BTL:Congress Battles over Government Wiretap Bill

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1) Congress Battles over Government Wiretap Bill

Interview with Cindy Cohn, legal director with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, conducted by Scott Harris

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2) Campaign Opposes FCC Media Ownership Deregulation Plan

Interview with Craig Aaron, communications director with Free Press, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

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3) Fall Iraq War Protests Warm Up for Critical Presidential Election Year

Interview with Tom Hayden, veteran antiwar activist, conducted by Scott Harris

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4) This week's summary of under-reported news

Compiled by Bob Nixon

• The nuclear cooperation agreement between India and the United States is falling apart as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh faces stiff opposition from leftist members of his governing coalition.

• The U.S. Supreme Court has halted a second execution in what amounts to an unofficial moratorium on the use of lethal injection until the high court rules on the constitutionality of the execution method.

• Before launching his presidential bid, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani merged his consulting business with the powerful energy law firm Bracewell & Patterson, which has strong ties to Texas oil and the Texas Republican political machine.

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