World-News

https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/07/26-1



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The Mainichi Daily News: "Some 52 percent of soldiers severely injured in Iraq and Afghanistan who have come to the US Army's largest hospital for treatment have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), an internal study has found."

https://www.truthout.org/072609Z



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The Christian Science Monitor: "The recession is changing the makeup of homelessness in America to include more families and more people in suburbs and rural areas. Private and public services for the homeless – concentrated on individuals and in urban areas – must now quickly adjust."

https://www.truthout.org/072509G?n



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Thom Hartmann, OpEdNews.com: "A very small niche of America's uber-wealthy have pulled off what may well be the biggest con job in the history of our republic, and they did it in a startlingly brief 30 or so years. True, they spent over three billion dollars to make it happen, but the reward to them was in the hundreds of billions - and will continue to be."

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The Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 554,000 in the week ended July 18

https://rawstory.com/08/afp/2009/07/23/new-us-weekly-jobless-claims-jump/



New jobless claims rise unexpectedly

The Labor Department says the number of first-time jobless claims rose to a seasonally adjusted 576,000 last week, from a revised figure of 561,000. Wall Street economists expected a drop to 550,000, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters.

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Morgan Stanley sets aside 72% of revenue to pay bonuses

The US bank's latest results show it is allocating $3.9bn (£2.36bn) for paying out to staff, 72% of its net revenues.

https://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/22/morgan-stanley-to-pay-big-bonuses


From Information Clearing House



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On June 29 US President Barack Obama hosted his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe at the White House and weeks later it was announced that the Pentagon plans to deploy troops to five air and naval bases in Colombia, the largest recipient of American military assistance in Latin America and the third largest in the world, having received over $5 billion from the Pentagon since the launching of Plan Colombia nine years ago.

https://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14503



Ex-Envoy Warns Against US Plan for Guam

A FORMER U.S. diplomat turned peace activist advised Guam residents to be wary of the American government's military buildup plan for the island.

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The Conservative Counter-Attack in Latin America

By MIGUEL TINKER SALAS

Coup leaders in Honduras and their allies continue to play for time. Washington's continuing vacillation is allowing them to exhaust this option, but so are right-wing governments in Colombia, Mexico, Panama and Peru. After all, this coup is not just about Honduras but also about left success in Latin America, of which Honduras was the weakest link.

https://informationclearinghouse.info/article23222.htm



Mr. President: Don't Make Colombia Another Afghanistan

The Obama administration should reconsider its decision to escalate U.S. involvement in Colombia's long-running civil war.

https://www.progressive.org/mpballve080909.html


From Information Clearing House

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More of the Same in Latin America
https://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/08/11-9

Makeover to Turn Guam Into Key US Fortress
https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/01/12



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Government Seeks To Continue Detaining Mohammed Jawad At Guantánamo Despite Lack Of Evidence
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/07/24-10

House Hears Government Testimony On Unconstitutional Military Commissions
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/07/24-1



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K'Naan: So Many Wars, Settling Scores... Bringing Us Promises, Leaving Us Poor
https://www.commondreams.org/video/2009/07/24-0

New Rule: Not Everything in America Has to Make a Profit
https://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/07/24-8



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