Click.  David Domke: Bush's goal is a national mood of spiritual superiority under the guise of a just sovereignty.

Click.  The three companies that certify the nation's voting technologies operate in secrecy, and refuse to discuss flaws in the ATM-like machines to be used by nearly one in three voters in November.

Click.  Robolander to combat terror hijacks. Click.  Anti-hijacking Avionics.

Click.  Lenore Skenazy: $1.5 billion for labs only fuels my bioterror.

Click.  Swift boat skipper William B. Rood:  I was there.

Click.  Blow by blow coverage: Swift boat veterans for "truth" vs. the truth.

Click.  Matier & Ross: When it comes to San Pablo's new mega-casino, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger apparently hit the jackpot even before he pulled the lever on the deal.

Click.  Jon Else. Rusting museum of our attempted suicide survives in the desert.

Click.  Diane Lindquist: Calls to California state agencies are outsourced around the world.

Click.  The corporation: organization as psychopath.
 

Occupation: GI fix-it teams work to build a better Iraq + In Postwar Iraq, Long Arm of the Law Just Isn't Long Enough

War prisons: U.S. military tribunal proceedings to begin in Cuba. 4 defendants to be tried; questions arise about fairness + A Look at the Four Detainees Set for Preliminary Hearings This Week

AFGHANISTAN: Remote control explosions pose threat in Afghanistan

IRAN: Iran Says Report on its Preventive Operations Distorted

Iran Bullies Israel’s Strategic Friends - with Eye on Washington Click.

Iran 'three years away' from nuclear bomb

Iran to Build More Nuclear Reactors With Russian Help; Europeans Show Interest

MIDDLE EAST: Palestinians say US destroys hope over settlements + Gov't opens office to compensate settlers evacuated under pullout + Qureia: I would be shocked if U.S. confirms shift on settlement policy

EUROPE: Via a grave site, Spain relives harsh divisions

Anger in Italy as Italian fugitive fails to report to French police

PAPER: Tony Blair refuses to travel to US to pick up Congressional Medal of Honor

INTELLIGENCE AGENTS AT WORK AND AT PLAY....

Terrorist attack on LA-area ports could cost economy $34 billion

Financial backing for al Qaeda down, report says. But group still easily able to fund terror operations

Farmlands Seen as Fertile for Terrorism  Click. (LAT Reg)

'Dirty' Bomb's Impact Studied Click. (LAT Reg)

New fears below Mexican border Click.

Alpha Russian special service unit is as strong as ever

Up-to-date S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to defend Moscow's air space

Pravda: US troops approaching Russian borders

Australia: Al-Qaeda fears stark before war + PM was told war would spur terrorism + Labor's '27 lies' dossier attacks PM's credibility

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The day I met Osama's man in Britain

Che Guevara: The killer staring down in a bedsit near you

Accelerated test program increases F-16 capabilities

UK: Case for arrests of terror suspects revealed

Elite Israeli troops anger at arrest of colleague

Idema: EMBASSY LETTER OPENED DOORS FOR IDEMA + Reporter or fiend? + American Accused of Torturing Suspects Entered Afghanistan With Help of U.S. Official

Terrorists Thriving in Fringe Areas

Spies Stopped by Wicked Wallpaper

When is a terrorist not a terrorist?

Mex border terror fears

HOW LOW
THE LAW GOES....

Mexican police discover small, crude tunnel under U.S. border

The Mepham assaults: A year later

Think meth’s a problem? Now triple it

Killing of Tulsa bar owner leads to backlash against homeless

Wife's 21-year struggle gives husband new hope

National Security Courts and Torture Warrants

'Mr. Botox' Case Raises Some Brows

To trial or not in Kobe case

US court: Software can't commit piracy

Report: Abandoned Children Had Suffered Years of Abuse Prior to Nigerian Odyssey

Grand Jury Hands Down Indictment in Colorado Recruiting Scandal, According to Newspaper

Fifty Years After Brown V. Board, NAACP Legal Defense Fund Carries on Civil Rights Fight

CALIFORNIA BREAKING LAW NEWS....

