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Democracy Now! – February 27, 2014

George Takei on Arizona’s Anti-Gay Bill, Life in a Japanese Internment Camp & Star Trek’s Mr. Sulu; Big Oil and Bad Air: Report Exposes Link Between Fracking and Toxic Air Emissions in Texas. HeadlinesFebruary 27, 2014     Arizona Governor Vetoes Anti-Gay Bill; Judge Strikes Down Texas Same-Sex Marriage Ban    Pro-Russia Gunmen Seize Parliament in Ukraine’s … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 25, 2014

Exclusive: Inside the Army Spy Ring & Attempted Entrapment of Peace Activists, Iraq Vets, Anarchists; Spies of Mississippi: New Film on the State-Sponsored Campaign to Defeat the Civil Rights Movement. HeadlinesFebruary 25, 2014     U.S., Russia at Odds over Legitimacy in Ukraine    Pakistan Strikes Kill 30 in North Waziristan    Pentagon Budget Expands Special Ops, Cuts … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 19, 2014

“Black Trans Bodies Are Under Attack”: Freed Activist CeCe McDonald, Actress Laverne Cox Speak Out. HeadlinesFebruary 19, 2014     Ukraine: 25 Killed in Deadliest Episode of Uprising    Thailand: 5 Killed in Clashes Between Police, Protesters    Court in Britain Rules Detention of David Miranda, Partner of Glenn Greenwald, Was Lawful    Venezuela: Right-Wing Opposition Leader Surrenders to … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 18, 2014

Julian Assange on Being Placed on NSA “Manhunting” List & Secret Targeting of WikiLeaks Supporters; Attorney for Edward Snowden Interrogated at U.K. Airport, Placed on “Inhibited Persons List”; Spying on Lawyers: Snowden Documents Show NSA Ally Targeted U.S. Law Firm; Republican-Funded, Anti-Labor Campaign Succeeds in Tennessee As Volkswagen Workers Reject UAW Union. HeadlinesFebruary 18, 2014 … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 17, 2014

The Killing of Jordan Davis: Michael Dunn Faces 60 Years After Split Verdict in ‘Thug Music’ Trial; Untold History: More Than A Quarter of U.S. Presidents Were Involved in Slavery, Human Trafficking; Former FCC Commissioner Warns About Comcast-Time Warner Merger, “Mindless” Media Consolidation. HeadlinesFebruary 17, 2014     Jury Deadlocks on Murder Charge in Michael Dunn … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 14, 2014

Debate: Was Snowden Justified? Former NSA Counsel Stewart Baker vs. Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. HeadlinesFebruary 14, 2014     18 Dead as East Coast Storm Winds Down    U.N. Envoy Meets with Russia, U.S. as Talks Face Collapse    U.N.: Syrian Combatants “Consistently and Flagrantly” Violating Humanitarian Law    Karzai Rejects U.S. Criticism of Prisoner Releases    Bahrain Arrests Demonstrators Ahead … Continued