GAO re****t blasts Pentagon over poor management of billions given to
Pakistan;
Barack Obama to focus his resources in 14 states George W. Bush won in
2004;
Supreme Court rejects death penalty for child rape; John Feffer asks why
the
global food crisis has disappeared from the media's radar; Beckerich,
Luxembourg, pursues aggressive green energy policy; and more ... Browse
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t r u t h o u t | 06.25
$2 Billion in US Aid to Pakistan Questioned
http://www.truthout.org/article/2-billion-us-aid-pakistan-questioned
Greg Miller, for The Los Angeles Times, re****ts: "The United States has
paid
more than $5 billion to reimburse Pakistan for counter-terrorism expenses
that
have often been exaggerated, if not fabricated, according to a government
audit released Tuesday that blasts the Pentagon for poor management of the
program."
Obama's Aim: 14 Bush States and Local Races
http://www.truthout.org/article/obamas-aim-14-bush-states-and-local-races
Ben Smith re****ts for The Politico: "Barack Obama will focus his resources
largely in 14 states George W. Bush won in 2004, his chief field operative
said Tuesday, hoping to score upsets in places like Virginia, Indiana, and
Georgia."
Supreme Court Rejects Death Penalty for Child Rape
http://www.truthout.org/article/supreme-court-rejects-death-penalty-child-rape
For The New York Times, David Stout re****ts: "The Supreme Court ruled, 5
to 4,
on Wednesday that sentencing someone to death for raping a child is
unconstitutional, assuming that the victim is not killed."
John Feffer | Empty Plate Club
http://www.truthout.org/article/empty-plate-club
John Feffer, for Foreign Policy in Focus, writes: "What happened to the
global
food crisis? It was in the news and out again as quickly as a bad
Hollywood
movie. The media covered the alarming increase in food prices that have
hit
poor people so hard. Riots broke out in dozens of countries. Zimbabwe,
Sudan,
and North Korea are on the edge of severe hunger. Earlier this month,
world
leaders met in Rome to redirect global funds to meet the new problem."
The Village That Aims for Energy Autarky
http://www.truthout.org/article/the-village-that-aims-energy-autarky
The Luxembourgish village of Beckerich, with 2,700 inhabitants, has
pursued an
aggressive green energy policy over the last 20 years, reducing its
electricity consumption 7 percent per year since 1994, and greenhouse gas
emissions by 50 percent from 1995 to 2010, and aims for complete energy
autarky by 2020 through a variety of innovative programs.
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