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nation on=20
planet earth has ever been subjected to so many atrocities on daily =
basis like=20
the Palestinian nation, argues Ali Alebadi. Q: Is it possible to bring =
Israeli=20
war criminals to the international justice? A: Are you kidding me? On =
which=20
planet do you think you are? ...Despite the hermitic Israeli measures to =
prevent=20
Western journalists from entering Gaza during the onslaught, using video =

footages, Webcams, voice-over-Internet massages, blog diaries, cell =
phones, and=20
testimonies of some UN employees and Red Cross physicians, Palestinians =
managed=20
to document and break up this extremely violent siege against =
Gaza.</FONT></P>
<P align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" =
size=3D2><B><A=20
href=3D"http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/28/israeli-warplanes-hit=
-gaza-tunnels"=20
target=3Ddisplay>Israeli warplanes hit Gaza tunnels</A></B> 28 Jan 2009 =
Israeli=20
warplanes pounded smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border early =
today=20
after a Palestinian bomb killed an Israeli soldier, and the Israeli =
military=20
vowed to respond harshly to any further attacks. The border flare-up ten =
days=20
into an informal cease-fire came just hours before President Barack =
Obama's new=20
Mideast envoy was due to meet Israeli leaders.</FONT></P>
<P align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" =
size=3D2><B><A=20
href=3D"http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=3D83919&amp;sectionid=3D3510=
20202"=20
target=3Ddisplay>Israeli jets hit Gaza Rafah border</A></B> 28 Jan 2009 =
Israeli=20
warplanes have carried out at least three airstrikes at the Rafah border =
between=20
the Gaza Strip and Egypt, witnesses say. Some Rafah residents fled their =
homes=20
in panic as an Israeli aircraft hit the area three times, Hamas =
officials said.=20
There was no immediate report of casualties. </FONT></P>
<P align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" =
size=3D2><B><A=20
href=3D"http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=3D83985&amp;sectionid=3D3510=
20202"=20
target=3Ddisplay>Qaeda to blow up holiest Christian site?</A></B> 28 Jan =
2009=20
Benjamin Netanyahu, <B>the favorite to win the upcoming Israeli =
election</B>,=20
says al Qaeda [al-CIAduh] terrorists will destroy Jesus Christ's burial =
site.=20
Netanyahu, who claims he had predicted an Islamic extremists attack on =
the World=20
Trade Center six years before the actual attack, said terrorists will =
target=20
Church of the Holy Sepulchre also known as the Church of the =
Resurrection -=20
Christianity's holiest site. </FONT></P>
<P align=3Dleft><B><FONT face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" =
size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=3Dh111-645"=20
target=3Ddisplay>Bill Will Establish 'National Emergency Centers' On =
Military=20
Installations</A> --FEMA Camps Mandated in <A=20
href=3D"http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=3D111_c=
ong_bills&amp;docid=3Df:h645ih.txt.pdf"=20
target=3Ddisplay>H.R. 645</A></FONT></B><FONT=20
face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D2> 22 Jan 2009 A =
Bill to=20
direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national =
emergency=20
centers on military installations. SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as =
the=20
<B>'National Emergency Centers Establishment Act'</B>. SECTION 2. <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000><B>ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY =
CENTERS</B></FONT>. (a) In=20
General - In accordance with the requirements of this Act, the Secretary =
of=20
Homeland Security shall establish not fewer than 6 national emergency =
centers on=20
military installations... (b) Purpose of National Emergency Centers... =
(3) to=20
provide centralized locations to improve the coordination of =
preparedness,=20
response, and recovery efforts of government, private, and =
not-for-profit=20
entities and faith-based organizations; and (4) <B>to meet other <A=20
href=3D"http://www.legitgov.org/DoD_to_act_in_pandemic.html">appropriate =

