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Today's lead stories:
A look at the new Congressional platform
Pentagon’s covert intelligence unit
Kurdish sectarian ticket to include Ba’atishts
Roe v Wade rally in New York
Abortion and the religious right
Delegation meets with new Uruguyan leaders
FSRN Headlines
U.S. Supreme Court Gives Police More Power
The U.S. Supreme Court handed broader search powers to police
when stopping motorists. Victoria Jones reports from D.C.
Venezuelan Protests for Sovereignty
During a demonstration in support of Venezuelan sovereignty,
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez accused the Bush Administration
of provoking tensions in the region. Greg Wilpert reports
from Caracas.
Warnings of Violence in Kosovo
Violence could flare up again in Kosovo unless the international
community delivers on the independent aspirations for the
ethnic-Albanian majority, according to a recent report. Jackson
Allers explains from Pristina.
Haitian Prime Minister Maintains Hard Stance
Internal fighting in Haiti will continue as the U.S. installed
interim Prime Minister keeps his hard line against ousted
President Jean Bertrand Aristede and his political party.
Reed Lindsay reports from Port au Prince.
Even Bush's Guy Says Global Warming Critical
The world’s leading expert on climate science, a man
hand picked by the Bush administration, warns global warming
conditions have accelerated beyond control and advocates deep
cuts in carbon dioxide emissions. Erika McDonald reports.
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A LOOK AT THE NEW CONGRESSIONAL PLATFORM
Today the Senate Republican leadership introduced their
first ten bills of the 109th Session that it says represents
its top legislative priorities that range from the Bush administration’s
war on terror to marriage promotion. The first bill introduced,
known as S-1, is Social Security reform with the proposed
creation of health savings account which opponents call a
major step in privatizing the social safety net program.
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PENTAGON’S COVERT INTELLIGENCE UNIT
Meanwhile, the Washington Post reported on Sunday that the
Pentagon has been operating a clandestine intelligence operation
that even the Congressional committees that conduct oversight
of Defense were unaware of. Mitch Jeserich has more on that
story from Washington.
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KURDISH SECTARIAN TICKET TO INCLUDE BA’ATISHTS
Iraq’s two main Kurdish political parties have put
aside their differences for the country’s planned January
30 election. Like the Shi’ites in the South, they’ve
organized a single, sectarian ticket which they hope all Kurds
will vote for. But as Aaron Glantz reports from Northern Iraq
: some Kurds may be surprised that the Kurdish list includes
former Ba’athists from Saddam Hussein’s regime.
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ROE V WADE RALLY IN NEW YORK
The weekend saw a flurry of activity in Washington DC marking
the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade - the Supreme Court decision
that legalized abortion. And, as Darby Hickey of the DC Radio
Co-op reports, several inches of snow and freezing temperatures
affected protestor’s plans.
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ABORTION AND THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT
As President Bush begins his second term in office, the
religious right has declared a mandate for its continued support
from the government. Within this context, anti-choice demonstrators
marched in famously pro-choice San Francisco this Saturday
on the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. And, as correspondent
Sarah Olson reports, while the anti-choice message often pretended
solidarity with civil rights and feminist movements, the thousands
of pro-choice responders rejected the notion of a kinder and
more inclusive anti-choice movement.
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DELEGATION MEETS WITH NEW URUGUYAN LEADERS
On Oct 31 of last year, the people of Uruguay overwhelmingly
voted into power Tabare Vazquez, the first leftist president
to be elected in the country’s 174 year history. Last
week, the first Solidarity Delegation made up of activists
from around the US traveled to Uruguay in support of the future
government, which will take office on March 1. The delegation
made a special visit to the US embassy in Montevideo on January
20 to protest the inauguration of President Bush and US interventions
in Latin America and abroad. FSRN Correspondent Mike Fox has
more from Montevideo.
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