Weapons Charges Dropped, Gag Order Lifted	by Nicholas Wilson Prosecution for sake of adding years to prison sentence now moot
Celebration as Lincoln Acquitted	by Nicholas Wilson Lincoln freed on bail and has hostile encounter with officer minutes after leaving jail
The Trail of Blood Detailed	by Nicholas Wilson Review of defense witnesses focus on the bloody trail that apparently belonged to Deputy Davis
Jury Begins Debate, D.A. Charged With Contempt	by Nicholas Wilson Accused of leaking info, providing quotes to Press Democrat
Lawyers Begin Wrapping Up Case	by Nicholas Wilson Closing arguments made
Bear Lincoln Cross-Examined	by Nicholas Wilson With transcript of complete cross-examination and summary news article
Bear Lincoln Testifies	by Nicholas Wilson Extensive report of Lincoln's own words about that fateful night
Evidence Mishandled or Inconclusive	by Nicholas Wilson An examination of evidence presented by District Attorney Williams
Thousands Rally For Headwaters	by Nicholas Wilson Photo essay of record-setting demonstration
Pat Robertson Caught Making Illegal Plans For Election Influence	Watchdog group releases tape of closed-door session between Pat Robertson and Christian Coalition state leaders where Chairman Robertson unveils plan to pressure Congress, GOP, and target voters in violation of tax, election laws
Native Groups Across U.S. / Mexico Border Form Alliance	by Brenda Norrell Alliance created to defend their right to travel in ancestral territory without becoming victims of human rights and civil rights abuses
Native Canadian Court Victory Raises Hope In U.S.	by Danielle Knight Test case for 1996 agreement between the Innu, the Inuit, the Canadian government, and the local government for rigorous environmental review process of corporate activities required on indigenous land before projects begin
Bioprospecting Planned For Yellowstone Park	by Jack Breibart The five-year agreement, announced last month at a ceremony celebrating the 125th birthday of the park, gives the Diversa biotech company of San Diego the right to search in the park's geothermal pools for microorganisms whose enzymes have proven immensely valuable in many fields -- including medicine and industry
Growing Euro Blockade of U.S. Genetic Engineered Food	by Niccolo Sarno Three nations banning genetically modified corn and soybeans, already packing supermarket shelves across the United States
Clinton Blasted on Landmines Decision	by Jim Lobe President apparently pressured by Pentagon, Army to keep mines in Korea
China Hooked On Smokes	by Antoaneta Bezlova One in three cigarettes smoked in the world today is lit by the Chinese, who smoke 1.7 trillion cigarettes every year; China's army of smokers runs to more than 300 million people, more than the entire population of the United States
Italian City Offers Bounty For Undocumented Immigrants	by Jorge Pina One of the wealthiest regions in Europe offers reward for turning in Albanians who had come to Italy fleeing civil war
Little Care Given To Ag Use of Foreign Plants, Bugs	by Sylvia Wright Agriculture and related industries introducing new insect and plant species to control pests without adequate study of their effects
U.S. Helped Suppress India Protests, Group Charges	by Danielle Knight Amnesty International says villagers and activists -- mostly women -- who have been protesting the construction of power plant have been subjected to "harassment, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, and preventive detention" by state police that allegedly have security contract with U.S.-funded project
Air Pollution Statistics Often "Grossly Unreliable," Study Finds	by Eric Mankin Air pollution control efforts all over the United States depend on self-reported estimates of the amount of pollutants put into the air by industry
Privatization of Mexican Banks Only Boon To Foreign Investors	by Diego Cevallos In the past three years, the administration of President Ernesto Zedillo has spent around $32.5 billion bailing out the country's banking system, $20.5 billion more than income from sale of banks
World Bank, Others Keep Enviro Problems Secret	by Abid Aslam Research wing of Congress says too little info made public, and reviews tend to overlook factors such as 'downstream' impacts from project
Section 404: Stories Missing From the News	Summaries of under-reported news, short updates on previous Monitor stories