Raw News: Ralph Nader announces he will run for president as a third-party candidate Story Transcript February 24, 2008 TIM RUSSERT, HOST, MEET THE PRESS: Will you run for president? RALPH NADER: One feels an obligation, Tim, to try to open the doorways, to try to get better ballot access, to respect dissent in America […]
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New UN sanctions proposed against Iran
After the report was circulated, Dr. ElBaradei made the following comments: “Our task in Iran is to make sure that the Iranian nuclear programme is exclusively for peaceful purposes. We are at it for the last five years. In the last four months, in particular, we have made quite good progress in clarifying the outstanding […]
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Democratic debate shows strength of movement
Tom Hayden has publicly endorsed Senator Obama. Story Transcript TOM HAYDEN, ACTIVIST AND AUTHOR: I don’t know what the relation is between debates and the outcome of a primary like Texas or Ohio. But judged purely as a debate, I thought that she did very well, and that her conclusion was tremendous and deserved the […]
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Kosovo: The global significance of independence
Bruce Fein: Independence promotes stability Story Transcript BRUCE FEIN, FOUNDER, AMERICAN FREEDOM AGENDA: The reason why the Kosovo independence is so significant is because it addresses an issue that’s prevalent throughout the world, for example Sri Lanka, where you have a minority that has been oppressed by the majority. And we’ve always had rather blurry […]
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Democrats on the economy
Dean Baker of CEPR comments on the Democrats economic positions from debate in Austin, Texas.
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Kosovo border tension
AP reports that Serb tanks were seen taking positions on the Kosovo Serbia border
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Riots in Serbia
The Guardian covers Serb demonstrators’ attack on the US embassy
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ALERT: Turkish army incursion into Iraq
10,000 Turkish troops cross into northern Iraq to strike against suspected PKK targets Story Transcript VOICE OF MISHUK MUNIER, PRESENTER: Turkish troops crossed into Iraqi Kurdistan on Thursday. Ten thousand Turkish troops backed by the air force have reportedly crossed the border to strike against suspected PKK targets. According to the BBC, Turkish President Abdullah […]
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A sign of declining US strategic power
Recorded Oct 19, 2007 Story Transcript PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR: President Bush held an unusual press conference in Washington on October 17, partly unusual given how rarely there are any press conferences given by President Bush. But at any rate, aside from some domestic issues, he also discussed the US foreign policy in relation to […]
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The Turkish-Kurdish conflict
Recorded Oct 23, 2007 Story Transcript PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR: In a 507 to 19 vote, the Turkish parliament voted on October 18 to allow its military to make an incursion into Iraq to chase down Kurdistan Workers Party, PKK, conducting cross-border attacks on Turkey. Following the Turkish parliament’s approval of sending troops into Iraq, […]