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Category: 2005

June 06, 2005

Download MP3 Headlines (5:08) The U.S. Supreme Court turned down a case that could have challenged the anti-discrimination federal Title IX law.  The National Wrestling Coaches Association said in order to comply with the law...

June 03, 2005

Download MP3 Headlines (5:18) Bolivia’s President offered a major concession to  demonstrators who are calling for the re-nationalization of the country’s resources. Linda Farthing has more from La Paz. Chile’s center-left government signs another so-called...

June 02, 2005

Download MP3 Headlines (4:12) Demonstrators demanding the re-nationalization of hydrocarbons in Bolivia continue to protest today.  Linda Farthing has more from La Paz. The Israeli government has released 400 imprisoned Palestinians as promised. Manar Jibreen...

June 01, 2005

Download MP3 Headlines (5:13) People in the Netherlands are voting today on whether to support the European Union constitution. Only the Parliament may actually approve or reject adoption of the document. However, most political...

May 31, 2005

Download MP3 Headlines The Enron accounting firm charged with shredding documents has been absolved of wrong doing by the US Supreme Court. Peter Larkin reports from D.C. Immigrant rights activists are marching across the...

May 27, 2005

Download MP3 Headlines (6:50) There have been verifiable incidents of what US Brigadier General Jay Hood describes as “mishandling” of the Qur’an at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  (TAPE 0:30) Hood added that...

May 26, 2005

Download MP3 Headlines (5:28) Activists on different sides of the immigration debate clashed in Southern California leaving 7 protestors in jail, 3 run over by a car and the man who ran them over...

May 25, 2005

Download MP3 Headlines (4:59) The Bush Administration is winning Congressional votes for far right nominees after months of threats and compromises by Democrats. Kelly Giddens reports from D.C. The US House expands temporary nuclear...

May 24, 2005

Download MP3 Headlines Protestors are amassing near the major government buildings in Bolivia’s capitol over the nation’s new hydrocarbon law for the second day in a row.  Linda Farthing reports from La Paz. Zimbabwe’s police...