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MAIN News Archives for July 2008

 07/31 -  Judge sides with Congress on White House subpoenas
 07/31 -  Something about Mary . . . unmasking an NRA mole
 07/30 -  9/11 and the battle for America's soul
 07/30 -  Air pollution trial, NC v. TVA, awaits judge's ruling
 07/30 -  Obama blasts Big Oil, calls offshore drilling a 'scheme'
 07/30 -  US broadband policy, Soviet-style
 07/30 -  Army recruiters threaten high school students
 07/30 -  Democrats call for contempt charges against Rove
 07/30 -  Is McCain adopting Rove's playbook?
 07/30 -  Immigration arrest of NC librarian raises concerns
 07/29 -  When the anti-government gang rules
 07/29 -  Afghanistan surpasses Iraq as deadliest spot for US soldiers
 07/29 -  Roots of the Ted Stevens indictment
 07/29 -  Homeland Security says undocumented can attend NC community colleges
 07/29 -  Knoxville church attack spotlights scapegoat mentality
 07/29 -  DOJ: Political litmus test worsened immigration backlog
 07/29 -  Dole to skip GOP convention
 07/29 -  Police: Knoxville murder suspect believed 'all liberals should be killed'
 07/29 -  GAO: Record $58 billion in unpaid payroll taxes
 07/28 -  White House announces record budget deficit
 07/28 -  Police: Man shot Knoxville churchgoers over liberal views
 07/28 -  Senate Republicans block heating aid bill
 07/28 -  DOJ: Former aide broke law in US attorney hiring scandal
 07/28 -  McCain flips on offshore drilling, hits gusher of Big Oil money
 07/28 -  Offshore drilling would change NC coast
 07/28 -  Opposition to bio-defense lab in NC grows
 07/27 -  Hackney: No relief on legal fees for public info lawsuits
 07/26 -  The surge: McCain drank the kool-aid
 07/25 -  Right-wing charges media bias on Obama trip coverage
 07/25 -  Rove makes end-run around House Democrats
 07/25 -  The oil man speaks . . . of the wind
 07/25 -  Why the GOP is losing the 'new media' war
 07/25 -  For telecommuters, it's time to raise the speed limit
 07/25 -  White House killed EPA report on public health risks of climate change
 07/25 -  Bush appointees rush to relax worker safety rules on toxins
 07/24 -  Hitch a ride on the web
 07/24 -  Obama in Berlin: 'This is our moment, this is our time'
 07/23 -  Why did Tom Friedman misrepresent Al Gore's views on coal?
 07/23 -  Will the full scope of Bush's abuse of power ever be known?
 07/23 -  CBS edits McCain gaffe out of interview
 07/23 -  Official: NC a major source of wind power
 07/23 -  White House opposes tobacco regulation
 07/23 -  GAO report: Half of US companies freeze pensions
 07/23 -  Billionaires back anti-smoking effort
 07/23 -  Buncombe commissioners consider park land buyback
 07/23 -  Deputy arrests undocumented parent, leaves children on I-85
 07/22 -  Mountains of money, mystery in Cashiers real estate deals
 07/22 -  Scientists: Vanishing wetlands could unleash 'carbon bomb'
 07/22 -  As profits balloon, Big Oil skimps on research
 07/22 -  Relaxed rules a boon for lobbyists
 07/22 -  Florida Dems critique Obama's Latino advisors
 07/22 -  Dole, Hagan debate in Asheville? Not
 07/21 -  How a feisty Florida town fends off malls
 07/21 -  Current and former members of Congress under FBI probes
 07/21 -  Could the GOP lose its 'national security' advantage?
 07/21 -  Feds probe possible racial bias in Palm Beach County voting
 07/21 -  NC's first lady breaks new ground, and pays a price
 07/21 -  Let's all eat Republican!
 07/20 -  Americans say 'No!' to war against Iran
 07/20 -  Review: "Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed?"
 07/20 -  Why the New Yorker cartoon fails as satire
 07/20 -  MAIN joins US wireless Internet alliance
 07/20 -  Maliki backs Obama's troop withdrawal plan
 07/19 -  'I read the news today . . . oh boy'
 07/19 -  Latino leaders in NC receive death threats
 07/19 -  Maryland launches 'eat local' challenge
 07/19 -  Pressure builds on Justice Dept. official to resign
 07/18 -  The Pentagon's ties to high fuel prices
 07/18 -  Obama's flip-flop flap
 07/18 -  The right-wing's warped view of government
 07/18 -  In flip-flop, Bush considers Iraq withdrawal timetable
 07/18 -  Pelosi vows to block offshore oil drilling
 07/18 -  Spying on peace activists uncovered
 07/18 -  Lawsuit filed to stop Cliffside power plant
 07/18 -  Testimony in TVA trial links illness to air pollution
 07/17 -  Census won't count gay marriages
 07/17 -  US Air pilots cite pressure to cut fuel use
 07/17 -  Will the Senate defy Bush for a 'free and independent press'?
 07/17 -  The high cost of nukes for Florida
 07/17 -  Wireless mics at center stage as 'white spaces' testing begins
 07/17 -  Fraud suspected in federal small business loans
 07/17 -  Bush blocks access to CIA leak records
 07/17 -  Do better schools help the poor?
 07/16 -  Lawsuit exposes public airwaves hypocrisy
 07/16 -  Can we engineer a cooler earth?
