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Today's lead stories:
Bush Signs Secure Fence Act into Law
Struggle Continues at Gallaudet University
International Environmental and Human Rights Groups Meet in
Ecuador
A Look at Crack Legislation’s Impact on African American
Communities
Community Radio Takes Giant Steps in India
FSRN Headlines
GROWING TENSIONS IN SOMALIA
Islamist militias in Somalia continue to capture territory
near the seat of the weak interim government...as tensions
between Ethiopia and the Union of Islamic Courts threaten
to drag the region into a full-scale war. Abdurahman Warsameh
reports from Mogadishu.
CHARGES IN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER BOMBING
The government of Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah militia are
facing charges for the bombing of a Jewish community center
in Buenos Aires. Marie Trigona reports.
RADIO STATIONS DISAPPEAR FROM OAXACA AIRWAVES
This news from Oaxaca, Mexico: As of this morning, every radio
station on the FM and AM dial has gone off the air...with
one exception. Using the name "Radio Ciudadana"
(or "Citizen Radio") 99.1FM - is the only station
broadcasting in Oaxaca City at the moment. It first appeared
on the dial last night. The programming is a mix of traditional
music, talk, and pro-government propaganda. The hosts have
been calling for a crackdown on striking teachers and members
of the state's popular assembly movement. This comes just
after protesters called for an all-day strike planned for
Friday. The popular assembly movement has called on its members
to leave up their overnight barricades until Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, 21 Oaxacan hunger strikers in Mexico City have
threatened to stop taking liquids if the political crisis
is not resolved peacefully.
SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT
The UN General Assembly will continue to vote on the contest
between Guatemala and Venezuela for a non permanent seat of
the Security Council, as both countries have failed to agree
on a third possible candidate. Haider Rizvi reports from the
United Nations.
PRISONER EXCHANGE NEGOTIATIONS
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a meeting with European
Union Foreign Policy chief, Javier Solana in Ramallah today.
On the agenda is a discussion about the possible end of international
aids cut to the Palestinian Authority after Hamas took power
eight months ago. In a separate development, an apparent breakthrough
has been reached in negotiations for the release of Palestinian
prisoners in exchange for an Israeli soldier. Meanwhile, attacks
continue in the Gaza Strip. Rami Almeghari reports from Gaza
City.
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Bush Signs Secure Fence Act into Law (4:15)
President Bush signed into law the Secure Fence Act to build
700 miles worth of fence along the Southern US border. But
as Leigh Ann Caldwell reports, a Republican election year
tactic to appeal to their base could cause a backlash against
the GOP.
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Struggle Continues at Gallaudet University
(4:05)
Tensions are high with no end in sight after four weeks
of nonstop demonstrations to oust incoming President Jane
Fernandez at Gallaudet - the premiere university for the deaf
in Washington DC. 150 students locked down one of the main
administration buildings yesterday, and 9 people continue
on hunger strike. FSRN’s Nan McCurdy has more from the
demonstrators at Gallaudet.
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International Environmental and Human Rights Groups
Meet in Ecuador (4:50)
Voters in Ecuador are preparing for the run-off round to
elect a new president. They’ll choose between Ecuador’s
richest man Alvaro Noboa, and left-of-center candidate Rafael
Correa at the polls in late November. Meanwhile, environmental
and human rights groups organized an international meeting
in the Amazon, to discuss oil pollution and violations against
community rights. Diletta Varlese reports.
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A Look at Crack Legislation’s Impact on African
American Communities (2:20)
Twenty years ago, University of Maryland basketball star
Len Bias died of a drug overdose just hours after he was drafted
into an NBA team. A few weeks later, Congress passed legislation
imposing harsh sentences on crack cocaine. Tomorrow marks
the 20th anniversary of the law - and the American Civil Liberties
Union issued a report today outlining the unfair impact the
legislation has had on African-American communities. Yanmei
Xie has the story.
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Community Radio Takes Giant Steps in India
(4:11)
The Community Radio Forum of India has hailed the Group
of Ministers' recommendation to clear the Community Radio
Policy. News on radio, which until now has been exclusively
under the domain of government-owned national broadcaster
AIR, will now to be open to the community broadcasters, including
a large number of rural populations. FSRN’s Binu Alex
has the story.
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