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Today's lead stories:
Day Two of John Roberts Confirmation Hearing
Vacated Settlements in Gaza
Convictions in Gwen Araujo Case
Journalists Released in Haiti
Indonesia Sentences Embassy Bomber to Death
India and Pakistan Exchange Prisoners
FSRN Headlines
A micro radio station for Katrina evacuees in Houston is
up and broadcasting. After disputes with FEMA and other government
entities that opposed the station, saying it would take up
too many resources, the low power FM radio station is broadcasting
from a trailer in the parking lot in the Astrodome to evacuees
in the Houston Astrodome and to those with in a 2 mile radius.
The station will serve as a community service broadcasting
the latest information on services, shelters, aid, housing,
and jobs. Evacuees are also able to come air their stories
and look for missing persons on the airwaves. Liz worked on
the project.
Audio
Volunteers are passing out radios to the evacuees to listen
to programming.
The final hours before a Texas woman is set to be executed
are filled with anticipation over whether the US Supreme Court
or Texas Governor will grant her a stay. From KPFT in Houston,
Renee Feltz reports:
In Colombia, a hijacking of a commercial plane with at least
23 people on board has ended. Chip Mitchell reports from Bogotá.
Foreign shareholders in Argentina’s private water company
have decided to pull-out after months of fighting for the
government to increase the rates of public utilities. Marie
Trigona reports from Buenos Aires
Members of the Anti-Eviction Campaign in Cape Town have vowed
to use any means available to them to prevent evictions in
their communities. Na’eem Jeenah reports from Johannesburg.
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Day Two of John Roberts Confirmation Hearing
(4:04)
On day two of confirmation hearings for Chief Justice nominee
Judge John Roberts is underway. Democrats were again frustrated
as Roberts continued to avoid answering specific questions
about his views on issues such as abortion and voting rights.
Roberts did say that the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion
was a settled legal precedent, but that some precedents can
be revisited. Selina Musuta files this report from capitol
hill.
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Vacated Settlements in Gaza (3:15)
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas is pledging to
put an end to what he called “armed chaos”in the
Gaza Strip, where after 38 years of military rule, the last
of the Israeli soldiers left Gaza. Abbas’ warning comes
after some Palestinians have gone through the rubble from
whats left of Israeli settlements in the region, and have
set fire to remaining structures. As FSRN’s Laila El-Haddad
reports from Gaza City, Palestinians are celebrating the evacuation
with a mixture of curiosity, excitement, and trepidation about
what the future might hold.
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Convictions in Gwen Araujo Case (3:53)
In California, an Alameda county jury returned two guilty
verdicts for the 2002 murder of Gwen Araujo, a young transgendered
woman. This was the second trial for this case, after the
first ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury. As Sarah Olson
reports, Araujo’s family and the transgender community
are claiming at least a partial victory.
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Journalists Released in Haiti (3:37)
In Haiti, two imprisoned journalists were released Monday
afternoon on a judge's orders after spending three days in
jail. Hooded black-clad police officers on Friday arrested
a US journalist who reports for Berkeley California's KPFA
radio station and a Haitian journalist who works for Associated
Press. The release of the journalists saved the US-backed
interim government of Prime Minister Gerard Latortue from
yet another human rights scandal. Reed Lindsay reports from
Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Indonesia Sentences Embassy Bomber to Death
(2:24)
The District Court in Jakarta today sentenced to death one
of the Australian embassy bombers-- Iwan Darmawan who is also
know by the alias "Rois." Eleven people were killed
by the embassy blast on September 10 of last year. The judge
who HAS applied Indonesia's Anti Terrorism Law says that Rois
is guilty of carrying out a variety of acts while participating
in the crime of terrorism, as well as intentionally hiding
other suspected terrorists. Prosecutors accused Rois of working
with the alleged masterminds of the attack-- Malaysians Azahari
bin Husin and Noordin M. Top, who are both fugitives and described
by police to be senior members of the al Qaeda-linked Jamaah
Islamiyah network. Eric Klein reports with Meggy Margiyono
from Jakarta.
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India and Pakistan Exchange Prisoners (1:56)
In the largest exchange of civilian prisoners in their rocky
history, India and Pakistan transferred hundreds of convicted
prisoners at a border post near the town of Wagah on Monday.
The move is geared to foster goodwill as South Asia's nuclear
rivals seek to push forward their sluggish peace process.
From New Delhi, Vinod K. Jose reports.
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