Egypt Election: Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Could Face...
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Headlines
- Senate Prepares for Battle Over Alito Nomination
- NY Times: Alito Nomination is "Another Lost Opportunity"
- Alito’s Mother: "Of Course He’s Against Abortion"
- Cheney Promotes Addington & Hannah To Replace Libby
- Report: 40 Iraqis Die in U.S. Bombings Near Syria
- Basra Car Bombing Kills At Least 20
- More Headlines…
-
Cheney Taps Torture Memo Author to Replace Scooter Libby
On Monday, Vice President Dick Cheney appointed his legal counsel, David Addington, to be his new chief of staff following the resignation of Lewis "Scooter" Libby. Addington once wrote the war on terorrism has rendered the Geneva Conventions "obsolete." We speak with investigative reporter Murray Waas and hear former Ambassador Joseph Wilson speak out on the outing of his wife, CIA operative Valerie Plame. [includes rush transcript]
-
Oprah Winfrey, Cicely Tyson, Julian Bond, Dorothy Height & Others Pay Tribute to Civil Rights Pioneer Rosa Parks
On Monday, thousands of mourners filled the Metropolitian AME church in Washington for a memorial service for the late Rosa Parks, who died last week at the age of 92. Over the past two days, more than 40,000 people filed past her casket in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Monday where her body had lain in honor. She was the first civilian and only second woman or African-American to receive such an honor. Speakers at Monday’s memorial included Oprah Winfrey, actress Cicely Tyson, NAACP chair Julian Bond, civil rights pioneer Dorothy Height, Parks’ childhood friend Johnnie Carr, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and NAACP President Bruce Gordon. [includes rush transcript]
Recent ShowsMore Shows
Stories
Headlines
- Egyptians Vote in 2nd Day of Presidential Election
- EU Summit Split on Bonds, Shared Debt
- Suspect Arrested in Mexico for Murder of U.S. Journalist Brad Will
- Obama Hails "New Era of American Leadership" in Speech to Air Force Grads
- Pakistan Faces U.S. Warning for Sentencing of Doctor Who Aided CIA
- Poll: U.S. Support for Same-Sex Marriage at All-Time High
- Facebook, Morgan Stanley Face Lawsuits over IPO
- Hewlett-Packard to Fire 27,000 Workers
- Secret Service Head Apologizes for Prostitution Scandal
- Journalist: CNN Host Piers Morgan Boasted of Phone Hacking
Job Openings
Columns
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.
Web Exclusives
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]
