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report stories: 16 news summaries

 Rio Shines in 2016 
 Olympics Evaluation; 
 Chicago Not Out Yet 

Tokyo deemed insufficiently excited, while Madrid could be logistical nightmare

Sep 2, 09 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The International Olympic Committee appears to be bullish on Rio for the 2016 Summer Games, though Chicago, Tokyo, and Madrid remain in the hunt, CNN reports. In an evaluation of the cities released today to members, Rio’s presentation is deemed to be of the “very highest quality.”... More »

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Chicago • Rio de Janeiro • Tokyo • Madrid • 2016 Olympics • International Olympic Committee • report • evaluation

(Newser) - A report long suppressed by Bush administration officials set to be released next week says the CIA used mock executions as part of post-9/11 interrogations, Newsweek reports—though federal law prohibits threatening prisoners with “imminent death,” and the practice wasn’t authorized by the Justice Department, unlike other... More »

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Bush administration • CIA • torture • Department of Justice • execution • Michael Hayden • interrogation • waterboarding • Porter Goss • USS Cole • report • enhanced interrogation techniques • morale • mock executions

 FEMA Too Slow 
 on Katrina Trailer  
 Toxins: Federal Report  

Agency didn't announce toxin find until 2 years after people moved in

Jul 24, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - FEMA was too slow to deal with reports of toxins in trailers used to house Hurricane Katrina victims, potentially posing a “significant health risk” to thousands along the Gulf Coast, a Homeland Security report says. Residents of the trailers had reported bloody noses, headaches, and worse as a result... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Department of Homeland Security • FEMA • toxin • formaldehyde • Gulf Coast • FEMA trailers • report • Homeland Security

(Newser) - An internal State Department assessment has deemed the recently completed US embassy in Baghdad grievously overstaffed, McClatchy Newspapers report. “There is a clear consensus from the top to the bottom of the embassy,” State’s inspector general writes. “The time has come for a significant rightsizing.”... More »

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Bush administration • Baghdad • State Department • US embassy in Baghdad • diplomat • Iraq war • report • rightsizing • overstaffed

Racial Profiling Still Widespread in US: ACLU

A lot of high-level talk, but no 'concrete action' on issue, report says

Jun 30, 09 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Racial profiling remains rampant in the US, with thousands detained yearly due to race, religion, or nationality, even though top federal officials are trying to halt the practice, the American Civil Liberties Union claims in a report to the UN. South Asian and North African immigrants are often targeted as... More »

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United Nations • ACLU • American Civil Liberties Union • racial profiling • report

Climate Change Report: We Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

Mainland US could be 7-11 degrees warmer by 2090

Jun 17, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Climate change has already brought warmer winters to the Midwest and rising sea levels—and barring quick intervention, the mainland US could heat up 7 to 11.5 degrees by 2090, says a new report to Congress by federal agencies and universities. The report holds no new research, Time notes,... More »

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climate change • Congress • environment • global warming • report

CIA to Prez: Don't Release Full Interrogation Report

Material would compromise current intelligence work: agency

Jun 17, 09 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The CIA is pressing the Obama administration not to release the entirety of a 2004 report on the interrogation program, intelligence officials tell the Washington Post. The agency says that publicizing the information would expose current intelligence-gathering methods. The administration pledged to review the report—called the “most definitive... More »

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CIA • interrogation • detainees • Obama administration • report • President Obama

 Report Seeks More 
 Bank Stress Tests 

First round may have underestimated unemployment

Jun 9, 09 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US should run a second round of bank stress tests if it turns out the government was overly optimistic about the economy in the first round, says a report to be presented to Congress today. The Congressional Oversight Panel, which monitors the bailout, applauded the tests thus far, but... More »

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Congress • recession • bank • unemployment • economy • report • stress tests • Elizabeth Warren

