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Union Leaders Accuse Stern of Scheming for Control of America's Only Union-Owned Commercial Bank; Obama Admin Faces Decision on Indefinite Detention with Imprisonment of US Resident Ali al-Marri ; Despite Gitmo Closure and Torture Ban, Obama Admin Converges with Several Bush Policies in So-Called "War on Terror"; US Military Suicides at Record High; Report Finds … Continued
Critics Charge Executed Chimpanzee Cartoon is Veiled Racist Reference to Obama; State of the Dream 2009: Report Finds People of Color in US Endure Silent Economic Depression; Will $275B Homeowner Assistance Plan Stem the Foreclosure Crisis?; Canadian Activists Urge Obama to Reject Environmentally Destructive Oil Extraction from Alberta's Tar Sands. Headlines * Obama Announces … Continued
Arizona Sheriff Faces Civil Rights Probe, Allegations of Undermining Law Enforcement with Controversial Focus on Immigration; As Obama Unveils Foreclosure Plan, Activists Place Homeless in Vacant Homes; RNC Protesters Tried on Terrorism Charges Despite Acknowledgment They Didn't Commit Alleged Acts. Headlines * Obama Orders 17,000 Troops to Afghanistan * Obama Signs Stimulus Bill, Preps … Continued
Today we continue our discussion about White House meeting on the future of art and culture in America. Davey D speaks with founder and Executive Director of Youth speaks James Kass and youth poet Joshua Bennett. Later on in the show we play excerpts from the Grand Slam in San Francisco.
