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No End in Sight for Mideast Violence as Israel Rejects Freeze on Settlements; Power Shift in Senate May Hamper Bush Judicial Appointments; Drive to Revive Nuclear Power Jeopardizes Public Health and Wastes Tax Dollars. Listen to REalAudio or MP3 files available on our website at www.btlonline.org
BETWEEN THE LINES WEEKLY SUMMARY
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FOR THE WEEK ENDING June 8, 2001
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This week we present Between The Lines' summary of
under-reported news stories and:
(1) No End in Sight for Mideast Violence
as Israel Rejects Freeze on Settlements
Interview by Scott Harris.
Hope for a resumption of negotiations further dimmed as
Israel flatly rejected a freeze on Jewish settlements in
the occupied territories -- a key recommendation from an
international commission led by former U.S. Senator George
Mitchell. Hussein Ibish, communications director with the
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, assesses
provisions of the Mitchell plan and the prospects for a
cease-fire and renewed negotiations.
(2)Power Shift in Senate May Hamper Bush Judicial Appointments
Interview by Scott Harris.
The White House and Republicans across the nation were
shocked when two-term Vermont Sen. James Jeffords
announced that he was leaving the Republican Party to
become an independent. The Nation magazine's The Online
Beat columnist John Nichols, looks at the power shift in
the U.S. Senate and how these changes could affect the
future direction of U.S. politics.
(3)Drive to Revive Nuclear Power Jeopardizes Public Health
and Wastes Tax Dollars
Interview by Melinda Tuhus.
According to recent opinion polls, the public -- opposed
to polluting fossil fuels and fearful of a looming energy
crisis -- is looking more favorably on nuclear power than
it has in decades. Michael Marriotte, executive director
of the Nuclear Information Resource Service, about the
Bush plan to revive nuclear power, an industry that until
recently appeared headed for a slow death.
(4)This week's summary of under-reported news
Compiled by Bob Nixon and Rich Fraser
-- Chemical manufacturers working to suppress 10-year EPA study on dioxin.
-- Russian tuberculosis epidemic threatens to spread throughout Europe.
-- FBI targets Seattle Independent Media Center in search for stolen police documents. IMC attorneys assert court order is a threat to free speech.
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