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August

27

• Gamma-ray telescope makes first map of sky
• Witness' blame U.S. soldiers for revenge-murder of Iraqi captives
• 'Taliban Gain New Foothold in Afghan City'
• FDIC bank insurance needs more money
• New dinosaur species found in Spain?
• 'Officials: Marines sold drugs on base'

25

• Three years after hurricane New Orleans remains in ruins
• 'Military offensive displaces 300,000 in north-west Pakistan'
• Secret CIA airbase in Laos revealed
• 'Huge statue of Roman ruler found'

23

• 'Mexican Citizens Groups Pressure Government to Act on Crime'
• Laws and new technology makes surveillance easy for gov't
• Afghan gov't claims 76 killed in sloppy NATO airstrike

22

• 'How Bankruptcy Would Wreck GM and Chrysler'
• 'Some solar flares may be caused by dark matter'
• UK: 'Retailers cry foul as economists question official data'
• Israel threatens humanitarian mission to sealed Gaza as 'provocation'

19

• 'McCain's Pitch for Safe Nuclear Power May Be Undercut by Leaks'
• Ossetia to use Kosovo as precedent for independence
• 'Canada seeks traces of doomed Arctic expedition'
• Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac need gov't rescue
• 'Taliban kill 10 French troops, raid US base'
• 'South Ossetia: The violent thaw'

15

• 'Pacific dives recover novel fish'
• 'The Georgia Crisis: A Blow to NATO'
• 'Life not improving for tent camp Iraqis'
• 'Musharraf feels the heat as impeachment looms'
• Study suggests homosexuality linked to X chromosome

14

• 'Arsenic-munching bacteria found'
• 'Remains of cemetery found in Sahara'
• 'Portal to mythical Mayan underworld found'
• 'Russian military concerned by U.S. cargo flights to Georgia'

12

• 'Prehistoric giant animals killed by man, not climate'
• 'X-rays Use Diamonds As Window To Center Of The Earth'
• In response to gov't attacks Pakistani Taliban declares war

10

• Black smoker hydrothermal vent found in Arctic
• 'South Ossetians describe fleeing from the fighting'
• Israel aims to dismantle Islamic welfare organizations
• Gov't statistics fail to reflect widespread recession in U.S.
• Comment: 'Corporate media colludes with democracy’s demise'

9

• Georgian war escalates
• 'The Neanderthal murder mystery'
• Toyota's profits fall amid high fuel costs
• Quantum entanglement may detect gravity waves

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• New at Holology: Georgia Starts War with Russia

7

• Dutch woman discovers unique cosmic object
• Fed cuts useless as borrowing costs continue to rise
• 'Massacre at Taejon: New Evidence on US Responsibility and Coverup'
• '1,900-year-old chariot discovered in Bulgaria'
• 'Food crisis sows seed for change'
• Comment: 'Monetary joyride'

6

• 'Crafty sea lion climbs ladder to board family boat'
• 'Kosher meats firm cited for child labor violations'
• 'New Zealand reptile set to become father at age of 111'
• Freddie Mac's quarterly loss three times expected amount
• Mexican soldiers working for drug gangs, threaten U.S. Border Patrol

5

• Financial leaders struggle to keep Asian investors buying U$ mortgage debt
• Fearful U.S. military even tries to censor war photos in medical book
• 'Chinese immigrant in bus beheading dined on victim'
• Comment: 'Henry Paulson has lost control'
• 'Calls for end to Saudi child marriages'

4

• 'Found: The hottest water on Earth'
• U.S. military intentionally napalmed refugees during Korean War
• Military-industrial complex turns inward, profits from security fears
• 'Billions: The Politics of Influence in the United States, China and Israel'

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• New art at Holology: The Empire’s Visionary Leader

2

• Kafka's porn stash ignored by scholars to preserve image
• Rainforest expedition discovers new species in Guyana
• 'U.S. sub may have leaked radiation in Japan'
• Rate of bank failures accelerating in U$A

1

• 'Mars Express Acquires Sharpest Images Of Martian Moon Phobos'
• Wal*Mart executives fear wage and labor regulation
• New details emerge concerning 2001 anthrax case
• 'Iraq suffers from dirty water, fears about cholera'
• 'Schwarzenegger orders cuts amid fiscal crisis'

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Updated: August, 2008
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