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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.
President Bush says the U.S. and Iraq will organize Saddam Hussein’s trial – human rights groups are urging international safeguards Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean says Hussein’s capture has not made America safer and will not help defeat Osama Bin Laden’s Al Qaeda network – Democratic rival Dennis Kucinich says Hussein’s capture should spark the … Continued
Former Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein is now a U.S. prisoner – U.S. forces captured Hussein last night in a Hideout near his hometown An explosion in Pakistan was apparently an assassination attempt against President Pervez Musharaff A constitutional convention opens in Afghanistan, with president Hamid Karzail proposing a plan that enhances his own power Cuts … Continued
The U.S. Military is training hundreds of Iraqis it recruited from militias to defend Baghdad Syria says congressional legislation threatening sanctions will make it harder to improve relations with the U.S. Negotiations collapse in the European Union’s attempt to produce the first constitution in the organization’s history Iran says it will sign an agreement in … Continued
Hundreds of people angered by the repeal of a law allowing undocumented imigrants to get driver’s licenses take to the streets around the state in a day long boycott of schools, work, and stores – the action is intended to underscore the economic power of California’s Latino community The State Senate passes a compromise budget … Continued
Changes in how the Oakland police department will deal with demonstrators – the City’s police chief announces the cops will no longer fire wooden pellets or use motorcycles to control crowds – the changes come after Oakland police inflicted numerous injuries at an anti Iraq war demonstration at the Oakland Port in April The State … Continued
Gavin Newsom prepares to take the reins of SF after winning a close mayor’s race against Green Party candidate Matt Gonzalez Kamala Harris will become SF’s first female District Attorney after beating incumbent Terence Hallinan International reaction is swift and angry after the Pentagon announces it won’t accept bids for construction projects in Iraq by … Continued
Former Vice President Al Gore endoreses Howard Dean’s bid for teh Democratic presidential nomination, praising Dean’s fervent opposition to the Iraq war which Gore calls the US’s biggest foreign policy blunder in over 200 years – Gore says that to beat president Bush Democrats don’t have the luxury of fighting among themselves SF voters are … Continued
On election eve, former President Bill Clinton flies to town to endorse the candidacy of SF mayoral candidate Gavin Newsom – rival Matt Gonzalez urges a strong turnout at the polls, which could produce the first Green Party member to lead a major US city Former Vice President Al Gore to announce his support of … Continued
Secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld meets with senior US commanders in Iraq and is assured that a recent switch to more aggressive counter-insurgency tactics is starting to pay of Israel rejects an agreement by Palestinian factions to halt suicide bombings inside Israel without stopping attacks on Israeli soldiers or settlers in the occupied territories In … Continued
Secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld meets with senior US commanders in Iraq and is assured that a recent switch to more aggressive counter-insurgency tactics is starting to pay of Israel rejects an agreement by Palestinian factions to halt suicide bombings inside Israel without stopping attacks on Israeli soldiers or settlers in the occupied territories In … Continued