State may list exact address of sex offender

Convicts pin hopes on governor for parole (CCT Reg) + After guarding inmates, she now decides their fates

Inmates say AIDS education is lacking (CCT Reg)

Santa Clara County sued by adoptive parents re: child with HIV (SJM Reg)

San Francisco jail: Funding closes the 'revolving door' of incarceration (CCT Reg) + Inmates put welfare fund to use + Inmate families paying high phone rates for "welfare funds" + Why is oversight of jail phone call so thin?

Disrespect has repercussions on the streets (CCT Reg)

Sonoma executions: Link between Jenner slayings, Arizona sought. A Scottsdale couple was also fatally shot in sleeping bags + No suspects yet in Jenner beach slaying + Town scared by killing of campers

Safe play structure design sweats the details

Tiburon lawyer strives for diversity

Marin General Hospital director wants to discuss complaint re: death of infant

Corte Madera second-unit policy might violate state law

At 72, lawyer gives of himself so seniors have a place to turn

Sacramento: Struggle with police officer ends with suspect shot

Change in home hazard reports

Oakland: Key decision expected in priest abuse cases. Debate over when Catholic leaders learned of problem + Oakland cops cage animal rights group + No leads in case of man shot to death

Lawsuit challenges LA county over immigrant medical billing

South San Francisco: 3 parkgoers attacked by mob, police say

San Leandro: Marshals, cops nab suspect in slaying

Agencies team up in Modesto to tell gangs: Better leave town

Healdsburg mother on suicide watch after son dies in locked van

Vagaries of our 'three strikes' law

Deputy to hit road on motorbike after a 28-year ride

New L.A. regulations on cybercafes take effect to prevent juvenile violence

Michael Jackson: Ears where Jacko's nose comes from

Scott Peterson: Peterson lies will hit nerve with some victims of love + The  Week In Review + Frey to Take Stand, Experts Say Solid Evidence Needed

The Governor: Cuts to state program affect children with emotional disorders + The love-in is over for the Gov. + License Showdown Looms + Vehicle fees could raise $90 million for air pollution programs + Voters are ignorant about growth but fear its impacts

What he knew and when he know it. Kevin Shelley said to have accepted campaign checks from Julie Lee in person

Big week ahead for Bay Area in Legislature + Immigration consultant fraud bill receives its final approval + Back to days of wine and payoffs

GOP hopes for rare victory in Assembly race (SJM Reg) + State GOP tends to its grass roots

Bay Bridge plan risks losing trust of voters (SJM Reg)

The Indian Tribes: Legislators balk at huge casino (SJM Reg) + Feinstein opposes huge San Pablo casino + Point Molate resort details released (CCT Reg) + Maloofs set sights on the young and hip + State casino deal bets against the vulnerable  + 'Friendly City' Rohnert Park icy over casino furor + Tribes plan $70 million Cloverdale casino + Hupa Indians battle to reclaim Trinity River + Siren song of the slots Click. (CCT Reg) + Tribe Backing a Casino for Orange County Plays Its Plans Close to the Vest Click. (LAT Reg) + Indians barred from tribes can't seek help in U.S. or state courts Click. (FB Reg)

Forum: Looking again at Hetch Hetchy + Editorial: The lost Yosemite

State eyes expanding wind farm locations

LOCAL NEWS: Newborn screening to expand (CCT Reg)

The Braceros: Labor's lost legacy

San Jose. Rivals: Cisco's tactics unfair (CCT Reg)

State, Mt. Tamalpais club reach deal on new trails

Marin quietly transforming

Pipeline owner unprepared for spill in marsh, EPA says

School days: Recess gets regulated + Fremont school board mum on firings over hazings + Washington gets a lecture from state about No Child Left Behind + Employment rises with bread class + State's new community college fee puts squeeze on students + What boxes get blown up? +Charters take on LAUSD for overcharging Click. + Put the Squeeze on Lemon Teachers Click. (LAT Reg) + Seven charter schools fighting district plans to withhold $3 million in state money

Bullet Train to nowhere + High-speed collision with conflicting interests + Truth may have come off the tracks + Ethics troubles

Sacramento: Pollution worries may alter course of Colusa Drain

Grants help accommodate Hmong influx in Central Valley

Sacramento: CPS to hold 7-week Citizens Academy

San Francisco: Ballot item deepens union-immigrant ties. Noncitizens are key to labor's new base

