Justice Department officials illegally used "political or ideological"
factors
to hire new lawyers; Zimbabwe ignores international calls to postpone
election
vote; Paul Krugman on the housing bubble; Iraqi politician kills two US
troops, wounds four; UN on the trail of Syria's nuclear secrets; and more
...
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t r u t h o u t | 06.24
Re****t: Illegal Hiring Practices at Justice Department
http://www.truthout.org/article/re****t-illegal-hiring-practices-justice-deptartment
Eric Lichtblau re****ts for the New York Times: "Justice Department
officials
over the last six years illegally used 'political or ideological' factors
to
hire new lawyers into an elite recruitment program, tapping law school
graduates with conservative credentials over those with liberal-sounding
resumes, a new re****t found Tuesday."
Zimbabwe Defies International Calls to Postpone Vote
http://www.truthout.org/article/zimbabwe-defies-international-calls-postpone-vote
Agence France-Presse writes, "Zimbabwe pushed ahead Tuesday with plans for
a
presidential run-off vote, even with the leader of the opposition holed up
in
the Dutch embassy and world leaders denouncing Robert Mugabe's rule as
illegitimate."
Paul Krugman | Home Not-So-Sweet Home
http://www.truthout.org/article/home-not-so-sweet-home
Paul Krugman of The New York Times writes: "While homeowner****p rose as
the
housing bubble inflated, tem****arily giving Mr. Bush something to boast
about,
it plunged - especially for African-Americans - when the bubble popped.
Today,
the percentage of American families owning their own homes is no higher
than
it was six years ago, and it's a good bet that by the time Mr. Bush leaves
the
White House homeowner****p will be lower than it was when he moved in."
US-Allied Iraqi Politician Kills Two US Troops, Wounds Four
http://www.truthout.org/article/us-allied-iraqi-politician-kills-two-us-troops-wounds-four
Mohammed al Dulaimy and Hannah Allam re****t for McClatchy Newspapers: "A
U.S.-allied Iraqi council member sprayed American troops with gunfire
Monday,
killing two soldiers and wounding three and an interpreter, Iraqi
authorities
and witnesses said. The attack occurred minutes after they emerged from a
weekly joint meeting on reconstruction in this volatile town southeast of
Baghdad."
UN on the Trail of Syria's Nuclear Secrets
http://www.truthout.org/article/un-trail-syrias-nuclear-secrets
Pierre Prier re****ts for Le Figaro: "The International Atomic Energy
Agency's
(IAEA) bloodhounds must examine the remains of a building Israel bombed
last
year." But nothing about this situation is clear ...
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