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January 23, 2001Updated
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More questions, few answers from Florida hearing on vote problems

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.�After two days of hearings and some 30 witnesses, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights ended up virtually at the same place where it began: It knew something went wrong with voting in Florida during November presidential elections, but couldn�t affix blame, or even say the irregularities were deliberate.



First Black woman since 1954 executed in the U.S.

Anti-death penalty activists pulled out every stop to save the life of Wanda Jean Allen, 41, the first Black women executed in the United States since 1954 when Betty Butler was put to death in Ohio. Their efforts failed and Ms. Allen was pronounced dead at 9:21 p.m. Jan. 11. more


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A disaster in the making
High amounts of antibiotics in food chain signal major problems

WASHINGTON (IPS)�Contrary to previous estimates, the amounts of antibiotics used in animal agriculture dwarf those used in human medicine, warns a new report by a public interest organization. The high quantities of antibiotics used in the rearing of pigs, cows and chickens is significant, says the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), because of the growing specter of antibiotic-resistant disease.

Dick Gregory elevates Black women,
offers information in new book
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As a social activist, Dick Gregory has impacted many lives
on many fronts.�from the Civil Rights Movement to health and
nutrition. He recently spoke with contributing writer Charlene Muhammad about the movement, family, history, the importance
of respecting the Black woman and the value of information.


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The Challenge to Change -Part II
by Minister Louis Farrakhan

Beloved Muslims and Christians, Nationalists and Pan-Africanists, no matter what your ideology is, if we really want to be a family, if we really want to love each other, if we really want to be one in God and one in Christ, then we have to accept the challenge. If we lie and gossip and slander and fornicate, if we covet our brother�s wife or our sister�s husband, if we do the things that break apart the family, then we can sing and shout together in church, but when you look in the mirror you have to confess, �I�m a liar because I have not accepted the challenge to change.�


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World Web News


Libyan Court Opens Trial for Immigrant Violence -Tripoli, PANA

DR Congo lays Kabila to rest -Kinshasa, PANA

Nigeria: Federal Government Apologizes To Ogonis -Lagos, PANA

US Middle East policy criticized -Times (UK)

Iraq says US, British jets attack its south, north -China Daily


The End of
Kemba Smith's Nightmare

Helping free Kemba Smith is the highlight of my 30 years in journalism. �Kemba�s Nightmare� resonated with so many people because it was an exceptionally powerful story. What gave it impact was Kemba�s willingness to be completely open, even about matters that were personally embarrassing.

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FCN EDITORIAL
Speak with force to power in daylight

Hell Erupts
by the Hon. Elijah Muhammad

The nomination of John Ashcroft
by Hugh Price

ELEVEN FIFTY-FIVE
Still Counting Birthdays
by Abdul Allah Muhammad

Moses and the Wise man
by Jabril Muhammad

Israel's Sojourn in the Wilderness
by Mother Tynnetta Muhammad

Hip-Hop Fridays: Guns, Raps and Race
by Cedric Muhammad

Mixed Signals Transmitted on Bush's Big Day
by Courtland Milloy
-Wash. Post

Congo After Kabila
by Emmanuel Efeni -This Day (Lagos, Nigeria)


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