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QUOTED: “The pollution that’s produced by a population of 200,000 or 300,000 fish would be the equivalent of the waste produced by a town of 60,000 people.”
— Environmentalist Tim Eichenberg on a bill regulating fish farms, which are set to boom under a new federal mandate (story #15, below).
TOP STORIES
[o1] “An Army of one wrong recruit”
[o2] “Nigeria: Pfizer’s deadly experiment”
[o3] “Vaccine makers helped write Frist-backed shield law”
BRITAIN’S WAR ON TERROR
[o4] “Terror suspect numbers soar”
[o5] “Spies ‘hid’ bomber tape from MPs”
WORLD
[o6] “Afghan poppy farmers expect record crop”
[o7] “Indian prisoners protest Chile’s anti-terror law”
[o8] “Zimbabwe students burn classrooms in fee protest”
[o9] “U.S. ‘not funding societies or activists'”
NATION
[10] “Lewis denies report that he was being investigated”
[11] “Was author dropped for opposing No Child law?”
[12] “Uncle Sam doesn’t want you”
[13] “LA bans demolition of downtown flophouses to slow gentrification”
FISHERIES
[14] “Sonar range stirs concerns in fertile fishing area”
[15] “Bill would create tough standards for fish farms”
VIEWPOINT
[16] “Secrecy’s shadow falls on Washington”
[o1]
“An Army of one wrong recruit”
Oregonian, May 7, 2006
The Army broke their own regulations by recruiting an 18-year-old autistic boy to meet quotas.
[o2]
“Nigeria: Pfizer’s deadly experiment”
Daily Champion (Nigeria), May 12, 2006
A previously unreleased report claims five children died from an experimental Pfizer drug used in violation of the law.
[o3]
“Vaccine makers helped write Frist-backed shield law”
Tennessean, May 8, 2006
Documents confirm that the Senate Majority Leader met privately with drug lobbyists; he later wrote legislation favoring them.
[o4]
“Terror suspect numbers soar”
Guardian (U.K.), May 14, 2006
Terror fears in the U.K. increase as a radical cleric prepares to leave prison and 1,200 Islamic Britons come under investigation.
[o5]
“Spies ‘hid’ bomber tape from MPs”
The Sunday Times (U.K.), May 14, 2006
Officials called a new inquiry after learning that MI5 concealed recordings of terrorists plotting the London transit attacks.
[o6]
“Afghan poppy farmers expect record crop”
Independent (U.K.), May 11, 2006
Opium eradication efforts are no match for the corruption, power and fear engendered by Afghan poppy millionaires.
[o7]
“Indian prisoners protest Chile’s anti-terror law”
Reuters, May 10, 2006
Activists are on a hunger strike after being sentenced for the burning of a commercial forest on land claimed by Mapuche Indians.
[o8]
“Zimbabwe students burn classrooms in fee protest”
South African Broadcasting Corporation, May 12, 2006
The president is accused of corruption and mismanagement amid ballooning inflation and fears of escalating protests.
[o9]
“U.S. ‘not funding societies or activists'”
Gulf News (United Arab Emirates), May 14, 2006
The U.S. ambassador to Bahrain denies paying activists to run for office and upset the status quo.
[10]
“Lewis denies report that he was being investigated”
Redlands Daily Facts (CA), May 12, 2006
A series of lobbyist donations allegedly tie California Rep. Jerry Lewis to the disgraced former Congressman Randy Cunningham.
[11]
“Was author dropped for opposing No Child law?”
Chicago Sun-Times, May 13, 2006
An author critical of No Child Left Behind said McGraw-Hill, which profits from the law, prevented her from speaking out.
[12]
“Uncle Sam doesn’t want you”
Christian Science Monitor, May 11, 2006
Several intellectuals have been denied visas under a Patriot Act clause that excludes foreigners who “endorse” terrorism.
[13]
“LA bans demolition of downtown flophouses to slow gentrification”
Associated Press, May 10, 2006
Affordable housing grows ever-more scarce, and the conversion of Skid Row hotels to condos could displace 10,000 people.
[14]
Sonar range stirs concerns in fertile fishing area”
Associated Press, May 14, 2006
Fishermen are fighting Navy plans to install a sonar station they fear will destroy coral that sustains fish.
“Bill would create tough standards for fish farms”
InsideBayArea.com, May 10, 2006
A federal mandate to quintuple of the market for farmed fish is raising fears in California of massive environmental impacts.
[16]
“Secrecy’s shadow falls on Washington”
Los Angeles Times, May 7, 2006
David Wise says the Bush administration’s push to criminalize leaks of government information could impact journalism.
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