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Creation Theory Pressed in PA Schools
Public high school students in Pennsylvania studying
evolution will be read a statement by their school
administrator claiming that Darwin?s ideas are just a
theory and that creationism should be considered.Danta
Toza has more from Pennsylvania.
CA to Execute Inmate Tonight
California officials are preparing for the first state
sponsored execution in three years to take place shortly
after midnight tonight. Kellia Ramares reports from KPFA.
UN Releases Poverty Report
The United Nations released the organization?s report on
poverty.Again it reiterates the findings that rich
nations must still do more. Haider Rizvi reports from the
United Nations.
Ann Venemen to Head UN Int. Children's Fund
The head of the United Nations International Children?s
Fund, Carol Bellamy, will be leaving after 10 years come
this spring. Former Bush Administration Secretary of
Agriculture, Ann Veneman, will replace her. As head of
the Department of Agriculture, Veneman oversaw the
strategy to control the mad cow disease outbreak in the
U.S., federal organic food standards, and was a proponent
of genetically modified food and agribusiness. Bellamy
has been vocal about the plight of children in war zones;
and she strongly linked poverty and denial of resources
like health care and economic development to the
suffering of children worldwide.Political insiders at the
United Nations say the switch is a clear deferment to the
Bush administration when UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
is struggling politically.
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Condi Hearings on Capitol Hill Today (4:10)
Condoleezza Rice answered questions today in the Senate
Foreign Relations committee during her confirmation
hearings for the position of Secretary of State. The
day's session largely focused on the Administrations'
policy in Iraq. Mitch Jesserich reports.
Gasoline Shortages Paralyze Baghdad (3:19)
Guerillas launched attacks across Baghdad today, using
suicide car bombs to kill two guards at the office of a
pro-occupation political party and killing an unknown
number of Iraqi troops on a highway in southern Baghdad.
Also today, U-S helicopters opened fire in downtown
Baghdad this afternoon after guerillas attacked police.
The fighting, along with two-day long gasoline queues has
created a traffic nightmare in Baghdad, and as David
Enders reports from the capital, the petrol shortage
shows no signs of ending anytime soon.
Pentagon Targets Iran? (3:17)
In an article published by the New Yorker magazine,
investigative journalist Seymour Hersh says the US has
covert commandos operating in Iran, as well as a number
of other countries in Asia and North Africa, identifying
potential military targets and nuclear weapons sites. In
the article titled "The Coming Wars: What the Pentagon
Can Now Do in Secret," author Seymour Hersh, describes a
greater consolidation of "the military and intelligence
communities? strategic and covert operations." With Darby
Hickey, Deepa Fernandes reports.
Investigating the Social Security Debate (4:15)
President Bush has listed social security reform as a top
priority for his next term. Leading up to the President's
inauguration on Thursday, FSRN is presenting a special
coverage on his proposal - private investment accounts.
In part one, is social security going broke? (20 second
vox pop) Voices of people under thirty five in New York
City -- the age range of people who will see the effects
of the outcome of this social security debate. The debate
has become highly charged and partisan. The Bush
administration claims social security is in crisis and
investing social security in personal accounts will solve
the problem, while many opponents say social security is
one of the most successful government programs in
history. FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell looks at what both
sides of the debate are saying.
A Lynching in Florida? (3:54)
Last fall, Damien Johnson, a 24 year old student at the
University of South Florida was found dead in Tampa,
hanging from a tree in a local park. After an alleged 24
hour investigation, Temple Terrace Police closed the case
as a suicide. But friends and family of Damien reject the
investigation's conclusions, calling it of poor
substance, and have asked the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement (FDLE) and the FBI to review the case. From
Tampa, Farhad Sabet reports.
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