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Today's lead stories:
Debate Over Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the Senate
Calls for Congressional Hearings for Karl Rove
10 Year Anniversary of Srebrenica Massacre
Africans Skeptical Over Pledges
Continued Racism in Boulder Colorado
FSRN Headlines
At the FBI Academy in northern Virginia, President Bush expressed
his grief for the British people who experienced several bombings
on their transportation system which injured hundreds and
killed more than 50. President Bush said that the attack is
another reason to justify the measures the United States has
taken in the war on terror, and that he Patriot Act must be
extended. (AUDIO CUT:)
The House Judiciary Committee could vote on the Patriot Act
as early as Wednesday.
And the BBC is reporting that in Iran, 3 newspapers have
taken the position that the western countries plotted the
bombings to justify attacking Islam in the war on terror.
The paper, Kayhan, said that the west needed to persuade the
G8 countries to comply with their plan in Iraq, and the Jumhuri
Islami paper said the bombs were planted to give the west
a reason to attack Islam. The more moderate paper, Iran News
says Osama Bin Laden has support because many Muslims feel
their religion, culture and civilization have been dishonored
by the west.
The Israeli cabinet approved a new route for its West Bank
separation wall on Sunday, which is also the anniversary of
the ruling by the International Court of Justice that the
barrier is illegal. Laila El-Hadad has this story from Gaza.
Interim President Kurmanbek Bakiyev won nearly 90 percent
of the vote in this weekend's elections in Kyrgyzstan. Election
monitors say the elections signal progress in the Central
Asian country. Urdur Gunnarsdottir, spokesperson for The Organization
for Security and Co-operation in Europe monitoring body. (AUDIO
CUT) Bakiyev won power after he led the people to protests
that overthrew the president because of unfair elections and
corruption four months ago. He says his goal will be to eradicate
government corruption. Bakiyev has also reitered his stance
that became known at the Shanghia Cooperation Organization
last week, that he wants a U.S. military base near the captiol
Bishkek, used for the war in Afghanistan, to close.
The Brazilian government and the HIV drug maker Abbot have
signed a deal to provide Brazil with the medicine at an affordable
price. Natalia Viana has more from Sao Paulo.
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Debate Over Corporation for Public Broadcasting
in the Senate (3:42)
The House of Representatives restored 100 million dollars
to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) funding two
weeks ago. However, not all the CPB funding that was eliminated
in the house subcommittee was restored. This week, it's the
Senate Subcommittee's turn to decide what funding should be
allocated for public broadcasting. However, like the House
Subcommittee hearing, today's hearing in the Senate on the
topic of funding turned into an argument about whether or
not the CPB, public broadcasting service, and National Public
Radio have liberal bias. Selina Musuta reports from the hearing
in Washington DC.
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Calls for Congressional Hearings for Karl Rove
(4:00)
Ranking Democrat on the House Government Reform Committee
Henry Waxman, is calling for Congressional hearings on top
White House Advisor Karl Rove's alleged outing of a CIA operative.
Rove's lawyer acknowledged over the weekend that Rove talked
to at least one reporter about the covert CIA official Valerie
Plame. Exposing a covert CIA operative is a federal crime.
Mitch Jeserich has more from Washington.
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10 Year Anniversary of Srebrenica Massacre
(3:53)
It's been 10 years since the Srebrenica massacre, when up
to 8,000 Bosnian Muslims were killed at the hands of the Bosnian
Serb Army. Only about 2,000 bodies have been identified -
so far. Although Serbs often deny the events at Srebrenica,
the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal
for Former Yugoslavia ruled that it was an act of genocide.
As survivors gathered to commemorate the massacre today, many
families still wonder if and when their loved ones bodies
will be identified and returned to them. We're joined on the
line by Susana Sirkin, Deputy Director with Physicians for
Human Rights.
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Africans Skeptical Over Pledges (2:40)
G8 leaders, who just concluded their summit in Gleneagles,
Scotland, pledged debt relief and more aid to Africa, in an
effort to solve the continent's problems. But many Africans
remain skeptical, since G8 countries are often behind some
of the problems they are now pledging to solve. Sam Olukoya
reports from Lagos.
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Continued Racism in Boulder Colorado (3:30)
A new round of racist incidents culminating with an unprovoked
attack on a University of Colorado student that left him with
a jaw so severely broken it had to be repaired using two titanium
plates has led to more talk of zero tolerance, but no real
action. Maria Callier reports from Boulder, Colorado.
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