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Today's lead stories:
IAEA Holds Emergency Meeting on Iran's Nuclear Plans
Donald Rumsfeld Links Weapons in Iraq to Iran
Iraqi Draft Constitution Continues in Deadlock
Court Hears Arguments to Dismiss Walmart Gender Discrimination
Lawsuit
Nagasaki Anniversary Prompts Calls for Abolition of Nukes
States Pass Legislation to Aid Soldier's Treatment for Depleted
Uranium
FSRN Headlines
Five accused Cuban spies, also known as the Cuban 5, will
get a new trial. Their case was dismissed due to prejudices.
Mitch Perry reports from WMNF in Tampa.
Lawyers for detainees held at Guantanamo Bay Cuba appealed
to the Supreme Court to review the legality of military tribunals.
Mike Sintetos has more from Washington, DC.
The EPA released revised radiation standards for the proposed
nuclear waste site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The new proposal
will create standards of radiation exposure for 10,000 years,
then a second set of standards to be followed for up to a
million years. The EPA is attempting to comply with a lawsuit
decided last year that said EPA's radiation exposure guidelines
were insufficient for the site, 90 miles outside of Las Vegas,
to store highly radioactive nuclear waste.
The United States threatened to place sanctions on Venezuela
over refusal to work with the U.S. in counter-drug operations.
Greg Wilpert has more from Caracas.
Protest over an inquiry into riots 1984 riots caused the
Indian Parliament to close. Binu Alex has more from Ahmedabad.
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IAEA Holds Emergency Meeting on Iran's Nuclear Plans
(3:42)
The UN's International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA board
is holding an emergency meeting today in response to Iran
resuming work on a uranium conversion plant. The board is
discussing a draft resolution presented by the European Union
which warns Tehran against resuming the uranium project. Iran
has responded that they are willing to continue negotiations
with the EU3 - Germany, France and Britain, and with the EU,
but on its own terms. Joining us to talk about these developments
is Norman Soloman, Executive Director for the Institute for
Public Accuracy and author of War Made Easy, How Presidents
and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death.
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Donald Rumsfeld Links Weapons in Iraq to Iran
(4:03)
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said at a Pentagon press
conference today that weapons found in Iraq are coming from
Iran, however he would not say whether he felt the weapons
were from the Iranian government. Rumsfeld added that he expects
violence in Iraq to increase over the next few weeks and months
and that there is no exit strategy to begin withdrawing troops
come next spring. Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General
Richard Meyers said that some soldiers should expect to serve
a third term in Iraq and that more troops are needed there
- but they should be from Iraq not the US. Mitch Jeserich
has more from Washington.
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Iraqi Draft Constitution Continues in Deadlock
(2:53)
At least 28 Iraqis died and over 60 were wounded in continued
violence in Iraq. One US soldier was killed and two were injured
as the result of a suicide car bomb in Baghdad, as a US convoy
made its way through the city. Meanwhile, members of the National
Assembly resumed talks in an attempt to break a deadlock over
the draft constitution. As the constitution, which is due
in less than a week, continues to be negotiated, other political
issues have taken a backseat. Dave Enders interviews Salama
Al-Khafaji, a member of the Iraqi National Assembly.
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Court Hears Arguments to Dismiss Walmart Gender Discrimination
Lawsuit (2:44)
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco
heard arguments today on whether to dismiss a lawsuit alleging
that Walmart discriminates against female employees in pay
and promotions. The case is the largest class action gender
discrimination lawsuit in US history,affecting over a million
and a half former and current female Walmart employees. Max
Pringle reports.
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Nagasaki Anniversary Prompts Calls for Abolition
of Nukes (3:14)
The 60th Anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan has
sparked demonstrations and commemorations throughout the world.
In New Mexico,remembering the blast includes a message to
the scientists and management at Los Alamos National Laboratory
to abolish all work on nuclear weapons and the existing weapons
stockpile. FSRN's Leslie Clark reports.
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States Pass Legislation to Aid Soldier's Treatment
for Depleted Uranium (3:47)
Connecticut and Louisiana recently passed state laws that
will help veterans returning from Iraq get improved treatment
for exposure to depleted uranium. 12 other states have similar
legislation in the works. State lawmakers increasingly believe
that the Department of Defense is not doing enough to address
the issue at the federal level.One person who helped convince
Connecticut lawmakers that action is desperately needed is
a veteran from the first gulf war, Melissa Sterry. Fritz Mayer
spoke with her and files this report.
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