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Headlines Package - September 5, 2008

Fri, 09/05/2008 - 15:17

5:29 minutes (5.03 MB)
  • Foreclosures Hit a New Record
  • Unemployment Rate Highest in 5 Years
  • Report Documents CEO Pay Disparity
  • 3 Groups in Richmond, CA Sue to Halt Chevron Refinery Expansion
  • Heavy Fighting Between Sri Lankan Troops and Tamil Tiger Rebels
  • Foreign Military Attacks in Pakistan's Tribal Belt Creates Challenge for Incoming President

Dial-Up Friday, September 5, 2008: 13 Meg Version

Fri, 09/05/2008 - 15:15

29:01 minutes (13.29 MB)

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Dial-Up Friday, September 5, 2008

Fri, 09/05/2008 - 15:10

29:01 minutes (6.65 MB)

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396 People Arrested on Final Night of RNC

Fri, 09/05/2008 - 14:10

2:23 minutes (2.19 MB)

More than 800 people have been arrested this week in the Twin Cities; nearly half of them were taken last night during what started as a peaceful protest in Saint Paul. We hear from Hip Hop Artist Stick 187 – one of hundreds of people outraged by the police suppression last night.

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McCain and Palin Hit the Road

Fri, 09/05/2008 - 14:09

4:17 minutes (3.93 MB)

Coming off the four day long Republican convention, which got off to a slow start due to Hurricane Gustav, John McCain and his vice presidential pick Sarah Palin have hit the campaign trail as the official GOP ticket. FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell reports.

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Republicans for Choice Makes Strides on Platform

Fri, 09/05/2008 - 14:08

2:56 minutes (2.69 MB)

The Republican Platform is the document that defines the party's core beliefs and positions on varying issues. One of the planks in the platform is a hard-line stance against abortion. But as FSRN's Tanya Snyder found this week, there is some surprising new language in the preamble which may help free Republicans from towing the line.

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Concussion Grenades, Tear Gas Used Against Demonstrators in Saint Paul

Fri, 09/05/2008 - 14:08

1:43 minutes (1.58 MB)

As we reported at the top of the newscast, nearly 400 people were arrested on the last night of the Republican National Convention here in the Twin Cities, bringing the preliminary total to more than 800. Rachel Bengtson is the Vice President of the Minnesota Chapter of the Lawyer's Guild – FSRN's Aura Bogado spoke with her as authorities detained dozens of Lawyer's Guild legal observers.

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