Brits Missed Chances to
Nab Leader of London Attacks

But he was never
called a threat: report

May 19, 09 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - UK authorities crossed paths with the top planner of the 2005 London bombings six times, but never labeled him a threat, a parliamentary report out today concludes. Almost every time Mohammad Sidique Khan appeared on police and MI5 records, it was in connection with possible extremists, the Guardian reports. But... More »

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suicide bombing • British terror attacks • Britain • MI5 • London Underground • report • Mohammad Sidique Khan

Missile Shield Useless Against Iran's Arsenal: Study

System wouldn't protect Europe; Iran far from nuclear missiles

May 19, 09 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US missile shield planned for eastern Europe wouldn’t protect the continent from threats posed by Iranian missiles, a team of American and Russian scientists found. Further, the Washington Post notes, it will be more than 5 years before Iran can build nuclear warheads and missiles to launch them,... More »

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Iran • Russia • missile shield • nuclear weapons • nuclear program • missile defense system • scientists • nuclear arsenal • nuclear missiles • Obama administration • report • President Obama


 Palestinians Suffer Behind 
 Bethlehem Barrier: UN  

Residents can only access 13% of the area: report

May 7, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Palestinians have access to just 13% of the land around Bethlehem due to Israeli military zones, a barrier, and settlements, a UN report charges just days before Pope Benedict is due to visit the holy city. “Bethlehem’s potential for residential and industrial expansion and development has been reduced,... More »

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Israel • United Nations • Pope Benedict XVI • Palestine • Arab Israeli conflict • Bethlehem • report

 Israel Finds 
 No War Crimes 
 in Gaza Attacks 

Officials say civilian deaths isolated, unintentional

Apr 22, 09 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Israel Defense Forces probe has found that no Gaza civilians were intentionally harmed in Israel’s recent incursion into the region, Haaretz reports. IDF colonels who weren’t involved in the fighting found that the IDF “adhered to international law and maintained a high level of professionalism and... More »

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Israel • investigation • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • war crimes • civilian casualties • Palestinians • probe • Arab Israeli conflict • report

(Newser) - The fishing boat that capsized earlier this month leaving three football players presumed dead was improperly anchored, the AP reports. After interviewing the lone survivor, a Florida agency has determined that when the passengers attempted to free the anchor by gunning the boat’s motor, the craft was swamped and... More »

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Florida • NFL • Gulf of Mexico • Arab Israeli conflict • anchor • fishing boat • report • Corey Smith • Marquis Cooper • Nick Schuyler • William Bleakley • capsize • state agency

Gitmo Meets Geneva Rules: Pentagon Report

Study urges changes in rules for 'most troublesome' detainees

Feb 21, 09 8:54 AM CST
(Newser) - A Pentagon report conducted for President Obama asserts that Gitmo treats its prisoners humanely and in accordance with the Geneva Convention, reports the Los Angeles Times. The report does, however, call for some reforms, such as giving the most dangerous inmates more contact with other prisoners and opportunities for prayer.... More »

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Pentagon • human rights • Guantanamo Bay • Department of Defense • detainee • Geneva Convention • Obama administration • report • President Obama

Obama Camp to Clear Air on Blago Contacts

Report will see light after delay requested
by federal prosecutor

Dec 22, 08 11:29 AM CST
(AP) - President-elect Obama plans to reveal tomorrow his staff's conversations with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. "We have a report," said a rep. "It's been ready for release for a week. We've held off at the request of the US Attorney's office and that continues to be the case,... More »

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Barack Obama • Senate • corruption • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • report

Confident Palin:
'You Got to Read the Report'

She says she didn't abuse her power as Alaska governor

Oct 11, 08 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin says she did not abuse her power as governor, despite the findings of an ethics investigation, CNN reports. “If you read the report, you will see that there was nothing unlawful or unethical about replacing a cabinet member,” she said. The report, however, did not fault... More »

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ethics • Alaska • Election 2008 • Troopergate • Sarah Palin • Walt Monegan • Mike Wooten • report

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