The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

01.20.05 - 6:00pm

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01.19.05 - 6:00pm

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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes 16-2 to confirm the nomination of Condoleeza Rice as Secretary of State. . .John Kerry and Barbara Boxer vote no. . . Democrats succeed in delaying a final senate vote on the nomination of Rice and a committee vote on Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales. .. Despite a series … Continued

01.18.05 - 6:00pm

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Governor Schwarzenegger and the U. S. Supreme Court turn down the appeals of Donald Beardslee. . . he ‘ s scheduled to be executed at midnight at San Quentin… California Senator Barbara Boxer mounts a sharp challenge to Condoleeza Rice at her confirmation hearings to be Secretary of State …Rice accuses Boxer of impugning her … Continued

01.17.05 - 6:00pm

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Thousands around the country mark the day of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior.. .gay rights marchers in Atlanta say King would have supported their rights …King’s son preaches against the war in Iraq …governor Schwarzenegger claims King as a hero… and president Bush, who has clashed with the NAACP, praises King’s intellect … Continued

01.16.05 - 6:00pm

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Raids by U.S. troops across Iraq today, as insurgents step up attacks on polling places in advance of elections later this month …meanwhile, the CIA releases a report that claims U.S. occupied Iraq is the number one training ground for terrorists Over a thousand gather in downtown Berkeley to both support and protest the display … Continued

01.15.05 - 6:00pm

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Mahmood Abbas is sworn is as the new Palestinian president ….in his inaugural speech, he condemns violence and urges an immediate cease fire. A military jury sentences Specialist Charles Graner to 10 years in prison for his leading role in Abu Ghraib torture scandal. .. . Iraqi authorities may take measures to protect voters in … Continued

01.14.05 - 6:00pm

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Army specialist Charles Graner faces up to 15-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib. . . A human rights legal group sues former Haitian death squad leader Emmanuel “Toto” Constant in federal court on charges including directing torture and rape… constant has lived openly in New York for the … Continued

01.13.05 - 6:00pm

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The defense rests in the Abu Ghraib court martial trial of reservist Charles Graner… a former U.S. military policewoman testifies that an intelligence officer at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison told her to point at the genitals of naked detainees, supporting defense contentions that Graner was following orders Human Rights Watch says Sudanese government officials responsible … Continued

01.12.05 - 6:00pm

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The Bush Administration says the search for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction is over, but despite the absence of such weapons, Bush has no regrets about the war… Senator Edward Kennedy accuses president Bush of hyping concerns about the nation’s retirement program, just as he did on Iraq, and urged Democrats to stand up to … Continued

01.11.05 - 6:00pm

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President Bush nominates federal judge Michael Chertoff as new Homeland Security Chief. ..in his former role as Assistant Attorney General he developed guidelines allowing FBI infiltration of religious and political gatherings. With the presidential inauguration nine days off, federal officials describe plans for unprecedented security by thousands of police and canine bomb teams.. A former … Continued