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Brazil's "eco-warriors" at risk of assassination. 12/22
US election fraud case on despite death of key witness. 12/22
RIAA reveals more of ISP filtering scheme. 12/22
Chevron's Amazon pollution fine may be $27 billion. 12/20
Hundreds clash w/ police in Greece. 12/20
Wall street's $50 billion fraud halts charities. 12/20
Music cos. to stop lawsuits, seek IP filtering instead? 12/20
Domestic violence & rape increase in US. 12/18
Habitat for Humanity sells recycled supplies. 12/18
Continued clashes between police & protestors in Greece. 12/18
Zimbabwe cholera continues to spread. 12/18
Personalized spam rises sharply. 12/17
Motion Picture Association calls for internet filtering. 12/17
Privately controlled US Federal Reserve slashes interests. 12/16
Ex Nasdaq head's $50 billion con? 12/13 More
Despite experts, UK & EU to extend music copyrights? 12/12
Cholera soars as Zimbabwe president claims containment. 12/11
EU bans inefficient light bulbs starting 2012. 12/9
GlaxoSmithKline: unethical drug tests kills 12 babies? 12/9
EU to launch anti-piracy naval vessels. 12/8
Greece sees 3rd day of rioting. 12/8
Greece riots erupt after police shoot teenager. 12/6
Internet crime: more prevalent & professional than ever. 12/6
Cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe worsens, spreads. 12/3
Oil prices up, credibility of suppliers, down. 12/3
Australians to protest gov. internet censor plan. 12/3
Taiwan considers lifting US beef restrictions. 12/3
24 years after, Bhopal still suffering w/o compensation. 12/3
100 nations' cluster bomb ban, not Rus., US nor China. 12/3
Media exposure harms kid's health and ethics. 12/2
Zimbabwe cholera deaths near 500. 12/2
Court disbands Thai government. Protests to end? 12/2
Brazil has plan to cut deforestation 70% in 10 years. 12/2
Drug cos. to pay $114 million fine: Medicaid fraud. 12/1
Water supply turned off to cholera hit Zimbabwe capital. 12/1
Contested election violence kills hundreds in Nigeria. 11/29
Children abuse by psychiatric & drug industries. 11/26
Protests & violence expand in Thailand. 11/26
Trained rats sniff out land mines. 11/25
Zimbabwe malnutrition & cholera threaten to escalate. 11/25
Oil prices to return to above $100/barrel and more? 11/24
US NPR to remove host paid by drug companies. 11/21
Substance abuse by recent US veterans increases 25%. 11/20
Messy neighborhoods promote poor behavior. 11/20
3,000 more UN troops to Congo as fighting grows. 11/20
Oil drops to below $50 per barrel. 11/20
Conclusive link between media & adolescent violence. 11/18
More US citizens travel to other countries for surgeries. 11/16
Unhappy people watch more TV. 11/14
Congolese soldiers rape and pillage. 11/12
Denial of Service attacks trend portends ISPs failure. 11/11
China hijacks P2P indexing sites. 11/8
Congo violence could spread. 11/7
"No Child Left Behind" leaving all children behind? 11/5
Bush admin. committed multiple war crimes. 11/4
Cluster bombs used in recent Georgia clashes. 11/4
US supreme court to disallow suing drug companies? 11/3
France law to deny internet access to file sharers? 11/3
Violent video games linked to aggressive behavior. 11/3
Exposure to sex content TV linked to teen pregnancies. 11/3
UK tax site shut down after loss of 12 million passwords. 11/2
Camps of 50,000 Congo refugees burned. 10/31
Melamine in China eggs known month before disclosure. 10/29
US consumer confidence at record low. 10/28
UN evacuates Congo aid workers as fighting escalates. 10/28
Major internet corporations adopt free speech rights code. 10/27
401k savings: not a nest egg. 10/27
UN Congo forces attacked. 10/27
20,000 deployed US soldiers take psychiatric drugs? 10/24
Poor teens 4x more likely to attempt suicide. 10/24
Fears of global recession sends stocks plunging. 10/24
US stock market falls again on earnings woes. 10/22
Cold war heats up: Russia missiles counter defense shield. 10/22
US election machines switch votes from Dem. to Rep. 10/18
Income inequity greatest, social mobility lowest in US. 10/18
US online IRS systems lack security. 10/18
Estimated 50,000 Iraqis protest US occupation. 10/18
Ex-investment manager calls for new US gov. 10/17
Zimbabwe power sharing strategy fails. 10/17
Global economy downturn to boost open software? 10/16
US high-security bio-labs "not well-protected" 10/16
Global stock markets continue to fall. 10/16
Growing threat against US cyber-security. 10/15
White House endorsed torture. 10/15
Hackers get sensitive information from World Bank. 10/12
Economy crisis hurts climate change initiatives. 10/12
US discourages best math students, especially girls. 10/10
British Min. of Def. loses private data of 700,000. 10/10
Fake Youtube sites load malware. 10/8
Fed. Judge orders release of Guantanamo prisoners. 10/7
Stock markets around the world fall. 10/6
100 US banks predicted to fail next year. 10/5
Cheapest car factory moving: farmers want land. 10/3
US digital media royalties frozen for next 5 years. 10/3
US judges set digital music royalty payment rates. 10/2
Calif. criminalizes stealing RFID information. 10/2
China is censoring Skype communications. 10/2 More.
Amer. Psych. Ass. informs Bush of limits to illegal torture. 10/2
California to regulate chemicals more than any other state. 10/2
US - India nuclear energy pact passes senate. 10/2
Calif. law stops genetic engineering firms coercing farmers. 10/1
Riots over food prices & shortages increase. 10/1
"Scareware" fake warnings trick computer users to pay. 10/1
"News" is outpacing ability (& desire) to report it. 10/1

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