Tuesday, August 02, 2011

2011/08/02 Headlines: House Backs Debt Deal, Senate Vote to Follow; Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Returns to Capitol for Debt Vote; 22 Arrested Protesting Boehner in House Chamber; U.N.: Africa Famine Will Spread Throughout Southern Somalia Absent "Massive Response"; Syrian Crackdown Escalates as Ramadan Begins; Israel Kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank Raid; Massive Protests Sweep Israel on Housing, Income Inequality; Egyptian Military Storms Tahrir Square to Clear Protests; Violence, Killings on Rise in Iraq; Mullen: U.S. Troops Will Need Legal Immunity to Remain in Iraq; Iraq Oil Contract Guarantees Compensation to BP; Federal Judge Blocks Kansas from Defunding Planned Parenthood; Admin Declares Birth Control Coverage Mandatory for Insurance Plans; Justice Dept. Challenges Alabama Anti-Immigrant Law; Supporters Allege Political Motive in Suspension of Climate Scientist; Al Jazeera English to Broadcast in New York City