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Today's lead stories:
Talabani Sworn in as Iraq's President as Parties Remain Divided
Latin American Trade Ministers in DC to Push for CAFTA-DR
The Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund up for Re-Authorization
Sudan Will Not Cooperate With the International Criminal Court
Proposed Oil Pipeline Affects Indigenous Canadian Community
Connecticut "Terror Drill" Raises Concerns
University Students Protest Military Recruiters at Job and
Internship Fair
FSRN Headlines
Urban League Report
The National Urban League released The State of Black America
2005 report today showing stark disparities between the status
of blacks and whites. David Koppel reports from Washington
DC.
Kashmir Bus Depot Attacked
Four separate groups have claimed responsibility for an attack
today on a government guesthouse being used to shelter passengers
on the first bus in 50 years to cross between the Indian and
Pakistani sides of Kashmir. Shanawaz Kahn reports from Kashmir.
Thousands Protest Schwarzenegger
Thousands of nurses, firefighters, teachers, and police officers
rallied in front of San Francisco’s Ritz Carlton hotel
where Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was hosting a $90,000
a plate fundraising dinner. The demonstrators say the governor’s
proposals would drastically cut their pensions and healthcare
benefits. Max Pringle reports.
The Sunshine State Becomes the Wild West
Floridians can now legally “meet force with force”
– including deadly force. Mitch Perry has more from
Tampa.
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Talabani Sworn in as Iraq's President as Parties
Remain Divided (3:57)
Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani was sworn in as President
of Iraq today. Later this week, Shi'ite Islamist Ibrahim al-Jaafari
will likely become the Prime Minister. The swearing in came
after weeks of wrangling with Shi'ite religious parties over
the exact form of the future Iraqi Government. Many of those
issues, the roles of Islamic law and Kurdish autonomy remain
unresolved, as does the new government's stance toward the
US occupation. From Washington, Aaron Glantz provides this
analysis.
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Latin American Trade Ministers in DC to Push for
CAFTA-DR (3:30)
Dozens of trade ministers and ambassadors from Latin America
came to Capitol Hill today to lobby for the ratification of
the Central American Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement.
The US Congress will begin debating CAFTA-DR next week. However,
as Mitch Jeserich reports, it's unclear whether there will
be enough votes to pass it.
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The Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund up for Re-Authorization
(2:14)
The US Senate's Appropriations Committee will discuss whether
it will re-authorize The Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund,
which gives money to states to restore land and streams that
have been damaged by mining. In Pennsylvania, at least 44
of the 67 counties in that state contain or are affected by
abandoned coal mines or polluted runoff. Meanwhile, the conservative
group, Citizens Against Government Waste, denounced a growing
federal deficit and put blame on both the House and the Senate's
Appropriations Committees for "unnecessary" spending
on programs that help children and science. Dolores M. Bernal
of our DC Bureau has more.
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Sudan Will Not Cooperate With the International Criminal
Court (2:08)
United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, sent the names
of 51 Sudanese nationals to the International Criminal Court.
But the Sudanese government says they won't cooperate with
the ICC. FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell has more from the United
Nations.
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Proposed Oil Pipeline Affects Indigenous Canadian
Community (3:41)
The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline stands to be the largest single
industrial development project in the history of Canada. Currently
being pushed by the Canadian Government in cooperation with
Imperial Oil, the Pipeline - if constructed - could access
the largest untapped natural gas reserve on the planet. The
Mackenzie Pipeline has sparked controversy in Canada, as its
construction path is entirely on indigenous territory and
is being met with fierce opposition from indigenous communities
throughout Canada's northern region. FSRN's Stefan Christoff
reports from Montreal.
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Connecticut "Terror Drill" Raises Concerns
(1:54)
The nation's biggest terrorism drill is taking place this
week in multiple sites across the country. Connecticut is
one focal point, with a mock mustard gas attack on the city
of New London staged Monday with follow-up activities planned
during the entire week. While no one is disputing the importance
of preparedness for emergency responders, peace activists
are taking issue with the rationale behind the mock terror
attack. Melinda Tuhus reports from New Haven.
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University Students Protest Military Recruiters at
Job and Internship Fair (2:15)
US military planners are having a tough time finding and
retaining new recruits. The US Army fell almost one-third
short of its recruiting goal for the month of March. To lure
in potential enlistees, they're beefing up scouts, and offering
large bonuses. Last month, high profile counter-recruitment
protests were staged at City College in New York Seattle Community
College, and San Francisco State. Some 300 students and community
members held a raucous demonstration at the University of
California, Santa Cruz campus yesterday, where US military
recruiters had a booth at the campus' Job and Internship fair.
FSRN's Vinny Lombardo files this report.
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