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Bush Administration Tries to Gut Endangered Species Act

Airs at: Wed, 08/20/2008 at 5:00pm

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Congress Critiques FDA for Calling Hormone Disrupter "Safe"

Airs at: Wed, 08/20/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

The U-S Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A, also known as B-P-A, is safe. The FDA’s assessment of the chemical apparently relied on two studies—both of which were funded by the American Chemistry Council, Do... Read more

Speedo Swimsuit Maker: Worker Abuse

Airs at: Tue, 08/19/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

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Speedo may be the top-selling and best-known swimwear brand in the world, and an official sponsor of the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games in China. But, according to a new report by the National Labor Committee, workers in China producing Speedo sporting goods are drowni... Read more

Iraqi Refugees in Portland

Airs at: Mon, 08/18/2008 at 5:00pm

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Over a million Iraqi refugees have been displaced from their homes since the US invasion in 2003.Some of those refugees have made their way to Portland - but are having trouble getting the services they need.KBOO's Jenka Soderberg spoke with one of the organizers of a v... Read more

Disaster Relief in Iowa

Airs at: Mon, 08/18/2008 at 5:00pm

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Since June, the population of Cedar Rapids Iowa has been trying to deal with the largest flood in 500 years. There, as in Mississippi and Louisiana in 2005, a network of volunteers affiliated with the Rainbow Family of Living Light have built outdoor kitchens to provid... Read more

Artist Detained before Olympics Protest

Airs at: Mon, 08/18/2008 at 5:00pm

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In China, an American artist planned to use laser beams to flash ‘Free Tibet’ on buildings in downtown Beijing. James Powderly, co-founder of New York’s Graffiti Research Lab, was detained before dawn as he prepared to project the Students for a Free Tibet message... Read more

Free Trade Riot-Debate in Portland

Airs at: Sun, 08/17/2008 at 5:00pm

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Protesters and free trade proponets faced off today during a bus tour in North East Portland Read more

Disabled Residents Allege Police and Housing Department Harassment

Airs at: Wed, 08/13/2008 at 5:00pm

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The residents of Jubilee Community's Redwoods housing unit allege they are being harrassed by the police, housing inspectors and members of the Bureau of Housing and Community Development. Jacob Anderson-Minshall reports on the story, and interviews residents, the prope... Read more

Tre Arrow's Prosecutor Speaks

Airs at: Tue, 08/12/2008 at 12:00am

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Environmental activist Tre Arrow was sentenced today in a Portland courtroom. Arrow was charged with burning a number of cement and logging trucks in North West oregon. These actions took place in 2001, and were claimed as acts of protest by the radical environmenta... Read more

Tre Arrow's Defense Attorney Speaks

Airs at: Mon, 08/11/2008 at 5:00pm

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Environmental activist Tre Arrow was sentenced today in a Portland courtroom. Arrow was charged with burning a number of cement and logging trucks in North West oregon. These actions took place in 2001, and were claimed as acts of protest by the radical environmenta... Read more