Monthly Archive: March 2009

March 31, 2009

Donors conference at The Hague focuses on Afghanistan HHS nominee faces Senate committee Congress takes up Consumer Protection Act Florida farm workers carry on the legacy of Cesar Chavez Global recession swells the ranks...

March 30, 2009

Attack on police school in Lahore, Pakistan Palestinians mark Land Day Progressive Leaders Summit in Chile Inter American Development Bank holds its 50th annual board meeting amid calls for new priorities Administration prepared to...

March 27, 2009

Pakistan suffers deadly attack Obama announced plan for Pakistan and Afghanistan New bill seeks to reform Criminal Justice System Environmentalists protest militarization of ocean Vets go back to college Download Audio HEADLINES NY’s strict...

March 26, 2009

Treasury Secretary Geithner unveils a proposal to regulate the financial industry Senate Foreign Relations Committee takes up nomination for new ambassador to Afghanistan Obama holds online town hall meeting Mexico’s Drug War strategy shifts...

March 25, 2009

Obama talks budget with congressional leaders Senate panel considers Christopher Hill’s nomination as ambassador to Iraq Amnesty International slams US immigration detention policies US recession hammers Mexico Egyptian bloggers thrive despite repression and censorship...

March 24, 2009

Congress gears up for budget debate Supreme Court considers if “Hilary: The Movie” was illegally censored Lawmakers question Geithner and Bernanke Housing Advocates Take to the Streets Trial for Peru’s former dictator coming to...

March 23, 2009

Taxpayers buy up toxic assets Big boxes suggest alternative to EFCA Israeli police crack down on Arab cultural event Small protests mark Iraq War anniversary Ward Churchill take University of Colorado to court over...

March 20, 2009

New Pentagon report shows sexual assault reports increasing Obama reaches out to Iran Sri Lanka fighting threatens humanitarian crisis U.S. surgeons fix smiles abroad Commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal: The Constitution and Other Illusions Download...

March 19, 2009

Six year anniversary of the start of Iraq War Two million Iraqi refugees struggle to survive Army dealing with rising soldier suicides Providing homeless aid with dignity Residents weigh in on Philadelphia’s budget Download...

March 18, 2009

Senate moves forward on Obama trade agenda First Nation Canadians call for action over murdered indigenous women Locals  struggle for water rights in Chile Zimbabwe’s tough road ahead for power sharing government Reporter’s Notebook:...