Cloning Animals for Food
Cloning has been controversial ever since Scottish scientists announced in 1996 that they had cloned their first mammal, a sheep they named Dolly. While Dolly lived a painful, arthritic life and died prematurely, possibly due to the imperfections of cloning, industry nonetheless began seeking out ways to capitalize on the new technology.
Clemency Hearing Set for Troy Davis
ATLANTA - The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles will hear from the attorneys of Troy Davis, a Georgia man on death row, on September 12, 2008, at 9am. Representatives for Davis had filed a petition with the Board requesting clemency this week.
Bush-McCain Economy: Unemployment Rises for 8th Straight Month
Joblessness grew by an additional 84,000 in August 2008, bumping the national unemployment rate up to 6.1 percent. This is the highest level in five years and the eighth straight month of job losses. The economy has lost more than 600,000 over that time period.
The Afghan War's Heavy Toll on Children
Again today, reports coming out of Afghanistan indicate more dead children. Three were killed and seven injured when western troops fired artillery shells at a civilian house in western Afghanistan.
John McCain, Sarah Palin and the Politics of Distraction
As moderate elements of the Republican Party melt away from supporting the Bush legacy and John McCain, more and more of the hardcore and extremist forces and voices in the Republican Party have eagerly stepped forward.
Global Realignment: How Bush Inspired a New World Order
The series of unfortunate and costly decisions made during the two terms of the Bush administration, combined with economic decline at home, might devastate the US's world standing much sooner than most analysts predict.
Attorney General Issues Death Warrant for Troy Davis
(APN) ATLANTA - The Georgia attorney general's office issued a death warrant Wednesday, September 03, 2008, for Troy Anthony Davis, a man convicted of the 1989 murder of Savannah police officer Mark Allen MacPhail.
Guaranteed Medical Care for Vets a 'Burden,' Says John McCain
John McCain is pushing the idea of privatizing veterans' health care. He advanced the idea in recent stump speeches, even after media and congressional investigations in 2007 uncovered how underfunding and privatization of services at some of the country's top military hospitals caused poor care, neglect, and other dangerous conditions for wounded veterans.
Did a Mississippi Raid Protect Right-wing Politicians?
LAUREL, MS (8/31/08) -- On August 25, immigration agents swooped down on Howard Industries, a Mississippi electrical equipment factory, taking 481 workers to a privately-run detention center in Jena, Louisiana.
Japan: Anti-terrorism Law Serves U.S. Interests
With the Extraordinary Session of the Diet set to open on September 12, Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo is determined to have the current New Anti-terrorism Special Measures Law extended to enable the Maritime Self-Defense Force to continue refueling U.S. and other warships in the Indian Ocean.
