Monthly Archive: August 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:16) BUSH PROMOTES IRAQ WAR President Bush launched a new, nationwide publicity today campaign promoting the war in Iraq. His first stop was Salt Lake City. AWOL SOLDIER TURNS HIMSELF IN...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:24) ANNAN IN RAMALLAH UN Secretary General Kofi Annan continued his tour of Middle East hot spots today, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah before heading off to neighboring...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:43) NEW CONSTRUCTION MARKS ANNIVERSARY OF KATRINA It’s the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina today — an occasion authorities in Mississippi celebrated by reopening the MGM owned Beau Rivage Casino...

Download MP3 Headlines NO JUSTICE IN IRAQI CIVILIAN DEATHS A major review by the Washington Post has concluded most US service members charged in the killings of Iraqi civilians have either been acquitted, convicted...

Download MP3 Headlines (4:42) IRAQ WAR COST: $1,075 PER PERSON So far, the Iraq war has cost every American $1,075. That according to the non-profit National Priorities Project which has calculated the cost of...

Download MP3 Headlines (4:33) PLAN B APPROVED The US Food and Drug Administration today approved the over-the-counter sale of Plan B emergency contraceptive pills to women 18 and older. The drug can prevent pregnancy...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:20) NEW REPORTS ON ISRAELI INVASION OF LEBANON A report published today by Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing war crimes by deliberately destroying Lebanese civilian infrastructure. The United Nations Development...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:57) 11 CHARGED IN UK TERROR PLOT Eleven people in Britain made their first appearances in court today facing charges over the alleged plot to bomb twelve transatlantic airliners traveling from...

Download MP3 Headlines (4:42) RADIO TAKEOVERS IN OAXACA Protesters in Oaxaca, Mexico have taken over all of the commercial radio stations broadcasting in the state’s capital city. At approximately 3:45am local time gunmen attacked...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:43) ETHIOPIAN FLOODS Severe flooding in Ethiopia has claimed the lives of at least 618 people this week. The death toll will likely rise as flood waters recede and rescue teams...