 07/16 -  Fuel costs and long commutes plague WNC
 07/16 -  Naomi Klein on the offshore drilling scam
 07/16 -  Amory Lovins: Expanding nuclear power will worsen climate change
 07/16 -  Reform group attacks state ethics change
 07/16 -  Parkside developer gives city ultimatum
 07/15 -  Super-rich tax cheats outed by bank clerk
 07/15 -  McCain loses second campaign co-chair over ethics
 07/15 -  Congress overrides Bush veto on Medicare
 07/15 -  National Center for Sustainability envisioned for Asheville
 07/15 -  Survey finds ambivalance about Burr
 07/15 -  Mumpower suspends campaign
 07/14 -  Dead-end inquiry on Pat Tillman
 07/14 -  With Medicare vote, GOP splitting from Bush
 07/14 -  Army to review firing of Arlington Cemetery official
 07/14 -  Warning: Habits may be good for you
 07/14 -  High cost of driving ignites boom in online classes
 07/14 -  When the war comes home
 07/13 -  Finding a silver lining in the Iraq cloud
 07/13 -  Fox News airs altered photos of NY Times reporters
 07/13 -  What does Obama have in mind for fixing FISA?
 07/13 -  Federal judges gut air-pollution rules
 07/13 -  Fox News steps up attacks on Michelle Obama
 07/13 -  Suspect soldiers: Did crimes in US foretell violence in Iraq?
 07/13 -  What the obituary didn't say
 07/11 -  An interpreter speaks up for migrant workers
 07/11 -  FDA execs enjoy lavish bonuses
 07/11 -  Despite court ruling, EPA won't move on greenhouse gases
 07/11 -  Is Pelosi rethinking impeachment?
 07/11 -  Obama, McCain offer very different energy plans
 07/11 -  On 'green' policies, NC business lobby calls the shots
 07/11 -  Jobs in renewable energy expanding
 07/11 -  New state budget aims to fix mental health care
 07/11 -  Bush signs wiretap law, gets immunity; ACLU to sue
 07/10 -  Whistleblower fired over media coverage of GI funerals
 07/10 -  Online privacy issue grows as firms track 'digital footprints'
 07/10 -  Rove ignores House subpoena, refuses to testify
 07/10 -  Edwards rallies young voters
 07/10 -  Ex-EPA official: White House lied on Cheney's role in censoring climate data
 07/10 -  FTC on Internet privacy: Trust the marketplace
 07/10 -  NC pushing bill for longer tractor-trailer trucks
 07/10 -  State ag official ousted over refusal to lower flag for Helms
 07/09 -  Jesse Jackson apologizes for Obama comments
 07/09 -  Dismal picture for US workers
 07/09 -  ACLU statement on telecom and Bush immunity
 07/09 -  Getting real about Obama
 07/09 -  Did maker of FEMA trailers know about toxic fumes?
 07/09 -  Senate passes FISA bill, completing cover-up for Bush
 07/09 -  With rising food prices, Europe backpedals on bio-fuels
 07/09 -  Scam artists bilk Medicare via claims by dead doctors
 07/09 -  Viacom v. YouTube: Beyond privacy
 07/08 -  McCain's media edge starting to show
 07/08 -  Taking aim at the next Karl Rove
 07/08 -  Waxman threatens Mukasey with contempt citation
 07/08 -  US 'small business' funding given to Fortune 500 companies
 07/08 -  Sale of Pack Square parcel reveals power of money
 07/08 -  NC realtors devote $10 million to spin
 07/08 -  With telecom immunity, Democrats enable Bush cover-up
 07/08 -  GAO cites spiraling cost of new weapons programs
 07/07 -  Jesse Helms straight, no chaser
 07/07 -  Obama convention speech set for 76,000-seat outdoor stadium
 07/07 -  Asheville's technical review board approves Parkside
 07/07 -  AOL increasing dial-up fees
 07/07 -  Rainbow Family arrests draw ACLU probe
 07/07 -  Environmentalists gird for battle with Bush over rule changes
 07/07 -  Bringing the social gospel to K Street
 07/07 -  TV networks vs. social networks
 07/06 -  How the welding industry bought non-toxic 'science'
 07/06 -  Obama should follow Feingold
 07/06 -  Why the ruling class supports telecom immunity
 07/06 -  AT&T offers iPhone with no contract . . . for an extra $400
 07/06 -  McCain versus Obama on executive power
 07/06 -  Fox News' dirty tricks extend to rival journalists
 07/06 -  Helms' legacy: Racist reactionary or conservative beacon?
 07/05 -  NC's privatized adoption system yields tragic costs
 07/04 -  Scalia's schizophrenia
 07/04 -  Journalist charges censorship by US military in Fallujah
 07/04 -  Gitmo interrogators used Chinese Communist tactics
 07/04 -  Karl Rove's third term
 07/04 -  Jesse Helms dies at 86
 07/04 -  How the Pentagon hides the human costs of war
 07/04 -  A Supreme Court on the brink
 07/04 -  Does left lack leverage to stop Obama's rightwared tack?
 07/03 -  Will US Senate shred the Fourth Amendment?
 07/03 -  Asheville featured in BBC report on Obama's hopes in NC
 07/03 -  NC lawmakers reach budget deal
 07/03 -  So much for privacy: Judge orders Google to release YouTube user info
 07/02 -  Limbaugh reveals love of things French and the Biltmore Estate
 07/02 -  Obama would overhaul Bush's faith-based programs
 07/02 -  Waxman: White House knew of Hunt-Kurdistan oil deal
 07/02 -  Citizens hold training to stop Parkside condos
 07/02 -  FBI's face-scan database smacks of Big Brother
 07/02 -  The GOP's 'December Surprise'
 07/02 -  McCain's temper has worried colleagues
 07/01 -  Broadcasters distort Wes Clark's comment on McCain
 07/01 -  NRA targets Obama with $40 million fall blitz
 07/01 -  Bush's use of propaganda had Iran-Contra roots
 07/01 -  McCrory says yes to offshore drilling; Perdue says no
 07/01 -  Broadcast 'localism' is not just for disasters