• Fixing a Broken Electoral System
• Democratic Congressional Hopefuls Challenge Iraq War
• The EU's New Alliance
• Indigenous People Continue to Be Displaced as a Result of Latin America's Longest Running Civil War
• Cambodia's Real Estate Boom Threatens to Displace 150,000 People

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Fixing a Broken Electoral System

Saying the system is broken, Florida Senator Bill Nelson today announced that he will introduce new legislation that would abolish the electoral college and create a new system of rotating, inter-regional primaries –as well as another plan to have Florida's Primary vote count. WMNF's Mitch Perry reports:

Democratic Congressional Hopefuls Challenge Iraq War

The next wave of Democratic challengers for November's seats in Congress laid out their plan in Washington today to end the war in Iraq. Meanwhile, President Bush was at the National Air Force museum, giving an impassioned plea for the US to continue it's current course. FSRN's Karen Miller has more.

The EU's New Alliance

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy today pledged to work together inside the European Union and on the world stage. The declaration, which could mean a shift in alliances in Europe, came on the second day of Sarkozy's state visit to Britain. Tony Cross reports from Paris.

Indigenous People Continue to Be Displaced as a Result of Latin America's Longest Running Civil War

Diplomatic tensions between Colombia and Ecuador appear to persist, despite Colombian Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo's announcement this week that he would like to re-establish relations with the neighboring country after Colombia's unauthorized military incursion into Ecuador this month. Today, Araujo accused Ecuadorian rebels of carrying attacks against Colombian farmers who eradicate coca plants, and is calling on Ecuador to coordinate border security. Meanwhile, hundreds of indigenous people have been forced to flee their homes in Colombia, due to combats between the Colombian Army and FARC guerrillas. Manuel Rueda is in Tacueyo, southern Colombia - where the fighting is taking place.

Cambodia's Real Estate Boom Threatens to Displace 150,000 People

The war in Cambodia is now over land. According to Amnesty International, more than 150,000 Cambodians are living in fear of eviction from their homes. To make way for new housing developments, the government is forcibly evicting hundreds of thousands of slum dwellers from their homes – claiming they are illegal squatters. But the United Nations says authorities are violating the country's 2001 land law and international human rights. As Rebecca Henschke reports, evicted families are dumped in camps outside the city.