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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
| Wed, 07/16/2008 - 15:57 |
29:03 minutes (26.6 MB)
- Presidential
Candidates Weigh In on IRAQ - War Resisters in Canada
- Landmark Enemy Combatant Ruling
- Lebanese/Israeli Prisoner Exchange
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Headlines Package - July 16, 2008
| Wed, 07/16/2008 - 15:15 |
5:24 minutes (4.95 MB)
- NATO Pulls Back From Afghan Outpost
- Sudanese Parliament Decides to Not Cooperate with ICC
- ICJ Orders US to Stay Executions of 5 Mexican Nationals
- Immigration Raids in Colorado and Rhode Island
- Environmental Groups Sue the EPA
- Congress Overrides Medicare Veto
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| Wed, 07/16/2008 - 14:50 |
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Leading Presidential Candidates Address Afganistan and Iraq
| Wed, 07/16/2008 - 14:26 |
4:56 minutes (9.03 MB)
Presumptive Presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama are refining their foreign policies. And although similarities do exist, the differences are more apparent. As Washington Editor Leigh Ann Caldwell reports, as two wars continue to rage on, both candidates recognize the importance of foreign policy in this election and are firmly pushing their positions.
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War Resisters Seek Sanctuary in Canada
| Wed, 07/16/2008 - 14:25 |
5:27 minutes (9.99 MB)
When more than 50,000 people made their way from the US to Canada to avoid fighting in the Viet Nam war, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau welcomed them, declaring Canada a "refuge from militarism". Today, while much smaller in number and largely unnoticed in the US, a new generation of "deserters" are fighting for the same sanctuary – including Robin Long, who came to Canada in 2005 seeking refugee status. But as FSRN's Sarah Olson reports, Canadian government officials have not extended the same welcome to these modern war resisters.
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Bogado Interviews Al-Marri's Attorney
| Wed, 07/16/2008 - 14:22 |
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Lebanese/Israeli Prisoner Exchange
| Wed, 07/16/2008 - 14:18 |
3:28 minutes (6.35 MB)
Red Cross officials mediated a prisoner exchange between Lebanon and Israel along the Lebanese-Israeli border today. The Shi'a Muslim Hezbollah party handed over the bodies of two Israeli soldiers seized by its guerrillas two years ago in an incident that sparked the 34-day war in the summer of 2006. In exchange, Israel handed over 5 Lebanese prisoners and the remains of some 200 Lebanese and Palestinians fighters. Analysts say it is a test for the newly formed Lebanese unity government. Jackson Allers has more from Beirut.
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