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The Talk Radio News Service is the only information news service dedicated to serving the talk radio community. TRNS maintains a Washington office that includes White House, Capitol Hill and Pentagon staffed bureaus, and a New York office with a United Nations staffed bureau.

Deputy Spokesperson For the Secretary General Marie Okabe on Sudan

May 6th, 2008 by DHP · No Comments

Reports of attacks on civilians in Northern Darfur.

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Kerry says US neglects Darfur because of “waste” in Iraq

April 23rd, 2008 by Staff · No Comments

At the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Darfur, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) says that the U.S. cannot take more extreme action in Darfur because it is overextended in Iraq. (0:35)

 
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Biden: When a nation engages in genocide, it forfeits its sovereignty

April 23rd, 2008 by Staff · No Comments

At the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Darfur, Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) says that if it were his choice, he would “literally, not figuratively” unilaterally deploy U.S. forces to Darfur because “when a nation engages in genocide, it forfeits sovereignty.” He said that the only way to take action is for the United States to mobilize the rest of the world. (0:45)

 
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Darfur needs more helicopters

April 23rd, 2008 by Staff · No Comments

At the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Darfur, Jane Holl Lute, officer in charge of the United Nation’s Department of Field Support, says that there are 4,000 helicopters available in NATO countries, and asks if there are not 24 for Darfur. (0:41)

 
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Senate sees little progress in Darfur

April 23rd, 2008 by Staff · No Comments

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing this morning to discuss “The Continuing Crisis in Darfur.” A long line awaited entrance to the hearing half an hour before it commenced, which Chairman Joe Biden (D-DE) cited as a testament to the resonance this issue has with the public. Biden, along with many other senators, said he believed the situation in Darfur is little improved since last year’s April hearing about a “Plan B” to stop the slow-motion genocide.

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Discussion Examines the Role Diminishing Resources Play in World Affairs

March 28th, 2008 by Staff · No Comments

The Council on Foreign Relations held a discussion entitled, “The Race for Resources: Conflict in the 21st Century” cosponsored by the Council’s Center for Preventive Action. The discussion examined the consequences climate changes have on nations and their foreign policies, China’s involvement in Darfur, and the diminishing supply of “usable” water in the world.

Participants in the discussion included Leon Fuerth, Research Professor of International Affairs at the Elliott School for International Affairs, and Paul Kern, Senior Counselor of The Cohen Group. Kern argued that there is a connection between scarcities of resources throughout the world, particularly water, and conflicts between nations. Fuerth backed Kern’s argument by discussing how aggravation in World War II and the Cold War was heightened by arguments over resources between participating nations.

David Victor, Director of the Energy and Sustainable Development Program and Professor of Law at Stanford University, talked about how “energy sources in Sudan have funded their war.” He commented on China and India’s dependency on Sudanese resources, although also mentioned that the Chinese have made progress in decreasing their dependency.

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Students and teachers protest the genocide in Darfur

March 27th, 2008 by S. Dawn Jones · 1 Comment

Handing out buttons at a Darfur protest

An American University Student demonstrates shelters in refugee camps
A student demonstrates shelters in refugee camps

Students and professors stage a "die-in" to protest genocide in Darfur
Protest participants stage a “die-in” in a demonstration against genocide in Darfur

Student protestors stage a "die-in" to protest genocide in Darfur

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American University students participate in Darfur awareness

March 27th, 2008 by S. Dawn Jones · No Comments

During an impassioned speech by Mohamed A. Yahya, Founder and Executive Director of DAMANGA, students at American University participated in the “die-in,” where they lay on the ground to symbolize the dead in Darfur.

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A history of genocide at a save Darfur demostration at American University

March 27th, 2008 by Meredith MacKenzie · No Comments

A history of genocide, 1915

A history of genocide, 1938

A history of genocide, 1975

A history of genocide, 1994

A history of genocide, the present

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Today at Talk Radio News Service

March 27th, 2008 by Staff · No Comments

This morning the Washington Bureau will be covering an event held by Darfur Action Now, which includes a “die-in” and a mock refugee camp. They will be doing video coverage, along with photos and interviews.

Also, this morning, the Bureau will cover a discussion on “Financial Costs of the War in Iraq.”

This afternoon, they will cover the Democratic congressional candidates holding a telephone news briefing to announce a policy paper, “A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq,” and covering a discussion with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich discussing Sen. Barack Obama’s call for “change.”

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