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Today's lead stories:
Repeal of Chinese Trade Relations?
FSRN Interviews Iraqi Finance Minister, Adel Abdul Medhi
US Mothers Travel to Meet Iraqi Mothers
Nepal Detains Political Dissidents
Churchill Speaks About Academic Freedom
Low Power FM Broadcasters Gather in DC
FSRN Headlines
Buenos Aires Subway Strike
Subway workers in Buenos Aires went on strike today shutting
down all five of the city’s transit lines. Mat Goldin
reports.
Medicare Rx Costs Triple Earlier Projection
The White House now says that the prescription drug provision
to Medicare they sold to Congress will actually cost taxpayers
three times as much as originally projected. Candice Fulgano
reports from DC.
UN Peacekeepers to Sudan?
The United Nations Security Council is working on a resolution
that would allow the UN to send about ten thousand peacekeeping
troops to Sudan. Haider Rizvi is in New York.
Bill Introduced to Bring Home Troops
27 members of the House of Representatives today introduced
a bill to bring the troops home from Iraq that they hope will
invigorate discussion about exit strategies and spending priorities.
Jenny Johnson has
more.
Hip Hop Wear Illegal?
Wearing low pants in Virginia could be considered a crime
if some Virginia legislatures have their way. Selina Musuta
is with the DC Radio Co-op.
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Repeal of Chinese Trade Relations? (3:13)
The New York Times has reported that Defense Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld may pay an official visit to China in an attempt
towards revitilizing normal military relations. Such relations
were strained after a Chinese jet collided with a US spy plane
in 2001. With an increased Chinese military buildup aimed
at Taiwan, the article said the Pentagon and the Chinese military
are considering to set up an emergency telephone link between
the two countries to prevent "misunderstandings."
Meanwhile, while China says its economy grew the faster in
2004 than in the previous 8 years, a minority of lawmakers
on Capitol Hill are calling for a repeal of normal trade relations
with China, saying the number one export to that country has
been jobs. Mitch Jeserich reports.
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FSRN Interviews Iraqi Finance Minister, Adel Abdul
Medhi (3:21)
Two US soldiers were killed in separate attacks in Iraq
today and gunfire and explosions erupted in central Baghdad.
Amidst the violence, a new interim government is beginning
to take shape, though it will still be some time before full
results of the election are known. David Enders interviews
Adel Abdul Medhi, the current minister of finance, a member
of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq
and a likely candidate to be the next prime minister.
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US Mothers Travel to Meet Iraqi Mothers
(2:52)
US Mothers who have lost their sons in Iraq and 9-11 recently
traveled to the border of Jordan and Iraq with Code Pink and
Global Exchange on a mission to deliver $600,000 worth of
medical supplies to Iraqi children. Nadia McCaffrey, who lost
her son in Iraq had one more mission- to meet Iraqi mothers
who have also lost their children to war. Miae Kim reports.
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Nepal Detains Political Dissidents (3:03)
Nepal's home ministry says it has detained 25 people, and
are keeping 18 more under house arrest. This after King Gyanendra
dismissed his government last week, citing that it had failed
to block the Maoist insurgency. The list of those detained
and arrested includes student activists and political leaders,
and it is suspected that as many as 100 people may have been
rounded up. Tanks continue to roam the streets of Nepal's
cities and political dissidents are being warned to stay home
or face arrest. Joining us to talk about the recent developments
in Nepal is Brad Adams, Asia Director of Human Rights Watch.
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Churchill Speaks About Academic Freedom
(2:02)
University Professor Ward Churchill entered a packed to
capacity auditorium at the University of Colorado last night,
accompanied by members of the American Indian Movement. More
than 1200 people filled the hall, while an additional 250
attended a rally outside. Churchill was due to speak on his
essay on 9/11 which has drawn fire from many in the media
as well as legislators such as Colorado Gov. Bill Owens, who
have called on the Board of Regents to dismiss Churchill.
This has been seen as a political attack on academic freedom.
FSRN'S Maeve Conran has more, presents these excerpts from
Churchill's remarks at last night's event.
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Low Power FM Broadcasters Gather in DC (4:24)
Arizona Republican Senator John McCain announced the introduction
of the "Local Community Radio Act of 2005" yesterday,
as Low Power FM broadcasters gathered at the Federal Communications
Commission for a forum to address their ongoing battles to
preserve and extend their local signals. In Washington DC,
Dolores M Bernal has more.
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