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Today's lead stories:
Mexican Elections
Anti-Immigrant Measures Draw Criticism
Mugabe's Ruling Party Retain's Power
Turkey's New Penal Code
FBI and Portland Police Go To Court
A Draft in 2006?
FSRN Headlines
Millions Prepare for Pope's Death
One point one billion Catholics and millions of others are
preparing for the death of Pope John Paul II. Crowds continue
to gather in St. Peter’s Square praying for the 84-year
old pontiff. For 26 years, John Paul II has been a stalwart
speaker on behalf of the poor and against the death penalty.
He has also been credited with participating in the downfall
of Communism in Eastern Europe. The leading policy maker for
the church, John Paul II has been an outspoken critic of same-sex
marriage and abortion under any circumstance.
Workers Seek New Jobs with Halliburton
Flyers detailing allegations of Halliburton's worker mistreatment
made it into the hands of hundreds of people attending the
company's open house hiring session today. Renee Feltz reports
from KPFT in Houston.
Missing Trade Unionists Found Dead in Rural Morgue
The bodies of three missing trade unionists in Colombia have
turned up in a rural morgue. Chip Mitchell reports from Bogotá.
Human Rights Watchers on Repressive Regime List
Some member nations on the United Nations Commission on Human
Rights are considered restrictive according to a new report,
making their roll at the UN body questionable. Kelly Giddens
has more.
Rwandan Rebels Call for Peace
A faction of Rwandan Hutus admitted that they participated
in genocide in 1994 and agreed to stop their attacks from
eastern Congo. The tragedy in ‘94 started a bloodier
conflict in the region mostly between Hutus and Tutsis that
led to the deaths of 3-million people over nearly a decade.
Rwandan government officials say they are wary of the declaration
for peace but agreed to move forward cautiously on establishing
a permanent resolution and disarmament. Members of the group
known as the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda say they
are prepared to shift their energies towards a political solution.
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Mexican Elections (3:43)
An estimated 1500 federal police are surrounding Mexico's
legislative building as the country's Congress votes on the
political future of the person favored to win next year's
presidential elections. Vladimir Flores has the story from
Mexico City.
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Anti-Immigrant Measures Draw Criticism (4:12)
In California, the Sheriff's Department of Orange County
announced Thursday that they plan to train some 500 deputies
to enforce federal immigration laws. The Los Angeles police
department is already considering similar measures. Already
in states such as Virginia, state police have the authority
to enforce immigration law and make arrests on suspected undocumented
immigrants with crimial backgrounds. Meanwhile, citizen militia
that call themselves, the Minuteman Project, continues to
draw the public's attention. The group seeks to stop immigrants
who cross the US-Mexico border in Arizona. Douglas Rivlin
is with the National Immigration Forum, a national advocacy
group in Washington.
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Mugabe's Ruling Party Retain's Power
Zimbawe's President Robert Mugabe's ruling party is now
the majority in parliament, the results were announced today
in an election that the opposition calls a fraud. They plan
to contest the results in court. Mr. Mugabe, has ruled Zimbawe
for 25 years. His party won 55 of parliament's 120 elected
seats. The opposition won 34. Mr. Mugabe appoints an additional
30 seats, guaranteeing a majority for his party.
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Turkey's New Penal Code (3:14)
The Turkish government is set to implement a new penal code
that will impact members of its society. Journalists are concerned
that the penal code may censor or limit what they can say
about the moderate-islamist conservative ruling party. özhan
önder has more from Ankara.
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FBI and Portland Police Go To Court (3:13)
Tom Potter, the new mayor of Portland, Oregon and a former
Portland Police Chief, is trying to find out what the FBI's
Joint Terrorism Task Force is doing. Oregon State law prevents
any local police from investigating any immigrants or religious
and political organizations that have not violated the law.
The FBI says that they are not bound by this state law, nor
is the JTTF. However, Mayor Potter says that his Portland
Police officers on the JTTF are. The problem is compounded
by a unique feature of Portland City government: Mayor Potter
is also the City Police Commissioner. A resolution requiring
full oversight of the JTTF for the Mayor as Police Commissioner,
Chief of Police and City Attorney came before the City Council
this week. If that oversight isn't granted, the City will
withdraw its police officers from the JTTF. K-BOO's Andy Seaton
was at the hearing and files this report.
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A Draft in 2006? (4:53)
This week Lawrence Korb, assistant defense secretary under
president Reagan, said that he thinks that mid-2006 will be
a breaking point for the US military, and a draft will be
necessary to maintain US forces overseas. Talk about the greater
likelihood of a draft has increased, as the army has been
unable to meet its recuitment goals for the past two months.
From WMNF radio in Tampa, Florida, FSRN's Andrew Stelzer reports.
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