Category: 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:05) BLAIR IN TROUBLE Tony Blair’s future as Britain’s Prime Minister and leader of his party appears to be under threat, as seven members of his government resigned today in protest...

Download MP3 Headlines (4:50) MEXICAN COURT NAMES PRESIDENT ELECT Mexico’s Federal Electoral Tribunal today named Felipe Calderon as the country’s president-elect. Supporters of opposition candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador have been camped out in...

Download MP3 Headlines (5:25) BUSH PUSHES SANCTIONS ON IRAN George Bush’s Ambassador to the United Nations called for sanctions against Iran today. John Bolton’s comments came a day after the Islamic Republic failed to...

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...