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Newscast for Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Immigration advocates call for path to citizenship as appeals court rules part of SB1070 unconstitutional Civil society groups call for more transparency in US trade deals, citing concerns about labor, environment, sovereignty Bus lines...

Newscast for Monday, March 4, 2013

Environmentalists criticize State Department report finding Keystone XL Pipeline would threaten soil, water and endangered species, but not climate Residents and Greenpeace protest fracking in New York and the UK In Kenya, millions vote...

Newscast for Friday, March 1, 2013

Spending cuts go into effect as lawmakers fail to reach sequester deal New Orleans still recovering from oil disaster as BP officials defend response in court As Pope steps down, activist nun Megan Rice...

Newscast for Thursday, February 28, 2013

Bradley Manning testifies in military court, pleads guilty to some charges House reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act with protections for LGBT, undocumented and Native women Wisconsin tribal communities vow to stop iron ore mine...

Newscast for Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act case that could weaken protections for voters of color Mexico’s Interior Ministry says 26,000 disappeared during drug war in Calderon’s term As Mali war continues, critics say land...

Newscast for Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Supreme Court rejects challenge to government surveillance powers under FISA Documents show ICE used traffic stops for immigration checks in strategy to increase deportations New Yorkers consider worker cooperatives as part of long-term recovery...

Newscast for Monday, February 25, 2013

Rights commissioner criticizes UN Security Council for lack of action on Syria as refugees flow into Lebanon, Jordan Clashes erupt in West Bank as thousands march for funeral of Palestinian prisoner, Arafat Jaradat Afghanistan...

Newscast for Friday, February 22, 2013

In Syria, fighting over territory blocks access to vital medicine, health services for residents Operation Streamline program, faulted for human rights abuses, could expand under immigration reform Central American migrants face risks in Mexico...

Newscast for Thursday, February 21, 2013

Trial begins for alleged Stratfor leaker Jeremy Hammond as US government announces further crackdown on hacktivists Toxic fracking dump in Ohio river reveals weak oversight, gaps in regulation Detroit anti-eviction campaign keeps families in...

Newscast for Wednesday, February 20, 2013

In Syria, shortage of food, medicine, water put heavy strain on civilians Palestinian prisoner, Samer Issawi, challenges order that allows Israeli military to rearrest prisoners Suit against IRS challenges tax-exempt status for non-profits that...