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Today's lead stories:
Consumer Rights Threatened Under New Bankruptcy Reform Bill
Bolivian President Resigns under Mass Indigenous Protests
Trade Talks between Venezuela and India
Syria Begins Pulling Out of Lebanon
Iraqis Frustrated with the New Government
US Troops Attack Freed Italian Journalist
Protest over Lack of People of Color at FDNY
FSRN Headlines
Rally Against Social Security Privatization
Hundreds rallied in D.C. today to criticize the Bush administration’s
drive to privatize Social Security and offer other solutions.
Ellen Ratner reports from D.C.
Egyptian Elections Called Sham
Thousands protested in Egypt today calling President Hosni
Mubarak’s election reforms a “masquerade.”
Late last month, Mubarak said the country would hold their
first presidential election with more than one candidate.
This weekend the Parliament approved the proposal. Demonstrators
say Mubarak is only making the proposal to perpetuate the
myth that he is elected by the people. According to reports,
the protest broke up peacefully.
Indigenous Communities Vote "No" on Trade Talks
Indigenous communities in Colombia held a public referendum
on whether to continue free-trade talks with Peru, Ecuador
and the United States. As Chip Mitchell reports from Bogotá,
the results are in.
Honduran Death Squads Are Back
A former minister in Honduras says death squads are being
used for a more current issue. Latin America correspondent
Nan McCurdy has more.
Re-enactment of Historic Civil Rights March
Civil Rights activists re-enacted the historic march from
Selma to Montgomery Alabama yesterday. During that march Hundreds
rallied in D.C. today to criticize the Bush administration’s
drive to privatize Social Security and offer other solutions.
Ellen Ratner reports from D.C.
Re-enactment of Civil Rights March
Civil Rights activists re-enacted the historic march from
Selma to Montgomery Alabama yesterday. During that march from
40 years ago, more than 200 state troopers and volunteer police
from around the state violently pushed the marchers back to
Selma, using tear gas, whips, and sticks. The day of the march
was thereafter known as “Bloody Sunday.” Yesterday,
thousands walked where there were only hundreds prior including
many of the same civil rights leaders who survived. Minnie
Thomas Brown says activists of the past must share their memories
with the next generation.The march is said to have been the
inspiration for the adoption of the Voting Rights Act.
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Consumer Rights Threatened Under New Bankruptcy Reform
Bill
This week the Senate Republican leadership will try to end
the debate and vote on a bill to make it harder for people
to file chapter 7 under the bankruptcy code. The measure is
heavily backed by the banking and credit card industries.
Consumer rights and protections proposed to be added to the
bill have been steadily defeated. Mitch Jeserich reports.
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Bolivian President Resigns under Mass Indigenous
Protests
Under mass pressure from protests against continued privatization
policy, Bolivian President Carlos Mesa tendered his resignation
today. Mesa, who assumed office only 17 months ago after President
Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada resigned under similar protests
from the indigenous majority, said that he could not continue
to govern the country under the mass blockades which have
plagued various cities throughout Bolivia. Congress has yet
to accept his resignation. Joining us to talk about the developments
in Bolivia is Felipe Quispe, who works with the Union of Bolivian
Peasant Farm Workers.
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Trade Talks between Venezuela and India
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is on a four day trade
visit to India, a move that many see as diversification process
to get away from its dependency on US purchases of oil supplies.
India, on the other hand is also seeking to move away from
its dependency on the Middle East. The left's darling leader,
as Chavez is referred to, is also visiting pro-left state
governments in India as part of his diplomatic tour. FSRN's
Binu Alex has more
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Syria Begins Pulling Out of Lebanon
Syrian soldiers were seen packing and moving towards the
eastern Lebanese valley today after Syrian and Lebanese officials
agreed on plans for Syrian withdrawal. In the meantime, Syrian
political opponents and supporters in Lebanon are escalating
their stand with more actionson the streets. Mohammed Shublaq
reports.
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Iraqis Frustrated with the New Government
The Iraqi National Assembly has set its first meeting date
for March 16, more than a month after the results of January's
elections were declared official. Violence continued in the
country today, with insurgent attacks killing at least eight
Iraqi soldiers, five policemen and two dozen civilians. Lengthy
negotiations over the formation of the government have left
Iraqis frustrated and concerned about the viability of a body
that has yet to convene. David Enders reports from Baghdad.
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US Troops Attack Freed Italian Journalist
As many as 20,000 people flocked to the State Funeral today
in Italy for Nicola Calipari, the Italian Intelligence Office
killed by US fire in while escorting journalist Giuliana Sgrena,
who was held captive for over one month. While the US calls
the occurrence an accident, many inItaly are questioning the
motives for the US shooting, as well as Italy's role in Iraq.
In Italy, Diletta Varlese has more.
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Protest over Lack of People of Color at FDNY
Today marked another graduation exercise for the Fire Department
of New York. While some families are celebrating graduates
joining the ranks of what's touted as New York's finest, it's
also cause for protest by others that not enough people of
color are being considered for the job. In New York, Ian Forrest
reports.
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