Monday, August 2, 2004
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Ambassador Joseph Wilson Accuses Republican National Committee Of Conducting New Smear Attack
A year ago Wilson revealed the Bush administration was fabricating intelligence that Iraq sought to purchase uranium from Niger. Since then his wife was outted as a CIA agent and now Republicans say a new Senate intelligence committee report contradicts some of Wilson’s statements. Wilson accuses the GOP of trying to divert attention from the federal inquiry into the outing of his wife. [includes rush transcript]
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Sen. Robert Byrd on Losing America and Confronting A Reckless & Arrogant Presidency
Although he is the most senior member of the Senate, Robert Byrd did not speal during the Democratic National Convention. However, he did speak in Cambridge during the convention and issued a call for on citizens to save the country and preserve the Constitution. [includes rush transcript]
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Lila Lipscomb, A Star of Fahrenheit 9/11, Speaks on the Iraq Invasion and the Death of Her Son.
Lila’s son Michael was 26 when he was killed in Iraq. Lila shared her story with filmmaker Michael Moore and became a central character in Fahrenheit 9/11. She spoke recently at the national convention of Peace Action. [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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