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Leading scientist John Holdren says "global warming" is not the correct term to use; he prefers "global disruption." "'Global warming' [is] misleading. It implies something that's mainly about temperature, that's gradual, and that's uniform across the planet," says Holdren. "In fact, temperature is only one of the things that's changing. It's a sort of an index of the state of the climate. The whole climate is changing: the winds, the ocean currents, the storm patterns, snow packs, snowmelt, flooding, droughts. Temperature is just a bit of it." [includes rush transcript]

Attorney Stephen Susman helped file a groundbreaking lawsuit earlier this year on behalf of 400 Inupiat villagers in the Alaskan town of Kivalina who are being forced to relocate because of flooding caused by global warming. The suit accuses twenty oil, gas and electric companies, including ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips and Peabody, of being responsible for emitting millions of tons of greenhouse gases causing the Arctic ice to melt. [includes rush transcript]

15 Colombian Hostages Rescued in Daring Operation, Critics: Don?t Let Rescue Boost Uribe Policies, McCain Briefed on Rescue Mission; Switches Advisers, Amidst Progress on Nuke Talks, Bush Restates Iran Threat, Lawmakers: Bush Admin Knew of Hunt Oil Deal in Iraq, Adm. Mullen: Iraq War Undermining Afghan Efforts, US, Poland Near Missile Deal, US Reverses Moratorium on Solar Projects, Jailed South Korean Immigrant Released in Return for Dropping Health Claims, Study: Cheap Materials, Lax Oversight Caused Toxicity in Katrina Trailers, LA Times Announces 250 Job Cuts

Barack Obama has pledged to expand a controversial White House program that funnels federal money to religious charities. Many Democrats are reportedly saying it's the most aggressive outreach to religious voters ever by the party's presidential nominee. We speak with the Reverend Jim Wallis, founder and president of Sojourners, the largest network of progressive Christians in the United States. [includes rush transcript]

Anna Deavere Smith has been hailed as the most exciting individual in American theater. She has won numerous awards, including two Obies, several Tony nominations and a MacArthur genius grant. She is best known for two plays examining race relations: Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and Other Identities and Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992. Her latest solo show is called Let Me Down Easy. [includes rush transcript]

This week marks the fortieth anniversary of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, when nuclear powers agreed to eventually eliminate their nuclear weapons, and non-nuclear states agreed not to seek to develop nuclear weapons capabilities. Forty years later, there are 189 signatories to the treaty and nine nuclear armed states in the world. The United States and Russia still have the world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons. We speak with Joseph Cirincione, president of the Ploughshares Fund and author of Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons. [includes rush transcript]

Iraq FM: US Accepts Lifting Contractor Immunity, Pentagon Spying on Iraqi Military, Gitmo Trainers Based Interrogations on Chinese Techniques, Pentagon Criticized for Plan to Move Chemical Weapons, 4 Killed, Dozens Injured in Israel Bulldozer Attack, Peru, Bolivia Spar Over Alleged US Military Base, Mexico Police Video Shows Alleged Torture Practice, Unattended NY Psychiatric Patient Dies in Emergency Room, Obama Backs Government Funding of Faith-Based Initiatives

Senator John McCain heads to Colombia today where he is expected to receive a lavish welcome from Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. We speak with Colombia Senator, Piedad Córdoba, who received a far different reception when she came to the United States - she was detained and questioned by immigration authorities at JFK airport. Córdoba has played a leading role in mediation efforts with the Colombian rebel group FARC and has been an outspoken critic of the Uribe government as well as a leading voice in Colombia's Afro-Colombian community.

The city council of Aurora, Colorado is considering two ordinances that would regulate how day laborers seek out work. The city is proposing to restrict the locations of offices set up to help the day laborers, and limit how they gather to meet prospective employers. Last week, local tensions escalated when members of the anti-immigrant group the Minuteman Project held a day-long protest directly in front of a busy intersection where day-laborers often gather.

While offshore drilling has drawn national attention, less has been made of oil and gas drilling on public land within the continental United States. This despite figures showing the amount of oil and gas drilling on public land has reached a new high. The Wilderness Society recently reported more than forty-four million acres of public lands are leased for oil and gas development.

Pakistani paramilitary forces have begun a fourth day of assaults on suspected Taliban sites in the northwest region of the country. The offensive marks the first major Pakistani offensive against Taliban fighters in the Khyber region and the first major military operation since Pakistan's new government came to power in March. We speak with journalist and author, David Barsamian.

