BETWEEN THE LINES
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BETWEEN THE LINES
THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 11, 2008

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1) Iraqi Government Assault on al-Sadr's Militia Fails

Interview with Raul Mahajan, journalist and author, conducted by Scott Harris

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www.btlonline.org/2008/ram/mahajan041108.ram
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2) Canadian Parliament Member Works Across Borders to Connect Progressive Legislators and Activists

Interview with Libby Davies, member of the Canadian Parliament, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

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www.btlonline.org/2008/ram/davies041108.ram
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3) Likely Democratic Nominee Obama
Will Need a Movement to Make Change

Interview with John Nichols, Washington correspondent with the Nation magazine, conducted by Scott Harris

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www.btlonline.org/2008/ram/nichols041108.ram
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4) This week's summary
of under-reported news

Compiled by Bob Nixon

* On the day the Olympic torch was lit, a Chinese court sentenced dissident Yang Chunlin to five years in prison for petitioning against land seizures in northeast China. His petition opened with, "We want human rights, not the Olympics."

* Pakistan's new Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has challenged President Perez Musharraf by ordering the release of 10 judges arrested in an early November crackdown.

* Environmentalists are ringing alarm bells about Democratic frontrunners Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's embrace of so-called "clean coal" as an alternative to foreign oil.

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