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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
At Senate Hearing, Attorney General Michael Mukasey Refuses to Say if Waterboarding is Torture, Illegal; Edwards’s Campaign Manager Bonior Explains Sudden Departure from Presidential Race; Ralph Nader Launches Presidential Exploratory Committee to Mull ’08 Run. Headlines * Edwards, Giuliani Exit Presidential Race * Carter Praises Obama Campaign, Criticizes Clinton * Mukasey Refuses Senate Calls … Continued
As McCain Wins Florida Primary, Ex-Frontrunner Giuliani Expected to Quit GOP Race; Pakistani Opposition Leader Imran Khan on Musharraf, Bhutto, and How the U.S. Has Undermined Pakistani Democracy. Today’s Headlines * After Promised Withdrawals, U.S. Occupation of Iraq Could Be Larger Than Before “Surge” * Bush Asserts Right to Ignore Law Barring Funds for … Continued
Kathleen Newman & Barbara Ehrenreich: Bush Has Ignored the Working Poor and Failed to Address Growing Economic InequalityBush Touts Outcome of Iraq Troop "Surge," Repeats Threats Against IranBush Urges Congress to Grant Immunity to Major Telecom Corporations & Permanently OK Warrantless Domestic Surveillance Today’s Headlines * Bush Defends Iraq Surge and Issues New Warning … Continued
Former Indonesian Dictator, U.S. Ally & Mass Murderer, Suharto, 86, Dies; Massacre: The Story of East Timor; The Democrats & Suharto: Bill Clinton & Richard Holbrooke Questioned on Their Support for Brutal Indonesian Dictatorship. Today’s Headlines * Obama Wins S.C. Primary; Picks Up Sen. Kennedy Endorsement * Bush To Focus on Economy in State … Continued
Broadcast Exclusive: Abu Ghraib Whistleblower Samuel Provance Speaks Out on Torture and Cover-Up. Headlines * Bush, Dems Agree on Economic Stimulus Deal * Egypt Cracks Down on Palestinian Border-Crossing * 10 Killed in Lebanon Bombing * U.S. Pushes Iraq on Extending Troop, Contractor Immunity * Admin Not “Prepared to Address” Contractor Dependence * Kucinich … Continued
Tens of Thousands of Palestinians Seeking Basic Supplies Flood Egypt for Second Day; Where Do the Presidential Contenders Stand on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?; 935 Lies (and Counting): Study Documents Bush Admin’s False Statements Preceding Iraq War; Curveball: Reporter Bob Drogin on "Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War". Headlines * Palestinians … Continued
Economics Journalist Robert Kuttner on the "Most Serious Financial Crisis Since the Great Depression": "This is the Result of Rightwing Ideology and the Political Power of Wall Street"Corporations Reaping Millions As Congo Suffers Deadliest Conflict Since World War II Today’s Headlines * Palestinians Flood Egypt for Supplies After Militants Destroy Border Wall * Congo … Continued
As Gaza Plunges into Darkness, Israeli and Palestinian Fighters-Turned-Peace-Activists Speak Out."An Opportunity to Look at Ourselves and Reorder Our Priorities" – Legendary Activist Grace Lee Boggs on the Ailing Economy, the Legacy of Dr. King and the 2008 Race. Today’s Headlines * World Stock Prices Plummet Amid Fears of Global Recession * Economist: U.S. … Continued
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968 * Headlines * As Gaza Plunges into Darkness, Israeli and Palestinian Fighters-Turned-Peace-Activists Speak Out * “An Opportunity to Look at Ourselves and Reorder Our Priorities”–Legendary Activist Grace Lee Boggs on the Ailing Economy, the Legacy of Dr. King and the 2008 Race
