its largest hub on one of the busiest travel days of the year. http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/07/computer-glitch-causes-long-lines-at-ohare.html
Sears Tower: New glass 'ledges' lead to high anxiety - A few layers of glass separate your feet from the pavement -- 1,350 feet below. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. July 2, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-sears-tower-ledge-02jul02,0,7151729.story
Chicago Sun Times Editorial: How about some compassion for those stuck with the bill? Copyright by The Chicago Sun Times. June 30, 2009. Why is it whenever someone in the Daley administration gets tangled up in a hiring abuse investigation, the mayor invokes family values? When the mayor's former patronage chief Robert Sorich and three other city employees were convicted as part of a City Hall hiring fraud investigation a few years back, the mayor said "they are very fine young men, and their families." http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1644942,CST-EDT-edit30b.article
Your Lack of Money
Romer upbeat on US economy By Krishna Guha in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 28 2009 20:57 | Last updated: June 28 2009 20:57. The US economy will feel a substantial boost from the Obama administration’s emergency spending package over the next few months, says Christina Romer, a senior White House official, who has warned against tightening monetary and fiscal policy before recovery is well established. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2cb7a6a8-641a-11de-a818-00144feabdc0.html
US manufacturing shows signs of life - Home sales rise while construction slows By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 1 2009 16:47 | Last updated: July 1 2009 16:47 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e340b20-6655-11de-a034-00144feabdc0.html
US consumer confidence drops in June By Sarah O’Connor in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 30 2009 15:31 | Last updated: June 30 2009 16:45 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9dd6ac0-657e-11de-8e34-00144feabdc0.html
Jobs data dash recovery hopes - US unemployment rate hits 9.5% in June By Krishna Guha and Sarah O’Connor in Washington, Michael Mackenzie in New York and Ralph Atkins in Luxembourg. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 2 2009 13:47 | Last updated: July 2 2009 21:49 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6ac5f4e0-66fe-11de-925f-00144feabdc0.html
US private sector sheds 473,000 jobs - ADP says job losses to continue By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 1 2009 14:00 | Last updated: July 1 2009 14:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/efa04eda-6632-11de-a034-00144feabdc0.html
On Wall Street: Banks no longer so lucrative - Private equity unable to find much else to buy By Henny Sender. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 3 2009 19:52 | Last updated: July 3 2009 19:52 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8fe706f4-67fa-11de-848a-00144feabdc0.html
Citi raises card rates on millions - Bank criticised for acting before curbs By Francesco Guerrera and Saskia Scholtes in New York and Tom Braithwaite in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 30 2009 23:59 | Last updated: June 30 2009 23:59 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1d0c610-65c7-11de-8e34-00144feabdc0.html
Regulators shut 6 Illinois banks - All part of Campbell Group; state leads U.S. in number of closings. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. July 3, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-fri-failed-banks-0703-jul03,0,3186096.story
New GM almost ready to roll - Bankruptcy protection could end next week By Bernard Simon in Toronto and Nicole Bullock in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 3 2009 00:21 | Last updated: July 3 2009 00:21 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90a5d97e-675c-11de-925f-00144feabdc0.html
General Motors to assume liability for future product claims, but not existing claims By BREE FOWLER. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. 5:44 AM CDT, June 28, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-us-gm-bankruptcy,0,4072991.story
Beijing Auto submits GM Europe offer - Chinese carmaker bids €660m By Daniel Schäfer in Frankfurt and John Reed in London. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 3 2009 13:21 | Last updated: July 3 2009 19:29 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e718d434-67c8-11de-848a-00144feabdc0.html
Sales of flat-panel TVs brighten retail picture By Andrea Chang. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. July 4, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tc-biz-tv-sales-0630-0704-jul04,0,1268186.story
Commodities
Oil rebounds ahead of EIA inventory data - Sharp drop in US crude stocks By Miles Johnson. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: July 1 2009 11:08 | Last updated: July 1 2009 11:08 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20f131aa-6626-11de-a034-00144feabdc0.html
Crude at eight-month peak on recovery hopes - Weaker dollar boosts gold By Miles Johnson. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 30 2009 10:51 | Last updated: June 30 2009 10:51 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/50709b9a-655a-11de-8e34-00144feabdc0.html
Oil watchdog cuts demand forecasts - Spare capacity to grow as recession bites By Carola Hoyos. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 29 2009 10:05 | Last updated: June 29 2009 15:14 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dffed620-648b-11de-a13f-00144feabdc0.html
Housing
Pace of US housing downturn abates - Prices start to rebound in some areas By Sarah O’Connor in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 30 2009 15:31 | Last updated: June 30 2009 15:31 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9dd6ac0-657e-11de-8e34-00144feabdc0.html
JOINT TENANCY – NOT ALWAYS THE BEST SOLUTION by Roger V. McCaffrey-Boss. Copyright by Gay Chicago Magazine and Roger McCaffrey-Boss. July 2-8, 2009 http://www.gaychicagomagazine.com/advice/legallyspeaking.shtml
GLBT
40 Years Later, Still Second-Class Americans By FRANK RICH. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 27, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/opinion/28rich.html?th&emc=th
Political Shifts on Gay Rights Lag Behind Culture By ADAM NAGOURNEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 27, 2009. WASHINGTON — For 15 minutes in the Oval Office the other day, one of President Obama’s top campaign lieutenants, Steve Hildebrand, told the president about the “hurt, anxiety and anger” that he and other gay supporters felt over the slow pace of the White House’s engagement with gay issues. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/us/28stonewall.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Indian Court Overturns Gay Sex Ban By HEATHER TIMMONS and HARI KUMAR. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: July 2, 2009. NEW DELHI —In a landmark ruling Thursday that could usher in an era of greater freedom for gay men and lesbians in India, New Delhi’s highest court decriminalized homosexuality. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/world/asia/03india.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Chicago gay pride parade glows in its growing acceptance - Gay community's parade celebrates its 40th anniversary By Rex W. Huppke. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. June 29, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-gay-pride-parade-29-jun29,0,6022615.story
