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Today's lead stories:
DC: Taxation Without Representation
Kurdistan Parliament Elections
World Economic Forum in Davos
Ohio Death Row Release
Pell Grant Eligibility Tightens
Auschwitz Liberation Anniversary
FSRN Headlines
Gitmo Prisoners Released from British Questioning
Four Britons returned from Guantanamo Bay on Tuesday have
now been released by British police after questioning -- three
years after being held without charge or trial by the U.S
military. From London, Naomi Fowler reports.
2-Thousand in Guatemala March Against Mining
Two thousand people marched today in the city of San Marcos,
Guatemala to protest gold and silver mining that they say
threatens the country's natural resources. Jill Replogle reports
from Guatemala City.
Argentinians Want to Investigate Mexican Women's Murders
World-class forensic anthropologists are asking the Mexican
government to continue studying the remains of unidentified
murdered women in Ciudad Juarez. Mexico correspondent Shannon
Young reports from Oaxaca.
Peace Talks for Indonesians and Acehnese
Indonesian and Aceh pro-independent leaders are preparing
to hold peace talks in Finland now that both sides have softened
after combined efforts to rebuild the tsunami ravaged region.
From Jakarta, Meggy Margiyono has more.
Organizations Still Want Cheney Energy Docs
Advocacy organizations are arguing again in court today that
the Bush Administration must release records from the task
force that created the nation’s energy policy and led
by Vice President Dick Cheney. Dolores Bernal reports from
D.C.
Story cut for time: Medicaid Numbers Up Because More Are
Poor
The federal health program for the nation’s poorest,
Medicaid skyrocketed from the year 2000 to 2003 because there
were more poor people who needed the system. According to
a report from the Urban Institute, the program went from 200
billion dollars to 275 billion because more people faced job
losses and other economic hardships. Congress will consider
a Bush administration proposal to issue block grants to the
states to pay for the program next month.
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DC: TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION (3:47)
While a Republican Congress controls DC's budget, where
African Americans make up 60% of the population, the district
has had no voting representation on Capitol Hill for over
200 years. A new proposal seeks to change that and give voting
rights to DC residents. Mitch Jeserich reports.
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KURDISTAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS (4:25)
Kurds in Northern Iraq will go to the polls Sunday to elect
their own, regional Parliament. But the result of that election
is hardly in doubt. That's because every major Kurdish faction
is on the same slate. From Arbil, Aaron Glantz has the story.
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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS (3:16)
Thousands of business and political leaders from around
the world began five day meetings yesterday at the World Economic
Forum, or WEF, in Davos, Switzerland to discuss Iraq's fate
after Sunday's election, global climate change and poverty.
Julia Steinberger reports from Davos.
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OHIO DEATH ROW RELEASE (1:50)
After 18 years on Ohio's death row for a crime he say he
not commit, Kenny Richey from Edinburgh, Scotland unexpectedly
had his conviction overturned this week. From the US consulate
in Edinburgh, Tom Allan has the story.
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PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY TIGHTENS (3:35)
Eligibility for Pell grants tightens as college students
struggle with the rising cost of higher education. Heather
Buchheim reports from Santa Barbara.
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AUSCHWITZ LIBERATION ANNIVERSARY (3:21)
Some 10,000 guests from around the world attended today's
ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation
of the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp formerly
located in Oswiecim, southern Poland. Among the guests were
leaders from 40 countries, including the German, Russian,
Israeli, French and Polish presidents, at least 1000 Holocaust
survivors and 1500 journalists. In the US, President Bush
designated today as a day of remembrance and urged Americans
to honor the victims of Auschwitz and the Holocaust. The ceremonies
commemorated over one million people, mostly European Jews,
who perished at Auschwitz-Birkenau, one of the many extermination
camps run by Nazi Germany - liberated 60 years ago today.
Danuta Szafraniec reports from Warsaw.
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