Archive - Jun 2007

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SUPREME COURT RECONSIDERS GITMO CASE
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments regarding whether
Guantanamo Bay detainees can challenge their confinement in US
civilian courts. The court refused to hear a similar case in April.
The justices gave no explanation today for the rare reversal. The case
could go before the Supreme Court as early as this fall.

CAR BOMB DEFUSED IN LONDON
Almost two years after the London bombings, police have found and
defused a car bomb in the English capital. From London, Naomi Fowler
reports.

PAKISTANI FORMER PRISONER TO FILE LAWSUIT

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WHITE HOUSE DEFIES CONGRESSIONAL SUBPOENAS
The White House has moved to block congressional subpoenas issued as
part of the investigation into the dismissals of 8 US attorneys. A
letter issued today by White House counsel Fred Fielding states that
President Bush is exercising executive privilege to keep those
subpoenaed from turning over documents. The announcement comes just
one day after the Senate Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas for
documents relating to the administration's warrantless wiretapping
program. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy described
the the president's move as "Nixonian stonewalling".

ISRAELI PRESIDENT TO RESIGN OVER SEX CRIMES

Headlines (5:00)

SUBPOENAS ISSUED IN DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE INVESTIGATION

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BLAIR POISED TO BECOME NEW MIDDLE EAST PEACE ENVOY
It appears as though Britain's Tony Blair may become a Middle East
peace envoy after he hands over his Prime Ministerial job tomorrow.
Naomi Fowler reports.

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OLMERT TO PROPOSE PRISONER RELEASE TO CABINET
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has announced plans to propose the
release of 250 members of the Fatah movement currently held in Israeli
jails. Olmert made the announcement at a meeting of Arab leaders in
the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.

SHALIT RECORDING

FSRN's DC Editor Leigh Ann Caldwell spent some time with him in June 2007.

Former US Senator Mike Gravel is a little-known politician from Alaska with big aspirations – to win the Democratic nomination for President.
He doesn't have the star power or the money-raising operations of Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. But he does have some ideas that differentiate him from the rest of the field.

FSRN's DC Editor Leigh Ann Caldwell spent some time with him in June 2007.

Headlines (5:45)
CEASEFIRE IN THE WORKS IN LEBANON
Lebanon's Defense Minister has declared victory in the campaign to
wipe out Fatah al-Islam positions in a Palestinian refugee camp near
the northern city of Tripoli. The announcement comes as aid groups
begin preparations for the return of the camp's residents. Simba
Russeau files this report from Beirut.