needs</A>, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security. =
[Start <A=20
href=3D"http://www.legitgov.org/essay_southwell_arming_the_left_is_the_ti=
me_now_102203.html">reading</A>.]
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.azcapitoltimes.com/freestory.cfm?id=3D10290"=20
target=3Ddisplay>Supreme Court affirms police right to stop-and-frisk =
searches</A>=20
28 Jan 2009 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously to overturn an =
Arizona=20
Court of Appeals opinion limiting the power of police to conduct =
physical=20
searches of citizens during routine encounters. The appeal to the =
nation's=20
highest court stems from a 2007 split decision by a Tucson appellate =
panel that=20
found police did not have sufficient reason to conduct a "pat-down" =
search of=20
Lemon Montrea Johnson after he agreed to get out of a vehicle during a =
traffic=20
stop for an unrelated matter in 2002. 
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.kirotv.com/news/18588072/detail.html" =
target=3Ddisplay>Bremerton=20
Ferry Service Restored Following Threat</A><FONT=20
face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D2> 28 Jan 2009 =
Ferry service=20
to Bremerton has been restored after a bomb threat evacuated the ferry =
Hyak and=20
the Bremerton terminal Wednesday afternoon, the Washington State Patrol =
said.=20
According to the WSP Homeland Security, at about 12:50 p.m., someone =
aboard the=20
ferry found a note on a mirror in bathroom mirror that said a bomb was =
going to=20
go off
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jan2009/bayc-j28.shtml"=20
target=3Ddisplay>Michigan man, 93, freezes to death after city cuts off=20
electricity</A> --The oven door was propped open, which suggests =
that Schur=20
made a futile attempt to heat his home using the appliance. 28 Jan 2009 =
On=20
January 17, the frozen body of 93-year-old Marvin E. Schur was found by=20
neighbors at his home in Bay City, Michigan, several days after the =
municipal=20
power company had restricted his access to electricity due to =
outstanding bills.=20
The death has provoked outrage among residents in this working class =
city of=20
36,000, located where the Saginaw River flows into Lake Huron, about 100 =
miles=20
north of Detroit.
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jtZMevoXNddfqDv=
gHSeuOVtVQ2QAD960C7SG1"=20
target=3Ddisplay>Postmaster General: Mail days may need to be =
cut</A> 28 Jan=20
2009 Massive deficits could force the post office to cut out one day of =
mail=20
delivery, the postmaster general told Congress on Wednesday, in asking =
lawmakers=20
to lift the requirement that the agency deliver mail six days a week. =
Previous=20
post office studies have looked at the possibility of skipping some =
other day=20
when mail flow is light, such as Tuesday. 
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28882024/" =
target=3Ddisplay>Unemployment rose in=20
every state in December</A> --Manufacturing particularly hit, =
analyst sees=20
trend continuing through year 28 Jan 2009 Rising unemployment spared no =
state=20
last month, and 2009 is shaping up as another miserable year for workers =
from=20
coast to coast. Jobless rates for December hit double digits in Michigan =
and=20
Rhode Island, while South Carolina and Indiana notched the biggest gains =
from=20
the previous month, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barack=
obama/4365684/Car-industry-to-fight-Barack-Obamas-green-proposals.html"=20
target=3Ddisplay>Car industry to fight Barack Obama's green =
proposals</A> 28=20
Jan 2009 Car industry groups are gearing up for a long fight and the =
likelihood=20
of legal action against proposals by President Barack Obama to allow =
California=20
and other states to set their own regulations on greenhouse gas emission =
from=20
vehicles. Though none are yet committing to fight the plans in court, =
the US=20
Chamber of Commerce said it was "100 per cent sure" that a challenge =
would be=20
launched if the Environmental Protection Agency gives the go-ahead to=20
California.
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/27/A=
R2009012703501.html"=20
target=3Ddisplay>Fed Adopts Program to Stem Foreclosures</A> --Mortgage=20
Renegotiation to Focus On Reducing Amount of Principal Owed 28 Jan =
2009 With=20
its bailouts of Bear Stearns and American International Group, the =
Federal=20
Reserve took a vast portfolio of mortgages onto its books. Now, it is =
trying to=20
use its control of billions of dollars worth of home loans to help =
prevent=20
foreclosures. 
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-biz-starbucks-laoyffs-=
jan28,0,3694564.story"=20
target=3Ddisplay>Starbucks to lay off 6,700, close 300 stores</A> 28 =
Jan 2009=20
Starbucks Corp. continues to take the ax to its business. New plans =
include=20
closing 300 stores and cutting up to 6,700 jobs in fiscal year 2009. =
Starbucks,=20
hit hard as consumers forego pricey coffees, increased its cost-savings =
target=20
to $500 million from $400 million for the fiscal year. Starbucks saw its =

same-store sales fell 9 percent for the quarter. </FONT></P>
<P align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" =
size=3D2><B><A=20
href=3D"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/01/28/ST2=
009012802327.html"=20
target=3Ddisplay>House Votes Against Delaying Switch to Digital =
TV</A></B>=20
--Bill's Defeat Means Nation Will Transition From Analog Sets Next Month =
28 Jan=20
2009 The House today defeated a bill, 258-168, to delay the nation's =
switch to=20
all-digital television by four months. The action comes less than two =
days after=20
the Senate unanimously passed a plan to postpone the Feb. 17 switch to =
June 12.=20
</FONT></P>
<P align=3Dleft><A=20
href=3D"http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Health/wireStory?id=3D6741932"=20
target=3Ddisplay><B><FONT face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" =

size=3D2>Studies Find Mercury in Much U.S. Corn =
Syrup</A><FONT=20
face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D2> 27 Jan 2009 =
Many common=20
foods made using commercial high fructose corn syrup contain mercury as =
well,=20
researchers reported on Tuesday, while another study suggested the corn =
syrup=20
itself is contaminated. 
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-lisalm2812403343jan28,0,106=
3424.story"=20
target=3Ddisplay>Officials: Firm knew about salmonella, shipped =
anyway</A> 28=20
Jan 2009 Operators of the Georgia peanut-processing plant at the center =
of a=20
nationwide salmonella outbreak knew of bacteria at the facility as early =
as=20
2007, but continued to ship their peanut butter and paste to dozens of=20
companies, federal health officials said yesterday. An investigation of =
the=20
Peanut Corporation of America's plant in Blakely, Ga., has revealed at =
least=20
four strains of salmonella associated with the facility, investigators =
from the=20
U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control =
and=20
Prevention said. [Why haven't *homicide charges* against the =
operators of the=20
plant been filed?]</DIV>
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target=3Ddisplay>Rumsfeld to stand trial for war crimes?</A> 27 Jan =
2009 A UN=20
official says there is enough evidence that former US defense secretary =
Donald=20
Rumsfeld could be brought to justice for war crimes. The United Nations =
Special=20
Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak in an interview on Monday told CNN =
that the=20
international body had enough evidence to prosecute Rumsfeld for his =
direct=20
authorization of tortures at US detention centers in 2002. 

<A=20
href=3D"http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2009/01/25/europe/OUKWD-UK-FI=
NANCIAL-UN-DRUGS.php"=20
target=3Ddisplay>U.N. crime chief says drug money flowed into=20
banks</A>=20
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that=20
money made in illicit drug trade has been used to keep banks afloat in =
the=20
global financial crisis, its head was quoted as saying on Sunday. =
Vienna-based=20
UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa said in an interview =
released by=20
Austrian weekly Profil that drug money often became the only available =
capital=20
when the crisis spiralled out of control last year.
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