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10.05.05 - 6:00am

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10.04.05 - 6:00am

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10.03.05 - 6:00am

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Bush Nominates Longtime Friend and Attorney Harriet Miers for Supreme Court President Bush has selected White House counsel Harriet Miers to replace retiring Suprem Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. If confirmed, Miers – who has never served as a judge – would become the third woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Last year, Legal … Continued

09.30.05 - 6:00am

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Longtime GOP Fundraiser and NPR Critic Elected to Head CPB Longtime Republican fundraiser Cheryl Halpern was elected the new chair of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting earlier this week. Halpern has overseen such government-funded media projects as Voice of America, Radio Marti in Cuba and Radio Free Iraq. She has also accused National Public Radio … Continued

09.29.05 - 6:00am

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DeLay Hammered by Campaign Finance Indictment, Steps Down as GOP Majority Leader A Texas grand jury on Wednesday indicted House Majority leader Tom DeLay (R – Texas) and two political associates, charging them with a conspiracy to violate Texas campaign finance laws. House Republicans gathered within hours of the indictment becoming public and chose Rep. … Continued

09.28.05 - 6:00am

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Bush’s "Brownie": Former FEMA Head Michael Brown Said He Warned Bush Directly Before Hurricane Struck The ousted director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Michael Brown, appeared before a special congressional panel set up by House Republican leaders to investigate the disastrous response to Hurricane Katrina. Homeland Security Chief Chertoff, Not Brown, Was Responsible For … Continued

09.27.05 - 6:00am

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After the Hurricane: Where Have All the Prisoners Gone? More Than 500 From New Orleans Jail Still Unaccounted For A month after Hurricane Katrina, serious questions remain about the fate of hundreds of prisoners in New Orleans. Human Rights Watch says there are 517 unaccounted for, while prisoners and their lawyers say many were abandoned … Continued

09.26.05 - 6:00am

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09.23.05 - 6:00am

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Disaster Profiteering: Purging the Poor in the New New Orleans We speak with writer and author Naomi Klein about what some are calling the real looting of New Orleans. In this week’s cover story in The Nation magazine, Klein reports on how the city’s poorest evacuees are being kept out of thousands of perfectly livable … Continued

09.22.05 - 6:00am

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St. Patrick’s Four Trial: Civilian Resisters Face Federal Conspiracy Charges We speak with anti-war activist Peter De Mott, who is on trial as one of the St. Patrick’s Four facing federal charges for protesting at a military recruiting center. Lawyer Bill Quigley, legal advisor for the activists, joins the discussion on the trial and also … Continued