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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.
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
Embattled President Jen-Bertrand Aristide says the United States should defend Haitian democracy and lead a deployment of foreign police to thwart a coup underway in his country… The Bush Administration tells Aristide to step aside in favor of his constitutional successor and contemplates sending U.S. troops off the shore of Haiti The California Supreme Court … Continued
IBM with a big court victory as a jury in Santa Clara decides the company is not liable in the case of 2 former workers who claimed their job conditions caused their cancers. The much-watched trial was the first of some 200 similar lawsuits facing IBM Secretary of State Powell for first time publicly suggests … Continued
President Bush rejects Haitian President Aristide’s appeal for immediate assistance to stave off a coup d’etat.. members of the Congressional Black Caucus demand and obtain a meeting with Bush on the Haiti crisis In an unprecedented raid, Israeli troops firing tear gas and rubber bullets storm 4 Palestinian banks and seize more than 8 million … Continued
President Bush urges approval of a Constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage…social conservatives praise the President – opponents say Bush’s action is election year pandering to the Right Wing A pair of conservative republicans who helped organize last year’s gubernatorial election say they’ll try to remove California Attorney General Bill Lockyer from office for failing … Continued
Ralph Nader says he shares a common goal with Democrats of ousting President Bush from the White House – and rejects charges that he is running as a spoiler in the Presidential Campaign The Bush Administration sends 50 marines to Haiti to protect the U.S. Embassy – as armed rebels vow to march on the … Continued
