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Today's lead stories:
Agreement Between Sadr & Iraqi Govt. for Ceasefire in
Sadr City
Afghanistan Vote in Fraud-Ridden Presidential Elections
Democrats to Filibuster Corporate Tax Bill
Part 6: Election Countdown Series: Howard Romps Home in Australia
Transform Columbus Day Movement
Mumia on ‘Columbus Day’
FSRN Headlines
Sharon Promises Peace While Bombing Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon promises to withdraw from
Gaza while more missiles rain down on the Jabaliya refugee
camp. Laila el-Haddad reports from occupied Gaza.
Nigerian Oil Workers Strike Begins
Nigeria’s oil workers started the first day of a four-day
strike as oil prices on the international market rise in response.
Sam Olukoya reports from Lagos.
SA Presidential Hopeful Implicated in Scandal
A corruption scandal trial begins in South Africa today with
far reaching implications. Na’eem Jeenah explains from
Johannesburg.
Same-sex Marriage Caravan
Activists for gay and lesbian marriage caravanned into the
nation’s Capitol today. Selina Musuta was there.
Green House Gas Rising Implications Contested
An unexplained, two-year rise in greenhouse gas levels could
signal the acceleration of global warming, according to european
scientists; U.S. scientists say its too soon to worry. Erika
McDonald reports.
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Agreement Between Sadr & Iraqi Govt. for Ceasefire
in Sadr City
18 people have been killed in two suicide bomb attacks in
the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The deadliest explosion left a
big crater near the police academy and the oil ministry building.
The blasts came as US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived
in Iraq on a surprise visit to American soldiers. Meanwhile,
negotiating between the Sadr militia and Iraqi government
ended yesterday. The deal says that US troops are free to
enter Sadr City but they can not detain people with out consulting
with Sadr’s office. FSRN’s Salam Talib reports
on the terms of the agreement.
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Afghanistan Vote in Fraud-Ridden Presidential Elections
In their first ever presidential elections, Afghans went
to the polls this weekend to elect a new president. In a field
of 16 candidates, there were widespread reports of voter and
candidate intimidation leading up to Saturday’s vote.
While most people were excited to be able to cast a vote,
widespread allegations of voter fraud lead many of the candidates
to call for an annulment. Deepa Fernandes reports.
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Democrats to Filibuster Corporate Tax Bill
The Senate wrapped up some of its final business today with
a vote on a long-pending corporate tax bill meant to bring
the country into compliance with World Trade Organization
rules. After House Republican leadership stripped several
Democratic-backed amendments, Senate Democrats said they would
filibuster for as long as a week to bring their amendments
back into the bill. Darby Hickey has the story from DC.
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Part 6: Election Countdown Series: Howard Romps Home
in Australia
Australia has returned John Howard's Conservative coalition
government to office for an historic fourth term, in an election
where domestic issues of economic management and interest
rates won out over foreign policy issues and the country's
involvement in Iraq. In Part 6 of FSRN’s special one
month Election Countdown coverage, today we look at what happened
in the Australian election, a result that many say could be
echoed here in the US come November 2nd. Erica Vowles reports
from Sydney.
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Transform Columbus Day Movement
Today is Columbus Day, however this holiday is not celebrated
by everyone. In Denver, the birthplace of the Columbus Day
holiday, hundreds of protestors gathered over the weekend
as part of the transform Columbus Day movement, which also
originated in Denver. Maeve Conran reports
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Mumia on ‘Columbus Day’
On this Indigenous People’s Day, known to some as
Columbus Day, our commentator on death row, Mumia Abu Jamal,
reflects.
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