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Today's lead stories:
Immigration Investigations Target Middle Easterners?
Federal Debt Ceiling Increase
Iraq: The Psychology of Terror
Indian Prime Minister Singh Visit to Kashmir
Impact on Free Trade in Ghana
Bank Bombings in Argentina
FSRN Headlines
New Possibility of Mad Cow in U.S.
Officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced
they might have confirmed another case of mad cow disease
in the United States. They added that they need several more
days to analyze the findings even though the newest tests
are considerably more stringent. Mad cow, also known as bovine
spongiform encephalopathy, is a fatal brain wasting disease
that can be passed from cows to humans. The President of the
American Meat Institute said, "Regardless of the outcome
of this test result, U.S. beef is safe." Government officials
said the sample came from a high-risk calf population and
that the disease never entered the “food chain.”
3 Egyptian Police Officers Killed by Israeli Military
Egyptian officials are upset over the killing of their police
officers by the Israeli military. Paul Schemm reports from
Cairo.
Protests in Chile Over Economic Summit
Chilean high school students staged a quickly organized protest
yesterday over the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit
in Santiago. Without a warning, police quickly and firmly
broke up the demonstration with water cannons and tear gas.
The city is closed down for the 21 leaders, and 500 corporate
chiefs who plan to complete so-called free trade talks. Free
Speech Radio News correspondent Jorge Garreton says there
is more to come in Santiago as George W. Bush makes his way
to the city tomorrow. --- Tonight Women for Peace have organized
a candle light vigil against Bush’s visit to Chile.
Human Rights Watch Says US Housing Rules Unjust
Human Rights Watch is highly critical of existing federal
housing rules that disproportionately deny people of color
the ability to put a roof over their heads. Victoria Hood
reports from D.C.
Hard Evidence That Ozone Kills People
Ozone smog has been directly linked to human deaths according
to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Erika McDonald has more.
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Immigration Investigations Target Middle Easterners?
(4:20)
In the month of October, the U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement Agency conducted over 900 investigations into
suspected immigration status violators, making 237 arrests
as part of a stepped up enforcement effort that began in the
lead up to the elections and will last at least until the
Presidential inauguration in January. Some immigrant rights
groups say the increased investigations are targeting people
who appear to be from the Middle East. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, also known as ICE, denies the accusation. Mitch
Jeserich has more from Washington D.C.
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Federal Debt Ceiling Increase (3:39)
Yesterday, a divided US Senate approved an $800 billion
dollar increase of the federal debt ceiling, which will allow
the government to continue running on a negative balance.
Dolores Bernal of our DC bureau has more on this story from
Capitol Hill.
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Iraq: The Psychology of Terror (2:23)
DNA tests are being conducted on a mutilated woman's body
found in Fallujah to figure out if it is that of CARE International
Aid worker Margaret Hassan. While many grieve over Hassan's
apparent death, some are starting to question the motivations
for her execution. Diane Perlman is a clinical and political
psychologist and co-chair of the Committee on Global Violence
and Security for a division of the American Psychological
Association. She joins us today from Washington.
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Indian Prime Minister Singh Visit to Kashmir
(3:28)
Indian Prime minister Manmohan Singh concluded his two day
visit to the trouble torn state of Jammu and Kashmir today.
This is Singh's first visit to the region after assuming office
in May and comes while a peace process between India and Pakistan
is being negotiated. Prior to the visit, Singh announced a
reduction in the number of troops in Jammu and Kashmir. And,
as Shanawaz Khan reports, violence has already erupted around
the Prime Minister's visit to the contested territory.
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Impact on Free Trade in Ghana (4:05)
Globalization and free trade are frequently cited by governments
in the industrialized world as crucial for the development
of nations on the African continent. Yet, in the West African
nation of Ghana, economic liberalization and the subsequent
influx of subsidized goods from the west have had a catastrophic
impact on the agriculture-based economy. Rupert Cook reports.
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Bank Bombings in Argentina (2:19)
Bombs exploded at three banks in the Argentine capital of
Buenos Aires yesterday. Two of the three banks targeted are
operated by U.S. giant Citibank. One bomb killed one security
guard, and another injured a bomb squad officer. Mat Goldin
has more from Buenos Aires.
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