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Today's lead stories:
Amendment Seeks to Protect Libraries and Bookstores from Patriot
Act
Iraqi Labor Leaders Visit Washington
University of California Clerical Workers Strike
The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Hears Testimony
from Rape Victims
Ongoing Protests over Urban Transportation in Brazil
Luis Posada Carriles Seeking Asylum
The Case of Jeff "Free" Luers
FSRN Headlines
A suicide bomber hit an open market area in the Kurdish city
of Karkuk in northern Iraq. Victims of the blast were taken
to a neighboring hospital where Dr. Ali Karkuky was working.
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Kurds living in the oil rich area want the city of Karkuk
to be their capital in an autonomous region of Iraq. However,
there is considerable resistance to the Kurds obtaining an
independent state.
Businesses and shops were shut down in Indian administered
Kashmir today to protest a bomb that killed more than a dozen
people yesterday. Shahnawaz Khan reports from Srinagar.
Thousands of protestors marched for a second day in Sri Lankas
capitol denouncing the governments plan to share tsunami aid
with the Tamil Tiger rebels. Ponniah Manikavasagam reports
from Vavuniya.
The Mexican military is patrolling at least 8 cities along
the U.S./Mexico border as part of a new security operation.
Shannon Young files this report.
There are more people in the US living with HIV/AIDS than
ever before. Activists say the increase is indicative of poorly
performing prevention programs. Rebecca Myles has more.
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Amendment Seeks to Protect Libraries and Bookstores
from Patriot Act (4:11)
Medical marijuana activists went to Capitol Hill today to
urge passage of an amendment that would prohibit the Justice
Department from prosecuting people who use or grow medical
marijuana in the ten states that have made it legal. The House
of Representatives is expected to consider the amendment today
as part of the spending bill for the Justice, Commerce and
State Departments. Another amendment to the bill, also expected
to be voted on by tonight, would remove libraries and book
stores from Section 215 of the Patriot Act. Last year the
measure ended in a controversial tie after initially having
sufficient votes to win. Mitch Jeserich has more from Capitol
Hill.
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Iraqi Labor Leaders Visit Washington (2:26)
Kidnappings and killings of foreigners working in Iraq grab
headlines on a weekly basis around the world, however many
say those hardest hit by violence in the country are Iraqi
workers. Six Iraqi trade union movement leaders started their
U.S. tour last week to talk about life and work in Iraq under
the U.S. occupation. Selina Musuta of the DC Radio Coop has
more from Washington, where Iraqi trade unionist met with
U.S. national labor leaders and members of Congress.
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University of California Clerical Workers Strike
(2:52)
Over 16,000 clerical workers at the University of California's
nine state campuses began a three-day strike Monday to demand
higher pay. The Coalition of University Employees, or CUE,
is unaffiliated with other unions, and consists largely of
women and people of color. Ninety-four percent of its members
voted to strike after talks reached an impasse this spring.
Vinny Lombardo reports from Santa Cruz, where 150 people held
a lunch time rally.
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The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Hears
Testimony from Rape Victims (2:46)
The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission estimates
that over 1 million inmates have been raped since 2003. The
commission met today in Washington to hear testimony from
5 US prisoners who have been raped while serving time. Kate
Pullman has more.
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Ongoing Protests over Urban Transportation in Brazil
(2:45)
Brazilian President Luis Ignacio "Lula" da Silva
has promised to fully investigate the worse political situation
of his tenure. Lula's Workers Party is accused of buying Congressional
votes favorable to Lula's efforts in the legislature. Meanwhile
precarious urban transportation conditions in Brazil have
generated protests throughout the country for the past three
years. The major wave of recent demonstrations has hit the
capital of Santa Catarina state - where protestors have reached
their second week. Toya Mileno and Daniel Guimarães
reports from Florianópolis.
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Luis Posada Carriles Seeking Asylum (2:22)
Alleged international terrorist and former CIA operative
Luis Posada Carriles, who is wanted in Venezuela for the bombing
of an aircraft which resulted in the death of 73 people, remains
in jail in El Paso, Texas today, after an immigration hearing
there yesterday. As Leslie Clark reports, the El Paso hearing
is just the beginning of what is expected to be a long legal
battle involving Posada and the US government.
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The Case of Jeff "Free" Luers
(2:30)
This weekend marked the fifth anniversary of the arrest
of political prisoner, Jeff "Free" Luers. He was
sentenced to more than 22 years in Oregon State Prison for
burning three SUVs in protest of their negative environmental
impact. The FBI has placed environmental action groups such
as the Earth Liberation Front, with which Luers claims no
affiliation, at the top of their domestic terrorism list,
labeling them "eco-terrorists." In Portland, FSRN's
Michael Newman has more.
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