- July 2, 2005
July 2 2005 (Saturday)* On the
McLaughlin Group programme,MSNBC 's socialistpolitical analyst Lawrence O'Donnell claims to have known that the identity of Matthew Cooper's source in theValerie Plame exposure scandal wasKarl Rove . [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theblog/archive/lawrence-odonnell/rove-blew-cia-agents-cov_3556.html (Huffington Post)]
*India n Prime MinisterManmohan Singh unveils theSethusamudram Shipping Canal Project amidst protests from fishermen andenvironmentalist s. Nearly 600 are arrested. [http://us.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/02sethu.htm (Rediff)] , [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DEL205659.htm (Reuters)]
* TheLive 8 concerts begin their globe-spanning tour inTokyo . Several famous artists and musical groups are joining in this effort to raise awareness aboutpoverty andAIDS in the leadup to theG8 summit and on the anniversary of the1985 Live Aid concerts. , [http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,68069,00.html?tw=rss.TOP (Wired)] , [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050702.weight0702/BNStory/Entertainment/ (Globe and Mail)] , [http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-et-live2jul02,1,7633303.story?coll=la-headlines-politics (LA Times)] . Related information: [http://www.live8live.com/ (Live 8 home page)] ,ONE Campaign , [http://music.aol.com/ (AOL Music (live webcast))]
* InAustralia , the place of the last stand ofbushranger Ned Kelly inGlenrowan, Victoria , is made a nationalheritage site . [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200507/s1405664.htm (ABC)] [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,15813463%255E2702,00.html (Australian)]
*Dave Zabriskie becomes the third American to ever wear the yellow leader's jersey in theTour de France , beating fellow AmericanLance Armstrong by two seconds in the prologue stage. [http://www.letour.fr/2005/TDF/LIVE/us/100/index.html le Tour de France official website]
* Former World No.1Venus Williams comes back from match point down to defeatLindsay Davenport in the longest ever Wimbledon Ladies' final of all time (4-6 7-6 9-7) for her third Wimbledon title and her first Grand Slam title since September 2001.
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