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Today's lead stories:
State of the Union: Foreign Policy
State of the Union: Domestic Policy
Hopes for Cease Fire in Palestine and Israel
Elections in Indian Administered Kashmir
Demonstration Outside Filipino Mining Conference
Ward Churchill Under Fire
FSRN Headlines
Gonzales Set to Take Nomination
The nation’s next top cop is the same person who participated
in crafting the Bush administration’s memo on what defines
torture. More from Linley Smith in D.C.
U.S. Corps Leaving Iran
Some of the U.S. government’s biggest contractors are
leaving Iran. Rene Feltz reports from KPFT in Houston.
Peace Process in Northern Ireland Halted
The peace process in Northern Ireland has come to a grinding
halt as the Irish Republican Army announced they would withdraw
their offer to decommission all weapons. Naomi Fowler explains
from London.
French to Ban Neo-Nazis
French officials are preparing to ban Neo-nazi groups after
a reported rise in violent hate crimes last year. Jordan Davis
reports from Paris.
Canada Moves Forward on Same-Sex Marriage
Canada’s ruling party introduced its long-awaited same-sex
marriage bill into the House of Common this week. From CKLN
in Toronto, Kristin Schwartz has more.
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STATE OF THE UNION: FOREIGN POLICY (2:34)
Unlike the last three State of the Union Addresses, last
night foreign policy took a back seat when President Bush
addressed a joint session of Congress. Included in the few
foreign policy details, Bush said the US will ask Congress
for 350 million dollars to support Palestinian political,
economic and security reforms. Of that amount, 80 million
dollars would reportedly go to Israel to help build its wall
around the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.Last night the President
also refused to set a timeline to withdraw US troops from
Iraq. According to our Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitch Jeserich,
testimony at a Senate hearing today suggests the Bush administration
is expected to keep a substantial number of troops there for
years to come.
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STATE OF THE UNION: DOMESTIC POLICY (2:40)
The domestic agenda outlined in the State of the Union Address
included a long list of issue priorities in addition to the
major focus on changes to Social Security. Jenny Johnson reports.
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HOPES FOR CEASEFIRE IN PALESTINE AND ISRAEL
(3:58)
After a four-year stalemate, the leaders of Israel and Palestine
are set to meet in Egypt early next week. Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas is expected to introduce a plan for Palestinian
statehood, and ask Israel to halt expanding settlements in
the West Bank. And, as Awad Duaibes reports plans for a formal
ceasefire between the two territories looks promising.
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ELECTIONS IN INDIAN ADMINISTERED KASHMIR
(3:21)
After a gap of 27 years and a flood of violence that started
in 1989, the first civic elections are being held in Indian
administered Kashmir. Voters will be choosing municipal representatives
for the cities and towns in Jammu and Kashmir. Separatist
parties and militant groups have called for an election boycott,
threatening to target voters who go to the polls. After two
of six phases of elections that started January 29 and end
February 17, Shanawaz Khan files this report.
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DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE FILIPINO MINING CONFERENCE
(3:11)
On Tuesday, the Philippine Supreme Court ruled for the second
time in two months to re-open the country's mining industry
to foreign-owned companies. The ruling came on the eve of
a week-long international mining conference being held in
Manila, essentially ending a moratorium set in place in January
2004 by a previous Supreme Court decision. Protestors accuse
the government of brushing environmental concerns aside, and
ignoring the potential destruction that mining in the region
may cause. From Manila, FSRN's Carey Biron reports.
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WARD CHURCHILL UNDER FIRE (2:30)
After his talk at Hamilton College in New York State scheduled
for tonight was cancelled, a professor at the University of
Colorado in Boulder is at the center of a debate over free
speech. Ward Churchill, whose book "On the Justice of
Roosting Chickens", which contains an essay on the September
11 attacks, describes some of those killed in the World Trade
Center as "Little Eichmans" a reference to Adolf
Eichman who ensured the smooth administration of the Nazi
infrastructure. Colorado lawmakers, including Governor Bill
Owens, are calling for his immediate termination from the
university. Hamilton College said they cancelled the talk
after death threats were received- but Professor Churchill
says it's another attempt to silence him. Maeve Conran reports
from Boulder.
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