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Civil Rights and National Security

Hosted by Warren Olney Oct. 23, 2006
There's a new law on the treatment of terrorist suspects, but the
battle may just be beginning.  Will the courts agree to military
tribunals?  What are the President's new powers?  Have civil rights
been sacrificed to national security? Plus, milestones and benchmarks
in the Bush Iraq war strategy, and expanding the Panama Canal.

There's a new law on the treatment of terrorist suspects, but the battle may just be beginning.  Will the courts agree to military tribunals?  What are the President's new powers?  Have civil rights been sacrificed to national security? Plus, milestones and benchmarks in the Bush Iraq war strategy, and expanding the Panama Canal.

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Panama Votes to Expand Canal

The Panama Canal can handle ships carrying 4,000 containers, but super-sized cargo vessels carry three times that many and more. Yesterday, the voters of Panama agreed to...

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Civil Rights and National Security

At the White House last week, President Bush signed the controversial new law on treatment of suspects in the "war on terror." It lays out new rules for interrogation,...

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producer:

Karen Radziner

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