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Today's lead stories:
Haiti on Brink of Internationally Backed Coup?
California Supermarket Strike Nearly Over
Nigeria Rejects US Polio Vaccines
Detention Sweeps Under Fire in NY
Label GE crops: Vermont Legal Challenge
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Haiti on Brink of Internationally Backed Coup?
(4:00)
The Haitian rebels are now in control of most of the northern
half of the island nation, as gangs of thugs took over the
city of Mirebalais, less than 60 kilometers from Port-au-Prince,
just hours ago. Reports also indicate that looting has begun
in the capitol. Haiti’s President Jean Bertrand Aristide
warns that an attack on the capitol could turn into a blood
bath. As we reported in the headlines, reports are coming
in that there are up to 1000 US marines on the ground in Haiti.
The United Nation’s refugee agency is calling on Haiti’s
neighbors to grant asylum to the people fleeing the crisis.
The U.S. Coast Guard has so far intercepted 500 people in
boats heading towards Florida as President George Bush warns
Haitians they will be sent back if they try to come to the
U.S. And as Mitch Jeserich reports in DC, several anti-war
organizations are accusing the US government of supporting
the rebels with arms and training to overthrow the democratically
elected Aristide.
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California Supermarket Strike Nearly Over
(2:16)
In what could be an end to the nation’s longest running
supermarket strike, the grocery workers union and grocery
chains last night settled on a tentative contract, after 16
straight days of negotiations. With union leaders set to brief
the 70-thousand grocery workers tomorrow on the details of
the proposed deal, it will require a majority of the employees
to ratify the contract for it to take effect. Yet as Ngoc
Nguyen reports from KPFK in Los Angeles, some are asking if
the union has sold the workers short.
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Nigeria Rejects US Polio Vaccines (4:15)
In the African nation of Nigeria, an international immunization
program aimed at eradicating the childhood killer disease,
polio, has run into problems. The program can not take place
in parts of Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim north, which
is a hot spot for polio, because Muslim clerics in the area
accuse the United States of contaminating the vaccines with
anti fertility agents. Sam Olukoya reports from Lagos.
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Detention Sweeps Under Fire in NY
This week marks the one year anniversary of the interrogation
of 150 Muslim Americans in central New York. The federal investigation
led to the arrest of only a few of the men. In remembrance,
members of the community gathered to show their support for
Muslim Americans and denounce the methods the government has
taken in the name of security. Leigh Ann Caldwell has the
story from the WBAI newsroom in NY.
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Label GE crops: Vermont Legal Challenge
(3:58)
A legislative challenge to the planting, labeling, and the
current liability structure for genetically engineered crops
is underway in the State of Vermont. Andrew Crawford reports
from Montpelier.
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