Monthly Archive: July 2006

July 31, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:06) AFGHAN REGION TRANSFERRED TO NATO COMMAND US-led coalition forces in southern Afghanistan handed over regional command duties to NATO today. The transfer of power comes amid renewed fighting from an...

July 28, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:40) Israeli Attacks Escalate in Palestine Israeli troops withdrew from Northern Gaza early this morning after a bloody two-day sweep that killed over 30 Palestinians. Saed Bannoura reports from the West...

July 27, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:36) No Let Up for Israeli Assault on Gaza Today Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit who was abducted in Gaza could be imminent....

July 26, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:54) LATEST FROM LEBANON The Israeli military suffered their worst losses in Lebanon today, with as many as 13 Israeli soldiers killed during an offensive to take the Lebanese border town...

July 25, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:14) AL-MALIKI IN DC President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki today announced a new program aimed at curbing violence in Baghdad. Additional American troops will be brought...

July 24, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:08) DOHA ROUND COLLAPSES World Trade Organization talks have fallen apart in Geneva. The current round of global trade talks, known as the Doha round, collapsed due mostly to disagreements over...

July 21, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:29) AT&T; LAWSUIT CAN PROCEED In a serious setback for the Bush administration and the NSA’s domestic spying scandal, a federal judge in San Francisco has rejected a US government request...

July 20, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (6:31) LEBANON Israeli ground troops joined heavy missile and artillery barrages in Southern Lebanon today, in what was the 9th day of Israel’s military offensive to root out Hezbollah fighters firing...

July 19, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:07) BUSH VETOES STEM CELL LEGISLATION President George W. Bush issued his first-ever veto today to kill legislation that would provide funding for human embryonic stem cell research. The bill passed...

July 18, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (6:25) Features Alberto Gonzalez Continues to Defend Warrant-Less Wiretapping Program (3:42) Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said the President put a stop to an investigation into the warrant-less wiretapping program. Gonzales continued...