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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
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Headlines
- Uyghurs Widen Protests as Xinjiang Unrest Flares
- 7 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan
- US, Russia Agree to Nuke Reductions
- 12 Killed in US Drone Attack in Pakistan
- Zelaya to Meet Clinton in Washington
- Protests Continue as Funeral Held for Slain Honduran Protester
- Emanuel: Obama Open to Dropping Public Health Plan
- Hospital Payment Cuts $45B Less Than Figure Sought by Obama
- Justice Dept. Probes Wireless Carriers
- Financial Industry Lobbies Against Proposed Consumer Protection Agency
- Study: Link Emission Cuts to Rich Populations
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Uyghur Protests Widen as Xinjiang Unrest Flares
New protests have erupted in China’s western Xinjiang region, two days after at least 156 people were killed and over 1,000 wounded in the country’s worst ethnic violence in decades. On Tuesday, some 200 ethnic Uyghurs, mostly women, took to the streets to protest the mass arrest of more than 1,400 people following Sunday’s clashes. Later, hundreds of ethnic Han Chinese marched through the streets of Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang province. The two sides blame each other for the outbreak of violence. [includes rush transcript] -
Obama-Medvedev Nuclear Stockpile Deal "Disappointing," Says Leading Disarmament Advocate
President Obama met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on Monday and agreed to cut American and Russian nuclear stockpiles by at least one-quarter and as much as one-third. We speak with veteran journalist and leading nuclear disarmament advocate, Jonathan Schell. [includes rush transcript]
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Vietnam War Architect Robert McNamara Dies at 93: A Look at His Legacy with Howard Zinn, Marilyn Young & Jonathan Schell
Former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara has died at the age of ninety-three. McNamara was one of the key architects of the Vietnam War, which killed at least three million Vietnamese, around one million Cambodians and Laotians, and 58,000 American soldiers. We take a look at McNamara’s legacy with two preeminent historians: Howard Zinn and Marilyn Young. We also speak with Jonathan Schell, who covered Vietnam as a reporter in 1967 and met with McNamara in a secret Pentagon meeting. [includes rush transcript]
