Monday, October 03, 2011

Overview

2011/10/03 Headlines: NYPD Arrests Over 700 on Brooklyn Bridge in Ongoing Occupy Wall Street Protest; International Protests Erupt in Portugal, Greece, England; U.S. Confirms Death of Second U.S. Citizen in Yemen Drone Strike; Afghan President Karzai Suspends Talks with Taliban; Libya: Shelling Prevents Red Cross Convoy in Besieged Town of Sirte; Thousands Attend Funeral for Executed Death Row Prisoner Troy Davis; Koch Brothers Exposed for Trading with Iran, Bribing Overseas Officials; Rick Perry under Fire for Racially Offensive Hunting Camp Name; Virginia Nuclear Reactors Remain Shut Down More Than Five Weeks After Earthquake; United Arab Emirates Activists, Bloggers Face Trial; Jewish Settlers Blamed for Burning Israeli Mosque, U.S. Lawmakers Freeze $200 Million in Aid to Palestine; Leading U.K. Climate Activist Prevented from Entering U.S.; Government Probe Confirms Major New York City Public School Corruption Scandal; Settlement Reached over Arrest of Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Producers at 2008 GOP Convention