• US HIV/AIDS Policy
• Antioch Discrimination Suit
• Iraq War Now Costing $12 Billion Per Month
• Ashcroft Testifies on Torture Memos
• Oil Speculation Bill

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• US Diplomacy in Iran a Possibility
• Maryland Police Spy on Anti-War Activists and Death Penalty Abolitionists
• DoJ Goes After Former Nazi in Seattle Suburb
• CA Supreme Court Clears the Way For Ballot Initiative on Same-Sex Marriage
• Argentine Senate Rejects Controversial Export Tax Hike
• Uribe Admits to Use of Red Cross Insignia in Hostage Rescue Operation

The Senate passed legislation last night authorizing $48 billion for HIV/AIDS programs worldwide – a program that originally started with $15 million in 2003. The renewal bill had been delayed for weeks, stymied by some Republicans who opposed an increase in funding, and objected to some provisions in the bill. While many welcome the boost in funding, some say the bill was compromised by Washington politics. Naji Mujahid has more from Washington.

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Civil rights lawyers filed a class action lawsuit in Federal Court against the city of Antioch, California. The suit alleges that Antioch, a working class suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area and its city police force have been engaging in a campaign of intimidation, harassment and discrimination against African American renters in Section 8 housing. Eric Klein has more.

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Most people have felt economic instability in one form or another, although critics say that not enough focus has been placed on the largest drains to the US economy: including the Iraq War, which is costing $12 billion a month. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke tried to calm economic fears as he testified before lawmakers in Washington yesterday – but the outlook is dismal. Erik Leaver is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies – he says that the costs incurred in the Iraq War need to be taken into account.

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Meanwhile, Former Attorney General John Ashcroft testified before the house judiciary committee about what he knew and when concerning torture memos authorized by the Bush Administration for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Karen Miller has more.

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