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Today's lead stories:
Turkey Warns Kurdistan Over Kirkuk
Iraq Elections in Baghdad
Some Democrats Calling for Immediate Withdrawal
Hugo Chavez Addresses World Social Forum
Media Giants and Supreme Court
Washington DOT Halts Work at Archeological Site
FSRN Headlines
Military tribunals are illegal for prisoners being held by
the Bush administration at the naval base at Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba. Leigh Ann Caldwell has more from WBAI in New York.
Turkish officials are concerned about strong statements from
Kurdish leaders in Iraq re-emphasing autonomy. Ezgi Sirtas
explains from Ankara.
We'll have more on the elections in Iraq coming up.
A Connecticut man waiting to be executed by the state is
asking to be psychologically evaluated, promoting another
delay. Melinda Tuhus reports from New Haven.
Cleanup efforts continue after major pipeline accidents spilled
thousands of barrels of oil and gas in the Mexican Gulf Coast
state of Veracruz. Mexico correspondent Shannon Young reports.
U.S. workers income is rising, but much slower than the rising
cost of living. Sarah Olson reports from Oakland.
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TURKEY WARNS KURDISTAN OVER KIRKUK
After warnings in the last week from Turkish Prime Minister
Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish Army officers, Turkish Foreign
Minister Abdullah Gul today said that his country - which
commands the largest Army in the Middle East - would exercise
what he called "a historical responsibility towards the
region," if Kurdish leaders try to make Kirkuk part of
Iraqi Kurdistan. The promise of including Kirkuk under Kurdish
authority was a major motivating factor in high Kurdish turnout
in this weekend's election, as Aaron Glantz reports from Northern
Iraq.
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IRAQ ELECTIONS IN BAGHDAD
Iraqis went to the polls yesterday amidst gunfire and mortar
attacks, with initial voter turnout estimated at around 8
million: between 50 and 60 percent of those eligible. Final
results are not expected for more than a week, but preliminary
results could be announced today or tomorrow. David Enders
files this report from Baghdad.
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SOME DEMOCRATS CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL
After voting ended in Iraq, President Bush claimed it a
triumphant moment in spreading democracy throughout the Middle
East. However, according to some reports, the Iraqi turnout
was as much about democracy as it was getting the U.S. to
leave the country. But with the Bush administration expected
to ask Congress for an additional $80 billion for Iraq and
Afghanistan, it doesn't appear the US military will be leaving
Iraq any time soon. Though a small group of Democratic lawmakers
are calling for an immediate withdrawal, their efforts are
being rebuffed by the Democratic leadership. Mitch Jeserich
has more from Washington.
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HUGO CHAVEZ ADDRESSES WORLD SOCIAL FORUM
The 5th World Social Forum in Porto Alegre Brazil came to
a close today. The issue of agrarian reform was the topic
of many workshops at the forum, and received international
attention yesterday when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
visited Tapes, an encampment of Brazil's landless people's
movement, or MST. FSRN's Pauline Bartolone reports from Porto
Alegre.
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MEDIA GIANTS AND SUPREME COURT
What is sure to become the nation's largest communications
company is closer to forming, as SBC announced today that
it will acquire AT&T for roughly $16 billion. Consumer
groups suggest that the merger will further deteriorate competition
and decrease consumer choice. While communications giants
may soon be facing anti-trust action to prevent the AT&T
buyout, it looks like media giants have lost their most recent
battle over cross-ownership. Last June, an appeals court threw
out the Federal Communication Commission's media deregulation
policies. Now, with the Federal Government declining to appeal
the court decision that struck down new FCC regulations on
cross-ownership, media giants Tribune, Fox, Viacom and NBC
are asking the Supreme Court to take up the issue. But, as
Darby Hicky reports from DC, advocates for community media
and opponents to corporate consolidation say their victory
will likely hold.
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WASHINGTON DOT HALTS WORK AT ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE
In August of 2003,while grading the site to begin to build
a steel and concrete facility on the Northern Olympic Peninsula
near Port City Washington a significant archeological site
was discovered and the entire project was halted. Robin Carneen
has more.
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