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Today's lead stories:
Pentagon Indicates that Anti-US Attacks in Iraq Have Doubled
in the Last Month
State of New York Reverses Controversial Driver's License
Requirement
Muslim American' Civil Rights Abuses on the Rise
Indigenous Mapuches Fight for Resource Rights in Southern
Argentina
A Look at Forced Labor in Asia
Rebuilding Northern Uganda's Educational System
FSRN Headlines
The bankruptcy judge overseeing the United Airlines case
is permitting the largest pension default in US history. Doug
Cunningham with the Workers Independent News Service has the
story.
A mandatory sentencing bill for gang activity is getting
a second look and gaining greater momentum in the U.S. Congress.
Kelly Giddens reports from D.C.
The dramatic drop of environmentally sensitive salmon populations
has scientists and fisheries experts scratching their heads.
Leigh Robartes reports from Moscow, Idaho.
Indian officials are now set to resume weapons sales to Nepal.
Binu Alex reports from Ahmdebad.
Local residents in the Annapura region of Nepal are identifying
pilots of military helicopters attacking villages in the area
as “American.” Officially, the US government is
only giving “non lethal military training” in
Nepal. Earlier this week a representative from the US State
Department visited the country and met with the King. Secretary
Christina Rocca, ignoring all reports of the suspension of
democracy, arrests of human rights activists, and harsh tactics
used by the Nepalese Security Forces, spoke of Nepal’s
“mutual interest” with the United States. She
then pledged help with what she termed the country’s
“Maoist problem.” Michael Van De Veer provided
that report from Nepal.
The European Parliament has decided to protect workers rights
and nullified a provision that some feared would allow employers
to coerce someone into working more than 48 hours per week.
Naomi Fowler reports from London.
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Pentagon Indicates that Anti-US Attacks in Iraq Have
Doubled in the Last Month (3:52)
Five separate attacks occurred in Iraq today, allegedly
committed by forces opposed to the US presence there, killing
at least 61 people and injuring more than 100 people in different
Iraqi cities. Meanwhile, the Pentagon announced that daily
attacks have doubled in the last month alone. Mitch Jeserich
reports from Washington.
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State of New York Reverses Controversial Driver's
License Requirement (3:54)
The State of New York has reversed a policy enforced by
the Department of Motor Vehicles that requires driver's license
applicants to provide a social security number in order to
get a license, only one day after the passage of the Real
ID act. In New York, FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell reports.
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Muslim American' Civil Rights Abuses on the Rise
(2:32)
Abuses of Muslim Americans' civil rights sharply increased
in 2004, according to a newly-released report by the Council
on American-Islamic Relations. The trend is marked by high
profile cases as well as previously unreported incidents of
discrimination. Jenny Johnson reports.
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Indigenous Mapuches Fight for Resource Rights in
Southern Argentina (4:12)
The Indigenous Mapuche community in the Neuquén province
of Argentina is fighting to keep two foreign-owned oil companies,
including Texas-based Pioneer, from further exploiting the
region's resources. FSRN's Pablo Indio has more.
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A Look at Forced Labor in Asia (2:55)
The United Nation's International Labor Office, or ILO,
in Geneva has release new data on forced labor around the
world. Its findings indicate that more than 12 million people
are victims of forced labor; that the problem exists in nearly
every country; and in every type of economy. The data also
indicates that forced labor is especially high in Asia. Doualy
Xaykaothao has more from Bangkok.
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Rebuilding Northern Uganda's Educational System
(3:23)
The war in northern Uganda has battered nearly all aspects
of life and infrastructure, particularly in the Education
sector. Now, regional war leaders have created a forum that
seeks ways of developing educational standards in Northern
Uganda. Joshua Kyalimpa reports.
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