this should be all we need, unless audio comes through from atlanta indy.

they may not even have anything, as all I saw there was pictures.

No word yet about arraignment for the eight earth

first protestors arrested saturday at a Staples

retail store in Atlanta.

Over sixty people rallied outside Atlanta's

newest Staples office supply store, while four

men and four women locked themselves down to

tree-stumps they'd fabricated out of cardboard

and chicken-wire.

The eight were charged with misdemeanor criminal

another comment from a protestor. it's raw and long, over a minute. you should be able to pull a couple of good bytes out depedning on what angle you go for the story.

ef locked down inside a staples in georgia this past weekend.

I think people were released yesterday, I still have to read

the rest of the stories.

Beth Lavoie, IMC/Atlanta
Atlanta, Saturday, Feb. 17th 2001

a raw cut of some chanting and then a comment by a protestor

another backup story in case we lose too many "A" pitches.

The Navy and Coast Guard continue searching for nine

missing japanese students who were capsized when a

U.S. nuclear attack sub collided during a surfacing

exercise.

Scott Waddle, the commander of the sub has refused

to discuss the accident with NTSB investigators until

the Navy completes its investigation.

Waddle says his lawyer recommended he only respond

to written questions about search and rescue efforts,

We might want to downplay or not touch this story at all,

even though it's going to be raging news the next couple

days.

I wouldn't mind avoiding this at least til next

week, because I have a hunch it's some kind

of a setup. IE: I think US gov't is preparing to

discredit russia because any week now they

might bring up the kursk and prove that a US

sub sunk it.

I think bush needs as many of us to fear russia

again as possible and suspect this fed may have

even volunteered a fall.

marco

this is from headlines email

demonstration in Vancouver, BC next Wednesday, the 21st against the NAFTA decision that ordered Mexico to

pay a US company for a toxic-waste plant that was later closed by the

local government

possible story, i'm sure we could interview someone

YUBA NATION

Dedicated to Nonviolent Defense of the Yuba River

MEDIA ADVISORY

CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR JAILED LOGGING PROTESTER

Community To Show Support for Yuba Nation Activist

WHEN: 6 PM, Tuesday, February 20

WHERE: Wayne Brown Correctional Facility, 925 Maidu Ave., Nevada City, California

i'm not sure this is important

Sharon sets deadline for Israel coalition decision

Last updated: 20 Feb 2001 12:46 GMT+00:00 (Reuters)

Reuters Photo
By Timothy Heritage

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon's Likud party has given the centre-left Labour Party one week to join a broad-based coalition seen as Israel's best hope for Middle East peacemaking.

Iraq makes Canada and Poland pay for backing air strikes, rallies Arabs

Iraq makes Canada and Poland pay for backing air strikes, rallies Arabs
BAGHDAD, Feb 20 (AFP) -

Iraq on Tuesday cut trade links with Canada and Poland for their support of US-British air strikes and sought to stir up Arab opinion against the Middle East tour of new US Secretary of State Colin Powell.