UN Official: Gitmo Tribunals Flawed and Unfair, Bush Signs $162 Billion War Funding Bill, Pentagon to Keep 140,000 Troops in Iraq Until 2009, U.S. Raid Kills Cousin of Iraqi PM Maliki, Iraq Opens Oil Fields to Foreign Firms, Four Iraqis Sue U.S. Contractors Over Torture, Federal Court Dismisses Maher Arar Lawsuit, Ex-CIA Operative Accuses Agency of Suppressing Intel on Iran, June Death Toll For Int'l Troops in Afghanistan Tops Iraq, Report: McCain Tax Cuts to Save Corporations $175 Billion/Year, Protesters At DNC In Denver To Be Fenced In, 13 Arrested At Coal Plant Protest in Virginia, Commission: California's Death Penalty is Dysfunctional, Maryland Prisoner Strangled to Death in County Jail

As Denver gears up for the Democratic National Convention later this summer, the federal government has allocated $50 million for security-related expenses connected to the convention. Denver has revealed that $18 million is budgeted for equipment purchases, but most of the details remain secret, prompting the ACLU to file a civil lawsuit. We speak with the legal director of the Colorado ACLU, Mark Silverstein.

Colorado is one among of handful of states where hundreds of firefighters, paramedics, police, and even corporate employees are being trained to hunt down and report a broadly defined range of "suspicious activities." They're called Terrorism Liaison Officers. The federally supported initiative trains them to look out for "observed behavior that may be indicative of intelligence-gathering or pre-operational planning related to terrorism."

Affirmative action programs in at least three more states could come to an end this November, thanks to proposed ballot measures spearheaded by California millionaire and former University of California regent Ward Connerly. The states in question are Arizona, Colorado, and Nebraska. Opponents of affirmative-action had also been campaigning in Missouri and Oklahoma but failed to gather enough signatures to get their initiatives on state ballots. We host a debate between Jessica Peck Corry, the executive director of the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative and Melissa Hart, the president of Coloradans for Equal Opportunity.

Congressional leaders agreed to a request from President Bush last year to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran aimed at destabilizing Iran's leadership, according to a new article by veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh in the New Yorker magazine. The operations were set out in a highly classified Presidential Finding signed by Bush which, by law, must be made known to Democratic and Republican leaders. The plan allowed up to $400 million in covert spending for activities ranging from supporting dissident groups to spying on Iran's nuclear program. Hersh joins us from Washington DC.

U.S. Advisers Helped Iraq Draw Up Oil Contracts, Democrats Agree to Fund Major Escalation Of Covert Operations Against Iran, UN: Civilian Death Toll in Afghanistan Soars 60%, Pentagon Drafts Secret Plan to Launch Missions Inside Pakistan, Clinton and Obama Campaign in Unity, NH, Mugabe Sworn in After Disputed Run-Off Election, Moratorium Placed On New Solar Energy Projects on Fed Land, 1,000 Wildfires Burn in Northern California, Congress Approves Additional $170M For Israel, Israeli Officials Beat Palestinian Journalist At Border Crossing, Dow Jones On Brink of Worst June Since Great Depression, Steven Hatfill to Receive Nearly $6 Million Settlement in Anthrax Case, 50,000 Attend Mandela Celebration in London, Congress Votes to Remove Mandela & ANC From Terror List

Oil prices have jumped to yet another record high, nearing $142 a barrel in Asian trading today. The latest price surge comes a day after OPEC's president said crude prices could reach $170 this summer. Meanwhile, Libya has threatened to cut oil production in response to US threats against oil producers. We speak with Michael Klare, author of "Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet" and Arun Gupta of The Indypendent.

On Capitol Hill, a House subcommittee heard the testimony of Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff David Addington and former Justice Department attorney John Yoo. Addington and Yoo are said to have been instrumental in developing the administration's torture policy. We play highlights of the hearing and get analysis with attorney Scott Horton.

In a historic ruling Thursday the Supreme Court voted that the Second Amendment enshrines the constitutional right of an individual to own and keep a loaded handgun at home for purposes of self-defense. The 5-4 decision to overturn the 32-year old ban on handguns in the nation's capital is the court's most significant ruling on the Second Amendment since 1939. We speak with Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D - DC).

