The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

04.02.05 - 6:00pm

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04.01.05 - 6:00pm

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Roman Catholics around the world wait and pray as Pope John Paul is near death after a 26-year reign. .. .tens of thousands of faithful stage an emotional vigil in Rome’s St. Peter’s square deep into the night after Vatican officials said the 84-year old pontiff’s health was fading fast Influential Sunni Muslim clerics in … Continued

03.31.05 - 6:00pm

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A blunt report from a presidential commission: U.S. intelligence on Iraq was dead wrong, dealing a blow to American credibility that will take years to undo…..on top of that the commission concludes the U.S. knows little about weapons programs in countries like Iran and North Korea Unanimous approval for Paul Wolfowitz to be the new … Continued

03.30.05 - 6:00pm

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A far reaching report says humans are damaging the planet at an unprecedented rate and raising risks of abrupt collapses in ecosystems that could spur disease, deforestation or “dead zones” in the seas Former Republican State Sen. Bruce McPherson is sworn in quickly as California’s new Secretary of State, after a unanimous assembly vote to … Continued

03.29.05 - 6:00pm

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The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether internet file-sharing services are responsible when their customers illegally swap songs and movies. The second session of the new Iraqi parliament is even more chaotic than the first — and political leaders are still unable to choose an assembly speaker.. Johnnie Cochran, whose clients included O.J. Simpson … Continued

03.28.05 - 6:00pm

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The U.S. Supreme Court considers the case of a Mexican national on death row in Texas who was denied access to legal help from the Mexican consulate… California election activists urge the state assembly to reject governor Schwarzenegger’s nominee for Secretary of State…they say they don’t trust him to preside over free and fair elections… … Continued

03.27.05 - 6:00pm

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Iraqi security officials open fire on a crowd of protesters outside a government building, killing one, and Al-Qaida’s arm in Iraq posts a video purportedly showing an Iraqi Interior Ministry official being killed. meanwhile, a U.S. army report admits that torture in Iraqi jails is widespread Sharp exchanges today between Palestinian and Israeli leaders over … Continued

03.26.05 - 6:00pm

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03.25.05 - 6:00pm

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The sky’s the limit — a Sacramento superior court judge clears the way for governor Schwarzenegger to raise unlimited cash to promote his agenda to voters…. the judge rules that the state’s political watchdog has improperly limited donations for ballot measures A Good Friday observance of the Stations of the Cross in San Francisco’s Tenderloin … Continued

03.24.05 - 6:00pm

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California for Democracy launches a grassroots effort to educate Californians on the impacts of governor Schwarzenegger’s plans for a special election this fall…..the group says Schwarzenegger’s ally, citizens to save California, is paying up to fifteen dollars a signature to qualify the governor’s four initiatives for the ballot and that the election will cost taxpayers … Continued