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Headlines for November 29, 2007 - Annapolis Summit Ends, New Talks Ahead - Israeli PM: Deal Needed to Avoid “South African-Style Struggle” - Ex-Admin Aide: Clinton Supported Invasion of Iraq - Chavez Freezes Colombia Ties - 1st Lawmaker Born to Argentine Political Prisoners Taking Office - Tensions Grow Over Bolivian Constitution Vote - Lawyer for Convicted Rape Victim Sues Saudi Judiciary - Report: Giuliani Wrongly Billed Agencies for Affair Expenses |
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Is Trent Lott Leaving Senate to Dodge New Ethics Law on Lobbying? After Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott announced his resignation this week, it was widely speculated that the Mississippi Republican was quitting in order to avoid new ethics rules that require senators to wait two years, instead of one, before becoming paid Capitol Hill lobbyists. We speak with Sarah Dufendach of Common Cause. [includes rush transcript] |
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Romney, McCain Spar on Waterboarding and Torture at GOP Debate At the Republican debate hosted by CNN and YouTube Wednesday night, Gov. Mitt Romney and Sen. John McCain were asked about waterboarding and torture. Romney refused to say whether the interrogation technique was torture and continued, "I want to make sure that what happened to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed happens to other people who are terrorists." McCain responded, "I am astonished that...anyone could believe that [waterboarding] is not torture. It's in violation of the Geneva Conventions." We play an excerpt of the debate. [includes rush transcript] |
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Abu Dhabi Becomes Largest Citigroup Shareholder with $7.5B Investment, Bailout Comes Amidst Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Record-High Oil Prices The Gulf Arab emirate of Abu Dhabi bought a $7.5 billion stake in Citigroup, America's largest bank, on Tuesday, making it the bank's largest shareholder. As the U.S. credit crisis worsens and the price of oil hovers close to $100 a barrel, the injection of capital from oil-rich Gulf states is seen as a bailout of banks in trouble. We speak with NYU economics professor, Nouriel Roubini, and Hampshire College professor, Michael Klare, author of "Blood and Oil." [includes rush transcript] |
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Minorities Hit Hardest by Subprime Mortgage Crisis We take a look at how the subprime mortgage crisis is affecting homeowners. The latest statistics show U.S. foreclosure filings nearly doubled in October from the same month last year. African American and Latino homeowners have been particularly hard hit. A new study finds that African Americans and Latinos were more than three times as likely as whites to have a high-cost loan. [includes rush transcript] |
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
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- Israelis, Palestinians Open U.S.-Backed Conference With Vague Statement on Timeline, Goals
- “The End of America”: Feminist Social Critic Naomi Wolf Warns U.S. in Slow Descent into Fascism
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
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- Not Through Annapolis: Noam Chomsky Says Path to Mideast Peace Lies in Popular Organizing Against U.S.-Israeli “Rejectionism”
- Fmr. South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu: Israel Should Heed Lessons of Scripture -- and Apartheid
Monday, November 26th, 2007
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