April 24, 2012

2012/04/24 Headlines: Sudan Accused of Declaring War Against Southern Neighbor; 54 Syrian Civilians, 3 Intel Officers Killed in Nationwide Violence; DOJ Probing Wal-Mart for Reported Bribes in Mexico; New U.S. Sanctions Target "Digital Guns for Hire" in Syria, Iran; Critics Decry Proposed CISPA Cyber-Security Bill Granting "Unfettered Access" to Online Info; Judge OKs Subpoena of OWS Protester’s Twitter Records; Pentagon Launches New Spy Unit to Focus on Iran, China; Sanford Commission Rejects Resignation of Police Chief in Trayvon Martin Case; White Men Charged in Beating of Black Teen Seek Trial Delay After Trayvon Martin Comparisons; Supreme Court Rejects Bid by Nigerians to Hold Chevron Accountable for Murders; Amnesty: Shell Oil Spill in Nigeria at Least 60 Times Larger Than Reported; USA Today Alleges Retaliation for Pentagon Propaganda Investigation; Merck Fined $321 Million for Improper Vioxx Marketing; Disability Rights Group Protests Medicaid Cuts, More Than 100 Arrested; 10 Arrested Protesting Planned Closure of Chicago Mental Health Clinics; California Voters to Consider Death Penalty Referendum; Protest Outside DOJ Planned on Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 58th Birthday;$