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Newscast for Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Thousands of Syrians rally in Homs as Arab peace monitors arrive President Obama’s signing statement that rejects Congressional restrictions on Guantanamo Bay South Sudan’s growing refugee problem as thousands flee border violence The US...

Newscast for Monday, December 26, 2011

The ongoing debate in the US over changes to voting laws The steep decline in the numbers of Caribou in Canada Coptic Christian trash collectors in Egypt push to secure their role as recyclers...

Newscast for Friday, December 23, 2011

Lone remaining Occupy DC hunger striker continues his campaign Environmentalists in the Philippines say deforestation is a major factor in floods French lawmakers support a resolution that fights prostitution by punishing clients Immigrant workers...

Newscast for Thursday, December 22, 2011

Bradley Manning pre-trial concludes at Ft. Meade Bombings hit Baghdad amid crisis in political leadership Bicycling advocates push for better conditions on Philadelphia streets Reporter’s Notebook: In Gaza, a search for health care divides...

Newscast for Wednesday, December 21, 2011

EPA releases new regulations on mercury as GOP seeks to weaken agency Thousands of women fill Cairo streets to condemn brutal military attacks Restriction of media in Turkey tightens India Food Security bill draws...

Newscast for Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Army defectors tell of Syrian military orders to use ‘heavy shooting’ on protesters Grassroots opposition grows to Keystone XL Pipeline measure in payroll tax cut bills Occupy protesters from across UK meet to address...

Newscast for Monday, December 19, 2011

Clashes in Cairo enter fourth day as military continues brutal crackdown Death of North Korea’s Kim Jong Il leaves region uncertain Critics of Bradley Manning trial raise issues of torture, military procedure As Iraq...

Newscast for Friday, December 16, 2011

Congress advances funding bill despite questions of transparency, hits to social services Military trial for Bradley Manning raises secrecy issues Pennsylvania community fights contamination after hydraulic fracturing Egyptian protesters clash with security forces in...

Newscast for Thursday, December 15, 2011

Senate passes controversial Defense Act despite concern over indefinite detention As crackdown on Occupy protests continue, Seattle minister gives account of police beating Gas drilling opponents voice concern ahead of NY deadline on fracking...

Newscast for Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Congress takes up measures on detainee treatment, Keystone XL Pipeline, tax payroll cuts Federal judge blocks Alabama anti-immigrant law provision as legal challenges advance At Occupy encampment’s general assembly, process of consensus is itself...