ISRAEL KILLS HAMAS LEADER
Yassin killing brings call for Islamic unity. The United Nations is urged to condemn the killing.
(CIVIL) WAR IN IRAQ--A YEAR LATER:
The ravages of war.
Three US soldiers killed.
And while people die and suffer, Bush jokes about the weapons of mass destruction he sent to country to war for but can't seem to find.
A veteran of the Iraq war returns home to find himself without a job.
To meet the demand for troops in Iraq, the military has been deploying soldiers who aren't fit for combat.
The rationale for war, made very clear.
The Iraqi free press isn't making much progress. Iraqi women are also struggling to find their own voice.
Paul Bremer begins the 100 day countdown to Iraqi sovereignty amid fresh violence--but maybe the fresh violence is just what America is looking for
The Pentagon finds Iraq contracts riddled with problems.
If you have the Windows Media Player, you can watch American soldiers deal with looting in Iraq from the PBS show Frontline.
9/11, AFGHANISTAN & THE "WAR ON TERROR":
Claim vs. Fact: Administration officials respond to Richard Clarke interview, plus, the White House resorts to lies. And as the Bush administration tries to paint Clarke as a partisan hypocrite, they turn to none other than FOX News for some fair and balanced help, which is particularly interesting given FOX's non-coverage of the commission.
Richard Clarke is interviewed on NPR. Is he a folk hero? Dick Clarke's American Bandstand!
Richard Clarke: "Your government failed you, those entrusted with protecting you failed you and I failed you. We tried hard, but that doesn't matter because we failed." He also that the war on Iraq had undermined the war on terror.
Security experts versus Neo-Cons.
The media politics of 9/11.
The warnings that al Qaeda would use airplanes as weapons.
Someone was asleep at the terrorism alarm bell in an administration blinded by the prospects of Iraq. The truly important conclusions in this debate will be drawn by the voters.
VOTING & ELECTIONS:
A Houston-based group that has strongly supported electronic voting machines has taken donations from the makers of electronic voting machines.
Bush heads to Boston to raise $1 Million and close a school.
The "President's" stories just don't add up.
Bush and Kerry begin fiscal policy debates in which there is no winner.
Bush's attempt to put the election in terms of national security might be backfiring.
Has George W. Bush come unhinged?
Maybe the world SHOULD be allowed to vote.
ECONOMY:
More than one million of the unemployed have now been denied aid due to the end of a federal program. At the same time, long term joblessness is on the rise and it's growing fastest among well-educated and experienced workers.
WORLD:
Colin Powell meets with Spain's new socialist leader.
Mexico and Britain are having a row because of the Brits unauthorized use of Mexico for military training.
UN troops may stay in Sierra Leone for another year.
A former Congo colonel on trial for his role in the country's civil war denies committing crimes against humanity.
Twelve people have been killed in the Ivory Coast.
There's an interesting election shaping up in Australia for later this year.
The Brits prepare to cozy up to Libya, and Anglo-Dutch Shell signs a long-term deal.
Israeli media fixates on 14 year old attempted suicide bomber.
Some in Ireland are none to pleased about Bush's planned June visit.
Haitian cabinet considers disarming rebels.
Microsoft's competition cheers a ruling from the EU.
SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY:
The Bush administration withholds information about the effect rocket fuel is having on water, and, in other news, eases logging rules and the Supreme Court sidesteps a decision on the government's power to regulate clean water.
Fifteen years after the Exxon Valdez disaster, the Alaska coast remains polluted.
ET CETERA:
House Republican leader Tom DeLay may be forced to step down.
NOW with Bill Moyers explores the Bush administration's attempts to funnel money into school vouchers.
The countdown to Medicare bankruptcy.
Blacks lag behind whites in health, school, and wealth.
AND FINALLY...
Who is the funniest Senator?
The White House philosophers ponder truth.
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