Suu Kyi addresses Myanmar women BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi urged Myanmar's women to fight for democracy in a statement released Saturday to mark Women of Burma Day - also Suu Kyi's 54th birthday. Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner, was under house arrest from 1989-95 for her role in trying to restore democracy to Myanmar, also known as Burma, which has been ruled by the military since 1962. "There is a great need for our women of Burma to use their capabilities to bring democracy and human rights to our country," Suu Kyi said. Suu Kyi and many economists have blamed the military government for economic mismanagement that has plunged the resource-rich country into poverty. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559991807-952> Falwell paper knocks concert name ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - The Rev. Jerry Falwell's newspaper, which previously claimed a popular "Teletubbies" character is a gay role model, now asserts that the all-female Lilith Fair concert tour is named for a demon. More than 800,000 people attended the summer concert series last year. The third and final tour begins July 8 and features artists including Sheryl Crow, The Dixie Chicks and Queen Latifah. "Many young people no doubt attend the Lilith Fair concerts not knowing the demonic legend of the mystical woman whose name the series manifests," says the Parents Alert column in the June issue of National Liberty Journal. According to ancient Jewish literature, Lilith was created by God as Adam's first wife, but left Eden after refusing to be submissive to Adam. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559996230-b7f> U.S. sets goal for wind power WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. would be able to produce 5% of the nation's energy from wind by the year 2020 under a new Energy Department plan, an agency official said Saturday. "We're going to try to double U.S. wind energy capacity by 2005 and then double it again by 2010," said an Energy Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "By 2020 it would be 5%." The level at 2010 would be 10,000 megawatts online, enough electricity to fulfill the annual needs of 3 million households, the official said. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson will unveil the Wind Powering America initiative Monday at the annual meeting of the American Wind Energy Association in Burlington, Vt. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560005054-db0>
