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Today's lead stories:
Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata
Critiques Around Bush’s Bird Flu Preparedness Plan
Secret Prisons Denied by Romania and Poland
Israel Commemorates the Life of Yitzhak Rabin
Anniversary of Japan’s Peace Constitution, Will The
Country Re-Militarize?
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices
FSRN Headlines
RIOTS SPREAD BEYOND PARIS
Urban violence in France spread beyond the Paris region last
night, with cars being set ablaze in several parts of the
country. Tony Cross reports from Paris.
G8 TRIALS
Testimony was heard in two trials this week relating to allegations
of police misconduct during Genova's G8 protests in 2001.
Manuela Aldabe send this report from Genova.
IVORY COAST NEGOTIATIONS
The President of Nigeria has arrived in Ivory Coast to try
to broker a political deal that will be acceptable to all
sides of the Ivorian conflict. Sam Olukoya reports from Lagos.
ANTI-EXPROPRIATION LEGISLATION
The House of Representatives has approved the Private Property
Rights Act,in a bid to block a recent ruling by the Supreme
Court. Joseph Macdonald has the story in Washington DC.
TOMLINSON RESIGNS
Kenneth Tomlinson has resigned from the board of directors
of the Coporation for Public broadcasting. Tomlinson quit
yesterday just before the conclusion of an Inspector General's
investigation into allegations of on-the-job improprieties.
The CPB is a major source of funding for public radio and
television. Tomlinson's critics say he tried to politically
influence the content of public programming during his tenure.
The Inspector General's report is due out by mid-month.
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Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata
(2:03)
President Bush was greeted with mass protests as he made
his way to the fourth Summit of the Americas, being held in
Mar del Plata, Argentina. Bush admitted he is not likely to
get a warm welcome in the Latin American country. 34 heads
of American countries, with the exception of Fidel Castro,
are attending the conference, which will concentrate on the
topic of external debt and free trade. FSRN’s Kasim
Tirmizey reports from Mar del Plata.
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Critiques Around Bush’s Bird Flu Preparedness
Plan (3:54)
On Capitol Hill today, Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary Mike Leavitt outlined President Bush’s 7.1
billion dollar Bird Flu Preparedness plan. Critics contend
the plan relies heavily on antiviral drugs and vaccines that
will become a goldmine for pharmaceutical companies, particularly
for the sole maker of the drug Tamiflu: Roche. Mitch Jeserich
reports.
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Secret Prisons Denied by Romania and Poland
(2:48)
Poland and Romania have been pointed out as possible locations
for secret CIA prisons. According to the Human Rights Watch,
flight records and other evidence indicate that both countries
allowed their territories to be used by the CIA to hold top
suspected Al-Qaeda captives in secret prisons. Both Polish
and Romanian authorities immediately announced that no such
prisons exist in their countries. Danuta Szafraniec reports
from Warsaw.
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Israel Commemorates the Life of Yitzhak Rabin
(2:47)
It’s been 10 years since Israel’s Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin stood at a rally attended by thousands of supporters,
and was gunned down by a fellow Jew, who opposed negotiations
with the Palestinians. Israel is now commemorating the anniversary
with a series of memorials, and assessing the legacy of the
fallen Prime Minister. Irris Makler reports from Jerusalem.
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Anniversary of Japan’s Peace Constitution,
Will The Country Re-Militarize? (3:03)
This week marks the memorial day for the Japanese Peace
Constitution's first announcement. There are several right-wing
Japanese people these days, including politicians and business
people who are trying to amend this peace constitution so
that Japan can attain real military power. Sending Japanese
self-defense forces to Iraq could be understood in the context
of this movement. Now, peace loving people throughout Japan
and Asia in general are worried that this movement could amendment
the Japanese peace constitution and threaten peace throughout
the Asian region. And, as FSRN’s Eunji Kang reports,
many Korean and Japanese NGOs and academics got together to
make a joint action against this movement in Seoul and Korea.
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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices (3:30)
As a new film about the international movement challenging
Wal-Mart's business practices debuts in New York and LA tonight,
Wal-Mart sponsored a conference in Washington, DC today about
its positive impact on the US economy. Before the private
research group paid by Wal-Mart presented its study this morning,
a union launched a new association for Wal-Mart employees
to improve their working conditions. Ingrid Drake has more
from DC.
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