Monthly Archive: November 2003

November 26, 2003

Download MP3 Headlines by Randi Zimmerman Government Workers Lose Protections Government workers, who must now compete with private contractors, will be denied key protections in the latest appropriations bill. John Hamilton has more from...

November 25, 2003

Download MP3 Headlines by Randi Zimmerman The United States Senate passed the Medicare bill critics claim leads to the privatization of medical provisions for the nation’s senior citizens. President Bush promises to sign the...

November 24, 2003

Download MP3 Headlines by Randi Zimmerman Today, Georgia’s interim president has pledged quick elections — in 45 days. On Sunday Eduard Shevardnadze resigned. For decades Georgia’s government has been marred by charges of corruption...

November 21, 2003

Download MP3 Headlines by Randi Zimmerman Rockets on Donkey Carts in Baghdad Pulled by typically low-key donkey carts, attackers in Iraq blasted rockets at the Iraqi Oil Ministry and Sheridan Hotel, home to many...

November 20, 2003

Download MP3 Headlines by Randi Zimmerman Angry youths have taken over a Chevron Texaco installation in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, highlighting the escalating discontent in the region. The Nigerian Navy has dispatched a warship to...

November 19, 2003

Download MP3 Headlines by Nell Abram BUSH IN LONDON – BRENDAN SWEENEY Protests continue throughout London today in response to the Official State visit of President George Bush. Brendan Sweeney reports from London. MEXICO...

November 18, 2003

Download MP3 Headlines by Randi Zimmerman Gay Marriage in MA The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled it is unconstitutional to deny the right of marriage to same-sex couples. Dave Goodman reports from Boston....

November 17, 2003

Download MP3 Headlines by Nell Abram Baghdad power outage – Ahmed al Rawi Just hours after the broadcast of a tape widely believed by Iraqis to be the voice of Sadaam Hussein, Baghdad fell...