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The Pacifica Evening News is a collaboration of KPFA and KPFK in Los Angeles and KFCF in Fresno. The hour-long newscast airs on all three stations each weeknight at 6:00 PM. KPFA News broadcasts news headlines throughout the day at 5:55, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00 and 4:00. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Haiti gets an interim Prime Minister ..He’s former Foreign Minister Gerard Latortue, currently a businessman and television host in Florida .. In Haiti U.S. Marines announce they will start to help Haitian police disarm rebels and supporters of ousted President Aristide The beleaguered West Contra Costa School District will lay off 400 employees, eliminate sports … Continued
Ousted President Jean Bertrand Aristide says he still is Haiti’s President – and calls for peaceful resistance to what he says is an occupation of his country Iraq’s U.S. appointed governing council signed an interim constitution today but the country’s top Shi’ite cleric refused to endorse it A Senate subcommittee rejects Governor Schwarzenegger’s plan to … Continued
Fighting in Haiti leaves 4 people dead.. opponents of exiled President Aristide claim they were shot by Aristide supporters An Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip leaves 14 Palestinians dead The signing of an interim Iraqi constitution has been rescheduled for tomorrow; earlier this week the signing of the document was cancelled after the objections … Continued
Violence continues in Haiti as supporters of ousted President Jean Bertrand Aristide try to flee the country to avoid being rounded up by rebel soldiers Defenders of free speech and artistic expression begin restoration work on the La Lucha Continua mural in San Francisco’s Mission District Animal rights activists protest at a KFC outlet in … Continued
A message believed to be from President Jean Bertrand Aristide calls his removal from power a "geopolitical kidnapping – terrorism, disguised as diplomacy" More than ten thousand Haitians march on the Presidential Palace to demand Aristide’s return Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says the U.S. is financing his political opposition.. he tells the Bush Administration to … Continued
The Bush Administration rejects calls for an investigation into the ouster of former Haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide.. The Administration announces its under no obligation to defend an elected leader if it decides that leader has misgoverned A blow to the government of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez as its envoy to the United Nation’s resigns in … Continued
North Carolina Senator John edwards drops out of the Democratic Presidential race after John Kerry wins 9 of the 10 delegate contests on Super Tuesday including the big prize here in California President Bush begins his counter-attack with a $10 million TV ad buy and a 2 day fundraising swing into California.. Demonstrators plan to … Continued
Simultaneous attacks on Shiite Muslim shrines crowded with pilgrims in 2 Iraqi cities kill at least 143 people in the bloodiest day since the fall of Saddam Hussein Hatian rebel leader Guy Philippe declares himself the new chief of Haiti’s military. In the Central African Republic, officials call on President Aristide to tone down his … Continued
Conflicting reports on the ouster of Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide.. Congresswoman Maxine Waters says Aristide told her he was kidnapped from Haiti by U.S. forces, but fellow Congressional Black Caucus member Charles Rangel says Aristide left in the face of a coup when U.S. authorities told him they could not protect his life Bush … Continued
Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide flees into exile today, as violence erupts in the Capital, Port au Prince, and the U.S. and France send in troops More than 100,000 Venezuelans march in support of President Hugo Chavez as opponents demanding his recall stage demonstrations in several cities Israel’s Supreme Court issues a one week halt to … Continued
