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Today's lead stories:
Supreme Court Issues Final Rulings for this Session
African Human Rights Activists Launch Campaign of Shame
Congress Holds Hearings over Halliburton Subsidiary KBR
Iran's New President: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Oaxacan Newspaper Workers Locked In
Phillipine President Arroyo Apologizes Over Last Year's Elections
US-Based Filipinos Call for Arroyo’s Removal
FSRN Headlines
In numerous supreme court rulings today, one decision ruled
that an appeals court should not have re-opened a death penalty
case for a Tennessee man. The majority ruling said the appeals
court infringed on the states rights to open the case which
has already been heard by the appeals court and the Supreme
Court. [AS] part of the dissenting argument, Justice Stephen
Breyer said that the majority decision sends a message to
lower courts that they are not to intervene where justice
went wrong. We will have a report on additional Supreme Court
rulings later in the news cast.
Jewish settlers set up a new camp to protest the evacuation
of the Gaza Strip for the Palestinians. Manar Jibreen reports.
...And a former Israeli soldier was convicted of killing
a British activist in the Palestinian town of Rafah in 2003.
The Israeli military tribunal convicted a Taysir Hayb of manslaughter
for shooting Tom Hurndall. Hurndalll was working with a pro-Palestinian
group, International Solidarity Movement when a bullet hit
him in the head. He died 9 months after the shooting.
In Paraguay, workers conducted a nationwide strike to oppose
privatization. Mat Goldin has more from Buenos Aires.
Workers are also striking to oppose privatization in South
Africa. Rupert Cook has this story.
A report released today criticizes the U.S. government for
prolonging the detention of material witnesses. Stephanie
Zarecky reports.
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Supreme Court Issues Final Rulings for this Session
(3:12)
The U.S. Supreme Court came out with a split decision today
in two cases concerning the display of the Ten Commandments
in government places. In one case, the Court ruled that Texas
may exhibit the Commandments at its State Capitol. In the
other case, the Court ruled that Kentucky may not display
the Commandments in a courthouse. On its final day of session,
the Court also ruled on cases affecting the internet file-sharing
by deciding that makers of on-line file sharing software can
be sued for copyright infringement and that cable operators
may control the internet content provided by its services.
Mitch Jeserich reports from Washington.
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African Human Rights Activists Launch Campaign of
Shame (3:22)
African human rights activists meeting in the Uganda capital
Kampala for a series of activities to mark the UN International
Day in Support of Victims of Torture have launched a campaign
of shame against governments that torture their citizens.
Joshua Kyalimpa has the story from Kampala.
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Congress Holds Hearings over Halliburton Subsidiary
KBR (2:26)
Democratic members of Congress on Capitol Hill today, held
a hearing to examine allegations of questionable billings
by Halliburton subsidiary KBR for Iraq-related work. As Darby
Hicky reports, witnesses testified that Halliburton managers
deliberately overcharged for dining services and fuel transportation.
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Iran's New President: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
(2:54)
Iranian President elect, hard-line conservative Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad, said he will resume Iran's nuclear program and
demand respect from the international community while he promised
economic relief to the Iranian people. FSRN Headlines editor
Leigh Ann Caldwell spoke with reporter Saeedeh Jamshidi about
what the implications of Ahmadinejad's victory. CUT ...Leigh
Ann Caldwell interviewing FSRN reporter Saeedah Jamshidi in
Iran.
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Oaxacan Newspaper Workers Locked In (2:49)
Newspaper workers in Oaxaca City, Mexico, remain sequestered
in their building for the 11th day in a row. People from a
neighboring town, including children and elderly people, were
brought in by a local politician to say they are on strike
with the newspapers - yet not one of them actually works there.
31 of 102 Noticias workers remain trapped in their building,
one of the only local sources reporting the issue is the local
Teacher’s Free Radio. FSRN attempted to obtain comment
fromseveral Mexican Consulates in the United States - none
of them had heard about the sequestered journalists and declined
to give comment. Octavio Velez is one of the journalists blockaded
inside the Noticias building on Oaxaca City. Octavio, what
have the last 11 days been like for you? (CUT) There's a few
of us, that have had some gastro-intestinal problems- 3 of
us. But fortunately, they've been able to get better little
by little. Another 2 have had some respiratory problems. But
we have our first aid kit and some medicines, so little by
little they've been getting better. And I say thank you to
the solidarity of some people - I can't say who, for fear
of repression on the part of the aggression against us. But
still, despite everything, we're doing well. We haven't lost
our spirits... we keep fighting inside with our fellow workers
who are fighting outside... and I think this fight is on a
good path that we are going to win. Can you talk about the
independent media and corporate media in Mexico, as well as
Oaxaca. (CUT) Octavio Velez is one of 31 journalists with
the Noticias newspaper sequestered inside their building since
June 19.
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Phillipine President Arroyo Apologizes Over Last
Year's Elections (1:16)
Philippine president Gloria Arroyo has apologized for a
lapse in judgement in last year's elections which has triggered
calls for her Resignation. Girlie Linao in manila reports.
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US-Based Filipinos Call for Arroyo’s Removal
(4:00)
Meanwhile Filpino activists took the call to remove president
arroyo from office to the united states. From Los Angeles,
KPFK's Leilani Albino files this report.
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