Archive - Jul 25, 2008

• EPA Supports Banning Harmful Pesticide
• House Explores Impeachment of the President
• Senate Fails to Move Forward on Energy Legislation
• Cambodia Election Preview
• Iraq War Vets Turn War Into Prose

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• Bomb Kills Two in India's Technology Capitol Bangalore
• FCC Close to Approving XM and Sirius Merger
• Employee Sit-In Scheduled at Jordan's Independent Network ATV
• Canadian Activists Call for Extradition of "Child Soldier" at Guantanamo
• Groups Ask for End of the Catholic Church's Contraception Ban
• Filipino Vets of WWII Urge House to Push Through Benefits Package
• Hamas Members Killed in Gaza Blast

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For the first time in 20 years, the EPA, or Environmental Protection Agency, plans to ban a toxic pesticide used on common crops in the US and abroad.  The chemical, Carbofuran, has been found to be harmful humans and animals, particularly infants and toddlers.  Carbofuran is applied to about 1 percent of US crops, but is widely used around the world, including on crops imported to the US. It's been found in drinking water and food, and studies have linked the pesticide to neurological and reproductive damage. The EPA attempted to bad the pesticide two years ago, but its manufacturer, FMC Corporation, has been fighting in federal court to keep the chemical on the market. A 60-day comment period follows yesterday's decision.

The House Judiciary panel explores the option of impeaching President Bush.  The hearing, although not officially investigating impeachment, looked at the issue of executive privilege, privilege Bush has cited in instances of FISA, water boarding, and the war in Iraq.  Katharine Jarmul reports on the highly partisan environment in the hearing room.

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The Senate failed to move forward with legislation to end oil speculation.  The measure would have given more regulatory power to the agency that oversees commodities trading. The bill failed to garner the 60 votes necessary.  Republicans blocked the measure because they wanted to include a series of other energy related measures to increase domestic oil supply. Democrats say they're on the right side of the energy argument.
Senator Charles Schumer of New York.

This Sunday, Cambodians will vote in the fourth parliamentary elections since civil war ended 15 years ago. Previous campaigns have been marred by voter fraud and political violence. But despite widespread accusations of corruption, the party of Prime Minister Hun Sen is expected to dominate.  FSRN's Jason Strother has the story from Phnom Penh.

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