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… about Pontiac’s rebellion

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GUEST: Pepe Escobar, foreign correspondent for the Asia Times, and a news analyst for the Real News

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaking on Israeli TV, characterized the prospects of a US attack on Iran as a “significant challenge.” In his statements made on Monday, Admiral Michael Mullen cited the wars in …

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GUEST: Anna Baltzer, Fulbright scholar, author, and volunteer with the International Women’s Peace Service. She is the author of ‘Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories.’

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice concluded a two-day weekend trip this Monday to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Ahead of President Bush’s trip next week, Rice …

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GUEST: Andrew Gussert, Director of the Citizens Trade Campaign

The outcome of today’s primary races in Indiana and North Carolina could be the deciding factor in who becomes the Presidential nominee for the Democratic Party. Of the remaining eight races, these two states have the largest numbers of delegates at stake. If Obama wins both states, …

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GUEST: Mumia Abu Jamal, political prisoner and award winning journalist

Mumia Abu Jamal is an award winning journalist and political prisoner. Today’s commentary is on the Politics of Denunciation.

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… about the Works Program Administration

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GUEST: Dr. Waltraud “Trudi” Q. Morales, Professor of Political science at the University of Central Florida. She is the author of “Bolivia: Land of Struggle” and more recently “A Brief History of Bolivia”

Bolivia’s wealthiest province voted for autonomy from the central government yesterday. Santa Cruz, populated by a wealthy elite of largely European descent, has …

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GUEST: Caleb Gibson, Advocacy and Legislative Coordinator with Demos, a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization

The Federal Reserve alongside other regulators approved a proposal introducing limitations last Friday on what they deem “unfair and deceptive,” credit card practices. The new rules attempt to prohibit companies from double-cycle billing, imposing unreasonable payment deadlines, …

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GUEST: Max Taves, freelance writer for the LA Weekly, Erin Aubrey Kaplan, contributing editor for the LA Times Op-ed Pages

With LA County Supervisor Yvonne Burke retiring, a race is on this June to fill her seat representing the Second district including the South LA cities of Inglewood and Compton. Front runners State Senator …

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GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade

Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is about Sadr City.

Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …