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Today's lead stories:
Political Battle over Judicial Filibusters Continues
Congress Considers Bill to Make Parts of Patriot Act Permanent
Education Workers on Strike in Mexico
Texan Residents Oppose Trans-Texas Corridor
Sami Al-Arian Trial in Florida
New Delhi Cinema Bombing
FSRN Headlines
Protestors are amassing near the major government buildings
in Bolivia’s capitol over the nation’s new hydrocarbon
law for the second day in a row. Linda Farthing reports from
La Paz.
Zimbabwe’s police have rounded up nearly 10-thousand
street vendors for illegally selling essential goods. Na’eem
Jeenah has more.
The US House of Representatives is scheduled to pass stem
cell legislation over threats of a Presidential veto. David
Koppel reports from D.C.
The US Supreme Court will consider their first abortion case
in five years. Yesterday the court voted to consider a New
Hampshire law that requires parental notification if a minor
wishes to receive an abortion. Opponents of the law say that
it should have exemptions to protect the health of the pregnant
teen.
Also, the US Supreme Court kicked back the case of a Mexican
national on death row who asked that his sentence be overturned
after he was denied legal help from his consulate. From KPFT
in Houston, Renee Feltz has more.
As many as 10,000 pro-democracy demonstrators in Nepal defied
the heavily armed Security Forces to support the 7-Party Alliance’s
call for the complete restoration of democracy and jammed
the central Katmandu market. Many of the peaceful but militant
protestors ignored the Government warning issued Saturday
against any “anti-Royal slogan shouting” and called
not only the restoration of democracy and an end to the feudal
Monarchy. The Federation of Nepalese Journalists began nation
wide actions against the recent regressive media regulations
by the King of Nepal. For publishing anything “objectionable”
against the King’s power grab journalist can be imprisoned
and fined up to 7-thousand USD. That report was provided by
Michael Van De Veer in Katmandu.
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Political Battle over Judicial Filibusters Continues
(3:46)
The compromise in the Senate yesterday over the future of
judicial filibusters opened up the floor for an up and down
vote for Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen to the
Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Owen is one of three
controversial judicial nominees who will be voted on this
week. However, despite the compromise, made by 14 Senators,
the political battle continues. Selina Musuta of the DC Radio
Co-op has more from Washington, DC.
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Congress Considers Bill to Make Parts of Patriot
Act Permanent (3:58)
Congress began considering a bill today to make numerous
sections of the Patriot Act permanent and expand FBI powers
to subpoena records without judicial review and track mail.
The FBI says the new powers are needed to quickly respond
to a potential violent attack. But critics contend the bill
would give unprecedented authority to the FBI that will be
out of view from the public eye. Mitch Jeserich reports from
Capitol Hill.
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Education Workers on Strike in Mexico (3:16)
Thousands of education workers are on strike in various
parts of Mexico. One of the areas where mobilizations have
become particularly intense is in the southern states of Oaxaca
and Chiapas. FSRN's Vladimir Flores has more from Oaxaca City.
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Texan Residents Oppose Trans-Texas Corridor (3:58)
As the Texas Congressional session winds to a close, Texas
Governor Rick Perry is moving ahead to begin the first segment
of the controversial Trans-Texas Corridor, a private toll
way project expected to cost more than $180 Billion over the
next 50 years. Last week, Governor Perry signed an agreement
with the Spanish multi-national, Cintra- but opponents say
the plan is an abusive use of the state's power for financial
gain. Syria Boyd reports.
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Sami Al-Arian Trial in Florida (3:04)
The highly publicized federal case against former University
of South Florida Professor and political activist Sami al-Arian
and three co-defendants is set to begin June 6. The government
plans to use secret evidence to support their terrorism-related
allegations of conspiracy, racketeering and providing material
aid to Palestinian Islamic Jihad. From WMNF Radio in Tampa,
Lance Robson reports.
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New Delhi Cinema Bombing (2:23)
Three bomb blasts exploded in the Indian capital of New
Delhi this weekend. The first two exploded within minutes
of each other, a third detonated a few hours later. Though
no one has claimed responsibility for the blasts, it is widely
believed that they were in protest against a Hindi movie that
tells the story of a Sikh policeman as well as some of the
Sikh scriptures. The Indian Defense Minister said the week-end
bomb attacks appeared to be the work of "terrorists"
and warned of "stern action" against the perpetrators.
Binu Alex reports from Ahmedabad.
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