[IMC-DC] BTL Summary 10-20-06: Bush Policies Provoked No. Korean Nuke Test; GOP Spin Machine & Foley Sex Scandal; CT Republicans in Critical Races Run Away from Records

[Scott Harris]

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BETWEEN THE LINES
THE WEEK ENDING OCT. 20, 2006

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1) Critics Say Bush Policies 
Provoked North Korean 
Nuclear Weapons Test

Interview with Dr. Helen Caldicott, 
anti-nuclear activist and co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility,
conducted by Scott Harris

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http://www.btlonline.org/caldicott102006.ram
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2) GOP Spin Machine Responds to Foley Sex Scandal 
with Counterattack Against Democrats

Interview with Robert Parry, 
investigative reporter, 
conducted by Scott Harris

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http://www.btlonline.org/parry102006.ram
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3) "Moderate" Connecticut Republicans
in Critical Races Run Away 
from Their Records

Excerpt of talk by Sam Gejdenson,
former Connecticut Democratic congressman,
produced by Melinda Tuhus

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

Compiled by Bob Nixon

•	Maoist rebels in Nepal accused of continuing to violate the human rights of people under their control. 
•	Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, found shot to death in her apartment. 
•	A new generation of white, working-class and religious Republicans has emerged to support government intervention in the economy and helping the poor.

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