Supreme Court Rejects D.C. Handgun Ban, Court Strikes Down Campaign Finance Rule on Wealthy Candidates, In Disarmament Deal, U.S to Remove N.K. from Terror List, 41 Dead in Iraq Bombings, June Deadliest Month of Afghan Invasion for Foreign Troops, Senate OKs War Funding War Bill, Senate Delays FISA Vote, Morales Accuses U.S. of De-stabilization Campaign, Obama, Clinton Make Joint Appearance, Al-Arian Jail Term Continues with New Indictment, Obama Rejects Nader Criticism on "Talking White", Zimbabwe Proceeds With Run-off Vote

In Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe has come under widespread criticism for refusing to cancel a run-off election scheduled for Friday. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai won the first round of elections in March but withdrew from the run-off late last week. He has sought refuge in the Dutch embassy in Harare out of what he says is concern for his life. We host a discussion on Zimbabwe with University of Houston Professor, Gerald Horne, author of "From the Barrel of a Gun: The United States and the War Against Zimbabwe, 1965-1980" and Syracuse University University Professor, Horace Campbell, his latest article is titled, "Pan-Africanists: Our collective duty to Zimbabwe."

A U.S. military judge last week dismissed charges against another Marine connected to the massacre of twenty-four unarmed Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha. Of the eight Marines originally charged in the case, only one still faces prosecution. Criminal charges have been dismissed against six of the Marines and a seventh Marine was acquitted. We speak with McClatchy's Baghdad bureau chief, Leila Fadel, who recently traveled to Haditha to interview survivors of the massacre.

The Supreme Court handed corporate America a major victory this week when it sharply reduced the amount of money Exxon Mobil has to pay in punitive damages for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. An Alaskan jury had initially ruled Exxon should pay five billion dollars in punitive damages but in 2006, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court cut the award of punitive damages in half. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court cut the amount of punitive damages again and ordered Exxon Mobil to pay just $500 million in punitive damages ? one tenth of the original jury's ruling.

U.S. Attacks Kill 8 Iraqis, Including Family, Bush Hosts Iraqi President for Talks on Long-Term Deal, Supreme Court Cuts Exxon Damages for Alaska Oil Spill, Justices End Executions for Child Rape, Amnesty International Erects Gitmo Cell on National Mall, Canadian Judge: U.S. Treatment of Khadr Amounts to Torture, Judge: NSA Not Compelled to Disclose Spying on Gitmo Attorneys, Senate Begins Debate on FISA Bill, Obama, Clinton to Hold Joint Rally, South Koreans Protest as U.S. Beef Imports Set to Resume, Mandela Criticizes Mugabe on Political Crisis, Cuba Approves Lung Cancer Vaccine, U.S. Mayors Call for Shunning Bottled Water, Countrywide Shareholders Approve Bank of America Deal, Intelligence Estimate Warns on Global Warming, Florida, Sugar Corp. Reach Everglades Deal, Internal Probe Faults Security Gaps at U.S. Nuclear Sites

Forty years ago, the legendary Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil was a political prisoner. Today, he is a cabinet official in the Brazilian government. As protests raged across the globe in 1968, Gil was at the center of a cultural and political revolution in Brazil known as Tropicalia. The movement was seen as such a threat to Brazil's military dictatorship that Gil was jailed, then forced into exile, where he would become one of the world's most celebrated musicians as well as a spokesperson for Brazil?s emerging black consciousness movement. Today, Gil remains one of Brazil's best known artists, as well as the country's Minister of Culture. He is now spearheading a different kind of anti-establishment revolution. This time it's about democratizing the distribution of intellectual property rights. We spend the hour with Gilberto Gil in a wide-ranging interview on his life, his music, the black consciousness movement and the future of the internet. [includes rush transcript]

Probe: Justice Dept. Vetted Applicants for Political Beliefs, House Delays Medicare Payment Cuts, Drug Lobby Spent Record $168M in 2007, Immunity-Backing Dems Netted Higher Share of Telecom Donations, Mugabe Dismisses Calls to Delay Vote, Israel Closes Gaza Border, Launches Attacks, US Defends Palestinian Boycott, 7 Americans Die in Iraq Attacks, White House Rejected EPA Ruling by Ignoring Email, 5 Killed in Kentucky Plant Shooting, San Francisco Residents Seek ?George W. Bush Sewage Plant?

