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Today's lead stories:
Democrats Call on Bush to Remove Karl Rove
Environmentalists Launch Campaign Against Exxon-Mobil
India-US Defense Deal Under Fire
Repression of Social Movements in Oaxaca, Mexico
California Governor Schwarzenegger Signs New Budget
Sudanese People's Liberation Movement Leader Sworn in as Vice
President
FSRN Headlines
In London, investigations continue into lat Thursday's bombings.
But as Helen Kelly reports, surveillance and anti-terror policy
are at the forefront of the discussions by British officials.
In a rare decision, the Supreme Court postponed the execution
of a Virginia man at the 11th hour. Peter Larkin has more,
from Washington D.C.
The American oil company Chevron has been accused of defrauding
the Nigerian government of $2.8 billion through tax evasion.
Sam Olukoya reports from Lagos.
China has staked claim in Nigeria's oil industry. Petro -
China International and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
signed an oil pact worth 800 million dollars. China will buy
30,000 barrels of oil a day from oil-rich Nigeria.
Indigenous groups in the jungle region of Peru ended a 5
day long blockade on 9 oil pipelines running through their
land. The government and the oil company have agreed to their
conditions. Kristy La Puma-Herrera has more from Peru.
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Democrats Call on Bush to Remove Karl Rove
(4:06)
The White House and Congressional Republicans are remaining
silent on the recent revelation that Karl Rove outed a CIA
officer to at least one reporter, while calls from Democratic
lawmakers for President Bush to dismiss Rove continue to grow.
Mitch Jeserich brings us the update from Capitol Hill.
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Environmentalists Launch Campaign Against Exxon-Mobil
(2:09)
Although the G8 Summit in Gleneagles is now over, the issue
of global warming continues to garner international attention.
Many environmental groups are staging protests at local gas
stations today, saying that Exxon Mobil is profiting off of
global warming. Selina Musuta reports more from Washington,
DC.
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India-US Defense Deal Under Fire (3:59)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will arrive to the
Unites States a week from now on his first official visit
to the country. On a path finding visit earlier this month,
Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee signed a 10-year
agreement with US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. But back
in India, the stability of the government is under threat
from mainstream left parties warning the government not to
go ahead with defense ties with the US. From New Delhi, Vinod
K. Jose reports.
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Repression of Social Movements in Oaxaca, Mexico
(4:00)
Today marks the beginning of a multi-day campaign by Oaxacan
organizations to draw attention to the Mexican state's tense
political climate. In addition to the ongoing standoff at
the Noticias newspaper, the arrest of two activists yesterday
is galvanizing the already indignant social movements there.
From Oaxaca City, Shannon Young reports.
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California Governor Schwarzenegger Signs New Budget
(3:25)
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a new state
budget yesterday, 11 days into the fiscal year. Schwarzenegger
says the 117-billion dollar spending plan invests in education
without new borrowing or tax increases. The Governor also
vetoed 116-million dollars from the budget approved by the
legislature, including cuts to educational materials for English
language learners, and a cut to Alameda County's managed care
program for people on Medi-Cal. In Sacramento, Christopher
Martinez reports.
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Sudanese People's Liberation Movement Leader Sworn
in as Vice President (2:54)
Opposition leaders in Sudan are warning that the country
will slide into deeper chaos after the swearing in of former
rebel leader Johh Garang as Sudan's new Vice President. Under
the new government, the leader of the Sudanese People's Liberation
Movement (SPLA) John Garang, has taken over as the Vice President
of the country as per a peace deal reached last year between
the SPLA and the Khartoum government. Islamist leader Hassan
al-Turabi and Ali Mahid, another opposition figure, have both
warned that the country will disintegrate after the inauguration
of the so-called unity government, which was witnessed by
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. FSRN'S Joshua
Kyalimpa has the story.
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