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Today's lead stories:
Senate Democrats Say They Won't be Able to Stop the Real ID
Act
Condoleeza Rice's Agenda During Latin American Tour
Bill That Limits Teenage Out-of-State Abortions Likely to
Pass in the House
March Against Racism on the University of Colorado at Boulder
Local Community Crafting Solutions for Gang Violence
Florida's Child Welfare System Privatized
FSRN Headlines
GOP Caves in on Ethics Rules
Republican leaders offered today to rollback new ethics rules
introduced earlier this year. Party members are expected to
act on the move as early as this afternoon. Daniel Opper reports
from Washington, DC.
Togolese Continue to Protest Elections
Violent protests continue in the West African state of Togo
following the declaration of the son of the late Togolese
dictator as the winner of last weekend’s presidential
election. Sam Olukoya reports from Lagos.
Nepalese Crackdown on Opposition
The former prime minister of Nepal, Sher Bahadur Deuba, has
been arrested in Kathmandu after refusing to appear before
an anti-corruption panel. Mr Deuba was removed from office
in February when King Gyanendra seized control of the government.
Deuba's wife said five truckloads of policemen arrested the
former prime minister at his home in the early morning hours
today, cutting phone and power lines. Also today, five opposition
leaders from the Nepali Congress and the main Communist Party,
including four former cabinet ministers, were arrested. Neither
Deuba nor the politicians have been charged, but police have
been empowered to break up meetings, and to arrest without
warrant those who oppose or speak against the king or royal
government. More than 3,000 people in Nepal have been detained
for opposing the king or his royal government since he took
over.
Ex-Pat Mexicans May Be Able to Vote
Mexicans living in the U.S. may be able to vote in their country's
upcoming presidential elections – but some analysts
and migrants are questioning the security and transparency
of the voting process. Shannon Young explains from Oaxaca.
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Senate Democrats Say They Won't be Able to Stop the
Real ID Act (2:08)
Senate Democratic leaders have indicated that they won't
be able to stop the anti-immigration measure known as the
Real ID Act. The Act, which is attached to the $80 billion
war supplemental, could pass through Congress as early as
Friday. Today, immigrant rights activists rallied on Capitol
Hill in a last ditch effort to stop the measure. Mitch Jeserich
reports.
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Condoleeza Rice's Agenda During Latin American Tour
(4:30)
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is making her way to
Colombia after spending a day in Brazil during a 5-day diplomatic
tour of Latin America. On Rice's agenda for discussion is
the candidacy for the chief of the Organization of American
States, or OAS, whose member countries are responsible for
increasing peace and justice in the region through collaboration,
as well as for preserving sovereignty. Rice is also discussing
the increased instability in Bolivia and Ecuador and rising
tension between the US and Venezuela. Joining us is Teo Ballve,
Editor at the North American Congress on Latin America.
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Bill That Limits Teenage Out-of-State Abortions Likely
to Pass in the House (2:57)
Abortion politics were taken up in the House with a bill
that would make it harder for minors to get out-of-state abortions.
Strong Republican support coupled with some Democratic support
make passage seem likely at the time of broadcast. Under the
proposed law, a penalty of fines and up to a year in prison
would apply to both knowing transporters of the minor and
her doctor. Jenny Johnson reports.
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March Against Racism on the University of Colorado
at Boulder (2:29)
The University of Colorado at Boulder has been under the
spotlight recently for its investigation into Prof. Ward Churchill
over his controversial essay on 9/11. The University has been
criticized by members of its faculty and faculties across
the country for what is seen to be an attack on academic free
speech. Not only is Churchill's writing being investigated,
but he has also had to respond to accusations questioning
his Native American ethnicity. It is this aspect of the investigation
that has outraged many and was one reason for an anti racism
rally on the CU campus yesterday. FSRN's Maeve Conran reports.
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Local Community Crafting Solutions for Gang Violence
(4:30)
The US Justice Department estimates more than three-quarters
of a million people in the US are gang members. For decades,
various street gangs have operated in large US cities, but
in recent years, many small towns and rural areas have become
fertile ground for gang activity. As the U.S. Conference of
Mayors convenes today in DC for a National Summit on Gang
Violence, FSRN's Vinny Lombardo examines how one California
community is confronting these issues and crafting solutions.
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Florida's Child Welfare System Privatized
(4:04)
Florida is now the first and only State in the Nation to
have completely privatized its child welfare services. Florida's
Governor Jeb Bush has been working eight years to see the
privatization of the state's welfare system. Florida's Department
of Children and Families, or the DCF, oversee private contractors
who manage all foster care and adoption services. The department
has been rocked in the past decade by a series of high profile
scandals, prompting the privatization which began as an experiment
in one county, in 1997. FSRN correspondent Mark Antokas has
more from Tampa.
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