Egypt Election: Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Could Face...
Monday, October 3, 2005
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- Harriet Miers: "One of the Most Discreet, Most Private & Most Protective Members of [Bush’s] Inner Circle"
- Iraq Could Fall Apart Over Shiite-Kurd Split
- U.S. Launches Another Offensive in Western Iraq
- Report: 700 Iraqis Died During September
- U.S. Confirms Sniper Killed Knight Ridder Journalist
- Army Suffers Worst Recruiting Year Since 1979
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Bush Nominates Longtime Friend and Attorney Harriet Miers for Supreme Court
President Bush has selected White House counsel Harriet Miers to replace retiring Suprem Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. If confirmed, Miers–who has never served as a judge–would become the third woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Last year, Legal Times reported that Miers "has long been one of the most discreet, most private, and most protective members of George W. Bush’s inner circle." [includes rush transcript]
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Orleans Parish DA Eddie Jordan on Racial Stereotyping, Police Looting and Private Military Contractors
We speak with the District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Eddie Jordan about the grossly exaggerated reports of multiple murders and criminal mayhem in New Orleans in the days after hurricane Katrina hit. Jordan says, "I’m pleased that there was very little bloodshed, but it seems to me that the national media outlets had an obligation to verify the charges [of violence] being made by some of the evacuees and some of the public officials." [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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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]
