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| The Day in 100 Seconds: Death (Panel) Wish | |
| The Day in 100 Seconds for August 13, 2009 | |
| Date: 13 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 758 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Rachel Maddow - America's deeply disturbing racial and violent discourse | |
| Rachel Maddow - America's deeply disturbing racial and violent discourse Visit; http://firedoglake.com | |
| Date: 13 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 794 - Votes: 10 - Rating: 4.6 | |
| Dangerous Rightwing Militias Regrouping | |
| A new report states that the threat of anti-government and white racist militia groups is rising. Bob Orr reports. | |
| Date: 13 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 770 - Votes: 5 - Rating: 3.4 | |
| Ed Show: 42% health care cost increase for Sen. Ben Nelson's constituent | |
| Mike Snider displays the letter he received from his carrier, detailing a 42% increase in his health care insurance costs Visit: http://firedoglake.com | |
| Date: 13 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 740 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 4 | |
| Healthcare Fact and Fiction with New Republic writer | |
| Healthcare reform town hall meetings continue to get rowdy, Bill Plante reports. The New Republic's Jonathan Cohn answered frequently asked questions about Obama's plan. | |
| Date: 13 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 782 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 4 | |
| Israel questions rights groups' motives | |
| Human Rights Watch has accused Israeli soldiers of unlawfully killing 11 Palestinian civilians during the January Gaza offensive. Civilians Killed Holding White Flags in Gaza, is HRW's third publication in five months condemning Israel's actions towards Palestinians. To counter the criticism, the Israeli government has apparently launched a campaign to discredit human rights groups. Al Jazeera's Dan Nolan reports from Jerusalem. | |
| Date: 13 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 770 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Raw Video: Protest in Holland over Iran protesters on trial | |
| Date: 13 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 753 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |
| Over 300 Children Lead Poisoned from Industry in China s Northwest | |
| More than 300 Children in northwestern China need treatment for lead poisoning, according to the state-run China Daily. They have trouble concentrating, sleeping, and their reactions have slowed. The children live near the Changqing industrial park in Shaanxi province. Their parents blame a lead and zinc smelting plant inside the park. The China Daily quoted one farmer (Ma Shengqin) saying that a medical examination found the lead in his children's blood, (quote) | |
| Date: 13 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 759 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |
| Laos dams: powering or polluting the future -Pt1 | |
| Poverty is high in the small south-east Asian country of Laos, with 40 per cent of children stunted from malnutrition. But the country does have one trump card. Its mountains and rivers are ideal for dams, to produce energy that could be sold to power-hungry neighbours like Thailand. Critics claim these dams will block fish migration, cause massive environmental damage and affect millions of people who depend on the rivers to survive. But the Laos government is determined to press ahead, building eight hydro-electric projects on the Mekong river and another 50 on its tributaries. 101 East, with presenter Veronica Pedrosa, looks at whether the dams in Laos can lift a country out of poverty, or leave its people hungry. | |
| Date: 13 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 754 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |
| On trial in Iran and how will West deal with Iran's nuclear activities? | |
| How should Western countries deal with Tehran? And what impact will this have on the critical issue of Iran's nuclear activities? | |
| Date: 12 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 754 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 3 | |