Newser Story Index from June, 2007
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Venezuelan TV Station Skirts Ban, Airs on YouTube
CNN
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Jun 1, 2007 11:55 AM CDT
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An anti-establishment TV station taken off the air by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has found a new way to reach viewers: YouTube. A reduced staff produces and uploads three hour-long newscasts a day for Radio Caracas Television, which stopped broadcasting Sunday. The shutdown of RCTV, which was replaced with a state-run station, sparked protests...
Top Bush Aide to Step Down
Reuters
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Jun 1, 2007 11:03 AM CDT
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Another Bush administration official is stepping down, and this time the resignation shrinks the president's inner circle: Top aide Dan Bartlett will leave on July 4 after 14 years working for Bush. The defection is the latest in a trickle that's rapidly becoming a flood. Bartlett, 36, will seek a private-sector job and, yes, spend more time with his...
Barack on the Court: Fast, Fierce and Wily
New York Times
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Jun 1, 2007 10:24 AM CDT
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These days Barack Obama's more likely to be rubbing elbows at a fundraiser than throwing elbows on the court, but pickup basketball is his game, and he's damn good, Jodi Kantor reports in the New York Times . He's quick, wily and aggressive on the court, with a left-handed jump shot that catches other players off guard.
Times and Post Split on Iraqi Infighting
IraqSlogger
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Jun 1, 2007 10:05 AM CDT
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It definitely is the worst of times in Iraq, the New York Times and the Washington Post seem to agree, but today, the nation's most prestigious dailies differed on the details. One fact is indisputable: Sunni insurgents clashed in Baghdad's Amiriya district this week, but the papers disagree on the cause of the fighting and whether US forces were...
Army Battles Militants Near Lebanese Refugee Camp
Reuters
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Jun 1, 2007 9:22 AM CDT
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Lebanese troops continued to try to dislodge militants from a Palestinian refugee camp outside Tripoli today, extending a two-week siege that has led to the worst violence in the country since the civil war that ended in 1990. At least 84 people have died in the fighting, and more than half of the refugees have fled to another camp.
U Chicago Receives $100 Mil Gift
Chicago Tribune
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Jun 1, 2007 9:00 AM CDT
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An anonymous donor has pledged the largest gift ever—$100 million—to the University of Chicago. The gift's purpose is to eliminate student loans for undergraduates from low-income families. The donor came from a family of modest means and has, quite obviously, done well for himself . The university identified the donor only as a man.
UK May Seek Iran's Help on Iraqi Captives
Guardian (UK)
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Jun 1, 2007 8:37 AM CDT
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Britain may ask Iran for help in finding the five British hostages kidnapped in Iraq. Senior Iraqi officials think a rogue faction of the Mahdi Army—possibly under the influence of Iranian intelligence —is responsible for the kidnappings. British sources tell the Guardian they believe the kidnapping was not ordered by Shia cleric Muqtada...
Veil of Secrecy Descends on White House
Associated Press
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Jun 1, 2007 8:36 AM CDT
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The White House wants records of top officials' meetings to be secret, and the latest attempt to put a lid on that information raises questions about privacy, confidentiality, and the definition of presidential records, the AP reports. This week's revelation of the vice president's effort to restrict record-keeping at his residence is just the latest...
Europe Disses Bush Plan for Climate Change
Der Spiegel
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Jun 1, 2007 7:55 AM CDT
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The new Bush plan to combat climate change is being received with skepticism in Europe, where it is seen as a bid to outfox German Chancellor Angela Merkel and torpedo more radical proposals she will unveil at the G-8 Summit. Germany's Der Spiegel and Britain's Guardian both say the US is cynically resisting a concrete emissions reduction deal.
Abductors Release Video of Kidnapped BBC Reporter
BBC
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Jun 1, 2007 7:37 AM CDT
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In a video posted on the Internet today, a captured BBC reporter says he is in good health and has been well treated. It is unclear when the footage of a beleaguered-looking Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped in Gaza City March 12, was taken. Toward the end of the footage, Johnston says "to my family" before his audio cuts off.
Dow Jones Warms to Murdoch Offer
New York Times
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Jun 1, 2007 7:06 AM CDT
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The family that controls Dow Jones, after initially rebuffing a $5-billion buyout offer from Rupert Murdoch, has decided to consider selling after all. In a stunning about-face, the Bancroft family announced last night it had "reached consensus that the mission of Dow Jones may be better accomplished in combination or collaboration with another...
Spam King Arrest Won't Stem Junk Mail Tide
Forbes
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Jun 1, 2007 6:46 AM CDT
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The vaunted arrest earlier this week of Robert Soloway, the "Spam King" from Seattle, won't do as much to stem the flood of junk email as the feds want to think it will, says Andy Greenberg in Forbes. The clients who paid to use his 'zombie" computers to forward their marketing pitches will just find another spammer.
Turkey Menaces Kurds
Associated Press
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Jun 1, 2007 6:00 AM CDT
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Turkish troops and tanks amassing along the border with Iraq are ready to go after Kurdish separatist guerrillas as soon as they get the order, the country's top general said yesterday. The US, Iraq and the EU are all urging Turkey not to launch the offensive, which could destabilize Northern Iraq.
Bosnian War Crimes Suspect Captured
BBC
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Jun 1, 2007 5:59 AM CDT
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One of the most-wanted war criminals in the world—a suspect in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslims —has been arrested in Bosnia. Zdravko Tolimir, a 58-year-old Bosnian Serb, was a close aide of Ratko Mladic, the general who led the slaughter, who is still a fugitive, the BBC reports.
Dell Cuts Jobs as Profits Rise
CNN
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Jun 1, 2007 5:08 AM CDT
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Dell will lay off 8,800 workers—10% of the work force—over the next year, the Texas PC maker announced yesterday. Fighting back after a slide into the No. 2 spot behind Hewlett-Packard, Dell also reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter of 2007. But CNN reports that the Dell turnaround, steered by founder Michael Dell,...
Gators Lose Donovan to Magic
ESPN
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Jun 1, 2007 4:39 AM CDT
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Billy Donovan, who led the University of Florida to two straight championships in 11 years, will replace the fired Brian Hill as Orlando's new coach. Donovan was wooed with a five-year, $27.5 million deal, and he will enjoy no front-office responsibilities, traditionally difficult territory for coaches accustomed to the college game.
Jays Squawk about A-Rod's Yawp
MLB.com
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Jun 1, 2007 4:32 AM CDT
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The Blue Jays were still upset a day after Yankees star Alex Rodriguez confused Jays third baseman Howie Clark by yelling at him while running the bases in the ninth inning. Clark was preparing to snag a fly ball, but then stepped aside, thinking the shortstop was calling the catch for himself. The play led to three Yankees runs.
Trade for O'Neal Could Keep Kobe in LA
New York Post
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Jun 1, 2007 4:28 AM CDT
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A day after the disgruntled Kobe Bryant demanded a trade on a New York radio show— then rescinded, after a talk with coach Phil Jackson— Post columnist Peter Vecsey claims equally frustrated Indiana star Jermaine O'Neal may be on his way to LA. O'Neal would provide the veteran collaborator that Kobe has lacked ever since the departure...
