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GUEST: Diana Johnstone, independent journalist and author of “Fool’s Crusade,” live from Paris, France

The French presidential elections have resulted in a run-off between the conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy, and his socialist rival, Segolene Royal who could be the first woman president in France. Sarkozy led Royal in the number of votes he …

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GUEST: Samip Mallick, Campaign to Stop Funding Hate

The Hindu Students Council, with numerous chapters on college campuses nationwide, calls itself “a voice of Hindu youth across college campuses and the community.” But according to a new investigative report, the HSC is linked to right wing Hindu fundamentalists in North America and India. …

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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 “De-Iraqification”

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… about the Boston Latin School .

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GUEST: Tamara K. Nopper, an Asian American graduate student in sociology at Temple University, where she teaches classes on ethnicity, race, and Asian American studies. She is also a writer and anti-war activist volunteering with the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO)

Today on the 8th anniversary of the shootings at Columbine High …

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GUEST: Cristina Page, author of “How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America” and spokesperson for “Birthcontrol Watch”

This Wednesday the United States Supreme Court narrowly upheld the Partial Birth Abortion Act which is backed by President Bush. Partial-birth abortion is a term used by anti-choice activists. It simply means late-term abortion that takes place late in …

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GUEST: Manual Criollo, Spokesperson for the Bus Riders Union

The Bus Riders Union held a rally last Wednesday outside of the San Fernando High School where Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gave his State of the City address. The group continued to call on the mayor to withdraw proposed MTA fare increases for buses and trains. …

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GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report

This week’s commentary is on White Supremacy. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information.

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… about Enoch Powell’s ‘River’s of Blood’ Speech .

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GUEST: Laura Carlsen, Director of the International Relations Center Americas Program and a columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus. She is based in Mexico

On April 1, four new free trade agreements (FTAs) were put on the table for the US Congress to ratify. These FTAs would establish bilateral trade between the United States …

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