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Friday, March 3, 2000
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- Furor Around NYPD Killing of Malcolm Ferguson Continues
- Thousands Gather in Front of Justice Dept. to Demand Civil Rights Charges in Diallo Case
- Pinochet Believed to Have Landed in Santiago
- Bush Beams about Endorsement of Fake Canadian PM Poutine
- Michael Moore Writes Letter in Response to School Shooting
- Student Anti-Sweatshop and Living Wage Campaigns Continue
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Thousands Demand Justice Department Prosecute Diallo Case, Activists Also Demand that Justice Intervene in Los Angeles
Thousands of protesters gathered yesterday in Washington, D.C. at the Justice Department to demand that the federal government prosecute the four white New York police officers who killed Amadou Diallo last year in a hail of forty-one bullets. Harlem Representative Charlie Rangel and the Reverend Al Sharpton met with Assistant Attorney General Eric Holder, who told them that he is looking into whether the department will bring civil rights charges against the officers. [includes rush transcript]
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Observers From Mexico to Determine If U.S. Elections Are Free and Fair
Are elections in the U.S. free and fair? This is the question being asked by members of the world community. For the first time ever, prominent international civil society members will come to the United States and monitor the nation’s electoral process, in a program sponsored by the San Francisco-based human rights organization Global Exchange. The presence of foreign observers promises to provide new insights and foster new discussions about democracy in the U.S. [includes rush transcript]
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Harvest of Empire Part 2
George W. Bush and Al Gore, their eyes on their parties’ presidential nominations, campaigned hard as a multi-state poll on Friday found them both headed for crushing "Super Tuesday’’ victories. [includes rush transcript]
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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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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]
