Hot USA News - July 18 2008

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WELT ONLINE Obama visits Afghanistan to tour war zone The Associated Press - KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, the first stop on a campaign-season tour of war zones, a spokesman said. Obama Visits Afghanistan Amid Doubts About Troop Buildup Plan Bloomberg McCain Strafes Obama on War Washington Post Washington Post Crane Collapse Kills 4 at Houston Chemical Plant New York Times - By AP HOUSTON (AP) - Four workers were killed and six injured when a crane collapsed on Friday during routine maintenance at a chemical plant here, a company official said. Crane collapse at oil refinery kills 4 7 other workers injured in ... San Francisco Chronicle Officials: Crane collapse in Houston kills 4 USA Today PhysOrg.com Gray wolves regain endangered-species protections Los Angeles Times - By Tami Abdollah, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Gray wolves in the northern Rockies regained endangered-species protections Friday when a federal judge in Montana granted a preliminary injunction to environmentalists, who had challenged the wolves' ... Judge Returns Gray Wolves to Endangered List New York Times Judge restores protection for Rockies wolves The Associated Press ABC News Op-Ed Columnist Yes We Can New York Times - By BOB HERBERT As I was listening to Al Gore on the telephone, I was thinking: “Uh-oh, the naysayers will have a field day with this one. Al Gore lays down green challenge to America San Francisco Chronicle Gore Urges Congress to Maintain Ban on Offshore Drilling Wall Street Journal InjuryBoard.com Report links Cheney office, oil giant to global warming policy shift Los Angeles Times - A congressional investigation has produced new details on the degree to which senior Bush administration officials favored using the Clean Air Act to limit greenhouse gas emissions - until pressure from Vice President Dick Cheney's office, ... EPA's fast way of testing the waters The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Comment by Scott Segal, Director Electric Reliability Coordinating Council Los Angeles Times Slim majority of California voters would uphold gay marriage, poll ... Los Angeles Times - Tori and Kate Kuykendall, who have been together five years, inaugurate their new marriage with a kiss. With them at the ceremony in a park in West Hollywood is their 5-month-old daughter, Zadie. Marriage might survive ban Gay.com Comment by Glen Lavy Senior Counsel, Alliance Defense Fund Washington Post Military prepares for war crimes trial at Gitmo The Associated Press - GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - A jury of military officers is traveling to Guantanamo Bay this weekend as part of final preparations for the first US war crimes trial since World War II. Judge Says Detainee's Trial Will Proceed Washington Post Judge refuses to halt Guantanamo trial San Francisco Chronicle