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GUEST: Molly Gill, Director of Commutation Project of Families Against Mandatory Minimums

As President Bush approaches the end of his 8 year long tenure, thousands of prisoners who have petitioned for a presidential pardon are awaiting his decisions. Bush has distinguished himself by denying more pardon and clemency petitions than any post-World War II president. …

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… about the expulsion of Chinese Americans from Seattle

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GUESTS: Norman Solomon, Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, author of several books including “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death,” and his latest, “Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America’s Warfare State;” Nancy Snow, Senior research fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy, adjunct professor at the USC Annenberg …

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… about the Seattle General Strike of 1919

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GUESTS: Norman Solomon, Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, author of several books including “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death,” and his latest, “Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America’s Warfare State;” Teresa Montano, Associate Professor of Chicana/o Studies, Board Member of California Faculty Association, Gabriel Gutierrez, Chair …

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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 about this year’s elections.

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… about The Immigration Act of 1917

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GUESTS: Norman Solomon, Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, author of several books including “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death,” and his latest, “Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America’s Warfare State;” Lamont Yeakey, Associate professor of History at Cal State LA and former member of the KPFK …

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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 on the Failure of John Edwards.

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… about Torture Abolition Day

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