The Pacifica Evening News

02.20.05 - 6:00pm

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02.19.05 - 6:00pm

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Fifty five people are killed in Iraq in a series of suicide bombings and explosions as a U.S. congressional delegation arrives in Baghdad…. Tens of thousands of people march through Rome to demand the release of a journalist kidnapped in Iraq. . . . Peace activists stage simultaneous demonstrations in dozens of towns along highway … Continued

02.18.05 - 6:00pm

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More documents detailing abuse and torture of prisoners at the hands of American Soldiers. …and this time, indications of a cover-up… ..documents released by the American Civil Liberties Union show the army destroyed pictures of abuse in Afghanistan after the Abu Ghraib prison scandal broke The deadliest day in Iraq since the national elections… five … Continued

02.17.05 - 6:00pm

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A surprise choice by President Bush for the country’s first National Intelligence Director …Bush names the U.S. ambassador to Iraq John Negroponte, the former ambassador to the United Nations. . . . .critics say that as ambassador to Honduras Negroponte was involved in the Iran-Contra scandal and sanctioned the activities of Honduran death squads A … Continued

02.16.05 - 6:00pm

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A world plan to fight global warming goes into effect, without participation of the U.S., the world’s largest polluter Tens of thousands of mourners crowd the streets of Beirut, Lebanon for the funeral of their assassinated former prime minister… The Shiite Iraqi alliance that won the election is unable to select a prime minister — … Continued

02.15.05 - 6:00pm

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The Bush Administration recalls the U.S. ambassador from Syria, citing outrage over the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister …Syria denies responsibility… An Iraqi physician who lived in London and heads a Shiite party, is reported to be the leading candidate for the post of prime minister… A lawsuit seeks to overturn the California … Continued

02.14.05 - 6:00pm

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The United Iraqi alliance — backed by Shiite clerics — begins talks on forming a new government after scoring nearly half the votes in Iraq’s national assembly election… An anti war display outside a Sacramento home sparks angry protests and repeated vandalism by local residents. . . San Francisco hotel workers urge the city’s hotel … Continued

02.13.05 - 6:00pm

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Election results released today say Iraqi Shiites have gotten the most votes in their country’s elections. But they didn’t get two-thirds, which would have allowed them to form a government on its own. So far 12 parties have qualified for seats in the temporary National Assembly. Police officers and hospital officials say militant attacks in … Continued

02.12.05 - 6:00pm

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North Korea urges its people rally around their leader, Kim Jong Il, after the U.S. refuses to hold bilateral talks. . .. Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld comes out against a German proposal that would create a transatlantic rival to Nato. . . . Former Vermont governor Howard Dean wins the post of Democratic party chair…. … Continued

02.11.05 - 6:00pm

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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger nominates former Republican state lawmaker Bruce McPherson of Santa Cruz to become Secretary of State ….McPherson served 11 years in the state legislator as a moderate Republican German prosecutors decline to investigate defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other top officials of the Bush Administration over charges they were responsible for torture at … Continued