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Today's lead stories:
Foley’s Folly Leaves Republicans in Hot Water
Abortion and Race on Supreme Court’s Docket
Military Helicopters Leave Oaxaca City Residents Edgy
Thousands Demand Aristide’s Return to Haiti
A Look at India’s Special Economic Zones
Homeless South Africans March to Resist New Law
FSRN Headlines
PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN OVER VIOLENCE
Palestine's Hamas-led administration has announced it is closing
all government offices in the wake of violent clashes between
supporters of Fatah and Hamas. Manar Jibrin reports.
MARTIAL LAW FAILS TO QUELL VIOLENCE
Baghdad has emerged from a three-day-long curfew. but violence
continues to escalate: there have been at least 19 deaths
in bombings and shootings today, 14 workers have been kidnaped
from computer shops, and Iraqi police say they found at least
50 bodies in the past 24 hours—many of them from a group
of 24 food processing workers kidnaped yesterday. The continuing
violence has prompted Iraq's parliament to extend the government's
emergency powers to impose martial law.
AMID RIOTS, OPPOSITION CANDIDATE CONCEDES, CALLS FOR CALM
Zambia is in its second day of rioting following presidential
elections that supporters of opposition figure Michael Sata
say were rigged. Today, Sata conceded defeat in a bid for
calm, but says he still feels the elections were fraudulent.
Emmanuel Okella reports:
LULA TO FACE RUNOFF AMIDST DIRTY TRICKS SCANDAL
In Brazil's elections, incumbent president Lula Luis Ignacio
Da Silva has fallen just short of the majority needed to avoid
a runoff. Lula seemed assured a first-round victory until
two weeks ago, when his workers' party became enmeshed in
a dirty tricks scandal. Now, that scandal is expected to follow
him through another month of campaigning, with social democracy
party candidate candidate Geraldo Alckmin trailing by only
seven percentage points. Analysts say there's little difference
in the policy agendas of the two candidates—Bill Hinchberger
has worked as a foreign correspondent in brasil for 20 years—he
currently edits brazilmax.com: [roll tape] "Lula has
continued most of his predecessor's economic policies, and
Alckmin will probably continue this anti-poverty campaign
that Lula has increased—basically they're very similar
in terms of policy and no-one expecting any big difference
in terms of policy no matter who wins." Hinchberger says
some of Lula's problems stem from the fact that his relatively
conservative fiscal policies have alienated factions of his
popular base in the worker's party.
OIL PRICES DROP, NIGERIA AND VENEZUELA CUT OUTPUT
Amid dropping oil prices, OPEC members Nigeria and Venezuela
have announced a cut in their crude oil exports. Sam Olukoya
reports from Lagos.
ARGENTINA: PRISONERS ON HUNGER STRIKE OVER SENTENCING LAWS
In Argentina, over 5,000 prisoners are participating in a
hunger strike to demand reforms to that country's sentencing
rules. as the strike enters its 10th day, supporters of the
prisoners are raising concerns about their health. FSRN's
Marie Trigona has more from Buenos Aires.
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Foley’s Folly Leaves Republicans in Hot Water
(3:47)
The resignation of Florida Republican Mark Foley over explicit
internet messages to minors has led to outrage on Capital
Hill. The Republican leadership is attempting to defend their
role in what Democrats are calling a cover-up of inappropriate
activity. Meanwhile, the former congressman has checked himself
into rehab, calling himself an alcoholic. Washington Editor
Leigh Ann Caldwell reports.
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Abortion and Race on Supreme Court’s Docket
(2:38)
President Bush's two appointees to the U.S. Supreme Court
will have a chance to shift the law to the right on two hot-button
issues—abortion and race. As the court opens its October
term today, Yanmei Xie takes a look at the court's docket.
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Military Helicopters Leave Oaxaca City Residents
Edgy (3:47)
The political situation in Oaxaca, Mexico has gone from
tense to worse with the start of military aircraft flights
over the capital city this weekend. This morning, a previously
unknown guerrilla group claimed responsibility for setting
off improvised explosives at 3 different banks in Oaxaca City.
Members of the popular movement in Oaxaca were quick to distance
themselves from the explosions and warned that the bank attacks
could provide the pretext for a major military operation.
Shannon Young reports from Oaxaca City.
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Thousands Demand Aristide’s Return to Haiti
(2:27)
Thousands of Haitians took the streets on Saturday to commemorate
the 15th anniversary of the coup d'etat that ousted former
president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and to demand his return
to the country. Aristide was removed from power for the second
time two years ago when Marines whisked him away into exile
in South Africa, but he remains popular. Katie Sosin reports
from Port-au-Prince.
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A Look at India’s Special Economic Zones (3:00)
India’s economy is the second fastest growing in the
world, after China. To attract foreign investment, the Indian
government has created more than a hundred Special Economic
Zones – forcefully acquiring agricultural land worth
billions of dollars for throw-away prices. Vinod K. Jose reports.
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Homeless South Africans March to Resist New Law
(4:00)
Municipal governments in South Africa's major cities are
expressing a desire to want to move up to become "world-class"
cities. Those aspirations often result in the removal of large
numbers of people from common spaces. Cape Town’s City
Council is now in the process of rewriting bylaws regulating
public spaces. FSRN’s Terna Gyuse reports on the opposition
from the street.
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