New York's Whitney Museum is opening an exhibition this week bringing together the work of architect and visionary, R. Buckminster Fuller. More than two decades after his death, Fuller continues to inspire efforts for a more sustainable planet in the twenty-first century. From his famous geodesic dome to his shunned electric car, Fuller employed design to tackle problems including homelessness and environmental degradation. [includes rush transcript]

Legendary comedian George Carlin died of heart failure on Sunday evening at the age of seventy-one. Carlin was one of the most well-known comedians of the past fifty years and was widely considered one of the top stand-up comics of all time. We play some of Carlin's memorable routines and look at his legacy with Richard Zoglin, author of Comedy on the Edge: How Stand-Up in the 1970s Changed America. [includes rush transcript]

It's being described as the most significant revision of the nation's surveillance law in three decades. The Senate is preparing to vote on rewriting the nation's Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and giving immunity to phone companies involved in President Bush?s secret domestic spy program. We speak with Senator Russ Feingold (D - WI), who has been the leading congressional voice against the Bush administration's warrantless spy program since it was exposed nearly three years ago. [includes rush transcript]

UN Condemns Zimbabwe's "Campaign of Violence", NASA Scientist Calls for Oil Execs to be Tried for Crimes Against Humanity, McCain Adviser: Terrorist Attack on US Would Benefit McCain, Network News Drastically Cuts Back on Coverage of Iraq War, Iraqi Council Member Kills Two US Soldiers, US Blocked Money for Haiti to Clean Drinking Water, Los Angeles Activist Don White, 71, Dies, US Mayors Approve Measure Supporting Single-Payer System

The New York Times reported Friday that Israel recently carried out a major military exercise that Pentagon officials say appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran?s nuclear facilities. More than 100 Israeli F-16 and F-15 fighter planes took part in the maneuvers over the eastern Mediterranean and Greece. [includes rush transcript]

By turning down $84 million in federal money, Barack Obama will be allowed to raise and spend an unlimited amount during the election. Obama is the first major party candidate to reject public funds since the system started in 1976. The decision marks a reversal for Obama. Last year, he had pledged to accept public financing if his opponent did as well. [includes rush transcript]

"We in the MDC (Movement for Democratic Change) have resolved that we will no longer participate in this violent, illegitimate sham of an election process," Tsvangirai said. At least eighty-six supporters of the MDC have been killed, and thousands more have been injured. [includes rush transcript]

House OKs Telecom Immunity; Obama to Support "Compromise" Bill, Zimbabwe's Opposition Leader Tsvangirai Drops Out of Run-Off, IAEA's ElBaradei Threatens to Quit if Iran is Attacked, Report: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Waterboarded 100 Times, NATO Shells Guerrillas in Pakistan, Haditha Residents Outraged Over Dismissed Charges, Mia Farrow Urges Blackwater to Deploy to Darfur, Head of UN Refugee Agency in Somalia Abducted, 1,300 Dead or Missing After Typhoon Hits Philippines, Nicaragua Gives Asylum to Survivors of Colombian Attack on Ecuador, Citing Executive Privilege, Bush Withholds EPA Documents , NYC Subpoenas RNC Video from I-Witness Video, Berkeley's Cody's Books Closes After 52 Years, Prempro Plaintiff Pamela Forrester Dies, Comedian George Carlin, 71, Dies

Over the past five years, the US has resettled just 5,000 Iraqis. Compare that to Sweden, a country of only nine million people, which resettled 18,000 Iraqis last year alone. And among the most desperate seeking asylum are those Iraqis who have been forced from their homes because they helped the US government in Iraq, serving as interpreters and civil society experts for the military, State Department and federal agencies such as USAID. [includes rush transcript]

As we mark World Refugee Day, Joseph Nevins traces the human tragedy of immigration across the US-Mexico border. His starting point is the story of Julio Cesar Gallegos, who died ten years ago in the scorching desert between California and Mexico. He was trying to be reunited with his wife and son in Los Angeles. [includes rush transcript]

President Bush and John McCain urge Congress to lift a federal ban on offshore oil drilling and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Their call comes as a new global warming report finds that North America is likely to experience more droughts, excessive heat and intense downpours. We speak with David Helvarg of the Blue Frontier Campaign. [includes rush transcript]

Congress to Grant Immunity to Telecoms, House Approves $162 Billion War Funding Bill, Report: Israel Rehearses Bombing Iran, Iran: US Shouldn't Be Lecturing Others About Nuclear Weapons, Report: North America to Experience More Extreme Weather, Flooding Spreads Along the Mississippi River, Obama to Opt Out of Public Financing, Gonzales Ousted Torture Critic, Offered Him US Attorney Job, UN: Rape & Sexual Violence is a Tactic of War, FBI Arrests Two Bear Stearns Hedge Fund Managers, EU Scraps Cuban Sanctions, Protesters Call for Single-Payer Healthcare System, Environmentalist Sentenced to Six Years in Jail, Harlem Residents to Protest Rezoning Plans

