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Friday, November 19, 1999
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FDA Holds First Hearing On Biotechnology in Chicago
Yesterday in Chicago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held the first of three public hearings around the country on genetically engineered products, an event prompted by public pressure for more government openness on the issue. As about 180 attendants heard from a panel mostly composed of pro-biotech experts, hundreds of people who had not been allowed inside the building protested outside.
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Act-Up Activists Storm Office of U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky
US Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, who last week negotiated the Clinton administration’s trade deal with China and will represent the US government at this month’s World Trade Organization summit in Seattle, received a surprise yesterday morning when activists from ACT-UP and other AIDS organizations occupied her office.
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Vermont Newspaper Fires Reporter After She Publishes Story On Norwich University Training of Indonesian Military
We now go to a story that is happening all to often in these times of increased corporate media control. A journalist is ousted from his or her job for reporting on a story that conflicts with the interests of the head of their news organization. When the reporter cries censorship, the news organization tries to justify the ouster by discrediting the reporter, and by refusing to acknowledge publicly that the reporter had ever been fired.
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Tobacco, Nuclear Power and Capital Punishment: North Carolina Residents Fight for Justice
Democracy Now! is reporting today from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Here are some of the stories that are making the news locally:
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
