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Category: newscast

Newscast for Friday, January 11, 2013

Legal experts, human rights advocates say closure of Guantanamo overdue after 11 years Nearly a half million Afghans driven from homes as Obama meets with Karzai over security pact Texas rules to restrict health...

Newscast for Thursday, January 10, 2013

President Obama chooses Chief of Staff Jack Lew to replace Geithner as Treasury secretary Farmers challenge Monsanto in federal court over GMO seeds, seek legal protection More than 1,000 rally at New York capitol...

Newscast for Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of warrantless blood samples for DWIs Texas schools RFID tracking suit sparks concerns about student privacy Fleeing violence in Syria, refugees face more challenges in Kurdistan Mexican farmers, environmentalists call...

Newscast for Tuesday, January 8, 2013

In Bradley Manning hearing, judge denies pre-trial detention was torture Pentagon agrees to pay LGBT veterans severance after denying full amount Protests against Keystone XL pipeline expand to finance and construction companies across US...

Newscast for Monday, January 7, 2013

Obama’s nominees, Brennan and Hagel, criticized over civil rights, drone program, Iraq war Anti-gay evangelist Scott Lively appears in Massachusetts court for role in Uganda In Indian administered Kashmir, report shows impunity for police,...

Newscast for Friday, January 4, 2013

Congress passes aid for Sandy survivors as advocates call for mitigation to prevent future damage Leaders of Sudan and South Sudan meet in Addis Ababa as multiple conflicts threaten thousands in region Canadian protest,...

Newscast for Thursday, January 3, 2013

Dennis Kucinich on campaign finance reform, drones, Middle East peace and political change in the US New Yorkers face health risks in clean up from Hurricane Sandy Local communities critical of California’s cap and...

Newscast for Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Deal to avert fiscal cliff keeps lower tax rate for wealthy, endangers social programs Scientists find rapid warming in West Antarctica, warn of sea level rise Gazan farmers return to fields near border in...

December 28, 2012

Senate extends warrantless wiretapping program with approval of FISA Students, poverty advocates call for protection of social services in fiscal cliff talks Killings of journalists, detentions rise worldwide in 2012 In Gaza, women start...