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December 10, 2004
Robert Parry

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November 12, 2004
The Continuing Case of Richard Sitcha, Detainee.

Albert Marceau with updates on the case of Richard Sitcha.  Richard Sitcha, a bailiff's assistant and citizen of Cameroon, was given political asylum in the US after conducting an investigation into the deaths of 9 young people in Cameroon.  The US Homeland Security Agency re-opened the case and they have since imprisoned him and denied him Habeas Corpus writs and are threatening to deport him back to Cameron where he may face death.

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October 11, 2004
Greg Palast on the Attack on Dan Rather

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October 08, 2004
Voices from the Montreal Film Festival

An interview with Niko von Glasow, director of Edelweiss Pirates  The film tells the untold story about the resistance to the rise of the Nazis in Germany by thousands of young people.

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September 17, 2004
The Continuing Case of Richard Sitcha, Detainee.

John McKenna talks about the strange case of Richard Sitcha.  Richard Sitcha, a bailiff's assistant and citizen of Cameroon, was given political asylum in the US after conducting an investigation into the deaths of 9 young people in Cameroon.  The US Homeland Security Agency re-opened the case and they have since imprisoned him and denied him Habeas Corpus writs and are threatening to deport him back to Cameron where he may face death.

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August 24, 2004
Fighting Polluters and Winning.

Mark Mitchell, from the Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice talks about environmental victories in Connecticut, diesel fuel emissions, power plants and more.

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August 20, 2004
It's the Economy, Stupid!

Dean Baker
How the economy is affecting the 2004 election: including how Alan Greenspan is tilting the economy to favor Bush, how the Iraq War is going to cost the American taxpayer and consumer and more...

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Websites:
CEPR.net

August 13, 2004
Blame it On...Anybody (But Bush).

Ray McGovern, former 27-year CIA analyst, on the recent appointment of Porter Goss to head the CIA.  Ray McGovern also comments on how the Bush Administration has politically exploited the 9/11 tragedy and the war on terrorism to lead the US into Iraq.  Ray McGovern is a frequent contributor to Common Dreams and Democracy Now!

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 Websites:
 www.commondreams.org
 www.democracynow.org

July 30, 2004
Between Two Hawks, Which...

Stephen Zunes, Professor from the University of San Francisco, talks about the Kerry campaign and why the Democratic nominee for President is likely to pursue a foreign policy not far removed from the current policies of the Bush Administration.  Zunes is a member of Foreign Policy in Focus, a "think tank without walls."  His  written essays appear frequently at Common Dreams.

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Websites:
 www.fpif.org
 www.commondreams.org

July 23, 2004
DNC to RNC Uprising

Corrie Hoffman, organizer with the DNC to RNC Uprising, talks about peace mobilization, the over-wrought security used against activists and about why the peace and anti-corporate movement needs to send both parties the message that citizen action will continue beyond this election.

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Website: www.dnc2rnc.org

July 16, 2004
Organic Farming

Bill Duesing and Elizabeth Fleming on how organic farming protects the soil, your family's health and the environment.
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 Website: http://www.ctnofa.org/

July 02, 2004
Inside the 9-11 Commission

James Allen, 9-11 activist, on the issues and unanswered questions being asked by citizens and the families of the victims of 9-11.

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 Websites:
    www.911citizenswatch.org
    www.911independentcommission.org
    www.911resolution.org

Call your congress member to demand a final declassified 9-11 report: 202 225 3121

June 18, 2004
Special Feature:
Religion and Politics
Radio Theater Parody from Jim Matus

Jim Matus, founding member of the Connecticut-based music group, Paranoise, talks about his music and lets New Focus air his latest radio "rant."
 Website: www.paranoise.com
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June 11, 2004 Iraq: Follow the $$$.

William Hartung on how how private companies and Bush's Friends are making $BILLIONS off the Iraq war and how the Bush strategy is all about privatizing Iraq's assets.
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 Relevant Website: http://www.worldpolicy.org/

May 28, 2004 Venezuela: Waiting for the (Next) Coup.

Debra James, of the Venezuela Information Office talks about the the recent coup attempt and the ongoing recall movement against President Hugo Chavez.  The Venezuela Information Office is an independent consulting firm funded by the Venezuelan Embassy.
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 Relevant Website: http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/

May 13 and May 21, 2004 Greg Palast Speech

Greg Palast, author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, gave a speech at the University of Hartford on May 03.
 Website: http://www.gregpalast.com/

This is a Two-Part Program.
  Listen to Part 1 (May 13, 2004)
  Listen to Part 2 (May 21, 2004)

May 07, 2004: Renewable Energy Options and the Hazards of the Current Energy System.

Judy Friedman, of People's Action for Clean Energy.
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April 30, 2004 Greg Palast

BBC journalist Greg Palast is Mike's guest in a preview of an upcoming event in Hartford, CT.|
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 Website: http://www.gregpalast.com/

April 23, 2004: Welcome to the Machine: Why a Voter-Verified Paper Ttrail is needed on all new computerized voting booths.

 Rebecca Mercuri, noted computer scientist and electronic voting expert.
Website: Notable Software
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April 18, 2004: 9-11 Commission and the Shredding of the Bill of Rights.

Lara Flint, lead council for the Center for Democracy and Technology on the uses of 9-11 to shred the Bill of Rights.
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 website: cdt.org

April 02, 2004 Mad Cow, USA

John Stauber, author of Mad Cow, USA, talks about what we aren't doing about Mad Cow Disease in the US.
 website: http://www.prwatch.org/books/madcow.html
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March 26, 2004 Richard Sitcha, Detainee

Albert Marceau and Lorena Dutell on how a Cameroonian exile has been imprisoned by US Homeland Security.
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March 12, 2004 Bush's Agenda: Militarization and Undermining Democracy

Carol Miller, health care activist and Green Party leader from New Mexico.
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February 29, 2004: How the U.S. is Destabilizing Venezuela's democratically elected government.

Eva Golinger, attorney and activist, on the extent of US involvement in attempts to remove President Chavez from power in Venezuela.
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February 20, 2004: Why Not Dennis Kucinich?
Primary Politics in Connecticut

Will Diaz, Local Coordinator for Dennis Kucinich for President, talks about Kucinich's campaign and why he's superior to the other Democratic candidates.
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February 13, 2004: Iraq's New Labor Movement

David Bacon, Labor Analyst, on how the Bush Administration is lotting Iraq, selling off assets to US corporations, and undermining the nascent labor movement in Iraq.
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January 16 & January 23, 2004: The Buying of the President

Author Charles Lewis talks about which corporate interests are buying which candidates, and what exactly  campaign contributors are getting for their patronage.
 website: http://publicintegrity.org/bop2004/
 Listen to Part 1 (January 16, 2004).
Listen to Part 2 (January 23, 2004).