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Today's lead stories:
Update From Iraq
House Rules Change to Allow Indicted Delay to Serve as Rep.
Leader
Boston Investigating War on Drugs
Call for Reforms in the AFL-CIO
African Leaders Rethink NEPAD
Possible Medicare Benefit Cuts
Doctors for Sale: a Mumia Abu Jamal Commentary
FSRN Headlines
UK Report on Gulf War Syndrome
An independent inquiry in Britain has concluded that thousands
of Gulf War veterans were in fact made ill by their service.
Anastasia Kershaw reports from London.
Banks Bombed in Buenos Aires
Three Banks in Buenos Aires were bombed today in a series
of explosions. Mat Goldin reports.
Russia Develops New Type of Nuke
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with military
leadership today that Russia is testing a new type of nuclear
missile and plans to deploy it in the next few years. The
Itar-Tass news agency reports that the nuclear weapons are
unlike any that other nuclear powers now possess. Putin added
that Russia plans to continue strengthening its armed forces
including its nuclear capability saying international terrorism
is one of the major threats facing the country.
White House Allows Drilling Under National Parks
Documents obtained by the Sierra Club reveal the Bush Administration
may have violated federal law when it changed on oil and gas
drilling regulations underneath national parks to benefit
a Texas oil company. From KPFT in Houston, Erika McDonald
reports.
Italy Eavesdrops on Cellphones
An Italian newspaper reports that mobile phone calls and other
electronic communications are being monitored across Italy.
Diletta Varlese reports from Naples.
Report on Foster Care in the US
The results of a new study on the state of kids in foster
care were released today in advance National Adoption Day
this Saturday. Katie Murray has more from Washington.
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Update From Iraq (3:53)
Humanitarian aid worker Margaret Hassan has been killed
by her captors in Iraq. Many are mourning the death of Hassan,
who worked for CARE International in Iraq for 30 years. Meanwhile,
fighting continues throughout the region and reporters are
being censored from telling their stories. Dahr Jamail and
Salam Talib.
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House Rules Change to Allow Indicted Delay to Serve
as Rep. Leader (4:22)
The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives
changed House rules today to allow House Republican leader
Tom Delay of Texas to continue serving as leader even if he
is indicted by a Texas grand jury for campaign finance violations.
Mitch Jeserich brings us the story from Capitol Hill.
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Boston Investigating War on Drugs (1:29)
Boston City Councillor Chuck Turner has called for a public
hearing to investigate the War on Drugs. Julia Steinberg has
the story.
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Call for Reforms in the AFL-CIO (3:16)
The AFL-CIO met last week to form a committee to generate
and examine ideas from some dissatisfied union leaders. As
voices inside and outside the union agree that the AFL-CIO
is in trouble, some of the member unions are looking at the
possibility of ceding. From KPFA in Berkeley, Max Pringle
has more.
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African Leaders Rethink NEPAD (3:46)
The 37th summit of the Organization of African Unity, or
OAU in July 2001 formally adopted the strategic framework
document of the New Partnership for Africa's Development,
or NEPAD. It arose from a mandate given to the 5 initiating
heads of state Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal, and South
Africa by the OAU to develop an integrated socio- economic
development framework for the continent. Recently, the project
has been harshly criticized as it fails to reach its objectives
such as eradicating poverty, placing African countries on
a path of sustainable growth, or to accelerate the empowerment
of women. NGO representatives and political leaders say NEPAD
has failed to gain popular recognition in order to address
the current challenges facing the African continent. In Senegal,
Ndiaga Seck reports.
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Possible Medicare Benefit Cuts (1:30)
A Medicare benefit for low income recipients is set to expire
later this week unless Congress acts to authorize its renewal.
Jenny Johnson has more.
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Doctors for Sale: a Mumia Abu Jamal Commentary
(2:06)
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