august newspurge: is that all there is?

9/11 updates:
chronology of major terrorist attacks since sept 11, 2001*
who – and what – are behind the 'official history' of the bin laden raid?*

biowars/envirohealth:
Fukushima mom comes to Portland: “10-year-old son started having symptoms — Nose bleeding and fevers”*
China: Radioactive contamination spreads far beyond Japan's claims in Pacific waters*
US Uses Global Warming to Lay Claim to 200,000 Square Miles of Arctic Waters*
Guardian Forced to Correct Bizarre Climate Change/Alien Story*
Alabama Nuclear Plant Wins Go-Ahead after 23-Year Delay*
9 Billion-Dollar Disasters So Far This Year*
Biden Tells Chinese He’s ‘Not Second-Guessing’ One-Child Policy*
Jaded West Coast Chuckles Over East Coast Quake*
Facebook, Twitter report record earthquake messages*
Hurricane Irene strengthens, plods toward US*

drugwar:
Retired NYPD Officer Frank Serpico:
American Drug War is A Lie, Just Like 9/11*
video: Kucinich appears in Seattle to rally marijuana activists*

econocrash:
MOODY'S ANALYST BREAKS SILENCE:
Says Ratings Agency Rotten To Core With Conflicts*
Exclusive: Goldman Sachs VP Changed His Name,
Now Advances Goldman Lobbying Interests As Top Staffer To Darrell Issa*
BofA layoffs are the latest as an industry shrinks*
video: Open mic catches Bank of America official vowing to ‘help’ Perry*

geopolitiks:
American hikers get stiff sentences in Iran*
ambassador to Israel: Who is Dan Shapiro?*
Terror Wins: King of Norway calls for “Police in the streets, Controls, Exercises”*
Sri Lanka deploys military to quell unrest over strange urban legend*

history/mystery:
Martin Luther King memorial made in China*
Geologists may have found oldest known fossils*

media/memes:
Rarities in Streaming Video on Netflix Instant and Hulu Plus*
Kate Winslet escapes fire at Richard Branson's luxury island retreat*
Corporate Interests Threaten Children’s Welfare*
Nick Ashford, Of Ashford & Simpson, Dies At 70*
video: Ashford & Simpson - Ain't no mountain high enough*
Jerry Leiber, Rock ‘n’ Roll Lyricist, Dies at 78*
video: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Documentary*

murder/mayhem:
In California, a Second Episode of Fan Violence*
video: ‘Wing walker’ falls to his death at Michigan air show*

obamessiah:
Judge Orders White House to Publish Visitor Logs*
video: Sheriff Joe Arpaio probing Obama birth certificate 'evidence'*
Ron Paul's birthday 'money bomb' nets $1.6 million*

police state updates:
Ron Paul:
“They’re Setting The Stage For Violence In This Country”*
Tased From Above! New Robot Copter To Begin Patrolling Our Skies*
Soldiers participate in Vibrant 12 CBRN attack exercise*
Boston Is Not a Military Training Ground*
U.S. Air Force Leads Raid on Las Vegas Gun Shop*

warwhores:
US troops may stay in Afghanistan until 2024*
Afghan coppers trained with Playmobil*

wv worry:
House Passes Redistricting Bill*
10 Coolest Small Towns in America 2011*