• Supreme Court Considers Damages in Exxon Valdez Suit
• Warnings of a Coup Plot in the Philippines
• ACLU Unveils new "Terror Watch List Counter"
• Democratic Debate Focus on Foreign Policy
• Environmental Ethics Ruling
• Gay and Lesbian Radio Station in Colombia

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• EU Slaps Microsoft With Record Fine
• Annan Resumes Kenyan Mediation
• Opposition Parties Forced Adjournment of Indian Parliament Over Farmer Suicides
• FARC Rebels Release Four More Hostages
• Officer from Argentine Junta Found Dead Ahead of Trial

Nineteen years after the Exxon Valdez tanker spilled 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound, the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether or not Exxon owes $2.5 billion in punitive damages to 32,000 fishermen, native Alaskans and other affected by the destruction wrought by the spill. FSRN's Tanya Snyder has more.

The size of US terrorist watch lists is now in excess of 900,000 names, an absurd proportion according to the American Civil Liberties Union. Today the group unveiled its new ACLU Watch List Counter to make vivid just how bloated and dysfunctional those lists have become. The new counter features a rolling odometer style display with a real time read out, showing how many individuals are on the list at a given moment. The watch lists are used for a growing array of purposes; most notably for subjecting domestic airline passengers to additional screening, and often far more intense law enforcement scrutiny, selecting individuals for scrutiny and interrogation at the nation's borders, and for excluding people from the country entirely.

A Montana court is currently considering sending a top Bush administration official to jail for violating federal environmental laws. The standoff began in 2006, after a small non-profit organization in Oregon won a lawsuit against the Forest Service for its refusal to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act. Now, after years of continued non-compliance, a Federal Judge has found the US Undersecretary of Agriculture Mark Rey in contempt of court. FSRN's Saed Bannoura has more from Oregon:

Democratic Candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are back on the campaign trail the day after their final scheduled debate. The debate in Cleveland, Ohio brought Clinton and Obama supporters, but protesters as well as reporter Eugene Beer from low power FM station WCRS in Columbus.

Inside the debate hall, Clinton and Obama traded cordial accusations on each's policy positions. FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell takes a look at the public statements and the people advising on the positions.

Radio Diversia, Colombia's first ever station for the lesbian, gay, bisexual community began broadcasting this month in the nation's capital, Bogota.  The station -which is run by 15 journalists and volunteers- has been received enthusiastically by the local gay community. Manuel Rueda has more from Bogota.

The arraignment of a detained opposition senator and 16 military officers for rebellion charges in the Philippines was postponed today amid warnings of a possible coup plot. According to police intelligence reports, the alleged plot planned to take advantage of growing public unrest over corruption allegations against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. With anti-government groups continuing to step up their protests to demand Arroyo's resignation, Girlie Linao in Manila reports that pressure on the military to intervene is also building up.