Monthly Archive: May 2006

May 30, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (7:04) EUROPEAN UNION COURT RULES AGAINST HANDING OVER PASSENGER DATA A ruling today from the European Unions Court of Justice will make it illegal for airlines to give the US personal...

May 29, 2006 – IN MEMORIAM

Download MP3 Most people in the United States have no real knowledge of Hawaiian history. Located 2,500 miles past the coast of California, it came to be called the 50th state; and because of...

May 26, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:34) Palestine In an attempt to ease tensions in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Hamas led government ordered its special forces off gaza’s streets in wake of clashes with the Fatah...

May 25, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:56) GUILTY VERDICTS IN THE ENRON TRIAL The jury of the Enron Trial handed down a flurry of guilty verdicts today in Houston. Lisa Cohen reports from the courthouse. (no transcript...

May 24, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:49) HAYDEN ENDORSED BY SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE The Senate intelligence committee has endorsed Gen. Michael Hayden to become the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The three Democrats who voted...

May 23, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:58) ANOTHER VIOLENT DAY IN IRAQ Two separate car bombs killed at least 10 people in Baghdad today. The first blast targeted police in the eastern part of Baghdad. The second...

May 22, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines JORNALISTS TO BE PROSECUTED FOR PUBLISHING SECRETS US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has said that the government may be able to prosecute journalists who use classified information in their reports. During...

May 19, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (6:03) U.N. PANEL CALLS FOR CLOSURE OF GUANTANAMO In Geneva, the UN Committee Against Torture has called for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Criticism was not limited to...

May 18, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (6:27) TRIPLE LAYER FENCE President George W. Bush today asked Congress for $1.9 billion dollars to fund border security measures. This comes after the Senate approved legislation yesterday to build a...