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Today's lead stories:
Fierce Congressional Hearing Over Treatment of Immigrants
Post 911
New Interim President in Bolivia Calms Some Demonstrations
Tribal Leader Killed in Kirkuk
Oil Prospecting in Nigerian National Park Draws Criticism
from Community
Rally Against Millstone Nuclear Station
Washington DC Begins to Consider Living Wage Policy
FSRN Headlines
Bhopal activists still seeking retribution from Dow Chemicals
are seething over a new deal the corporate leviathan has made
with the Indian government. Binu Alex has more from Ahmedebad.
The government of Brazil is reeling from a corruption scandal
that some say is proving to be more than just embarrassing
for the President. Natalia Viana reports from Sao Paulo.
United Nations officials are cautiously warning the Zimbabwe
government that causing 200-thousand people to be homeless
is a violation of human rights. Haider Rizvi reports from
the UN.
The numbers of people in the United States without health
insurance will rise, as will the cost of insurance for those
who have it. Sehvilla Mann has more.
Philadelphia public schools will now require high school
students to take African-American studies as part of the standard
curriculum. Dante Toza reports from Philadelphia.
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Fierce Congressional Hearing Over Treatment of Immigrants
Post 911
A Congressional hearing turned contentious today as several
immigration and human rights lawyers testified on the treatment
of immigrants in the post 9/11 environment. Pollster James
Zogby told the committee that the US's treatment of immigrants
and detainees has inflamed animosity towards the country throughout
the Middle East and has damaged its reputation as a leader
in human rights. Several House Republican representatives
assailed members of the panel, which included Amnesty International,
for their critiques of US policies. The Chair of the Committee
then cut the witnesses testimony short, saying it wasn't relevant
to the topic of the hearing: the Patriot Act. Mitch Jeserich
has more from Washington.
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New Interim President in Bolivia Calms Some Demonstrations
Bolivia has a new interim President. Eduardo Rodriguez,
formally Supreme Court Chief, was sworn in late last night,
replacing Carlos Mesa who resigned last week. Rodriguez has
promised to hold early elections, prompting protestors throughout
the country to begin lifting roadblocks which have paralyzed
some cities after weeks of protest. Linda Farthing has more
from La Paz.
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Tribal Leader Killed in Kirkuk
In Iraq, the leader of a tribe in Kirkuk was killed yesterday.
The targeted shooting is the latest in what US officials are
now calling guerilla war. Two senior police officials were
shot down in Kirkuk's center by unknown gunmen. Eliana Kaya
has the story.
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Oil Prospecting in Nigerian National Park Draws Criticism
from Community
Communities living around Nigeria's largest national park
are opposing moves to weaken the existing law protecting the
park. Western oil companies have in the past carried out seismic
operations around the park. The communities fear that a lax
law will enable multinational oil companies like Shell and
Chevron which have concessions near the park to move into
it. Sam Olukoya reports from Bauchi.
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Rally Against Millstone Nuclear Station
Anti-nuclear activists, including cancer survivors and nuclear
whistleblowers, held a rally yesterday in a small Connecticut
town whose beach on Long Island Sound is a popular spot with
both tourists and locals. The problem, they say, is that the
beach is practically next door to the Millstone nuclear power
station, whose discharges make it unsafe for swimming. Rally
organizers, the Coalition Against Millstone and the Sierra
Club of Connecticut, want the plant shut down. In the short
term, they'd like the government to put up warning signs on
the beach. Melinda Tuhus reports from East Lyme, Connecticut.
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Washington DC Begins to Consider Living Wage Policy
Washington, DC's local government began deliberations on
a living wage policy. If the measure passes in the coming
months, DC would join 300 municipalities across the US who
say today's federal minimum wage of $5.15 per hour is not
enough for a worker to make a living. From the DC Radio Coop,
Ingrid Drake reports.
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