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Today's lead stories:
Violence Continues in Iraq
Genetically Modified Organisms: A Look at the Cartagena Protocol
New French Government Has Yet to Please Residents
Trafficking in Persons Report Released
Migrant Labor in Asia
Costa Ricans Consider DR-CAFTA
FSRN Headlines
Bolivia’s President offered a major concession to demonstrators
who are calling for the re-nationalization of the country’s
resources. Linda Farthing has more from La Paz.
Chile's center-left government signs another so-called free
trade agreement with countries around the globe. From Jorge
Garretón explains.
A leaked copy of a report from the group that monitors human
rights in Europe is highly critical of the British government.
From London, Naomi Fowler has some of the details in advance.
An internal shake up in Mexico’s government is making
way for a new presidential candidate and a former foe of labor.
Luz Ruiz has more from Chiapas.
A former Army Ranger is suing the Library of Congress for
discrimination alleging a job offer was rescinded after disclosing
she would come to work as a different gender. David Koppel
reports from D.C.
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Violence Continues in Iraq (3:00)
A car bomb, targeting a restaurant where bodyguards of Iraq's
Kurdish deputy prime minister were eating, exploded Thursday
in the northern Iraqi town of Tuz Khurmatu, killing 10 people
and wounding 22. Joining us to talk about the continuing violence
in the country is Moaad Alhamdany, an Iraqi journalist on
the ground in Baghdad.
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Genetically Modified Organisms: A Look at the Cartagena
Protocol (4:05)
Representatives from over 115 countries will wrap up a meeting
today in Montreal that could have a powerful impact on the
policies governing international shipments of gene-altered
food and feed. The Cartagena Protocol is a section of the
United Nations Treaty on Biodiversity that deals specifically
with genetically-modified organisms. Although the treaty took
effect in September 2003, some of the details have yet to
be defined by the member nations during a series of working
sessions. Shannon Young takes a look at Mexico's role in the
negotiations.
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New French Government Has Yet to Please Residents
(3:27)
France's new prime minister named a Cabinet packed with
familiar faces Thursday. Former minister of foreign affairs
Dominique De Villepin said he was launching his campaign to
bring down unemployment and win back the confidence of the
French people after a rebuke by voters who rejected the proposed
European Union constitution. French president Jacques Chirac,
meanwhile, has never been so low in opinion polls, as many
voices criticize his lack of authority. As Raphaël Krafft
reports from Paris, De Villepin's new government is far from
responding to French people's expectations
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Trafficking in Persons Report Released (2:26)
The US State Department released its Trafficking in Persons
report today. Every year, somewhere between 1 and 2 million
people are forced into prostitution, domestic labor, and a
number of other abusive industries around the world. Human
trafficking is said to generate huge profits for organized
crime and individual exploiters. Ingrid Drake of the DC Radio
Co-op has more.
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Migrant Labor in Asia (3:50)
Like many other countries, Thailand is trying to crack down
on undocumented workers. This month, the Thai government is
requiring all migrant workers from countries such as Cambodia,
Laos, and Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), to register for
one-year work permits. All those who don't register by the
end of this month will likely face arrest and be sent back
to their country of origin. FSRN's Doualy Xaykaothao reports
on some of the challenges facing migrant workers.
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Costa Ricans Consider DR-CAFTA (3:42)
The Dominican Republic - Central American Free Trade agreement
(DR-CAFTA) is becoming an issue of increasing importance for
citizens in Costa Rica. As the strongest economy and most
stable democracy in Central America, Costa Rica has managed
to delay ratification of the mandate, with President Abel
Pacheco promising nothing will be done until he is sure every
Costa Rican will benefit. However, with increasing pressure
from big business and multinationals, the debate over the
pros and cons of free trade is gaining momentum. In San Jose,
Costa Rica, Rachel Ingersoll has more.
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