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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.
Former New York City Mayor Rudolf Giuliani and Arizona Senator John McCain are the headline speakers as the Republican National Convention gets underway in New York City… Thousands of protestors take to the streets of New York to draw attention to domestic issues ranging from immigrant rights to health care… More bad news for Ralph … Continued
An estimated half a million demonstrators march through New York City on the eve of the Republican National Convention, to voice their opposition to the Bush Administration’s foreign and domestic policies France sends ministers to the Middle East to work for the release of 2 journalists abducted in Iraq Talks continue in Baghdad’s Sadr City. … Continued
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry bring his campaign to Northern California with stops in Daly City and San Francisco… .citing a slowdown in the economy Kerry says president Bush is presiding over a downsizing of dreams and possibilities… Republicans attempt to tie next week’s demonstrations at the Republican National Convention to the Kerry campaign,, hoping … Continued
A peace deal for the embattled Iraqi city of Najaf — brokered by the country’s most respected Shiite cleric …under the deal the fighters loyal Muqtada Al-Sadr must leave the sacred Imam Ali shrine by tomorrow morning. ..U.S. forces are to withdraw from the holy city shortly thereafter, and Najaf is to become a weapons … Continued
One of President’s Bush’s top lawyers resigns from his reelection campaign after the revelation he was giving advice to the group of Vietnam veterans who have been attacking John Kerry. . . . .Benjamin Ginzberg had been a key Bush attorney during the Florida recount battle. . . . .Menahilew another member of swift boat … Continued
Indirect blame for Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld and other top military officials for the Iraqi prisoner torture scandal …four member panel apppointed by Rumsfeld and headed by a former Secretary of Defense says the soldiers running Abu Ghraib prison bear most of the responsibility for the abuse. . . The first U.S. military tribunal since … Continued
Another day of fierce fighting in Najaf Iraq as U.S. infantry battles Shiite Cleric Muqtada Al-Sader’s Mehdi army…. .an aide to Al-Sader accuses U.S. forces of damaging the revered Iham Ali Mosque President Bush speaks out against a commercial that claimed John Kerry exaggerated his Vietnam war record –more than a week after it stopped … Continued
Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf today during a fierce battle between U.S. and Shiite militants. This flare-up came despite apparent movement toward an agreement earlier this week… An update on a U.S. journalist, who was kidnapped in Iraq more than a week ago… Palestinian officials warn that the Bush administration will undermine the Middle East … Continued
