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Today's lead stories:
Fraud and Abuse in US Contracts in Iraq
Final Results for Iraqi Elections
Massive Bombings in the Philippines
Demonstrators Express Opinions about Putin's Reforms
Howard Dean Elected as DNC Chairman
LGBT Law Students Protest Recruiters
Mumia Commentary: Perspectives on Lynne Stewart
FSRN Headlines
Demos in Argentina Over Jobs
Thousands participate in massive demonstrations around Argentina
blocking roads and marching to the Labor Ministry for better
jobs and social services. Mat Goldin has more from Buenos
Aires.
Boycott Chocolate to End Child Slavery
Urging a public boycott of chocolate this Valentine’s
Day, one U.S. Congressman wants the chocolate industry to
clean up their act and end child labor. Shirley Chang reports
from D.C.
Homeland Security Nomination Debated
The U.S. Senate started debating the merits of the Bush administrations’
hopeful and likely next Secretary of the Department of Homeland
Security. Darby Hickey has more.
Wal-Mart Paid on Child Labor Violation
Wal-Mart reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of
Labor for allegedly breaking child labor laws in three states.
New Hampshire correspondent Avishay Artsy has more.
Serbian Leader Goes to Kosovo
For the first time since Kosovo became a United Nations protectorate
five years ago, the Serbian head of state is visiting. Jackson
Allers reports from Pristina.
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FRAUD AND ABUSE IN US CONTRACTS IN IRAQ
(2:13)
Today President Bush formally requested an additional 80
billion dollars, the majority of which would be earmarked
for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The request
pushes the nation's budget deficit to a record high, and comes
as former Coalition Provisional Authority employees in Iraq
testified on Capitol Hill of rampant fraud and abuse of billions
of dollars in US contracts. Mitch Jeserich reports.
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FINAL RESULTS FOR IRAQI ELECTIONS (2:09)
Final results yesterday for the recent Iraqi election show
a nearly 50% victory by the Shiite coalition- or United Iraqi
Alliance. The Kurds also gained about one-quarter of the vote,
while Sunnis largely abstained from participating and only
gained 5 seats in the assembly. Joining us to talk about the
election is FSRN correspondent David Enders in Baghdad.
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MASSIVE BOMBINGS IN THE PHILIPPINES (3:00)
A massive car bomb in Beirut killed Lebanon's former Prime
Minister, Rafik al-Hariri, today, just four months after he
resigned from his post. The explosion killed at least a dozen
people and injured at least 100. A group calling itself Support
and Jihad in Syria and Lebanon have taken responsibility for
the attack on Al-Jazeera television, although the claim could
not be authenticated. Meanwhile, in the Philippines, three
bombs exploded in various cities today, killing at least 11
people and injuring over 100. The past week has seen at least
70 people killed in a series of bombs, which the Islamic group
Abu Sayyaf calls retaliation for a major military offensive
against the group in the southern Philippines that recently
killed 60 people. And, as FSRN correspondent Carey Biron reports,
the violence is not likely to end anytime soon.
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DEMONSTRATORS EXPRESS OPINIONS ABOUT PUTIN'S REFORMS
(2:35)
Over 250,000 demonstrators on two sides of the issue massed
in Russian towns on Saturday to condemn or applaud social
benefit reforms by President Vladimir Putin's government.
In the biggest demonstration over this issue, thousands of
Putin supporters marched through the center of the capital,
chaperoned by armed police. It was the first major turnout
in favor of the president since protests began last month
in his home town of St Petersburg, when thousands of pensioners
turned out to denounce a new law reforming social benefits.
Danuta Szafraniecz reports from Warsaw.
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HOWARD DEAN ELECTED AS DNC CHAIRMAN (3:30)
The Democratic Party has elected former Vermont governor
and Democratic Presidential candidate, Howard Dean as the
new chairman of the Democratic Party. At the DNC Winter Meeting
in Washington this weekend, party leaders expressed their
enthusiasm with Dean as the only hope left for a dying party.
Dolores M. Bernal brings us this report.
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LGBT LAW STUDENTS PROTEST RECRUITERS (3:02)
Anti-discrimination policies at law schools across the country
forbid discrimination based on sexual orientation by employers
engaged in on-campus recruitment. But schools are often forced
to allow military recruiters on campus, despite its "Don't
Ask, Don't Tell" policy. This, because a federal law
known as the Solomon Amendment threatens to cut federal funds
to schools that ban military recruiters. Dozens of LGBT law
students rallied in northern California over the weekend to
tell schools it's time to stop making exceptions for the military.
Sandra Lupien has the story.
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MUMIA COMMENTARY: PERSPECTIVES ON LYNNE STEWART
(3:30)
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