Archive - Sep 25, 2008

As the candidates might take the stage for a Presidential debate, a lot of facts and un-facts are going to be thrown out.  Today we take a look at one that could be referenced, their energy plans' impact on the economy.  Both say that investment in new energy sources will bring new jobs.  Well, not so fast. The center of John McCain's American energy resurgence is nuclear energy.  McCain hopes to build 45 new nuclear plants in the next three decades. Here's McCain at a campaign stop in Strongsville, Ohio Tuesday.

CUT: "I have not forgotten the economy on main street. I'm going to put in place the priorities that will create jobs in Ohio and one way is with the developments of additional nuclear power plants.:"

• Congress Reaches Provisional Bailout Deal, States and Cities Expect to Absorb Financial Slack
• Wamu's Potential Collapse Affecting Washington State's Economy
• Saint Paul Citizens Question RNC Arrests
• The Challenge to San Francisco's Sanctuary Laws
• North Korean Human Rights Week

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• Pakistan Fires on NATO Helicopters Near Afghan Border
• Air Force Officer Testifies About Interrogation Methods Used in Iraq
• Rice Admits White House Figures Discussed Authorizing "Harsh Interrogations"
• Change of Power in South Africa
• Methane Plumes Discovered in the Arctic
• Economic Hard Times Spurn Questions About Subsidizing the British Royal Family

Some 200 people gathered together in Saint Paul, Minnesota's Council Chambers last night, to recount their experiences at the hands of authorities during this month's Republican National Convention. Mayor Chris Coleman has appointed an independent review of officer's strategies, and the president of the state's National Lawyer's Guild wants an inquiry with the power to compel testimony and subpoena records. FSRN's Aura Bogado spoke with Ted Dooley, who represents one of the RNC8, charged under Minnesota's version of the Patriot Act. Dooley represents one of them, Erik Oselund, who was released on $10,000 bail, and faces very serious charges. But Dooley says the charges against his client are ambiguous.

The potential collapse of the largest savings and loan in the US, Seattle-based Washington Mutual, could have devastating effects on workers and small businesses in the State of Washington. Residents there are already experiencing high unemployment, a collapsed housing market, and major labor disputes. Mark Taylor-Canfield reports from Seattle.