A new report by the Physicians for Human Rights has, for the first time, found medical evidence corroborating the claims of former prisoners who say they were tortured while in US custody. Teams of medical specialists conducted physical and psychological tests on the former prisoners, including exams intended to assess if they were lying. We speak to Dr. Allen Keller. [includes rush transcript]

McClatchy Newspapers has conducted an extensive eight-month investigation of the US detention system created after 9/11. Based on interviews with sixty-six former prisoners, the investigation found that the US imprisoned innocent men, subjected them to abuse, stripped them of their legal rights and allowed Islamic militants to turn the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay into a school for jihad. [includes rush transcript]

The Senate investigation confirmed the Pentagon sought the help of military psychologists as early as 2002 to devise so-called aggressive interrogation techniques. Dr. Steven Reisner is a psychoanalyst and a leading critic of the American Psychological Association?s policy governing the role of psychologists in interrogations. He is running for president of the APA and has received more nominating votes than any other candidate. [includes rush transcript]

On Tuesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee held an eight-hour hearing that exposed the role of top Bush administration officials in authorizing the use of harsh interrogation techniques. Meanwhile, Retired Major General Antonio Taguba, the Army general who first investigated the abuse at Abu Ghraib, has accused the Bush administration of committing war crimes. "The commander in chief and those under him authorized a systematic regime of torture," Taguba said. [includes rush transcript]

Gen. Taguba: Bush Administration Committed War Crimes, Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP to Get No-Bid Oil Contracts in Iraq, Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Begins, NATO Launches Large-Scale Anti-Taliban Offensive, GAO: US Has No Plan to Build Afghanistan's Army, Officials: 30 Levees Along Mississippi River Could Overflow, Bush Urges Congress to Lift Oil Drilling Ban, Wall Street Banks Urge Against Regulation of Oil Speculators, McCain Calls for 45 New Nuclear Reactors, Ex-Clinton Cabinet Officials to Advise Obama on Foreign Policy, Muslim Women Kept from Camera at Obama Rally, Prosecution of Undocumented Immigrants Reaches New High, EU Approves New Rules on Detaining Immigrants, Blackwater Asks Federal Court to Decide Case with Sharia Law, Protesters to Rally Against Health Insurance Companies, NYPD Arrests Two Members of Hip-Hop Group Rebel Diaz, CBS Reporter: Watching US Media "Would Drive Me Nuts"

We look at two cases of free speech in the classroom: Karen Salazar speaks out about her dismissal from the Los Angeles School District; historian Rodolfo Acuna discusses the Arizona bill that would ban schools from using some books, including Acuna's Occupied America: A History of Chicanos. [includes rush transcript]

A new monument in London pays tribute to the hundreds of journalists killed in the course of their jobs. An estimated two war journalists have died every week over the past ten years. The latest victim is Iraqi journalist Muhieddin Abdul-Hamid. He was killed Tuesday in a drive-by shooting soon after he left his home in Mosul. [includes rush transcript]

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader discusses his independent run for the White House, the media blackout of third party candidates, and his stance on the Iraq war, the military-industrial complex, the global food crisis, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and more. [includes rush transcript]

Senate Hearing Exposes Bush Administration's Role in Torture Policy, Army Ousted Official for Questioning KBR Contract, KBR Accused of Overcharging Navy After Hurricane Katrina, Israel & Hamas Agree to Ceasefire, 63 Die in Baghdad Truck Bombing, Report: US Contractors to Lose Immunity in Iraq, Haditha Charges Dismissed Against Another Marine, EPA Warns of Contaminated Floodwater in Iowa, Bush Urges Lifting of Offshore Oil Drilling Ban, Racist Anti-Obama Pins Sold at Texas GOP Convention, Texas Execution of Charles Hood Postponed, Fidel Castro Seen on TV with Raul Castro and Hugo Chavez, Correction, Denver Police Stock up on Pepper Spray Guns Ahead of DNC

In California, dozens of gay and lesbian couples were married Monday night as the state performed its first legally recognized same-sex weddings. California is the second state, after Massachusetts, to marry same-sex couples, but it is the first ready to grant licenses to couples from any state. [includes rush transcript]

