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Fighting Racism
Online NewsHour Segments:

Pullout: Margaret Warner speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Doug Blackmon, on the U.S. and Israel decision to pullout of the U.N. conference on racism in Durban, South Africa. (9/3/01) realaudio

Fighting Racism: Less than week before the U.N. World Racism Conference, Secretary of State Powell decided not to attend. He cited concerns over criticism of Israel as the reason. How does Powell's decision effect the conference and U.S. relations with U.N? (8/27/01) realaudio

Backlash: In a stunning move, U.N. delegations voted the United States off the Human Rights Commission, and the International Narcotics Control Board. (5/9/01) realaudio

Hispanics in America: Census results counted more than 35 million Hispanics living in the U.S. How will their population influence culture in America? (3/16/01)

Millennium Summit: Over 152 leaders from around the world met in New York for the United Nation's Millennium Summit. Policy issues including the significance of the United Nations was discussed. (9/8/00) realaudio

Considering Reparations: Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) urges Congress to examine paying descendants of U.S. slaves money for their ancestors' labor. (9/5/00) realaudio

Race in America: The scope and effectiveness of a New York Times series on race in everyday America. How accurately did the series tackle the subject? (7/11/00) realaudio

Seeking Refugee: Sadako Ogata, United Nations high commissioner for refugees, talks about the refugee situation in the Balkans and in the rest of the world. (7/22/00) realaudio

Human Cargo: Fifty-five dead Chinese smuggled into Britain have raised concerns about the dangers and increasing popularity of smuggling humans across international borders. ( 6/20/00) realaudio

Muslim-Americans: With more than six million Muslims in the U.S., many are demanding a greater voice in the American political system. (11/24/99) realaudio

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