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BTL:Instability Plagues Pakistan after Bhutto Assassination

BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary --www.btlonline.org

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BETWEEN THE LINES THE WEEK ENDING JAN. 18, 2008

Listen to the RealAudio version of program: www.btlonline.org/btl011808.ram (Needs RealPlayer)

Listen to the MP3 version of program: www.btlonline.org/pub/btl011808v32.mp3

1) Instability Plagues Pakistan after Bhutto Assassination

Interview with Junaid Ahmad, of the People's Rights Movement, conducted by Scott Harris

In RealAudio: www.btlonline.org/ahmad011808.ram

Text summary/related links: www.btlonline.org/btl011808.html

2) Destruction of CIA Torture Tapes Designed to Protect Bush White House

Interview with Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, conducted by Scott Harris

In RealAudio: www.btlonline.org/ratner011808.ram Text summary/related links:

www.btlonline.org/btl011808.html

3) States Sue EPA After Denying Waiver on California's Stricter Vehicle Emission Standards

Interview with Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut attorney general, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

In RealAudio: www.btlonline.org/blumenthal011808.ram

Text summary/related links:

www.btlonline.org/btl011808.html

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

Compiled by Bob Nixon

In a state of economic collapse where the inflation rate is the highest in the world, Zimbabwe's citizens with AIDS face increasing difficulties in obtaining antiretroviral drugs.

As the 2008 presidential primary race kicks into high gear, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case on the constitutionality of strict state voter identification laws that require voters to produce a photo ID.

A federal judge has ordered a tough set of restrictions on the U.S. Navy's use of high-tech sonar off the southern coast of California in order to protect whales and other marine mammals

In RealAudio: www.btlonline.org/news011808.ram

Text summary/links: www.btlonline.org/btl011808.html

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