Fremont close to naming city manager

San Leandro: Airport noise insulation plan set for takeoff

Weather puts vintners in rush to crush

State demolishes Overacker home in Fremont

Yosemite National Park to adopt hybrid-powered buses

Los Angeles County emergency room closures strain health care system

Monterey: Water transfer raises flags re: private property owners selling water rights

Napa: Immigrant advocate moves to Santa Rosa

Farm Bureau threatens suit over buffer in Watsonville development

Portuguese bullfights in California's Central Valley

Democrats Close to Choosing Senate Leader Click. (LAT Reg)

High stakes in boosted adoption efforts Click. (OC Reg)

Children's Care Effort Left to Wither Away Click. (LAT Reg)

Millions in calls rung up from jails Click.

New Routes Just for Trucks Urged Click. (LAT Reg)

Plan Aims to Reduce Truck Congestion at Ports  Click. (LAT Reg)

Berkeley culverts over creeks expected to collapse Click. (CCT Reg)

Coverage gap in rebuilding fire damaged homes linked to cost calculators Click.

MILITARY  Ex-Marines sentenced to prison for killing in Twentynine Palms

A family's grief can teach us nothing about the war

Army determining new Afghanistan tactics Click.

B-52s return to Central Louisiana range

British Army gets first Muslim cleric

Troops Who'd Rather Be in Iraq

Preparations for 60th Anniversary of WWII Liberation Rekindle Memories of the Hungry, Angry Paris

LEAKGATES Was 9/11 Supposed to Be 9/18?

9/11 study: FBI lacks info on al-Qaida cash

Final monographs of 9/11 commission

Activists march through streets for street people

California: Proposition 69 could threaten privacy of DNA

Anti-abuse bumper stickers

Why was Senator Kennedy placed on US "no fly" list?

Monument to fascists erected in Estonia

National ID seen in Sept. 11 panel plan

Protestors guide to New York City + New York City on the brink

MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK....

Iraq Can't Boost Oil Sales Until Its Security Improves, Oil Official Says  + Energy analysts raise doubts about quick relief + Oil giants sell out assets

Google ranks last in governance test

Safeway's Burd confronts threats head on (CCT Reg)

Money Matters: Bypass trusts can help - or hurt - on estate taxes

Companies must tell more, and sooner

Economics of running a restaurant + From soup to nuts in saga of one S.F. dining hot spot

Changing Course: Boat owners face hefty bills from change in tax laws

BIOWARFARE  WATCH....

Fear follows plan to build more deadly-disease labs

Court ruling expected soon on new lab in Livermore re: biosafety

Plant process may lose 'wasteful' tag

Tubes, Pump and Fragile Hope Keep a Baby's Heart Beating

Bay Area asthma camp helps kids breathe

Father, son keep Berkeley in herbs

Coming soon, a "freak Olympics"

Doctor shares Down syndrome advancements with parents

Click. The writer narrates the trauma of his own brain surgery and his ongoing struggle to overcome Parkinson’s.

U.S. scientists say they need an underground lab. Geologists, physicists have work they can't do elsewhere

Chemical may cause muscular dystrophy

UK: N

Prairies breathe again as bison find a new home on the range

Google changes whole relationship between knowledge and people

Messaging spam heads for your PC

QuiteATake

THE BUSHWORLD...

Sam Smith: Forgotten Bush 2000 campaign document reveals obsession with Iraqi oil

Insurers Object to New Provision in Medicare Law

WASHINGTON ACCUSED OF IGNORING NUCLEAR TERROR THREAT

NEW FEDERAL OVERTIME RULES MURKY + Employers, Workers Debate Likely Effect of New Overtime Rules

For Powell, signs point to political revival + Powell to Attend Athens Closing Ceremony

Congress: Senate Republicans propose dismantling CIA + Republican Lawmaker Unveils Intelligence Plan

CONGRESS TAKES FROM MILITARY, TO SPEND ON PORK

THE 2004 ELECTION:

Attacks on Vietnam war hero: Wash. Post: Swift Boat Accounts Incomplete + KERRY URGES BUSH TO STOP ATTACK ADS + Smear by veterans may hurt Bush + Jeffersonian democracy + Kerry, Dodging Charges Over Vietnam, Returns Fire + Group to Air Ad Attacking Kerry's 1971 Testimony + Next 'swift boat' smear to focus on Kerry's antiwar activities in '70s Click. + Eleanor Clift: Fighting a phony war Click.

