Monthly Archive: October 2002
Download MP3 US Says North Korea Has Nuclear Weapons (3:45) The Bush Administration yesterday released information that North Korea has admitted to having broken a 1994 agreement by conducting a nuclear-weapons development program. The 1994...
Download MP3 Bush Signs Authorization Bill President Bush signed the “Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq” today, the culmination of what some critics found to be a less than great debate...
Download MP3 Iraqi Referendum on Saddam Iraqi lined up to vote this morning in a referendum for which sitting President Saddam Hussein is the sole candidate for another seven-year term. Nearly 12 million Iraqis...
Download MP3 Tensions Rise in Venezuela – 2 Million Demonstrate in Support of Chavez (4:42) Nearly one million supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez marched in Caracas Sunday, the latest in a series of...
Download MP3 Reactions to Congress Decision on Iraq The Bush Administration’s resolution for use of force in Iraq passed the Senate late yesterday. Both houses of Congress have now shown they’d support a unilateral...
Download MP3 Congress Authorizes Force Against Iraq (3:46) Iraq today again invited the United States to inspect sites the White House says are used to house weapons of mass destruction. The White House says inspections...
Download MP3 Congressional Debate Continues (3:11) Congressional debate on the issue of Iraq continues at this hour. Both the House and Senate are poised to pass a resolution giving the President the power to use...
Download MP3 Congressional Hearings on Iraq Begin The house started debate this morning and could vote as soon as tomorrow authorizing the use of force against Iraq. Passage of the president’s version of the...
Download MP3 Brasil’s Lula da Silva Ahead – Run-off in Two Weeks In Brasil, it will be another 15 days before voters there must once again cast their ballots for a new President. Luiz...
Download MP3 Nader: We Need to Refocus The House Internal Relations Committee voted late last night to approve a resolution authorizing President Bush to use the military “as he determines necessary and appropriate.” The...