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Today's lead stories:
Bush Admits Authorizing NSA to Spy on US Citizens
Bolivian Voters Elect Evo Morales as President
Immigration Bill Passes in the House
Resolution Passed to Bar Aid to Palestine if Hamas Runs for
Elections
WTO Reaches Deal amidst Mass Protests
Gulf Shrimpers Affected by Trade Liberalization
Manufacturing Jobs Hurting from US-China Trade Deficit
FSRN Headlines
SHARON HOSPITALIZED, LIKUD CHOOSES NEW LEADER
Israel's Likud party holds internal elections today - as the
country'sPrime Minister remains hospitalized. Manar Jibrin
has the story.
POWELL TO EUROPE ON RENDITION
European governments were aware of "rendition",
or so-called tortureflights, and their statements of ignorance
are not believable...That's according to former US Secretary
of State Colin Powell. FromLondon, Naomi Fowler reports:
U.S. CONGRESS ON NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS
A Congressional resolution on Nicaragua's upcoming presidentialelections,
passed last week in Washington, is provoking politicalcondemnation
in Nicaragua. Nan McCurdy has more from Managua.
ANWAR DRILLING
The House of Representatives voted today to open the Arctic
NationalWildlife Refuge for oil drilling. Greg Gorman reports
from WashingtonDC.
LITTLE RED BOOK WATCH LIST
As President George W. Bush urges the Senate to approve a
measure toextend expiring sections of the USA patriot act,
one case of aMassachusetts college student has some questioning
the limits ofgovernment surveillance. FSRN'S Catherine Komp
has more.
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Bush Admits Authorizing NSA to Spy on US Citizens
(3:59)
President Bush over the weekend acknowledged that he authorized
the National Security Agency to tap into international phone
calls and read the emails of US citizens without a court order.
Today, Bush told reporters that he had the legal authority
to do it. But some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are indicating
that Bush broke the law. Mitch Jeserich has more from Washington.
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Bolivian Voters Elect Evo Morales as President
(2:49)
Bolivia elected its first indigenous president yesterday,
with the majority of 51% of the votes. Social movements have
high expectations from the new government, and gave it 90
days to start a nationalization project, or face a new mass
mobilization. DiIletta Varlese reports from Bolivia.
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Immigration Bill Passes in the House (2:22)
Immigrant rights advocates, the US Chamber of Commerce and
Mexican President Vicente Fox are all opposing the anti immigration
bill passed in the House of Representatives Saturday. Although
the Republican leadership did not allow an amendment to be
added to the bill that would strip citizenship from children
born in the US to undocumented immigrants, critics are concerned
about other broad sweeping changes that will first have to
pass the Senate. Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist
has said the issue will be addressed in February. Darby Hickey
reports from Washington DC.
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Resolution Passed to Bar Aid to Palestine if Hamas
Runs for Elections (1:55)
The US House of Representatives passed a resolution last
week, which threatens to deny financial assistance to Palestine,
if Hamas runs for parliamentary elections. Yanmei [yan-mae]
Xie [shay] reports from Washington DC.
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WTO Reaches Deal amidst Mass Protests (2:32)
After a week of intense negotiations, Ministers at the World
Trade Organization ministerial in Hong Kong have struck a
deal. The deal, which will eliminate all farm subsidies by
2013, is being slammed by activist groups who say it will
keep poor countries from developing their economies. The agreement
also forces developing nations to further open their markets
in services like health care, education, water and electricity,
which could signal a new wave of privatization and deregulation
around the world. The deal was struck despite protests in
the streets, which climaxed Saturday when thousands of demonstrators
broke through police lines and assaulted the convention center
where the meetings were taking place. FSRN’s Aaron Glantz
was there.
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Gulf Shrimpers Affected by Trade Liberalization
(3:00)
The WTO’s system, where corporate interests manage
trade and where short-term gains are given priority over social
and environmental concerns, began in 1995. According to Public
Citizen, a global watchdog group, the WTO exists primarily
to liberalize markets, often for the benefit of transnational
corporations, and at the expense of workers. Here in the United
States, free trade pacts, accompanied by a reduction of tariffs
have taken their toll on the domestic fishery industry. FSRN’s
Mark Antokas has more from Tampa.
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Manufacturing Jobs Hurting from US-China Trade Deficit
(2:45)
The fishing industry isn’t the only one in the United
States affected by trade liberalization. Steelworkers throughout
the country are trying to convince their legislative representatives
to urge President Bush to grant relief to workers left jobless
due to an increasing US - China trade deficit. Grace Turner
files this report.
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