Golden Golan's rise & fall

Scandal of double voters

Alaska's Murkowski Dodges Fellow Republicans' Slings for Chance to Return to Senate

Jewish vote: With clock ticking and bid to court the Jews up for grabs, is U.S. policy being stitched to fit?

BUSH/CHENEY: Bush touts education achievements in office + Environmentalists see Bush's record as key weakness + The power of a sitting president + Republicans 'contract' reshaped face of politics+ Ex-NYC mayor Koch, a Democrat, voices support for Bush + Bush volunteer resigns after appearing in anti-Kerry ad + Nephew campaigns for Bush in Mexico + First Lady is Bush's first line of defense

KERRY/EDWARDS: Kerry cups runneth over + Kerry campaign nets $2 million in Hamptons stops+ ANALYSIS: Allegations about Kerry's war record lead to strategy shift + Edwards blasts new overtime rules + Youth vote could carry Kerry into White House + Sam Smith: Kerry on marijuana + Kerry moves to center on issue of gun safety + Kerry’s agenda faces questions as race heats up

OPINIONS:

Campaign Irony: Combat Veteran Under Fire While Combat Evader Skates

Bush adrift on sands of Iraq

Blood and treasure

Can Kerry Just Be Himself?

Outsourcing and Patriotism

A suicide map of the United States

Siddhartha Mitter: This far by filth Click.

Alan Bisbort: 'Catch-43' Click.

The Bush Team in Iraq: Moral Cowardice, as Practiced by Experts

Bush is 'exploiting 9/11 for re-election'

Trigger-Happy Bush Is No Reagan  Click. (LAT Reg)

Blood for pork....

Don't Mind If I Do: $8.9 Billion in Pork

$9 billion handed to Iraq 'is missing'

Hilton: Colombia's Oil

After Week of Army Flip-Flops, Halliburton Awaits Final Decision on Contract Payments

CONNECT THE DOTS....

Diana Griego Erwin: Feelings of pity replace rage for sad souls who commit hate crimes

Teach teens to recognize violence in relationships

Saint's legendary status doesn't deter believers. The faithful don't care whether St. Christopher really existed

The trials -- and benefits -- of workplace dating

Fear it!

She's hot for firemen: woman's ex-hubby + Probe into whether she slept with hundreds of cops, firemen since 9/11

San Francisco gay marriage and beyond: San Francisco: Youth in the Castro find welcoming spirit at LYRIC + Latin gay community at Reno Pride Festival + From afar, fund boosts supporters of gay marriage + Lives less ordinary

The Pen Is Mightier.... 

French reporters vanish in Iraq

The Ombudsman: Covering Kerry: truth, timing, the news that fits

Jane Pauley to try hand at talk show

CAMPAIGN PROPAGANDA INFILTRATES LETTERS TO THE EDITOR PAGES

Little magazines

Tim Harper: Trying to gauge the 'Fox Factor' Click.

Saddam and van Hoogstraten's lawyer, the BBC and a stalled deal

Group Frees U.S. Journalist Hostage in Iraq-TV

Columbia campaign desk

Today's papers

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Van Gogh,

Daily picture from the Metropolitan

Bay Area: A's, Giants catering to pink-collar fans. Nearly half of local ballpark attendees are women

Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders make Hayward dance center

Reno coin club in action

Theatre: The secret of 'The Black Rider' (CCT Reg)

Old dolls brought out of hiding in Vermont

Rasputin - an understanding for both Russians and non-Russians

Munch Paintings Stolen From Norway Museum

Armenia: Pagan games

Cinema on wheels displays Mexican films, heritage

Poachers prey on dinosaur trail

Bloomsbury Books: Art and Design

Photographers of Genius at the Getty

Irish find 9th Century Viking body

Thracian King's gold mask uncovered

Simon Rattle's Ring of truth

A very ordinary tale of madness

Shackleton expedition pictures were 'faked'

Irish sunken wreck likely Cromwell's flagship, archaeologists say

Ben Widdicombe's Gatecrasher: 'Fair' game at premiere

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