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ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRE-ELECTION 2008 APPEAL -- FOCUS ON THE ISSUES



A participatory democracy functions best with well-informed citizens. Listen to Between The Lines and arm yourself with information and analysis that those in power would prefer you don't have.

This year's presidential election could very well determine the course of the United States for the next decade and beyond.

Each week, Between The Lines provides dissenting views on the status quo, reporting on issues that matter including: skyrocketing energy prices and oil company profiteering; the growing debt crisis; the Republican party and religious extremism; the neoconservative drive for American empire; and the failing U.S. healthcare system.

Here's how you can support our efforts to get the word out to more people during this critical juncture in history: Join us at our next event, "Eyewitness Reports on Iran, Palestine and Israel" with peace activists the Rev. Allie Perry and Patty Nuelsen and Between The Lines' very own producer Melinda Tuhus, Saturday July 26, 4-6 p.m. They will share their stories at a Connecticut outdoor reception about their recent travels to Iran, Palestine and Israel. $25 per person. Call 1-(203) 268-8446 to RSVP or send us an email for more information.

Make a donation. As a thank you gift for your contribution in support of Between The Lines, one of the gifts we are offering is video DVD: "Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Dependency on Foreign Petroleum," a Media Education Foundation documentary featuring renowned energy and security expert Michael T. Klare, who unearths declassified documents and highlights forgotten passages in prominent presidential doctrines to show how concerns about oil have been at the core of American foreign policy for more than 60 years - rendering our contemporary energy and military policies virtually indistinguishable.

Get more details including video and audio samples of this and other exciting thank you gifts, such as books, DVDs and CDs from historian Howard Zinn, Pulitzer prize-winning writer Chris Hedges, Physicians for a National Health Program Co-Founder Dr. Stephanie Woolhandler and Unite Here President John Wilhelm on universal health care, and award-winning documentary filmmaker Danny Schechter, at www.squeakywheel.net BETWEEN THE LINES THE WEEK ENDING JULY 18, 2008

Listen to the RealAudio version of the program program: http://www.btlonline.org/2008/ram/btl071808.ram

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Colombia Hostage Rescue Weakens Rebel Group, Could Initiate Peace Talks

Interview with Larry Birns, director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, conducted by Scott Harris

For story text and audio, http://btlonline.org/2008/btl071808.html#1hed



G-8 Summit Climate Change, Poverty Reduction Goals Criticized as Inadequate

Interview with Neil Watkins, national coordinator with the Jubilee USA Network, conducted by Scott Harris

For story text and audio, http://btlonline.org/2008/btl071808.html#2hed



Campaign Launched to Restore 55 mph National Speed Limit

Interview with Tim Castleman, founder of Drive55.org, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

For story text and audio, http://btlonline.org/2008/btl071808.html#3hed



Underreported News Summary from Around the World

- Armed militias in Nigeria's Niger Delta shook up the oil markets with a recent night-time raid, shutting down production on an offshore Shell oil platform.

- When the Democrats took control of Congress in 2007, the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, the nation's largest lobby, boosted its spending by 32 percent to $168 million.

- While gender has become a major issue on the campaign trail in 2008, women still comprise under 25 percent of all major elected offices in the U.S.

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"Between The Lines" is a half-hour syndicated radio news magazine that each week features a summary of under-reported news stories and interviews with activists and journalists who offer progressive perspectives on international, national and regional political, economic and social issues. Because "Between The Lines" is independent of all publications, media networks or political parties, we are able to bring a diversity of voices to the airwaves generally ignored or marginalized by the major media. For more information on this week's topics a nd to check out our text archive listing topics and guests presented in previous programs visit: http://www.btlonline.org ;

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