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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.
In the broadest such order to date, the U.S. Army says tens of thousands of soldiers will be barred from leaving the military when their term of duty is up in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Senate votes to give President Bush 25 billion dollars for the ongoing military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan — but … Continued
A federal judge in San Francisco blocks the Bush administration from enforcing the partial birth abortion ban act. . . .District Judge Phyliss Hamilton rules that the ban on the late term abortion procedure is unconstitutional The U.S. – selected Iraqi governing council dissolves itself after a picking a new interim government that is supposed … Continued
Mitch Jeserich hosts a special program featuring acclaimed BBC documentarian Adam Curtis' film "The Trap"
The U.S. military halts its offensive in Najaf against the militia of Shiite Cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr after other Shiite leaders strike a deal with him… .it’s a way out for the occupation authorities who were worried the fighting would alienate Iraq’s Shiite majority but the U.S.demands for Al Sadr’s arrest and the disbanding of his … Continued
Attorney General John Ashcroft warns of a possible Al Qaeda attack on the United States ..some democrats question the timing of the warning– saying it may be politically motivated. Former Vice President Al Gore with a slashing critique of top Bush adminsitration officials whom he accuses of causing a catastrophe in Iraq …Gore says Defense … Continued
The California Supreme Court hears oral arguments over San Francisco’s sanctioning of 4,000 gay marriages… Farm workers journey to Sacramento to ask for protection from dangerous pesticide drift….dozens of California farm workers have been poisoned in two separate incidents this month… With Police looking on, San Francisco Supervisors vote 8-2 to commend District Attorney Kamala … Continued
In a nationally broadcast address, President Bush promises to demolish Abu Ghraib Prison in Baghdad, the focal point of the prisoner torture and abuse scandal House democratic leaders urge republican speaker Dennis Hastert to order a Congressional investigation into the abuses at Abu Ghraib… At the United Nations, the U.S. and Britain unveil their proposal … Continued
At least 32 Iraqi fighters are killed in a U.S. raid of a mosque in city of Kufa today; meanwhile, Associated Press report finds that in the first 12 months of the occupation more than five thousand Iraqis have been killed. Israeli military forces have begun withdrawing from Gaza’s Rafah refugee camp, and Israel’s justice … Continued
The U.S. military discloses the pentagon has opened 33 criminal investigations of the deaths of at least three dozen prisoners held by us troops in Iraq and Afghanistan …eight are classified as homicides involving ‘suspected assaults of detainees before or during interrogation sessions …the justice department says its opened a criminal investigation of Iraqi prisoner … Continued
