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October 16, 2002

Download MP3 Bush Signs Authorization Bill President Bush signed the “Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq” today, the culmination of what some critics found to be a less than great debate...

October 15, 2002

Download MP3 Iraqi Referendum on Saddam Iraqi lined up to vote this morning in a referendum for which sitting President Saddam Hussein is the sole candidate for another seven-year term. Nearly 12 million Iraqis...

October 14, 2002

Download MP3 Tensions Rise in Venezuela – 2 Million Demonstrate in Support of Chavez   (4:42) Nearly one million supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez marched in Caracas Sunday, the latest in a series of...

October 11, 2002

Download MP3 Reactions to Congress Decision on Iraq The Bush Administration’s resolution for use of force in Iraq passed the Senate late yesterday. Both houses of Congress have now shown they’d support a unilateral...

October 10, 2002

Download MP3 Congress Authorizes Force Against Iraq  (3:46) Iraq today again invited the United States to inspect sites the White House says are used to house weapons of mass destruction. The White House says inspections...

October 09, 2002

Download MP3 Congressional Debate Continues  (3:11) Congressional debate on the issue of Iraq continues at this hour. Both the House and Senate are poised to pass a resolution giving the President the power to use...

October 08, 2002

Download MP3 Congressional Hearings on Iraq Begin The house started debate this morning and could vote as soon as tomorrow authorizing the use of force against Iraq. Passage of the president’s version of the...

October 07, 2002

Download MP3 Brasil’s Lula da Silva Ahead – Run-off in Two Weeks In Brasil, it will be another 15 days before voters there must once again cast their ballots for a new President. Luiz...

October 04, 2002

Download MP3 Nader: We Need to Refocus The House Internal Relations Committee voted late last night to approve a resolution authorizing President Bush to use the military “as he determines necessary and appropriate.” The...

October 03, 2002

Download MP3 Marwan Barghouti Trial in Third Stage The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said yesterday that Palestinian children are being denied their right to education because of Israeli-imposed restrictions in the occupied territories...