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Headlines for November 18, 2008
Iraqi Sunnis Push for Referendum on Security PactUS Officials: 2011 Withdrawal Date from Iraq Not FirmTaliban Rejects Afghan Peace Talks OfferGov't Study Concludes Gulf War Syndrome is Legitimate ConditionReport: US Has Spent Over $4 Trillion to Combat Economic CrisisCitigroup to Lay Off 52,000 Wo ...
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As Obama Vows to Close Guantanamo, His Advisers Are Reportedly Crafting a Plan to Create a New Syst...
During an interview on 60 Minutes last night President-elect Barack Obama said he plans to close the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay and rebuild the nations moral stature. Last week, the Associated Press reported Obama advisers are crafting a plan that would put some Guantanamo Bay prisoners in ...
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Ex-CIA Officials Tied to Rendition Program and Faulty Iraq Intel Tapped to Head Obama's Intelligenc...
John Brennan and Jami Miscik, both former intelligence officials under George Tenet, are leading Barack Obamas review of intelligence agencies and helping make recommendations to the new administration. Brennan has supported warrantless wiretapping and extraordinary rendition, and Miscik was involve ...
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Naomi Klein on the Bailout Profiteers and the Multi-Trillion-Dollar Crime Scene
The more details emerge, the clearer it becomes that Washingtons handling of the Wall Street bailout is not merely incompetent. It is borderline criminal, says Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine.
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As Obama Vows to Close Guantanamo, His Advisers Are Reportedly Crafting a Plan to Create A New Syst...
During an interview on 60 Minutes last night President-Elect Barack Obama said he plans to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay and rebuild the nations moral stature. Last week the the Associated Press reported Obama advisers are crafting a plan that would put some Guantanamo Bay prisone ...
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Ex-CIA Officials Tied To Rendition Program And Faulty Iraq Intel Tapped to Head Obama's Intelligenc...
John Brennan and Jami Miscik, both former intelligence officials under George Tenet, are leading Barack Obamas review of intelligence agencies and helping make recommendations to the new administration. Brennan has supported warrantless wiretapping and extraordinary rendition and Miscik was involved ...
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Naomi Klein on the Bailout Profiteers and the Multi-Trillion Dollar Crime Scene
The more details emerge, the clearer it becomes that Washingtons handling of the Wall Street bailout is not merely incompetent. It is borderline criminal, says Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine.
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Headlines for November 17, 2008
Iraqi Cabinet Approves U.S. Security PactReport: Draft Indictment Drawn Up Against Blackwater GuardsWorld Leaders Gather in Washington For Economic SummitBankruptcy Filings Increase by 34 PercentObama Vows to Close GuantanamoObama Confirms Meeting With Sen. ClintonObama Taps More Ex-Clinton Official ...
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Democracy Now! Exclusive (Part 1): Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn on the Weather Underground, the ...
In the late stages of the presidential race, no other name was used more by the McCain-Palin campaign against Barack Obama than Bill Ayers. Ayers is a respected Chicago professor who was a member of the 1960s militant antiwar group the Weather Underground. In their first joint television interview, ...
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Democracy Now! Exclusive (Part 1): Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn on the Weather Underground, the ...
In the late stages of the presidential race, no other name was used more by the McCain-Palin campaign against Barack Obama than Bill Ayers. Ayers is a respected Chicago professor who was a member of the 1960s militant antiwar group the Weather Underground. In their first joint television interview, ...
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Headlines for November 14, 2008
UN Forced to Stop Gaza Food AidU.S. Attack Kills 8 in PakistanBush: Dont Blame Market for Financial CollapseU.S. to Host Global Financial SummitFDIC to Propose New Foreclosure AssistanceJobless Claims Hit 16-Year HighObama to Give Up Senate SeatEmmanuel Apologizes for Fathers Israel CommentsClinto ...
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Michelle Obama's Biographer on Nation's First African American First Lady
Since the start of the presidential campaign, Michelle Obama has been more scrutinized than the spouse of any other presidential candidate. Scant attention has been paid to her personal history as the descendant of slaves, an upbringing in the South Side of Chicago, and work in community organizing. ...
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Bush Admin Pushes Through Last-Minute Deregulation that May Be Hard to Undo
The Bush administration is quietly trying to push through a wide array of federal regulations before President Bush leaves office in January. Up to ninety proposed regulations could be finalized, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment. We speak ...
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Congolese Citizens Caught in Crossfire of Battle for Region's Lucrative Resources
A quarter of a million people have been displaced in fighting between government forces and rebel militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where reports of rape, looting and murders of civilians continue to rise. We speak to Maurice Carney of Friends of the Congo about the varying regional and ...
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Michelle Obama's Biographer on Nation's First African-American First Lady
Since the start of the presidential campaign Michelle Obama has been more scrutinized than the spouse of any other Presidential candidate. Scant attention has been paid to her personal history as the descendant of slaves; an upbringing in the south side of Chicago; and work in community organizing. ...
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Bush Admin Pushes Through Last Minute De-Regulation That May Be Hard to Undo
The Bush administration is quietly trying to push through a wide array of federal regulations before President Bush leaves office in January. Up to 90 proposed regulations could be finalized, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment. We speak to M ...
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Congelese Citizens Caught in Crossfire of Battle for Region's Lucrative Resources
A quarter of a million people have been displaced in fighting between government forces and rebel militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where reports of rape, looting, and murders of civilians continue to rise. We speak to Maurice Carney of Friends of the Congo about the varying regional an ...
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Headlines for November 13, 2008
Treasury Says Bailout Wont Focus On Toxic AssetsReport: No Action Taken on Bailout Oversight21 Killed in Afghan Suicide Bombing4 Palestinians Killed in Israeli AttackIsrael Halts Gaza Food Delivery, Bans Journalists25 Killed in Iraq AttacksIraqi Soldier Kills 2 U.S. TroopsBlackwater Faces Millions ...
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On Veterans Day, Vets of Iraq and Afghanistan and their supporters Face Trial for Antiwar Protest
Today, on Veterans Day, we turn to the voices of veterans who are speaking out about the crimes they committed and the impact of the war on their lives. Ten antiwar veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and five civilians pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of disorderly conduct at a protest ...
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White House Denies Attempt to Link Auto Industry Bailout to Colombia Pact
The Bush administration is denying reports it wants to link aid to the auto industry to Democratic support for a free trade pact with Colombia. Democratic lawmakers meanwhile are preparing to push for emergency legislation to help the automakers during the lame-duck session of Congress next week. We ...
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