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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.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry slams president Bush again for the missing high explosives in Iraq. . . . .Kerry and ‘rock star Bruce Springsteen draw 8 0-people to a rally in Madison Wisconsin Republicans in Ohio in federal court seeking hearings on thousands of voters whose registrations they’ve challenged …in Washington a rally at … Continued
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat’s health takes a sharp turn for the worst… other top leaders make plans to run Palestinian affairs while Arafat is incapacitated.. President Bush speaks out for the first time on the 380 tons of missing explosives in Iraq…saying they might have been removed prior to the arrival of U.S. occupation troops … Continued
The presidential campaigning is fast and furious with just one week to go to election day.. In Ohio, labor unions and civil rights activists denounce what they say are Republican voter suppression techniques. . . 14 San Francisco hotels reject mayor Gavin Newsom’s request to lift a lockout of their workers during a 90 day … Continued
President Clinton campaigns with John Kerry in Pennsylvania in his first public appearance since undergoing heart bypass surgery last month. . . A Florida judge says the state isn’t required to create a paper trail of ballots cast electronically
In a bold attack, Iraqi insurgents stop three busloads of unarmed Iraqi soldiers, killing dozens execution style with shots to the back of the head. The army released figures this week that some 800 U.S. soldiers have failed to comply with their orders for repeat tours of duty in Iraq… Judge’s order require some provisional … Continued
Captured British-Iraqi aid worker Margaret Hassan appears on a videotape with an impassioned appeal to prime minister Tony Blair to save her life….She begs Blair to help her by withdrawing British troops from Iraq…. A report by the top Democratic Senator on the Armed Service Commiitttee accuses a senior pentagon official of distorting intelligence information … Continued
An eight year prison sentence for the highest-ranking U.S. soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison torture and abuse scandal, . . .. .the most severe sentence thus far…..staff Sgt. Ivan “Chip” Frederick had pled guilty The American Civil Liberties Union sues the FBI to get more information about the agency’s questioning of Muslims and … Continued
President Bush and John Kerry campaign in Iowa.. .help for Kerry is on the way, while California Governor Schwarzenegger is expected to stump for Bush in Ohio… The Selective Service updates its contingency plans to draft doctors and other health care workers — the Pentagon denies it has any plans to activate such a draft. … Continued
Kidnappers abduct the head of Care International in Baghdad. …Margaret Hassan is a British-Iraqi who has worked on humanitarian projects in Iraq for 30 years and has been a vocal opponent of the sanctions… After a five year study the Pentagon is prepared to pronounce the use of depleted uranium weapons is safe…. A human … Continued
