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East Timor Braces for Potential Crisis Following Assassination Attempt on President Jose Ramos-Horta; On Tenth Anniversary of V-Day, Vagina Monologues Playwright Eve Ensler Focuses on Violence Against Women in New Orleans and Gulf South; SEIU Members Face Off in Dispute Over Leadership, Direction of One of Nation’s Largest Unions. Headlines * Defying Bush, House … Continued
Entertainment Writers Claim Victory in Deal Ending 14-Week Strike; "Chocolate’s Bittersweet Economy": Cocoa Industry Accused of Greed, Neglect for Labor Practices in Ivory Coast; Theo Chocolate Founder, CEO Joe Whinney on Fair Trade Cocoa. Headlines * Senate Approves Waterboarding Ban * House Rejects Extending Surveillance Law * Boeing Rendition Suit Dismissed in U.S. Court * … Continued
Antiwar Candidate Donna Edwards Defeats Incumbent Rep. Albert Wynn in Key Maryland Primary; In Defense of Food: Author, Journalist Michael Pollan on Nutrition, Food Science and the American Diet. Headlines * Senate Backs Expanding Government Spying, Immunizing Telecoms * Obama, McCain Sweep Potomac Primary * 9/11 Charges Renew Fears of Gitmo Executions * Panel … Continued
Torture, Due Process Concerns Mar Capital Case Against Alleged 9/11 Conspirators; Discovery Channel Accused of Political Censorship for Dropping Oscar-Nominated Doc on U.S. Torture; Nobel Laureate and "Banker to the Poor" Muhammad Yunus on Micro-Lending, Its Critics and the Bush Administration’s Negative Impact on Global Poverty. Today’s Headlines * Gates Backs Stalling Limited Troop Withdrawals … Continued
Will Conservative Republicans Back McCain? Following Romney’s Departure, John McCain Appears Set to Become GOP Nominee; Examining Clinton & Obama’s Stances on the Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Universal Healthcare, Privatizing Social Security and Nuclear Energy. Headlines * Mukasey Opposes Probe Into CIA’s Waterboarding * CIA’s Hayden: Private Contactors Involved in Waterboarding * After Spending $90 … Continued
With Obama-Clinton Race Deadlocked, Focus Turns to Delegates (and Superdelegates); The 9/11 Commission & Torture: How Information Gained Through Waterboarding & Harsh Interrogations Form Major Part of 9/11 Commission Report; EXCLUSIVE: Former 9/11 Commission Chief Philip Zelikow on Allegations He Secretly Allowed Karl Rove & White House to Influence 9/11 Probe. Headlines * As … Continued
After Super Tuesday, Obama and Clinton Race a Deadlock; McCain Declares Himself GOP Frontrunner; Super Tuesday Roundtable with Bill Fletcher of The Black Commentator, Sociologist Frances Fox Piven, Roberto Lovato of New America Media, and Progressive Democrats of America Director Tim Carpenter. Today’s Headlines * Clinton, Obama Trade Primary Wins; McCain Emerges as GOP … Continued
Super Tuesday: Voters Head to Polls in Biggest-Ever One-Day White House Nominating Contest; New Book Alleges 9/11 Commissioner Philip Zelikow Minimized Scrutiny of Bush Admin Failure to Prevent al-Qaeda Attack. Today’s Headlines * 4 Iraqi Relatives Killed in U.S. Raid * Super Tuesday Primary Vote Spans 24 States * Nuclear Industry Donations Favor Dems … Continued
"The Myth of a Maverick": Matt Welch on GOP Frontrunner John McCain; Former Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney Seeks Presidency as Green Party Nominee. Today’s Headlines * Bush Proposes Highest Military Budget Since World War II * 9 Iraqi Civilians Killed in U.S. Attack * U.S., Iraq Open Talks on Bi-lateral Compact * Obama Narrows … Continued
Democratic Presidential Nomination Could Hinge on Divided Latino Vote; Taxi to the Dark Side: Oscar-Nominated Documentary Film Explores U.S. Abuses in "War on Terror". Headlines * Study: 1 Million Iraqi Deaths Caused by U.S. Invasion * 64 Killed in Baghdad Bombing * Bush Budget Seeks Massive Cuts to Medicare * Clinton, Obama Hold Final … Continued
