Archive - Sep 22, 2008

Headlines Package - September 22, 2008

Mon, 09/22/2008 - 14:40

5:19 minutes (4.88 MB)
  • Alaska Senator’s Corruption Trial Begins
  • South African Leadership Uncertain
  • Israel’s Olmert Resigns – Palestinian Reaction
  • EPA Ready to Abandon Perchlorate Standards
  • Muslims Mull Legal Action in Ramadan Firings
  • Olympic Protests Move to Canada

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Dial-Up Monday, September 22, 2008:13 Meg Version

Mon, 09/22/2008 - 14:15

29:00 minutes (13.28 MB)

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Dial-Up Monday, September 22, 2008

Mon, 09/22/2008 - 14:10

29:00 minutes (6.64 MB)

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Marriott is Target of Bombers in Pakistan

Mon, 09/22/2008 - 13:13

2:34 minutes (2.35 MB)

Suicide bombers killed dozens and injured hundreds when they blew up a hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan over the weekend. It's the just the latest in a series of attacks from militants as the US carries out it's own attacks on the country. FSRN's Afridai Afridi reports from Islamabad.

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Bush, Lawmakers Haggle Over Wall Street Bailout

Mon, 09/22/2008 - 13:12

4:10 minutes (3.82 MB)

The Bush Administration and Congress are continuing negotiations on what many are calling the biggest financial intervention since the Great Depression.

As FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell reports, contentious points of debate prolong the negotiations.

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Filipino War Vets Seek Benefits

Mon, 09/22/2008 - 13:11

2:21 minutes (2.16 MB)

After a 62-year struggle, Filipino World War Two veterans are a big step closer to achieving equal disability rights. Eighteen-thousand of these veterans are still living. Tanya Snyder has more on their struggle for equality.

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Efforts Continue to Save Troy Anthony Davis's Life

Mon, 09/22/2008 - 13:10

3:42 minutes (3.39 MB)

The fight continues today to save the life of Troy Anthony Davis. Sentenced to death for the 1989 murder of a Savannah, GA police officer, Davis is scheduled to be executed tomorrow evening, Tuesday, at 7:00 pm. Last week, the GA Board of Pardons and Parole denied a request for Clemency for Davis. The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear Davis' appeal ... but not until September 29th ... 6 days after his scheduled execution. FSRN spoke with Thomas Ruffin, a Washington DC attorney currently in Atlanta, as a volunteer with Davis' legal team.

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