Category: 2007

November 5, 2007

Political Unrest in Pakistan Leads to Mass Arrests and the Suspension of the Constitution Extreme Flooding Causes a Humanitarian Crisis in Mexico Announcement of Final Media Ownership Hearing Date Calls the FCC’s Definition of...

November 2, 2007

Clashes between Police and Protesters Mar Day of the Dead Celebrations in Oaxaca Demonstrators in DC Protest a New US Anti-Narcotics Agreement with Mexico Hollywood Screen Writers Announce Intentions to Strike Presidential Candidates Go...

November 1, 2007

Democrats Celebrate the First Anniversary of Winning Congress US Diplomats Protest Required Service in Iraq Burmese Monks March Again as the US Considers Further Sanctions Against the Country A Constitutional Amendment in Zimbabwe Allows...

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...