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Thursday, October 9, 2008
Headlines
- Partial Nationalization of US Banks Considered
- Central Banks Cut Rates in Unprecedented Coordinated Action
- Fed to Lend $38 Billion More to AIG
- Sheriff Refuses to Evict Residents from Foreclosed Homes in Chicago
- Mexico to Invest $4.4 Billion in Infrastructure to Combat Financial Crisis
- National Debt Clock Runs Out of Space
- CodePink Protests on Wall Street
- Robert Fisk: Iraq Carries Out Secret Executions
- US Intel Analysis: Sectarian Tensions in Iraq Could Unleash More Violence
- US Report: Afghanistan in a “Downward Spiral”
- Bush Signs India Nuke Deal
- FCC to Probe Pentagon Propaganda Program
- Court Blocks Release of Chinese Guantanamo Prisoners
- New Documents Reveal “Effort to Create a Gitmo Inside the United States”
- San Francisco Bars Sale of Cigarettes in Pharmacies
- Bush Signs Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act
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Greg Palast on Vote Rigging and Suppression Ahead of the 2008 Election
BBC investigative journalist Greg Palast travels to New Mexico, Michigan and Colorado to investigate how both Democrats and Republicans are accusing each other of trying to steal the election. Palast also discusses his new comic book Steal Back Your Vote, co-written with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. [includes rush transcript]
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Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner on Voter Rights, Faulty Electronic Voting Machines, Voter Fraud and GOP Voter Challenges
Ohio is a key swing state that ended up deciding the outcome of the 2004 election. But the state was riddled with voting problems, ranging from breakdowns in electronic voting machines to accusations of widespread voter disenfranchisement. We speak to Democrat Jennifer Brunner, who was elected Secretary of State of Ohio in November 2006. [includes rush transcript]
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Report: Voter Purging Process Is Shrouded in Secrecy, Prone to Error and Vulnerable to Manipulation
A new study by the Brennan Center for Justice has found voters across the country are being purged through a process that is shrouded in secrecy, prone to error and vulnerable to manipulation. The Brennan Center is calling on states to develop and publish uniform, non-discriminatory rules for purges; provide public notice of pending purges; make purge lists publicly available; and develop rules for individuals to challenge the purge list. [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]
