[Peace] Ashcroft on AM 580

[Kranich, Kimberlie]

FYI. WILL AM580 plans to carry the following at 9am tomorrow (Thursday).  


>  **ADVISORY**
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> To:     All Stations
> From:   NPR-Washington
> Subject:  Anchored Broadcast of the Ashcroft Senate Hearings
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> On Thursday, December 6th, NPR News will provide live coverage of Attorney
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> General John Ashcroft's appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee. 
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> Secretary Ashcroft is expected to discuss detention of terrorism suspects,
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> military trials, eavesdropping on lawyer-client conversations and other
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> arising from the terrorist attacks of September 11th. The committee,
> headed 
> by Senators Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont and Orrin Hatch, a
> Republican 
> from Utah, have been asking for several weeks for a session with Attorney 
> General Ashcroft to discuss the topics of anti-terrorism and civil
> liberties.
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> Our coverage will be anchored by NPR's Frank Stasio and NPR's Legal
> Affairs 
> Correspondent Nina Totenberg. 
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