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Today's lead stories:
Opposition to Bush Inside the Republican Party?
No Child Left Behind?
NYC’s Homeless Speak Out
Sex Workers in NYC Speak Out
Iraq Veteran: "Morale Low"
Update from Afghanistan
Historians Reflect on the Last Four Bush Years
Labor Day Tribute Inside They Eye of the RNC
Dick Cheney all scrambled up
FSRN Headlines
Nigeria Boots Halliburton
Halliburton is barred from doing business in Nigeria until
the investigation of alleged bribery is over, per order of
the legislature. Sam Olukoya reports from Lagos.
Legal Challenge to New Mexico Voting Law
Today, a recently enacted voting law in New Mexico is being
challenged as discriminatory in court. Elaine Baumgartel with
KUNM reports.
UN Criticizes Sudan
A United Nations envoy says Sudan has failed to meet key Security
Council demands aimed at curbing violence in the war-torn
Darfur region. Susan Wood reports from the U.N.
Russian Hostage Update
31 hostages being held in a Russian school have been released
while more than 300 are still being held. Anastasia Gnezditskaia
has the update.
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Opposition to Bush Inside the Republican Party?
3:57
Inside the National Republican Convention, speaker after
speaker has praised President George Bush and his administration
in pursuing his war on terror. During this time, the Bush
administration has increased the size of government more than
any other President besides Lyndon Johnson during the Vietnam
era, has created almost a half trillion dollar deficit, and
has made a military preemptive strike a public policy. As
Mitch Jeserich reports from inside Madison Square Garden,
despite the unified theme the Republicans are attempting to
portray, some Republicans are slamming the Bush administration
for taking the party away from some of its more traditional
values.
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No Child Left Behind? 2:24
One of President Bush's major campaign themes four years
ago was education reform. His second year in office he signed
the No Child Left Behind Act. This campaign he is touting
that act as a domestic achievement. FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell
takes a look at the state of education under No Child Left
Behind.
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NYC’s Homeless Speak Out 1:26
The New York based Coalition for the Homeless estimates
that in the month of July, some 36,600 men, women, and children
were sleeping each night in the City's shelter system, while
thousands more slept on city streets, park benches, and subway
trains. In the weeks leading up to the Republican National
Convention, New York City Police warned many of the city's
homeless to stay out of the area near Madison Square Garden.
FSRN's Vinny Lombardo reports.
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Sex Workers in NYC Speak Out 2:08
Many media outlets, including the independent press, have
been aflutter with the talk of the impact the Republican National
Convention is having on the income of local sex workers. But
those who engage in sex for commercial exchange say their
lives and issues need to be put in context. Darby Hickey has
this report.
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Iraq Veteran: "Morale Low" 1:00
While the attention on the podium at the RNC continues to
focus on the war on terror and the success of the war in Afghanistan,
a returned soldier, David Chasteen of the 3rd Infantry Division,
who fought in the recent invasion of Iraq was on the floor
of the convention with a very different message. (www.optruth.org)
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Update from Afghanistan 3:04
Meanwhile FSRN’s Fariba Nawa in Afghanistan tells
Host Deepa Fernandes that life is still tough despite the
overthrow of the Taliban.
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Historians Reflect on the Last Four Bush Years 1:15
While the pomp and circus is on parade at Madison Square
Garden, few seem to be reflecting on American history and
asking where the Bush administration has lead the country
in the last four years or how much US policy that has been
enacted in the past four years has broken with historical
precedent. Jenny Johnson talked to a group called Historians
Against the War and brings us their perspective.
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Labor Day Tribute Inside They Eye of the RNC
1:31
For over one hundred years Americans have been celebrating
Labor Day and the social and economic achievements of workers.
The first Labor Day tribute was held in New York City and
this year's holiday takes on a special significance with the
addition of the Republican National Convention. WINS correspondent
Sarah Turner, attended this year's events in the big apple.
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Dick Cheney all scrambled up 1:29
Last night Vice President Dick Cheney addressed the National
Republican Party. Christopher Sprinkle brings us this condensed
version of his speech.
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