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Today's lead stories:
Los Angeles Elects First Latino Mayor in Over 130 Years
ACLU files Lawsuit Against FBI Over Surveillance of Political
Activists
Houston Residents Protest Halliburton
Luis Posada Cariles Detained By Homeland Security
Indigenous People's Forum at the United Nations
FSRN Headlines
Another newly appointed Iraqi official was assassinated today
in Iraq. The Interior Ministry’s Brigadier General Ibrahim
Khamas was shot dead by four gunmen as he rode through Baghdad.
Iraqi officials say they will increase security around government
leaders.
Palestinian elections in the Gaza Strip may be tossed out
for noted irregularities. Manar Jibreen reports from the International
Middle East Media Center.
Today the Republican leadership brought President Bush’s
controversial judicial nomination Priscilla Owen to the Senate
floor, moving forward on the showdown over the filibuster.
Mitch Jeserich reports from Washington DC.
Demonstrations in Bolivia heated up today over the newly
signed hydrocarbon law. Luis Gomez has more from Cochabamba.
Mobilizations by public school teachers in Mexico are intensifying
after two weeks of strikes in Chiapas. Shannon Young reports
from Oaxaca.
United Nations representatives arrived in Indonesia to evaluate
the human rights tribunals of those accused of committing
crimes in East Timor. Meggy Margiyono reports from Jakarta.
A peaceful 17-day protest march by 12-thousand landless farmers
in Brazil ended yesterday in the worst violence seen in years.
50 people were injured when mounted police charged them as
they tried to bring their grievance to President Luis Ignacio
Lula da Silva. The farmers, represented by the organization
MST, accuse the government of being slow to institute land
reforms and have been settling lands around the country. The
president promised to settle hundreds of thousands of people
by the year 2006. In a separate incident yesterday, crowds
of peasants also staged a demonstration in front of the US
Embassy by burning fast food wrappers and calling out what
they refer to as US imperialism.
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Los Angeles Elects First Latino Mayor in Over 130
Years (5:ish)
After a landslide election, The City of Los Angeles has
a new mayor. Antonio Villaraigosa beat incumbent James Hahn
by a nearly 20-point margin. Soul Rebel Radio's Laura Cambrón
reports from KPFK.
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ACLU files Lawsuit Against FBI Over Surveillance
of Political Activists (5:ish)
The ACLU, along with four animal rights and environmental
groups announced a lawsuit against the FBI today over documents
tied to the surveillance of political activities such as anti-war
organizing. The lawsuit has been filed because the FBI has
denied Freedom of Information Act requests for the documents.
From Washington, Jenny Johnson reports.
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Houston Residents Protest Halliburton (3:30ish)
Close to 300 people gathered to protest Halliburton today
in downtown Houston, where the company's annual shareholder
meeting took place. Amid 16 arrests and some injuries, protesters
say they're blowing the whistle on a company that's defrauding
people in Iraq and the United States. From KPFT in Houston,
Myra Moreno has more
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Luis Posada Cariles Detained By Homeland Security
(2:30)
After a two month delay, the Department of Homeland Security
arrested Luis Posada Carriles yesterday, who is wanted on
terrorism charges in Venezuela and Cuba. The arrest came hours
after a massive demonstration in Havana against his presence
on US soil. Posada, and his cohort Orlando Bosch, are identified
by Havana, Caracas and the FBI as being responsible for the
bombing of a Cuban airliner in 1976 in which everyone on board
lost their lives. Joseph Mutti reports from Havana.
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Indigenous People's Forum at the United Nations
(4:18)
Poverty, education and women are the topics at the fourth
annual forum led by indigenous peoples at the United Nations.
The forum has brought together hundreds of indigenous people
from around the world to open dialogue on indigenous issues
often ignored by governments. FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell has
more from the United Nations.
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