Half a million show their pride By Amy Wooten. Copyright by The Chicago Free Press. July 2, 2009. On the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, half a million Chicagoans showed their pride on Sunday. The 40th annual Chicago Pride Parade was the largest to date, attracting an estimated 500,000 GLBTs and their allies. http://www.chicagofreepress.com/node/3652
Obama Meets Gays in White House by Lisa Keen ©Keen News Service 2009. Monday, June 29, 2009 http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=21681
Pride at the White House By Jarrett Barrios. Copyright by The Washington Post. Monday, June 29, 2009; 12:00 AM. The Stonewall Riots of 1969 -- when patrons at a New York city gay bar fought back against police brutality and harassment and set in motion a wave of activism -- have been commemorated in various ways. There have been protests, rallies, academic lectures and parties. Today is the first time Stonewall will be remembered in the tony quarters of the White House. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/28/AR2009062802336.html
OPEd | Et tu Obama? http://www.ambiente.us/07009CTMock.html
Same-sex weddings, heartland style By Jessica Ravitz. Copyright by CNN News. June 28, 2009 http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/06/22/same.sex.weddings/index.html
Gay Marriage Lost in Shuffle of Divided Senate By JEREMY W. PETERS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 28, 2009. When Gov. David A. Paterson accepted an invitation to be a grand marshal in New York City’s gay pride parade this year, he had high expectations that he would march down Fifth Avenue as the first governor in state history to have signed a law allowing gay couples to marry. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/nyregion/29pride.html?th&emc=th
Out of the Closet and Into Congress? - A conversation with former soldier Anthony Woods. Copyright by The washington Post. Sunday, June 28, 2009. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/26/AR2009062603526.html
Frank introduces trans-inclusive ENDA bill by Lisa Keen. Copyright by Keen News Service. 2009-07-01 http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=21689
Immigration
U.S. Shifts Strategy on Illicit Work by Immigrants By JULIA PRESTON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: July 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/us/03immig.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Technology
U.S. and Russia Differ on a Treaty for Cyberspace By JOHN MARKOFF and ANDREW E. KRAMER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 27, 2009. The United States and Russia are locked in a fundamental dispute over how to counter the growing threat of cyberwar attacks that could wreak havoc on computer systems and the Internet. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/world/28cyber.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Acer’s Everywhere. How Did That Happen? By ASHLEE VANCE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 27, 2009. Acer has risen swiftly on the strength of netbooks and laptops, and its chief, Gianfranco Lanci, sees an opening with smartphones. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/technology/companies/28acer.html?th&emc=th
U.S. Inquiry Is Confirmed Into Google Books Deal By MIGUEL HELFT. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: July 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/technology/companies/03google.html?th&emc=th
Amazon.com fights sales-tax plans - The Internet retailer jettisons advertising affiliates in two states to avoid taxing its customers there. Overstock.com plans to follow suit. By Andrea Chang. Copyright © 2009, The Los Angeles Times. June 30, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/la-fi-amazon30-2009jun30,0,1737212.story
Medical
Insured, but Bankrupted by Health Crises By REED ABELSON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 30, 2009. Health insurance is supposed to offer protection — both medically and financially. But as it turns out, an estimated three-quarters of people who are pushed into personal bankruptcy by medical problems actually had insurance when they got sick or were injured. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/business/01meddebt.html?th&emc=th
Chicago Tribune Editorial: Another Tylenol scare. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. July 2, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/chi-0702edit2jul02,0,3563367.story
Ban Is Advised on 2 Top Pills for Pain Relief By GARDINER HARRIS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 30, 2009. ADELPHI, Md. — A federal advisory panel voted narrowly on Tuesday to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin, two of the most popular prescription painkillers in the world, because of their effects on the liver. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/health/01fda.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
GE unit unveils alliance with Geron - Healthcare groups to develop stem cell technology By Andrew Jack in London. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 30 2009 13:38 | Last updated: June 30 2009 13:38 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7cb28eda-656d-11de-8e34-00144feabdc0.html
Humor
Iranian Election http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/06/iranian-election.html
YouTube - "Thriller" (original upload) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnk7lh9M3o
Amish boy caught with porn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjDJWmx0WKA
Guy Jumps Over a Bull http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DU1L-8xLI_5c
Tom Lehrer: New Math http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx5KDyvlG3Q
World Burping Champion - diagonal, view, world, champion, burp, belch, funny, weird, disgusting - Diagonal View http://www.diagonal-view.com/v/527/world-burping-champion.html
New! Carlos now has an online store. Order your books directly from Carlos and have them signed and dedicated.http://www.carlostmock.com/catalog/
In Pride (orgullo),
Carlos T. Mock, MD
www.carlostmock.com
Author: Borrowing Time: A Latino Sexual Odyssey - Floricanto Press 2003.
Nominated for a Stonewall Award by the American Library Association GLBT
Round Table.
Author: The Mosaic Virus – Floricanto Press 2007. Nominated for a Stonewall Award by the American Library Association GLBT Round Table, and a Lammie from The Lambda Literary Foundation
Author: Author: Papi Chulo – Floricanto Press 2007. Nominated for a Stonewall Award by the American Library Association GLBT Round Table, and a Lammie from The Lambda Literary Foundation
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