The former Democratic senator from Alaska discusses his presidential campaign, his role in the releasing of the Pentagon Papers and his support for NYC 9/11 Ballot Initiative Campaign, a grassroots group seeking to place an initiative on the ballot of the November 6th general election allowing registered New York City voters to create a new commission to investigate 9/11. [includes rush transcript]

Sergeant Matthis Chiroux served in the Army for five years, with tours in Afghanistan, Japan, Germany and the Philippines. Last month, Chiroux announced he would not deploy to Iraq. On Sunday, Father's Day, the deadline for him to report for active duty expired. [includes rush transcript]

Senate Report: Military Psychologists Helped Devise Interrogations, Report: US Wrongfully Imprisoned Many in Overseas Prisons, California Performs Legally Recognized Same-Sex Weddings, Al Gore Endorses Sen. Barack Obama, Obama Hires Clinton's Ex-Campaign Manager, McCain: Lift Federal Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling, Taliban Seizes Seven Villages Near Kandahar, Amnesty: Iraqi Refugee Crisis Worsening, Countrywide Gave Two Democrats Discounted Mortgages, Congress Subpoenas FBI Reports on CIA Leak Case, Prosecutors Seek Indictment in US Attorneys Scandal, Court to Rule Whether 9/11 Detainees Can Sue Ashcroft, Ban Ki-moon Condemns Killing of Journalists, Army Criticized for Losing Video of Shooting of Reuters Journalist, McClatchy Newspapers to Cut 1,400 Jobs, Mugabe Threatens to Arrest Opposition Leaders, Flooding in Iowa Forces Price of Corn to Record Levels, Death Row Prisoner: Judge and Prosecutor Love Affair Tainted Trial, Bush Accuses UK Journalist of Slandering America for Questioning Gitmo Policies

In his first broadcast interview, Steve Kurtz discusses the bizarre case of how he became the focus of an FBI bioterrorism investigation. On May 11, 2004, his wife Hope Kurtz tragically died in her sleep. When he called 911 for help, a nightmare that would last for the next four years began to unfold. The police became suspicious of his art supplies and harmless bacteria cultures that he was using for an antiwar project about the public health impact of germ warfare programs. His home was raided by the FBI, the Joint Terrorism Task Force and Homeland Security. His belongings, his cat, and even his wife's body were seized. [includes rush transcript]

The words "extreme weather" are rarely associated in the mainstream media with another two words: "global warming." But scientists argue that these extreme weather events are consistent with changes they have long predicted would accompany global warming. We speak to Joseph Romm of ClimateProgress.org and Perry Beeman of the Des Moines Register. [includes rush transcript]

Iowa Flooding Leaves 36,000 Homeless, Flooding in China Kills 70 People, Al-Maliki Warns Iraq May Not Sign US Forces Agreement, Sadr Forms Secret Militia to Attack US Forces, Karzai Threatens to Send Afghan Troops into Pakistan, Number of Foreign Troops Killed in May in Afghanistan Exceeds Iraq, Bush Warns UK Not to Announce Withdrawal Timetable, McCain: Gitmo Ruling One of Court's "Worst Decisions" Ever, McCain Fundraiser Compares Rape to Bad Weather, Obama Criticizes McCain's Stance on Social Security, Report: AQ Khan Had Electronic Blueprints of Nuclear Weapon, Memorial Unveiled for Journalists Killed, Reuters Calls on Israel to Release Findings of Killed Cameraman, FCC Chair to Support XM-Sirius Merger, Los Angeles Dismisses "Afro-centric" Teacher, Drug Reform Activist Arrested in NYC, Progressive Philanthropist Stewart Mott, 70, Dies, "Meet the Press" Host Tim Russert, 58, Dies

Vincent Bugliosi is one of the most successful prosecutors in this country, with a record including twenty-one murder convictions without a single loss. With a new book, he outlines his case for the prosecution of George W. Bush for murder. [includes rush transcript]

We speak to Ohio Congress member and former Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich about his impeachment effort against President Bush. On Wednesday, Congress voted to send Kucinich's bill to the House Judiciary Committee, where it's unlikely to be considered before Bush leaves office. Kucinich spent four hours on the House floor Monday reading out thirty-five articles of impeachment against the President. [includes rush transcript]

In a stinging blow to the Bush administration, the Supreme Court has ruled prisoners in Guantanamo Bay can challenge their detention in civilian federal courts. The ruling marked the third time in four years the Supreme Court has ruled against the Bush administration concerning the rights of Guantanamo prisoners. We speak to Vincent Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, which represents dozens of detainees at Guantanamo. [includes rush transcript]

