Nov 15th, 2005 · Michael Steele, the first African American elected to statewide office in Maryland, now looks to fill a seat in the U.S. Senate. The Republican lieutenant governor announced his candidacy last month. Ed Gordon talks to Steele about his campaign, which has been under assault from Democrats and others.
Keywords: Republicans · elections · Maryland · officer · Democrats · Senate · U.S · African American · governors · campaign · assaulting · Ed Gordon
Nov 8th, 2005 · Bush administration policies on the treatment of foreign detainees are under increasing scrutiny. Monday, five U.S. Army Rangers were charged with assault for allegedly beating Iraqi detainees. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the military tribunals used to try detainees.
Keywords: administration · U.S · detainees · Iraqi · military · beating · foreign · Supreme Court · assaulting · policies · tribunal · Army Rangers
Sep 23rd, 2005 · Noah Adams talks with Capt. Rich Callas aboard the Navy amphibious assault ship Iwo Jima, currently riding out Hurricane Rita in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship is loaded with emergency equipment and supplies, and ready to begin rescue and aid missions as soon as possible after the storm makes landfall.
Keywords: emergency · landfall · Mission · supplies · assaulting · Rita · Hurricane Rita · Noah Adams · Gulf of Mexico · Loading · Navy · equipment
Jul 9th, 2005 · This week's bombings in London mark the first major assault on a U.S. ally in Europe since the Madrid bombings 16 months ago. Those attacks led to an about-face in Spanish foreign policy -- and the withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq. Though it's unlikely the British will follow suit, questions are arising over whether U.S. allies will increasingly consider the consequences of supporting Washington's policies overseas.
Keywords: attacks · bombing · Iraq · policy · Europe · U.S · allies · Washington · Troops · British · London · Spanish
Jun 3rd, 2005 · The case of a rape counselor, threatened by a military judge with arrest for failing to turn over records involving an alleged victim of sexual assault, sheds light on a little known fact. Many social workers, therapists and counselors routinely hand over their records without a legal fight.
Keywords: legal · military · victims · private · social · workers · therapists · assaulting · Sexual · counselor
Apr 5th, 2005 · Kansas' attorney general investigates second- and third-trimester abortions performed at two clinics in the state. Reproductive-rights advocates believe the inquiry is an effort by the socially conservative attorney general to intimidate women into not having abortions. The state's top attorney claims he is investigating possible instances of sexual assault.
Keywords: abortion · attorney · Clinic · Rights · Kansas · Abortion · Conservation · assaulting · inquiry · Sexual · investigators · reproductive
Jan 21st, 2005 · Writer Mark Jordan Legan has a roundup of what the nation's film critics are saying about this weekend's notable film releases: Assault on Precinct 13, Are We There Yet?and Beautiful Boxer.
Keywords: national · assaulting · beautiful · Judgment · Writer Jordan Legan · boxer · Precinct · We There Yet · Beautiful Boxer
Jan 18th, 2005 · Hip-hop star Jeffrey "Ja Rule" Atkins has made his mark in the music world. Now, he's pursuing a big-screen acting career. His latest role is in Assault on Precinct 13, which also stars Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne.
Keywords: world · building · rapper · Stars · music · assaulting · Hip · Atkins · Jeffrey Ja Rule · Precinct · Ethan Hawke · Laurence Fishburne
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