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August 28, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines NO JUSTICE IN IRAQI CIVILIAN DEATHS A major review by the Washington Post has concluded most US service members charged in the killings of Iraqi civilians have either been acquitted, convicted...

August 25, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:42) IRAQ WAR COST: $1,075 PER PERSON So far, the Iraq war has cost every American $1,075. That according to the non-profit National Priorities Project which has calculated the cost of...

August 24, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:33) PLAN B APPROVED The US Food and Drug Administration today approved the over-the-counter sale of Plan B emergency contraceptive pills to women 18 and older. The drug can prevent pregnancy...

August 23, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:20) NEW REPORTS ON ISRAELI INVASION OF LEBANON A report published today by Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing war crimes by deliberately destroying Lebanese civilian infrastructure. The United Nations Development...

August 22, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:57) 11 CHARGED IN UK TERROR PLOT Eleven people in Britain made their first appearances in court today facing charges over the alleged plot to bomb twelve transatlantic airliners traveling from...

August 21, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (4:42) RADIO TAKEOVERS IN OAXACA Protesters in Oaxaca, Mexico have taken over all of the commercial radio stations broadcasting in the state’s capital city. At approximately 3:45am local time gunmen attacked...

August 18, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:43) ETHIOPIAN FLOODS Severe flooding in Ethiopia has claimed the lives of at least 618 people this week. The death toll will likely rise as flood waters recede and rescue teams...

August 17, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:52) JUDGE RULES AGAINST WARRANTLESS WIRETAPPING A federal judge in Detroit today ruled that the National Security Agency’s warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and must stop immediately. The Honorable Anna Diggs...

August 15, 2006

Download MP3 Headlines (5:38) Japanese PM visits war shrine A visit today by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to a Tokyo shrine that commemorates the Japanese dead from World War II has sparked outrage...