Coffee and the Papers; Nevada Blogs Notes

Headlines, Nevada Blogs, National Blog notes:

Environmental news:

“US seeks alliance with China and India to block climate protection” [Der Spiegel]

“New leader (Australia) ratifies Kyoto” [NYT]

“Australia signs up to Kyoto deal to end ten year exile” [Guardian UK]

“Will MidAmerican build a nuke plant in Payette County? Subsidiary of PacifiCorp’s owner hasn’t bought the land but is conducting test to make sure its stable” [Idaho Statesman]

“Whalers in Alaska fear oil drilling may curtail way of life” [IHT]

Foreign Policy:

The Washington Post calls the NIE report “A Blow to Bush’s Tehran Policy.”

“U.S. finds that Iran halted nuclear arms bid in 2003” [WaPo]

“Pakistani rivals threaten boycott of elections” [NYT]

“Bhutto pledges aid to tribal areas” [SMH]

“Pakistan rivals plan poll demands” [BBC]

“Violence reportedly hampers Iraq forces” [USAT]

“Iraqis in Syria face food shortages” [McClatchy]

“Military deep into civilian duties” [BG]

“US slaps new sanctions on Zimbabwe” [SMH]

“Kite Runner’s Afghan child stars forced into hiding” [Guardian UK]

“Egypt to host Darfur talks” [BBC]

Politics:

“Bush steps up attacks on Congress: unpopular President seeks a way to keep Democrats on the defensive” [WaPo]

“Giuliani’s firm lobbies for bill considered threat” [NYT]

“Poll: Giuliani, Clinton support slips a month from first votes” [USAT]

“Suspect accused of hiding behind phantom mental health issue” [BG]

Economy:

“Paulson outlines mortgage aid plan: proposal would expand help at local level” [WaPo] “Borrowing costs pile pressure on MPC” [Telegraph UK]

“Economy moves to fore as issue for 2008 voters” [MiamiHerald]

Judicial:

“Court: Iowa can’t fund Prison Ministry; judges find rehabilitation program unconstitutional without secular option” [WaPo]

“Jena 6 teen admits fault in plea deal” [USAT]

“Sloppy police lab work in New York leads to retesting of drug samples” [NYT]

“Life was lost in maelstrom of suspicion: suicide of AF procurement officer Charles D. Riechers” [NYT]

New Orleans:

“Appealing the appeals: NO assessor says firm handling appeals is doing what they had long been accused of – being overly generous on appeals.” [NOLA]

“Evicted residents feel swept aside” [NOLA]

“Local families fight felon who claims their properties” [NOLA]

Health:

“Study finds gaps between doctors’ standards and actions: physicians think they should report errors and incompetence, but say they often do not” [WaPo]

“Politics, poverty, illegal immigration entangle health care in Texas” [DMN]

Nevada Blog Notes: Step Right Up! Reno and its Discontents links you to the purveyor of the Larry Craig Action Dolls, as seen on Countdown! Perfect (?) gifts for Nevadans’ northern neighbors. The Minx is right on target in regard to the PhotoShopping expertise of Vote Gibbons Out, Georgian portraiture may not survive this delightful onslaught. The Gleaner takes on the National Intelligence Estimate and the “jibberish” that preceded it. Kirk Caraway keeps on bringing up those irritating facts that get in the way of Bush Administration attempts to blame the subprime mortgage mess on the 75% of people who were talked into ARMs and lost their shirts. Nye Gateway has the photo of Daskas launching his bid to unseat Rep. Jon “the Puppet” Porter (R-NV). NV Mojo Rising recommends “The Art of Mental Warfare.”

Other Blogs: John Cole reports two versions of neo-conservative reaction to the NIE report on Iran. Taylor Marsh puts the Kyl-Lieberman amendment in the context of the current Democratic primary season. Think Progress asks what did the President know and when did he know it. Balkinization offers an instructive analysis of the Bush Administration’s position on the cases brought by Guantanamo Bay detainees. TPM Muckraker talks with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse about the pending contempt of Congress moves and White House recalcitrance. Unbossed has been following the milk labeling issue.