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Today's lead stories:
Activists Respond to State of the Union Address
Democrats Respond to State of the Union
Arab World Responds to State of the Union
Workers Respond to State of the Union
Segregation in US Schools
Activists Respond to State of the Union Address
President Bush gave his highly anticipated State of the
Union address to a joint session of the US Congress last night
dedicating the large portion of his speech to his plans for
faltering economy and other domestic issues. Although in the
speech there was no announcement of military action President
Bush sounded like he was marching the country off to war From
Washington, DC, WPFWs Matthew Bradley brings you some of Bush's
statement and some of the sentiments of people organizing
for social justice and against war.
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Democrats Respond to State of the Union
Washington Governor Gary Locke issued the Democratic response
to President Bush's State of the Union last night, echoing
criticisms voiced by Democrats in Congress immediately following
the speech. Jay Tamboli reports from Washington, DC.
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Arab World Responds to State of the Union
Following the State of the Union address, Iraqi lawmaker
Aziz Al-Jebouri told Reuters, "There is nothing new in
Bush's speech. The new thing is that he reiterates old lies."
Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz absolutely denied
all links with Al Qaeda and challenged Bush to present evidence
of any connection. Other Arab officials are still assessing
Bush's Speech before they react, but as Aaron Glantz reports
from Amon, Jordan many people link Israel's actions to a possible
war on Iraq and are angry that Bush made virtually no mention
of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians.
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Workers Respond to State of the Union
Bush also neglected to mention that last year he actually
refused to release the 2.5 billion Congress authorized to
protect US citizens: for equipment for firefighters and police,
to protect ports, to guard against bioterrorism, to secure
nuclear power plants and more. He did use his time in the
national spotlight to call for tax cuts, promote the new Department
of Homeland Security, and advocate sweeping changes to the
nation's Medicare system. Workers Independent News Service
correspondent John Hamilton reports.
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Segregation in US Schools
The Congressional Black Caucus took issue with the absence
in Bush’s speech of affirmative action and recent lawsuits
filed by the Bush Administration in the Supreme Court attempting
to dismantle existing affirmative action policies. Harvard
University's Civil Rights Project has released a new study
that says public schools in the United States are becoming
increasingly more segregated. Suzanne Sausville reports from
Boston.
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