The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – April 11, 2005

Democratic senators press their case against John Bolton — president Bush’s pick to represent the U.S. at the United Nations…Bolton denies charges that he tried to have intelligence analysts removed from their jobs for disagreeing with him… Hundreds of Iraqi security forces and U.S. troops conduct a sweep of Baghdad, rounding up dozens of suspected … Continued


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The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – April 8, 2005

Senate Democrats gearing up to try to derail president Bush’s controversial nomination of John Bolton to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations…..opponents will try to show a pattern on the part of Bolton of intimidation of intelligence officials at the state department…. It’s the second anniversary of the entrance of U.S. troops … Continued


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The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – April 7, 2005

Two Democratic senators are putting a hold on president Bush’s nomination of Stephen Johnson to head the Environmental Protection Agency until he cancels a program to test pesticide exposure of children in a Florida county…the program is partly funded by the American Chemistry Council…two other senators are blocking the nomination of Lester Crawford as head … Continued


The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – April 6, 2005

It’s Wednesday, April 6th…Iraq’s parliament breaks a nine week long deadlock, selecting Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as interim president and two vice presidents…the interim parliament is supposed to draft a permanent constitution by mid august… In Sacramento, seniors, people with disabilities and their caregivers testify against a budget cutting proposal by governor Schwarzenegger to roll … Continued


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The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – April 5, 2005

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI director Robert Mueller urge congress to renew controversial parts of the Patriot Act…if congress does not act the provisions will expire at the end of the year…..several lawmakers are to introduce legislation to scale back major portions of the act…… Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger expected to face thousands of protestors … Continued


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