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Friday, September 19, 2008
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- US Readies Largest Bailout to Date in Financial Crisis
- Economy Dominates Obama, McCain Campaigning
- 83 Wall Street Lobbyists Among McCain Aides, Donors
- Palin’s Husband Rejects Subpoena in Trooper Firing Probe
- Nader on Ballot in 45 States, D.C.
- Standoff on Troop, Contractor Immunity Jeopardizes US-Iraq Agreement
- Soldier Jailed for 7 Months in Iraq Prisoner Shootings
- 2 US Troops Killed by Fellow Servicemember
- Rice Rejects Hypocrisy Allegations in Russia Criticism
- Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Groves, Property
- States: Pentagon Retaliating for Pollution Clean-Up Calls
- Sen. Dodd Protested for Plan Colombia Support
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Amidst Wall Street Woes, Labor Activist & Writer Bill Fletcher on "Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice"
While the press has extensively covered the Wall Street meltdown, little attention has been paid to what this means to the American worker. We speak to longtime labor activist and writer Bill Fletcher, co-author with Fernando Gapasin of the new book Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice. Fletcher is the executive editor of BlackCommentator.com and the former president of TransAfrica Forum. [includes rush transcript]
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Book: Cheney’s Drive for Warrantless Spying Nearly Brought Down Bush Presidency
We speak to award-winning journalist Barton Gellman about his new book, Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency. Gellman reveals Cheney played a crucial role in maintaining warrantless spying even after Justice Department officials began to doubt its legality in 2004. Gellman writes: "The history of the Bush administration cannot be written without close attention to the moments when Cheney took the helm — sometimes at Bush’s direction, sometimes with his tacit consent, and sometimes without the president’s apparent awareness." [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]
