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• Nieman Watchdog
• Jul 3, 2009 The future of watchdog reporting brightens as nonprofit groups organize a new network Charles Lewis, a longtime innovator in investigative reporting, describes what he calls “a seismic event in the annals of American journalism”—the formation of the new Investigative News Network.     Nieman Watchdog        more   
• Slate
• Jul 2, 2009 Slate V: When Fireworks Go Wrong As Americans mark another Independence Day, Slate V celebrates by mining YouTube for amateur fireworks displays gone awry.     Slate        more   
• TruthOut
• Jul 3, 2009 Obama Breaks Appalachia's Heart (Photo: Antrim Caskey)     Mountaintop removal coal mining is the worst environmental tragedy in American history. When will the Obama administration finally stop this Appalachian apocalypse?read more     TruthOut        more   
• Jul 3, 2009 Top CIA Officials Appear Before Jury Over Destruction of al-Qaida Tapes 92 video tapes may have been illegally destroyed. London station chief included in inquiry.     Senior Central Intelligence Agency officials, including the London station chief, have been brought before a grand jury in Virginia investigating the potentially illegal...     TruthOut        more   
• ODP Blog
• Jul 1, 2009 Governor Kaine on Health Care Reform     ODP Blog        more   
• Jun 29, 2009 FACT CHECK: Bill Harris voted for video gambling at racetracks in 2007 In May 2007, Senate President Bill Harris and Ohio Senate Republicans voted for “video racing terminals” (VRTs) at racetracks across the state. The legislation was S.B. 125. It passed the Senate 25-8, but wasn’t taken up by the House. The bill would have instituted video gambling at Ohio...     ODP Blog        more   
• RealClearPolitics
• Jul 3, 2009 Sarah Palin Plays by Her Own Rules, Again Dan Balz, Washington Post     RealClearPolitics        more   
• Jul 3, 2009 Is Palin’s National Political Career Over? Ed Morrissey, Hot Air     RealClearPolitics        more   
• Common Dreams NewsCenter
• Jul 3, 2009 Cybersecurity Plan to Involve NSA, Telecoms by Ellen NakashimaThe Obama administration will proceed with a Bush-era plan to use National Security Agency assistance in screening government computer traffic on private-sector networks, with AT&T as the likely test site, according to three current and former government officials.President...     Common Dreams NewsCenter        more   
• Jul 3, 2009 Anti-US Protest Marks Start of Biden's Iraq Trip BAGHDAD - A fiery protest marked the start on Friday of US Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Iraq, with supporters of the Shiite anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burning the Stars and Stripes.Biden met General Ray Odierno, the top US officer in Iraq, and Christopher Hill, Washington's...     Common Dreams NewsCenter        more   
• AllHeadlineNews.com
• Jul 3, 2009 All Headline News - Breaking News The latest top breaking news, U.S., world, business, politics, entertainment, celebrities, sports, technology, and more.     AllHeadlineNews.com        more   
• May 19, 2009 (AHN) Obama To Announce First Nationwide Carbon Emissions Standards For Autos (AHN) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday will propose tougher rules for auto emissions, including the first ever greenhouse pollution standards nationwide. The regulations adopt the stricter emissions controls proposed by California during the Bush administration.     AllHeadlineNews.com        more   
• Consortiumnews.com
• Jul 3, 2009 Bush-Cheney Linked to CIA Leak Case While shielding George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, Justice Department lawyers let slip CIA leak case clues, reports Jason Leopold. July 3, 2009     Consortiumnews.com        more   
• Jul 3, 2009 A Buy-Democracy Independence Day The brutal recession is not only tearing about lives and families, it is threatening the fabric of democracy, writes Graham Rankin. July 3, 2009     Consortiumnews.com        more   
• NiemanWatchdog.org
• Jul 3, 2009 The future of watchdog reporting brightens as nonprofit groups organize a new network Charles Lewis, a longtime innovator in investigative reporting, describes what he calls “a seismic event in the annals of American journalism”—the formation of the new Investigative News Network.     NiemanWatchdog.org        more   
• Jul 2, 2009 New GI Bill is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of veterans to college this fall Aug. 1 is implementation date; reporters can track progress in their states. Benefits may be uneven from state to state—because of a quirk, for example, California private colleges are less likely to participate.     NiemanWatchdog.org        more   
• The American Prospect
• Jul 3, 2009 Does Franken Solve the Filibuster Problem? Don't break out the champagne quite yet: The Democrats' supermajority is just as much a curse as it is a blessing.     The American Prospect        more   
• Jul 3, 2009 The Rise of Megaregions Planning theorists argue we need to rethink the spatial coordinates of the national economy.     The American Prospect        more   
• Jul 3, 2009 Two States, Still One Exit Is the two-state solution an obsolete strategy?     The American Prospect        more   
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