Archive - Sep 29, 2008

• Reports Says Further Investigation into Firings of U.S. Attorneys Needed; Gonzalez Not Indicted
• House of Representatives Blocks Largest Corporate Bail-Out in US History
• Citigroup Corp. Just Keeps On Growing
• Largest US Union Remains on Strike One Month Later
• Supporters of Troy Davis Rally at U.S. Supreme Court *
  
• Prison Abolitionists Return to Oakland for Critical Resistance's 10th Anniversary
• Commentary By Mumia Abu-Jamal

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• Lebanese Forces Targeted in Bombing?
• Arrests in Chinese Milk Scandal
• US Says Hijacked Ship Actually Headed for Sudan
• Connecticut Successful in Cutting Sulfur Dioxide Emissions
• Ecuador Approves New Constitution
• Pakistani’s Flee to Afghanistan

Troy Davis is on Georgia's death row for allegedly killing a police officer in 1989 – a crime he says he didn't commit. 7 out of 9 witnesses against him at trial have now recanted their testimony, but time is running out on attempts to save his life. FSRN's Tanya Snyder attended a rally to save Troy Davis at the Supreme Court. She brings us this report.*

The Department of Justice's Inspector General recommends that a prosecutor be appointed to investigate the role of the White House in the firings of nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006; but it did not call for the indictment of former U.S. attorney general Alberto R. Gonzales for his role in the affair. Marjorie Cohn is president of the National Lawyers Guild and professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law.  She is also the author of "Cowboy Republic: Six Ways the Bush Gang Has Defied the Law"  and the article "The Gonzales Indictment, " which lays out why Alberto Gonzales should be prosecuted under the U.S.

The House of Representatives killed a massive Wall Street compromise bail-out sending shock waves through the market as it plunged more than 60 points in a matter of minutes. Republican and Democratic House leadership lobbied the rank and file to sign on but the powers of persuasion was not enough for most.  FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell reports from Capital Hill.

Thousands of people gathered in Oakland, California this weekend for the Critical Resistance 10 year Anniversary conference on prison abolition.  Uniting under the belief that Prisons are not the answer to Society's economic and social problems, conference attendees strategized on how to dismantle the Prison Industrial Complex and create community alternatives. With our latest installment of Street Beat FSRN's Andalusia Knoll compiled these voices on prison abolition. Voices: Angela Davis, Akunder, Kaydra, Rhia, Danny West, Andrea Ritchie, Nancy Pollen, and  T-West, speaking at the Critical Resistance 10 year Anniversary conference on prison abolition held over the weekend in Oakland California. FSRN'S Andalusia Knoll recorded and produced this segment.