Archive - Sep 3, 2008

• Joe Lieberman Addresses Republican National Convention
• Large Rally Attacked by Police
• Ron Paul's "Revolution"
• Palin's Nomination Motiviates Pro-Lifers to Support McCain
• Some Women Weary of Palin
• Small Businesses Impacted by Hurricane Gustav
• Residents from Ecuador's Amazon Challenge Chevron-Texaco

• Convoy of Pakistani PM Attacked, NATO Offensive in South Waziristan
• Rice Announces $1Billion Aid Package to Georgia
• US Ambassador to NATO Calls for Exercises in Former Soviet Satellites
• Sami Al-Arian Released from Prison
• American Film Maker Detained in Nigeria

There has been a lot of speculation regarding Palin's nomination.  FSRN's Aura Bogado spoke with Ramona Oliver, communications Director for EMILY's List – her group asked women around the nation what they thought about McCain's pick.

Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, former Democrat and one time Vice Presidential nominee, praised Republican John McCain at the GOP convention. Lieberman became an Independent after he lost his primary election race in 2006.

After hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, big and small businesses alike closed their doors for good due to lack of revenue. The tourism industry was particularly impacted and thousands of people lost their jobs. Now, with the visit of yet another storm, hurricane Gustav could deliver more setbacks to a city trying to rebuild its economy. FSRN's Dolores M. Bernal is in New Orleans with the story.

In Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, a coalition of residents and indigenous nationalities are suing US-based oil company Chevron-Texaco. They say that 30 years of the company's oil exploitation has resulted in severe environmental and health damages in the region, including 428 cancer deaths. A recent report issued by a court expert determined that Chevron might have to pay up to $16 billion in damages. FSRN's Daniel Denvir traveled to the Ecuadorian Amazon to file this story.

Aside from the delegates, politicians and press here at the RNC, dozens of different groups organized protests this week in the Twin Cities – and for some, not everything is going according to plan. That was the case last night for the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign's March for Our Lives. The sound system didn't work, attendees were snatched out of the crowd and arrested, one was tasered, and the police kept forcing changes to the march route. But the Campaign went ahead with their rally – and a marathon march. Tanya Snyder was there for all the ups and downs and has the story.