S2011 · E121
Monday, June 20, 2011
2011/06/20 Headlines: NATO Bombs Libyan Home, Killing Nine Civilians, Including Two Babies; Obama Rejects Senior Legal Advice to Continue Libya War Without Congressional Authorization; Gates Acknowledges U.S. in Preliminary Talks with Taliban; Iraq Claims U.S. Lost $18.7 Billion, Tripling Initial Reports; U.S. Drilling Companies Stand to Earn Billions in Iraq Oil Deals; U.S. Mayors Set to Approve Resolution Calling for End to Iraq, Afghanistan Wars; Nebraska Nuclear Plants on Alert Following Missouri River Flooding; Federal Regulators Work Closely with Nuclear Power Industry to Weaken Standards; Spain: Tens of Thousands March to Protest Unemployment, Failing Economy; Saudi Arabian Women Drive in Protest of Government Ban; Syria President Vows Dialogue While Blaming Uprising on "Saboteurs"; Pakistan: Drone Strike Kills Seven amid Protests; Pakistani Journalist Beaten by Suspected Intelligence Officers; Investigation Opens on Bush-Era Attempts to Discredit Iraq War Critic, Professor Juan Cole; New York Man Killed by Toxic Debris Added to List of Official 9/11 Deaths; Former Guatemala Military Official Arrested for Involvement in Hundreds of Mass Killings; U.N. Passes Historic Resolution Endorsing Rights of Gay, Lesbian, Transgender People; Southwest Wildfires Continue to Burn, John McCain Blames Undocumented Immigrants; British Peace Activist Brian Haw Dies at 62
