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Today's lead stories:
Blair in Washington DC
Delayed Iraqi Oil Production
Formation of a Peaceful Resolution in Korea
Congressional Redistricting in Texas
Living Wage for Workers in Atlanta
Free Speech Radio News Headlines
Palestinian Prime Minister Invited to Washington - Mohammed
Ghalayini
Protestors Rally outside of Dell Computers - Erika MacDonald
Undocumented Immigrants Face Legislation that would Beef Up
Border Security - John Anderson
Attorney General John Ashcroft to Meet with Anti-Terrorism
Task Forces - Andrew Stelzer
Public is Getting a Glimpse of Controversial Dick Cheney Energy
Documents - James Cullum
Blair in Washington DC (4:09)
Reporters from the New York times and the Nation magazine
allege that Bush administration officials have retaliated
against former ambassador Joseph Wilson for telling his side
of the Niger uranium story. Last week Wilson gave an account
to the press of his CIA-sanctioned trip to Niger, asserting
he found no evidence that Iraq had tried to buy uranium. Wilson
wrote that the White House must have known the story was false
before Bush used it in the State of the Union speech. The
Times and the Nation report that administration officials
then outed Wilson’s wife as an undercover CIA officer.
Wilson says the move was intended to intimidate others who
might come forward. This as Blair was in Washington last night
speaking to a joint session of Congress. And as Ama Buadi
reports from London, the British reaction to Blair’s
address was chilly.
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Delayed Iraqi Oil Production (4:06)
Expectations for a strong return of Iraqi oil to the market
continue to be stymied~ reports that acts of sabotage inflicted
on Iraqi oil refineries and pipelines are derailing efforts
to pump oil out of the country. Several incidents took place
in the past two weeks, in which U.S. Forces are blamed for
further delaying Iraqi oil production. And as Oula Farawati
reports, it will be long before Iraq can re-attain its prewar
production.
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Formation of a Peaceful Resolution in Korea (3:26)
Two days after North Korea announced it had processed plutonium
and one day after machine gun shots were exchanged in the
De-militarized Zone that separates North and South Korea,
Chinese President Hu Juntao sent one of his most senior deputies
to Pyonghang to deliver a personal message to North Korean
Leader Kim Jong Ill, in what is seen as a more active approach
by Beijing to the nuclear crisis. China's foreign ministry
said the message was part of that nation’s effort to
form a peaceful resolution and stability to the Korean peninsula
at the earliest possible date. Aaron Glantz and Ngoc Nguyen
have more from Seoul.
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Congressional Redistricting in Texas (3:18)
With some Republicans in the Texas Senate siding with Democrats,
the plan to redraw Texas Congressional districts is less likely
to move forward, but that's if the Republicans don't change
the rules or drag out the process longer. Both the Texas Governor
and Lieutenant Governor have hinted at just that, as a Special
Session of the Texas legislature approaches the end of its
third week. The fate of Congressional redistricting in Texas
- what many call House Majority Leader Tom Delay's brainchild
- remains anyone's guess. Stefan Wray has more in Austin.
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Living Wage for Workers in Atlanta (3:51)
In Georgia, activists have fought for years to establish
a living wage for workers in Atlanta- with little success.
This summer the Atlanta Living Wage Coalition is stepping
up its efforts by starting a summer of action to raise awareness
in the south for the need of a living wage. Jim Hickey files
this report from Atlanta where he has attended a recent series
of public hearings calling for a living wage.
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