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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.
The Republican controlled House of Representatives passes a huge 388 billion dollar spending bill that reduces funding for everything from education to environmental cleanups …. San Francisco hotel workers will be returning to work next Wednesday as the result of an agreement that ends the lockout for at least 60 days…. More than 12,000 people … Continued
A joint U.S. Iraq raid on one of the most important Sunni mosques in the country leaves at least four dead inside the sanctuary …it’s not clear what the objective of the attack was… In an unprecedented move several NATO members forbid their own officers assigned to the alliance’s two command centers to participate in … Continued
A U.S. lieutenant general declares that his forces have broken the back of the Iraqi resistance in Fallujah, but U.S. troops fight with guerillas both within the shattered city and elsewhere in Iraq. ..a U.S. and an Iraqi soldiers are killed in a clash in Fallujah In a case of mistaken identity Israeli troops kill … Continued
House Republicans vote to change their rules to allow Tom Delay keep his position as majority leader even if he is indicted by a Texas grand jury which has already charged three of his associates… New reports of Ohio voting irregularities …while the Green and Libertarian parties say they’ve raised enough money to fund a … Continued
As expected president Bush names National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice to serve as his new Secretary of State… .Bush says her foreign policy experience and struggle against racism uniquely qualify her to be America’s face to the world. . .. .critics say the appointment will strengthen Bush’s hardline approach to world affairs Outrage in Iraq … Continued
Secretary of State Colin Powell resigns …sources say president Bush will name national security advisor Condoleeza Rice as his replacement, .. The Red Cross says it and other aid agencies are unable to enter the conflict zone in Fallujah …Amnesty International accuses the U.S. and Iraqi governments of violating international law by failing to protect … Continued
The U.S. offensive against Fallujah is apparently winding down, and Iraqi’s prime minister claims the rebels in Fallujah have been defeated… Gunfire breaks out at a memorial for the late Palestinian president Yasser Arafat… the apparent target, former prime minister Mahmood Abass, is unhurt… A regional summit on the conflict in Ivory Coast recommends an … Continued
The U.S. military says American troops are now occupying the entire city of Fallujah, but officials admit that the resistance is still very much alive in Fallujah as well as other cities across Iraq…. Marwan Barghouti, a leader of the Palestinian uprising who is now serving time in an Israeli prison, is planning to run … Continued
Yasser Arafat is laid to rest in the West Bank town of Ramallah in a huge and chaotic outpouring of grief for the man who embodied the Palestinian people’s dream of statehood. .. .still no word on cause of death. . .many Palestinians think he was poisoned President Bush meets with British Prime Minister Tony … Continued
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dies although what caused his death remains unknown… Arafat’s body is flown from France to Egypt where he will get a military funeral tomorrow attended by presidents, foreign ministers, and royalty from around the world…… British prime minister Tony Blair meets with president Bush in Washington trying to convince Bush to … Continued
