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Today's lead stories:
Powell Addresses UN
Unusual Anti-war Protests
Bush Pushes to Reinstate Death Penalty in DC
Safe 3rd Country Begins
No Copyrighted Material Allowed
Powell Addresses UN (5:30)
Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the UN Security
Council today where he laid out the extra evidence the US
has long told the world they have against the government of
Saddam Hussein. After Powell spoke each member country of
the Security Council responded. Representatives of China,
Russia and France, the three countries with veto power, all
said the work of the weapons inspectors should continue with
the French calling for the number of inspectors to be tripled.
Later in the day a senior civilian advisor to the Pentagon,
Richard Pearl told UPI that France is no longer a US ally
because of their stance on Iraq. Deepa Fernandes with Kata
Mester have this report.
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Unusual Anti-war Protests (3:25)
As Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the UN Security
Council today, setting forth what the Bush administration
calls a clear-cut case for war against Iraq, yesterday hundreds
of protestors across the United States and the UK chose an
unlikely place to deliver their anti war message. Ngoc Nguyen
has more.
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Bush Pushes to Reinstate Death Penalty in DC
(3:45)
Two DC men faced possible execution Monday in federal court
in DC for their role in 19 murders committed over an 11 year
period. The men, Kevin Gray and Rodney Moore, were convicted
earlier this year in trial that lasted over 140 days as the
leaders of a drug gang that prosecutors have dubbed "Murder
Inc." But DC has not carried out an execution since 1957,
and its voters have now twice rejected reinstating execution
by three to one margins in separate referendums. Despite these
facts, the Bush is pushing aggressively to restore the death
penalty in the nation's capitol. Tom Gomez from WBIX, refugees
and exiles radio network filed this report.
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Safe 3rd Country Begins (3:50)
The Safe 3rd Country Agreement was signed between Canada
& the United States during the G8 Summit in Kananaskis
Alberta in June of 2002. The agreement gives the ability to
both Canada & the US to automatically deport asylum seekers
back to their point of entry, the safe third county. As the
Safe Third Country Agreement comes into practice the effects
are being illustrated by the case of the thousands of Pakistani’s
who are currently fleeing the United States to Canada. For
many of the Pakistani asylum seekers their Safe Third Country
is returning to the United States where they face INS registration.
This agreement now embedded in both Canadian & American
law leaves asylum seekers in a much more vulnerable position
and with little options when it comes to seeking asylum in
North America. Stefan Christoff reports from Montreal.
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No Copyrighted Material Allowed (4:15)
Flush with a federal court victory two weeks ago, Recording
and Motion Picture industry associations are targeting individual
internet users who share copyrighted material. The ruling
said under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, internet
service providers must turn over the names of subscribers
suspected of copyright violations to the industry groups without
a court review. Nearly 200 students at Indiana university
have been threatened with loss of computer access and school
disciplinary procedures if they don't delete the files from
their hard drives. Leigh Robartes has more.
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