Supreme Court Rules Gitmo Prisoners Can Challenge Detention, Justices Reject US Citizens? Effort to Challenge Foreign Transfer, Home Foreclosures Up 50% Over 2007, Currency Chief: Banks, Firms Misleading on Mortgage Crisis, House Extends Unemployment Benefits, Iraqi PM: Talks With US at "Dead End", US Accused of Killing Two Iraqi Civilians, Cuba Lifts Wage Restrictions, Paul Ends GOP Presidential Bid, Jobless Claims See Biggest Rise in Two Decades

Forty-five years ago today, civil rights leader Medgar Evers was assassinated outside his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Evers fought segregation of schools and public places, struggled to increase black voter registration, led business boycotts, and brought attention to the murders and lynchings, like the slaying of black teenager Emmett Till. We speak to Medgar Evers' widow, the civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams. [includes rush transcript]

When the US-backed Chadian dictator Hissène Habré fell from power in 1990, one of his victims, Souleymane Guengueng, vowed to bring him to justice. We speak to Guengueng and Human Rights Watch attorney Reed Brody, who joined the quest for justice against Habré. The story is told in the new documentary The Dictator Hunter. [includes rush transcript]

The Bush administration is leveraging tens of billions of dollars in seized Iraqi assets to force the Iraqi government to accept several demands in a long-term deal on keeping US troops in Iraq. The demands have included maintaining fifty-eight permanent military bases in Iraq, immunity for American troops and contractors, a free hand to conduct military operations without Iraqi approval and control of Iraqi airspace. We speak to journalist Patrick Cockburn of the London Independent, who broke the story last week. [includes rush transcript]

Bush: Criticism of US-Iraqi Compact is "Noise", McCain: Length of US Occupation of Iraq "Not Important", US-Backed Shiite Militias Begin Patrolling Sadr City, As Bush Threatens Iran, Thousands Protest in Italy, Congressional Study Faults Bush Policies for Record Low US Standing, Pakistan Condemns US Attack, Canada Apologizes to Natives for Forced Removals, Abuse, Kucinich Vows to Press Bush Impeachment, Obama VP Adviser Resigns Following Scrutiny, Tornado Kills 4 in Iowa, Salmonella Outbreak Leads to Farm Bill Criticism

The former White House press secretary joins us for the hour on the heels of his explosive new book, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington?s Culture of Deception. McClellan says former White House aides Karl Rove and Lewis "Scooter" Libby lied to him about their role in the CIA leak case, criticizes the corporate media for acting as "complicit enablers" in what he calls the Bush administration's deliberate manipulation of the public to build support for invading Iraq, and recounts the White House?s response to Hurricane Katrina as one "in denial." McClellan also reveals the suffering of Iraqi civilians seemed to be of little concern at the White House, where he says the massive death toll from the US invasion was seldom discussed. And he explains his own personal transformation from Bush administration mouthpiece to a critic of conscience and why he's now sympathetic to the journalist I.F. Stone?s famous advice to young reporters: "governments lie." [includes rush transcript]

Iraqis: US Initially Demanded Control of 200 Military Bases in Iraq, Bush: ?All Options on the Table? with Iran, US Air Strike Kills 4 Afghan Civilians, Palestinian Girl Killed in Israeli Attack, WFP Extends Haiti Food Aid, HRW Warns of Mental Problems for Gitmo Prisoners, US-India Nuclear Deal in Doubt, Scientific Academies Urge Action on Global Warming, Obama?s Economic Adviser Draws Scrutiny for Wal-Mart Praise, Senate GOPers Block Oil Profit Windfall Tax, 11 Pakistani Troops Killed in US Attack, 80,000 Protest US Beef Imports in South Korea

In their new book, journalists Chris Hedges and Laila Al-Arian bring us the voices of fifty American combat veterans of the Iraq War and their understanding of the US occupation and why Iraqis are so opposed to it. [includes rush transcript]

Veteran Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid explains how the US ally Pakistan has armed and financed the Taliban after the US invasion of Afghanistan; how the CIA pays Pakistan to arrest al-Qaeda operatives, but Pakistan uses the money to fund the Taliban resurgence in northwest Pakistan; and how the US and NATO?s failure to deal with Afghan civil society has led directly to the huge rise of the opium trade that funds the Taliban. [includes rush transcript]

