Egypt Election: Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Could Face...
Monday, April 9, 2001
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U.S.-China Spy Plane Incident; Flying in the Face of Reason
China’s powerful military establishment weighed in to the crisis over 24 detained U.S. air crew on Sunday by vowingthat the United States would not be allowed to escape responsibility for the spy plane incident.
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Elections in Peru, the First Round
The first round of presidential elections in Peru has ended with the pre-poll favorite, Alejandro Toledo, on courseto win the most votes, but falling short of securing an outright victory.
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Arsenic: Politics Poisons the Waters
In the last days of his term President Clinton announced that, finally complying with a 40 year-old recommendation,the US would lower the amount of arsenic allowable in drinking water. The standard would have dropped the allowablelevel from 50 parts per billion to 10 ppb and brought it in line with World Health Organization standards.
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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]
