Miércoles 14 de Febrero de 2007

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  • Vermont Becomes First State to Call for US Troop Withdrawal from Iraq

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    The Vermont State Legislature made headlines yesterday when lawmakers passed resolutions in both the House and Senate calling for the immediate and orderly withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. We speak with the original author of the House resolution, Representative Michael Fisher. [includes rush transcript]

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  • Valentine’s Day: Labor Conditions at US-Owned Plantations Show Hidden Realities of Flower Industry

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    Today is Valentine’s Day. Chocolate, flowers, diamonds. How can gifts that bring so much happiness have come from so much pain? We begin our coverage with a look at the flower industry. Nora Ferm of the International Labor Rights Fund talks about a new report on labor conditions at US-owned flower plantations in Colombia and Ecuador. We’re also joined by Beatriz Fuentes, President of the Sintrasplendor Union at Dole’s largest flower plantation in Colombia which has become the site of a growing worker’s struggle. [includes rush transcript]

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  • "Diamond Life": Documentary Examines How Diamonds Funded the Civil War in Sierra Leone

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    We turn now to the issue of conflict diamonds — also known as blood diamonds. The documentary "Diamond Life" looks at how diamonds funded the civil war in Sierra Leone. [includes rush transcript]

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  • Child Labor: The Hidden Ingredient to the Billion-Dollar Chocolate Industry?

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    On Valentine’s Day, chocolate is the currency in which people are supposed to trade their love. Little do they know that chocolate might have been made with slave labor. We speak with Brian Campbell, an attorney with the International Labor Rights Fund. [includes rush transcript]

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  • Global Witness Founder Charmian Gooch: "The Diamond Industry is Failing to Live Up to Its Promises"

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    For more on the diamond industry, we’re joined by Global Witness founder and director Charmian Gooch. Gooch says diamond companies have failed to deliver on promises to reduce the prevalence of blood diamonds. [includes rush transcript]

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