Monthly Archive: October 2007

October 31, 2007

Human Rights Advocates Cringe at Latest Statement from the Attorney General Nominee Michael Mukasey Public Speaks Out against Media Consolidation at FCC Hearing Somali Government Searches for its Next Prime Minister Local Organizers Gear...

October 30, 2007

Congress Questions US Voting Rights Chief Over Racially Insensitive Statements FCC Prepares to Hear Testimony on Media Consolidation Extremist Attack in India Creates Doubts about Government’s Ability to Protect Population Fatah and Hamas Violence...

October 29, 2007

US Congress Considers Resolutions on Genocide in Darfur as Peace Talks Collapse Director of the IAEA Says There’s No Proof of Nuclear Weapons in Iran SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Case of Prisoner’s Stolen...

October 26, 2007

California’s Fire Evacuees Tell Their Stories Southern California’s Undocumented Immigrants Hit Hard by the Wildfires White House Censors Global Warming/Public Health Testimony, Democrats Respond US Secretary of Defense Says Planning for an Attack on...

October 25, 2007

The US Announces Sanctions on Iran Democrats Criticize Bush Administration Handling of Corruption in Iraq S-CHIP Legislation Still a Hot Topic on the House Floor Thousands of Poor in India March to Protest Corporate...

October 24, 2007

Download Audio HEADLINES The Cost of War Continues to Rise A report released today by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could cost up to 2.4 trillion dollars...

October 23, 2007

Bush and the Democrats Debate over War Funding The Dream Act May See Debate on the Senate Floor Clash over GM Farms in Brazil Leaves Two Dead Countries Rush to Claim Land and Resources...

October 22, 2007

Women with HIV and AIDS Fall through the Funding Gap Iraq Pushes for Diplomacy with Turkey Protesters in DC Call for Real Changes to Global Warming Policy Protesters in India Seek Justice in the...

October 19, 2007

IMF/World Bank Protesters Hit the Streets in DC AFRICOM’s Intentions Come Under Scrutiny Immigrant Groups Across the US Boycott Western Union US Presidential Candidates Court the Right South African Reggae Pioneer Dies in Shooting...

October 18, 2007

S-CHIP Veto Stands Critics Condemn World Bank and IMF Meeting Priorities Victim of Extraordinary Rendition Testifies Nepal’s Parliament Faces Stalemate Activists Say Federal Public Housing Policy Needs to Change California Health Care Advocates Want...