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Up Front for June 1 – Ross Mirkarimi fights to remain sheriff
Ross Mirkarimi makes his case for why he should remain San Francisco Sheriff following a guilty plea in a domestic abuse case; plus unemployment rises again; and Sonali Kolhatkar on the Mexican presidential election.
Up Front for May 22, 2012 – NATO, “Tools of Violence,” and Chocolate
What did they actually agree on at last weekend’s NATO summit? Gareth Porter tells Sonali Kolhatkar that the United States has secured language that will let special forces keep doing now-infamous night raids in Afghanistan. Plus: The Oakland City Council considers a ban on protesters carrying –quote—“tools of violence”—including . . . shields. We host … Continued