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The Pacifica Evening News is a collaboration of KPFA and KPFK in Los Angeles and KFCF in Fresno. The hour-long newscast airs on all three stations each weeknight at 6:00 PM. KPFA News broadcasts news headlines throughout the day at 5:55, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00 and 4:00. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Former Vice President Al Gore tells the opening session of the Democratic National Convention that the Florida election debacle of 2000 should ‘inspire democrats to put John Kerry in the White House. A new analysis from a public interest group shows who’s giving most of the record 414 million dollars that George Bush and John … Continued
Militants raid a Palestinian Police Station and a local government office as unrest in Gaza stretches into a second week. . . . A demonstration in San Francisco against the Israeli security wall…. A group claiming to be the European wing of Al Qaida threatens Australia and Italy with attacks if they don’t pull their … Continued
An East Bay lawmaker with a novel plan to get more funds to the troubled Oakland schools …State Senator Don Perata is joined by religious leaders who demand that the state appointed trustee of the Oakland School District meet with them An Egyptian man the first diplomat taken hostage in Iraq. ….his captors want to … Continued
The September 11th Commission criticizes both the Bush and Clinton administrations for failing to fully grasp or effectively combat the threat posed by Al Qaeda and calls for a radical shake .up of U.S. intelliegnce… the commission’s final report — issued unanimously — points to deep institutional failures and missed opportunities to thwart the hijackings … Continued
Califormia, seven other states, and New York City issue some of the nation’s largest power companies to force them to reduce their emissions which contribute to global warming. Israel forges ahead with construction of its West Bank barrier hours after the U. N. General Assembly calls for the structure to be torn down in compliance … Continued
A day after Democrats take Governor Schwarzenegger to task for calling them "girlie men", the democratic assembly leader says there may be a break in the 20 day old budget Stalemate Sacramento Federal Judge Thelton Henderson threatens to put the State’s prison system into receivership.. He says that a prison guard contract renegotiated by Governor … Continued
A sucide bomb attack in Baghdad with a fuel tank truck kills nine people, wounds 60, and flattens an industrial neighborhood .. .Its the fourth deadly attack on police and government facilities in the last five days Palestinian President Yassir Arafat tries to defuse a leadership crisis by naming another new security chief over the … Continued
The Iraqi city of Fallujah is rocked by a U.S. air strike, destroying a house and killing 14 .people. the U.S. military says foreign fighters were the target, local residents say the house was filled with civilians. Palestinian government offices in Gaza were sacked and burned today, the latest sign of growing anger with Yasser … Continued
