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Today's lead stories:
Jimmy Carter Says Bush Misled US Public
World Can’t Wait Campaign
Call for South Asian Deportation Moratorium
Bomb Blast in Kashmir as New Chief Minister Sworn In
Legal Aid Groups Fight Funding Restrictions
Killer Coke Campaign in Washington
South Central Farmers Won’t Go Without a Fight
Rosa Parks Honored in Detroit
FSRN Headlines
RIOTS STILL RAGE IN PARIS
Urban violence spread last night to several towns in the outskirts
of Paris. But the situation was calmer in the neighborhood
where the rioting started six days ago. Tony Cross reports
from Paris.
TRAIN RIOT IN ARGENTINA
Angry commuters ransacked a train station in Argentina yesterday
after service was cancelled. The government says the riot
was provoked by "radical activists" preparing for
the upcoming Americas Summit in the Coastal Resort City of
Mar del Plata. Marie Trigona has more from Buenos Aires.
NIGERIANS CHALLANGE TAYLOR
Two Nigerians, who say they were tortured and mutilated by
rebels backed by former Liberian president Charles Taylor,
are seeking justice in a Nigerian court. Sam Olukoya reports
from Lagos.
JUDGE REMOVED FROM DELAY CASE
A new judge will hear Tom Delay's felony money laundering
trial. Renee Feltz reports from KPFT in Houston.
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Jimmy Carter Says Bush Misled US Public
(3:06)
Former President Jimmy Carter said on national television
today that he believes the Bush administration mislead the
US people into the invasion of Iraq. He also said he supported
the Democrats take over of the US Senate yesterday in a move
that forced the Republican leadership to continue with an
investigation into the White House’s handling of intelligence
and the public. Free Speech Radio News correspondent Mitch
Jeserich brings us an update with what we can expect next.
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World Can’t Wait Campaign (1:21)
Hundreds of people took to the streets today in various
cities, walking out work, college campuses, and high schools
to take part in “The World Can’t Wait: Drive Out
the Bush Regime” campaign, which was initiated by the
Revolutionary Communist Party, or RCP. About 150 people gathered
in Washington, where Travis Morales, World Can’t Wait
organizer and RCP member, addressed the crowd.
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Call for South Asian Deportation Moratorium
(1:37)
The official death toll from last month's 7.6 magnitude
earthquake in Pakistan has risen from 57,000 to 73,000, according
to government officials. Some Pakistanis in the US targeted
for deportation have no families or homes left to go back
to. From KPFK, Sonali Kolhatkar has more.
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Bomb Blast in Kashmir as New Chief Minister Sworn
In (3:04)
Six people were killed and around 20 injured in a car bomb
blast in Indian administered Kashmir hours before Ghulam Nabi
Azad of the Indian National Congress was sworn in as the new
chief minister of the PDP-Congress Coalition government. As
part of the power sharing agreement between the coalition
partners, Mufti Mohamad Syed of the People’s Democratic
Party led the government for the first three years. Azad will
now lead the government for the following three years. From
Srinagar, Shahnawaz Khan has more
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Legal Aid Groups Fight Funding Restrictions
(3:11)
A federal trail is underway in New York City today will
determine if non-profit agencies providing legal representation
to the poor can be restricted in their activities if they
receive part of their funding from the federal government.
Rebecca Myles reports.
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Killer Coke Campaign in Washington (2:15)
A coalition of activists announced a human rights lawsuit
against Coca Cola today to be filed in US district court.
They protested against the soft drink maker in a demonstration
in front of the American Beverage Association to kick off
their advocacy campaign. Anastasia Gnezditskaia reports from
DC.
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South Central Farmers Won’t Go Without a Fight
(3:54)
A 14-acre community garden arising from the ashes of the
1992 Los Angeles riots is threatened with the bulldozers of
development. The communally-held property in the heart of
South Los Angeles has been farmed by up to 350 poverty-qualified
families for 13 years. Farmers and their supporters are holding
24-hour security vigils in the hopes of at least bearing witness
to the impending destruction, but say they will not leave
without a fight. Civil disobedience training is in its second
phase, and their support base grows more diverse daily. From
KPFK, Kelly Barnes has more.
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Rosa Parks Honored in Detroit (1:10)
Thousands of people headed to the Greater Grace Temple in
Detroit to pay their final respects to civil rights leader
Rosa Parks. As many as 30,000 people filed past her coffin
as it lay in honor in the Capitol Rotunda earlier this week.
Today, dignitaries such as Cicely Tyson, Aretha Franklin,
Barack Obama and Jesse Jackson attended the funeral service.
Rosa Parks had headed John Conyers first political campaign
and worked for him in Detroit. He spoke about Parks today.
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