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Today's lead stories:
Hurricane Rita Approaches the Gulf Coastline
California Scrutinizes Possible Gas Price Gouging
Study on Police Violence against LGBT Community
Anti-War Mobilizations Build in Preparation for Weekend of
Protests
Governmental Crisis in Italy
Militias Cause Chevron to Shut Down Oil Facilities in Niger
Delta
FSRN Headlines
Violence broke out in Gaza. Four Israeli rockets killed at
least 10 Palestinians, including children, and injuring 85.
This was in response to the shelling of the Israeli town Esderot,
by Hamas. And that incident was reaction to the killing of
three Palestinians in Separate Gaza village. Manar Jibreen
has more on the attack that began the day’s violence.
After days of debate, the European Union, led by France,
Britain, and Germany, has submitted a resolution on Iran's
nuclear program to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The document requests that the agency report Iran to the UN
Security Council. It is the more lenient of two proposals,
although Russia and China are still in opposition. This version
doesn't demand an immediate report to the UN's highest body,
but that they be reported at a later date. Diplomats say that
a majority of the 35 member IAEA board is supportive. Iran
maintains that their nuclear program is for energy purposes
only and that if they are reported to the Security Council,
they will stop cooperating with the IAEA.
The European Union denounced the Turkish Court’s decision
to ban a conference on the Ottoman Empire's crimes of genocide
against the Armenians. Ezgi Saritas reports.
Attempts to put a former Mexican president on trial for a
student massacre nearly 40 years ago, has hit a new roadblock.
Shannon Young reports from Oaxaca, Mexico.
Today is the 200th anniversary of a treaty signed between
the United States and the Mendota Dakota Native Indian Tribe.
The Dakota's are from what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The short treaty said the United States owns the land but
the Dakota will have free passage and use of the land, a right
that tribe member and historian Jim Anderson says was never
really permissible:
Audio Interview:
To commemorate the treaty, the community of 280 adult members
will begin gill fishing in the Minnesota River, a river they
used for food 200 years ago. Minnesota state law prohibits
fishing in that river.
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Hurricane Rita Approaches the Gulf Coastline
Hurricane Rita is expected to make landfall in a weakened
state by mid-morning tomorrow. The category 3 storm has shifted
slightly northeast over the past day... and official hurricane
warnings stretch along the gulf coast from Port O'Connor,
Texas to Morgan City, Louisiana. In New Orleans, fresh floodwaters
spilled into the already damaged 9 th ward. Dan Hitchings
is with Army Corps of Engineers… [Hitchings 1; 0:11]
Over in the Texas state capitol, Texas emergency management
Coordinator Jack Colley described the expected scope of the
storm and potential damage to the region. [Colley 1; 0:26]
After a day of frustrating 14 hour traffic jams and angry
evacuees seeking gasoline and water, federal, state and local
officials continue to promise that no one will be left behind
as the storm approaches. From KPFT in Houston , our correspondent
Dolores M. Bernal brings this report.
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California Scrutinizes Possible Gas Price Gouging
(3:48)
When hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, it also destroyed
gas refineries and knocked out a substantial portion of Gulf
of Mexico oil and natural gas production. The industry says
this is the reason for the spike in gas prices across the
nation. But in California, ninety percent of the gas comes
from sources within the state. There are no pipelines from
the gulf region. With this understanding, legislators passed
a law this week to stop gas gouging… and investigators
are "blanketing" the city looking for pumps with
pumped up prices. Miles Ashdown has more from San Diego.
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Study on Police Violence against LGBT Community
(2:53)
A first of its kind, Amnesty International released a study
Thursday on the abuses against transgender, lesbian, gay,
bisexual and people by police departments across the United
States . Rebecca Myles has more.
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Anti-War Mobilizations Build in Preparation for Weekend
of Protests (3:26)
Delegations of trains, bikes, and cars filled with protesters
are arriving in Washington DC for this weekend's anti-war
mobilizations. In addition to tomorrow's marches and direct
actions on Monday, there have been several town hall meetings
about needed policy and social changes. As Ingrid Drake reports
from Washington , DC, parents, activists, veterans, and lawmakers
like Charles Rangel are speaking out against the US occupation
of Iraq.
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Governmental Crisis in Italy (2:22)
The Italian government is facing a crisis as the administration
deals with a scandal involving the director of the General
Italian Bank. And Italy's Minister of Economy has resigned.
Diletta Varlese reports from Italy.
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Militias Cause Chevron to Shut Down Oil Facilities
in Niger Delta (2:33)
The American oil company Chevron has closed down two of
its oil platforms as they come under threat of armed militias
in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. Shell petroleum has also
started evacuating its workers. The Nigerian government has
sent troops and warships to the region to secure the country's
oil exports. Nigeria is the world's sixth largest oil exporter.
Sam Olukoya reports from Port Harcourt.
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