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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
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- Voters Head to Polls in Midterm Elections
- Appeals Court Extends "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" Indefinitely
- Gitmo Prisoner Could Return to Canada Next Year
- Yemen Tries US Cleric in Absentia
- Iran Delays Hikers’ Trial; Iranian American in US Prison Alleges Torture
- Haiti Prepares for Approaching Storm
- Ugandan Newspaper Ordered to Stop Targeting Gays and Lesbians
- October Deadliest Month in Ciudad Juárez
- BP Posts $1.79B Quarterly Profit; Firm that Certified Rig Hired to Inspect Blowout Preventer
- Former House Majority Leader DeLay Goes on Trial in Texas
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How Safe Is Your Ballot? Tracking Voter Suppression, Intimidation on Election Day
As millions of voters head to the polls, Democratic and progressive groups are concerned with reports of voter intimidation and efforts to suppress minority and poor voters from casting their ballots. They point to the mushrooming of Republicans and Tea Party-affiliated groups who are raising the specter of voter fraud in states across the country. We speak to Wendy Weiser of the Voting Rights and Election Project at the Brennan Center for Justice. [includes rush transcript]
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Ralph Nader: Dems Face Losses to "Most Craven Republican Party in History"
With total campaign spending projected to hit $4 billion, the 2010 election is on track to be the most expensive non-presidential contest in US history. For analysis of the 2010 midterms, we speak to former presidential candidate and longtime consumer advocate and corporate critic, Ralph Nader. [includes rush transcript]
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After Thwarted Bomb Plot, US Military Operations in Yemen Could Intensify
After the discovery of two parcel bombs from Yemen in Chicago-bound air cargo last week, the Obama administration is reportedly considering sending elite hunter-killer teams into Yemen to assassinate militants. One plan being considered would see US special forces units sent into Yemen under CIA control, which would give the US greater leeway to strike without the explicit blessing of the Yemeni government. We speak to Wired magazine senior reporter Spencer Ackerman. [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]
