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05.26.08 - 6:00am

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Memorial Day Special…Winter Soldier on the Hill: War Vets Testify Before Congress.

05.23.08 - 6:00am

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Johns Hopkins University Responds to Allegations Toxic Sludge Tested as Lead Poisoning Fix in Poor Black Neighborhoods; Juan Gonzalez on the Puerto Rico Primaries and a NYC Middle School’s Student Uprising Against Standardized Testing; "War, Inc.": John Cusack’s New Film Satirizes the Corruption, Profiteering and Hubris Behind the Iraq War. Headlines     * Senate OKs … Continued

05.22.08 - 6:00am

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Mary Tillman, Mother of Slain Army Ranger and former NFL Star Pat Tillman, on Her Four-Year Quest to Expose the Military Cover-Up of Her Son’s Death by Members of His Own Unit. Headlines     * 8 Iraqi Civilians Killed in US Attack    * Iraq Boosts Purchases of US Arms    * US Defends Imprisonment of Iraqi … Continued

05.21.08 - 6:00am

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Former Chief UN Weapons Inspector Hans Blix on the US Rush to War in Iraq, the Threat of an Attack on Iran, and the Need for a Global Nuclear Ban to Avoid Further Catastrophe. Today’s Headlines     * Obama: Democratic Nomination “Within Reach”    * Sen. Kennedy Diagnosed with Malignant Brain Tumor    * Iran Renews Diplomatic … Continued

05.20.08 - 6:00am

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US Skips International Conference to Ban Cluster Bombs; As US Threatens Iran Over Enriching Uranium, Bush Promises to Give Enriched Uranium to Saudi Arabia; "A Jihad for Love": New Film Explores Challenges Facing Gay Muslims Worldwide; "Meet Gus Puryear: Bush’s Latest Villainous Nominee for a Lifetime Judgeship." Headlines     * Sen. Obama Projected to Win … Continued

05.19.08 - 6:00am

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Spies for Hire: Carlyle Group to Become Owner of "One of America’s Largest Private Intelligence Armies"; Clive Stafford Smith: U.S. Holding 27,000 in Secret Overseas Prisons; Transporting Prisoners To Iraqi Jails To Avoid Media & Legal Scrutiny; Malcolm X, May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965. Today’s Headlines     * China Declares Three Days of … Continued

05.16.08 - 6:00am

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Israeli Writer-Activist Tikva Honig-Parnass, Who Fought for Israel’s Founding in 1948, on 60 Years of Palestinian Dispossession and Occupation; As Israelis Celebrate Independence and Palestinians Mark the "Nakba," a Debate with Benny Morris, Saree Makdisi and Norman Finkelstein. Headlines     * China Earthquake Toll Tops 21,500    * California Supreme Court Overrules Gay Marriage Ban    * … Continued

05.14.08 - 6:00am

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1968, 40 Years Later: Student, Worker Protests Sweep France, Leaving Indelible Mark on the Country and the World; Legendary Author Gore Vidal on the Bush Presidency, History and the "United States of Amnesia" Today’s Headlines     * China Quake Toll Hits 15,000    * Amidst Desperate Recovery Effort, Burma Could Face New Storm    * 60 Killed … Continued

05.13.08 - 6:00am

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EXCLUSIVE: Fmr. Military Intelligence Officer Reveals US Listed Palestine Hotel in Baghdad as Target Prior to Killing of Two Journalists in 2003. Today’s Headlines     * Over 12,000 Killed in Chinese Earthquake    * Clinton Expected to Win in WV; Obama Looks to November    * McCain Outlines Plans to Address Global Warming    * Up to 700 … Continued

05.12.08 - 6:00am

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World Renowned Philosopher Slavoj Zizek on the Iraq War, the Bush Presidency, the War on Terror & More;81 Dead in Lebanon as Hezbollah Clashes with US-Backed Pro-Government Forces. Headlines     * Oxfam: Burma on Brink of Massive Public Health Catastrophe    * Junta Blocks & Delays Aid Supplies to Burma    * Climate Change Group: Cyclone Is … Continued