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 Religious Group Warns Hurricane Katrina Victims Are Still Without Adequate Aide (3:00) MP3
[11/29/2005]
by: Gus Caravalho
Despite the best efforts of many local Gulf Coast houses of worship, the Interfaith Alliance says, many hurricane survivors are still in need of help. And although the Alliance supports the work of religious groups, it does not endorse the use of government money to foot their bills because they assert that religious groups should not be institutionalized as partners to FEMA.
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American Terrorist Suspect Indicted After Being Imprisoned for Over Three Years Without Charges (3:00) MP3
[11/22/2005]
by: Gus Caravalho
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced the filing of charges against Jose Padilla, a Brooklyn man accused of attending al Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan. Padilla, the second American to be prosecuted in the War on Terror, faces life in prison, if convicted, as he may already have been, in the mind of Gonzales.
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Subway Stop Protesters Stand Opposed to Reverse Robin Hood Budget Cuts (3:00) MP3
[11/18/2005]
by: Gus Caravalho
Protesters affiliated with Moveon.org gathered at a subway stop near the US Capitol to voice opposition with proposed budget cuts to social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps and federal student loans.
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United States and Brazil Accused of Human Rights Abuses in Haiti (3:00) MP3
[11/15/2005]
by: Gus Caravalho
Human rights advocates filed two petitions with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, a body within the Organization of American States, claiming Brazilian-led UN peace keeping forces have massacred the Haitian civilian population and that US public silence and background dealings on the issue amount to a tacit endorsement of the events.
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