The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – February 1, 2004

With weapons of mass destruction no where to be found, the Bush Administration is planning to establish an investigation of intelligence failures concerning Iraq – critics say it’s an election year ploy 2 suicide bombers blow themselves up in the offices of 2 Kurdish parties alligned with the U.S. occupation forces, killing at least 56 … Continued


The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – January 31, 2004

The Bush Administration may be considering endorsing the creation of an independent commission that would investigate whether the U.S. used faulty intelligence when it decided to go to war against Iraq Activists gather at Laney College to come up with a strategy for fighting the proposed closure of 5 elementary schools in Oakland In Southern … Continued


The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – January 30, 2004

Governor Schwarzenneger denies clemency to convicted murderer Kevin Cooper – it removes the last obstacle to Cooper’s execution by lethal injection on February 10th at San Quentin The State Attorney General will sue the 3 supermarket chains involved in a labor dispute with Southern California grocery workers – Bill Lockyer alleges the companies violated antitrust … Continued


The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – January 28, 2004

Former weapons inspector David Kay testifies before Congress that he and almost everyone else was wrong about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction – but he denies the Bush Administration doctored the intelligence findings – Kay does call for an outside investigation, a call likely to be echoed by Democrats British Prime Minister Exonerated in … Continued


The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – January 23, 2004

President Bush signs an omnibus spending bill into law, legislation attacked by critics as a give-away to special interests and full of pork – it also contains controversial measures increasing media ownership concentration, ending overtime protections, and gutting a gun control law More charges of election irregularities in San Francisco – the same non-profit accused … Continued