Marjorie Cohn writes about debating habeas corpus on FOX News; McCain's
sup****t among Republican women may be weaker than expected; Truthout's
Bill
Quigley writes about the rise in peace protest arrests; Midwest flooding
continues to destroy crops and homes; scientists appeal for limiting cell
phone use, especially among children; and more ... Browse our continually
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t r u t h o u t | 06.19
Cohn | Supreme Court Checks and Balances in Boumediene
http://www.truthout.org/article/supreme-court-checks-and-balances-boumediene
Legal scholar Marjorie Cohn writing for Jurist: "After the Supreme Court
handed down its long-awaited opinion upholding habeas corpus rights for
the
Guantanamo detainees, I was invited to appear on 'The O'Reilly Factor'
with
guest host Laura Ingraham. Although she is a lawyer and former law clerk
for
Justice Clarence Thomas, Ingraham has no use for our judicial branch of
government, noting that the justices are 'unelected.' Indeed, she
advocated
that Bush break the law and disregard the Court's decision in Boumediene
v.
Bush."
McCain's Sup****t Among GOP Women Shows Cracks
http://www.truthout.org/article/mccains-sup****t-among-gop-women-shows-cracks
Re****ting for The San Francisco Chronicle, Carla Marinucci writes: "The
challenges facing Sen. Barack Obama as he tries to woo sup****ters of
former
rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton could pale in comparison with Sen. John
McCain's troubles with female voters - if the voices of a growing number
of
prominent Republican women are any indication."
Bill Quigley | Arrests for War Resistance Increase Again
http://www.truthout.org/article/arrests-war-resistance-increase-again
Truthout's Bill Quigley writes: "There have been over 15,000 arrests for
resistance to war since 2002. There were large numbers right after the
runup
to and invasion of Iraq. Recently, arrests have begun climbing again.
Though
arrests are a small part of antiwar organizing, their rise is an indicator
of
increasing resistance."
Battle to Save Farmland at Fever Pitch
http://www.truthout.org/article/battle-save-farmland-fever-pitch
Re****ting for The Chicago Tribune on the Midwest flooding, Jeffrey
Meitrodt
and Tim Jones write: "From the air, the river looks like a churning sea,
swallowing acres and acres of farmland while sweeping over levees and
pounding
them into submersion. Only the tops of some farmhouses and trees are
visible
in the worst-hit areas, where the water is already at least 10 feet deep
and
getting deeper every minute."
Twenty Appeal Against the Cell Phone
http://www.truthout.org/article/twenty-appeal-against-cell-phone
Writing for the Journal de Dimanche, Yann Philippin and Soazig Quemener
analyze the disturbing phenomenon behind the appeal 19 scientists -
brought
together by eminent specialist in the fight against cancer David
Servan-Schreiber - have launched to sensitize public opinion to the risks
cell
phone use could pose to the brain, notably for the youngest patients.
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