Iraqi Lawmakers Reveal New US Demands on Long-Term Deal, Kucinich Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against President Bush, McClellan Agrees to Testify on Plame Case, Obama Calls for Oil Windfall Tax, Bolivians Protest Rumored US Asylum for Accused Leaders, Italians Protest Feared Crackdown on Anti-Bush Demonstrations, Study: Global Military Spending Rises Nearly 50% in Last Decade, Number of "Underinsured" Americans Sees Sharp Increase, Democratic Sens. Call for Pentagon Propaganda Ban

Before the National Conference for Media Reform began, Bill O'Reilly of Fox News attacked it on the air as a gathering of "crazy" people. O'Reilly also sent a producer to confront Moyers in what became an animated confrontation. [includes rush transcript]

More than 3,500 people gathered in Minneapolis this weekend for the fourth annual National Conference for Media Reform, organized by the group Free Press. The thousands of participants took part in panel discussions and strategized on efforts to fight media consolidation and democratize the airwaves. We play the electrifying keynote address by legendary journalist Bill Moyers. [includes rush transcript]

Clinton Drops White House Bid, Endorses Obama, Iraq Assures Iran on US Base Demands, Iraqi Lawmakers Oppose US Deal Without Withdrawal, Obama Backtracks on Jerusalem Comments, BBC Journalist Killed in Afghanian, Chavez Withdraws Intelligence Overhaul, Urges FARC to End Military Struggle, Pentagon Accused of Ordering Destruction of Interrogation Instructions, Justice Dept. Reopens Probe of Arar Case, Relatives, Residents Mark 10th Anniversary of Jasper Lynching, 20 Killed in Somalia Clashes, Israel Threatens Gaza, Iran Attacks

Four people are arrested in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Shakilus Townsend in south London.

The Conservatives announce new plans which they say would help motorists struggling with rising fuel costs.

US leader George Bush says there is still concern over North Korea's alleged uranium enrichment, as G8 leaders gather in Japan.

The parents of a French student stabbed to death and burned in a London flat say his killer "cannot hide forever".

The UN's envoy to Afghanistan is to set out a new plan on aid spending amid fears that millions have been wasted.

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap the brother of star Nigerian and Everton football player Joseph Yobo, police say.

GP surgeries will not be forced to close when polyclinics open, the health minister has said.

Labour opponents in the Glasgow East by-election pour scorn on the party's "lost weekend" after it failed to select a candidate.

The 20th anniversary of 167 workers losing their lives in the Piper Alpha disaster is marked with ceremonies.

David Tennant remains Doctor Who after the current series ended without the Time Lord regenerating.

A woman said to be aged 70 years of age gives birth to twins after undergoing IVF treatment.

Roger Federer will try to win a sixth consecutive Wimbledon title when he plays Rafael Nadal in Sunday's final.

Heikki Kovalainen starts from pole position at the British GP ahead of Mark Webber, with Lewis Hamilton fourth.

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A man is charged with the murder of a woman who was found dead from stab wounds in a house on Tyneside.

A baby girl thought to be aged about one week old is found dead at a property in West Lothian, police say.

Police seek a man dressed in a red dressing gown in connection with an alleged sex attack on a 13-year-old at a fancy dress event.

An elderly couple are left badly shaken after arsonists launch an attack on their home in north Belfast.

Foreign Secretary David Miliband says it is "imperative" there is a new government in Zimbabwe.

Argentina's lower house of Congress approves taxes on agricultural exports, which farmers have vowed to resist.

Violent clashes between guards and inmates at a Syrian jail have resulted in many deaths, human rights group say.

South Korea restricts the use of government cars and air conditioning in a bid to tackle rising fuel costs.

Ingrid Betancourt says she is delighted by the results of initial medical tests after her years as a hostage of Colombian rebels.

Afghan member of parliament Habibullah Jan is shot dead by unknown gunmen in Kandahar province, officials say.

More money should be allowed to parents with dependent children if their spouse dies without a will, say legal experts.

Labour MSP Margaret Curran says she will stand as a candidate for the Glasgow East by-election after the frontrunner drops out.

The head of the British Medical Association says top-up care should continue to be banned.

More than a million 11 and 14-year-olds in England will get their Sats results late this year because of administrative chaos.

The smallest planet in the Solar System has become even smaller, studies by the Messenger spacecraft show.

The agent of Top Gear host James May denies the star is seeking the same salary as Jeremy Clarkson.

Google's plans to launch a mapping tool in the UK could be referred to the Information Commissioner.