Democracy Now 6am

03.20.08 - 6:00am

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03.19.08 - 6:00am

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Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Winter Soldier Hearings. Today’s Headlines     * Antiwar Events Nationwide Mark 5th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion    * In Gaffe, McCain Says Iran Backing al-Qaeda    * Obama Criticizes Ex-Pastor’s Political Comments    * Murtha Backs Clinton Ahead of Pennsylvania Primary    * Dalai Lama Threatens … Continued

03.18.08 - 6:00am

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Winter Soldier CONT’D: US Vets, Active-Duty Soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan Testify About the Horrors of War. Today’s Headlines     * Feds Criticized for Wall Street Bailout While Failing to Aid Homeowners    * Fear Grows Over Other Bank Collapses    * Carlyle Capital Private Equity Firm Collapses    * Greenspan: Economic Crisis Could Be Worst Since WWII    … Continued

03.17.08 - 6:00am

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Winter Soldier: US Vets, Active-Duty Soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan Testify About the Horrors of War; 1968, Forty Years Later: My Lai Massacre Remembered by Survivors, Victims’ Families and US War Vets. Headlines     * Global Economy Shaken by Fall of Bear Stearns    * Bush on the Economy: I Am an “Optimistic Fellow”    * Food … Continued

03.13.08 - 6:00am

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David Paterson to Become First African American Gov in NY History, First Blind Gov in US History; David Paterson Invokes Paul Robeson, Harriet Tubman, Malcolm X in Remembrance of Jazz Legend Max Roach; Defeat: British Journalist Jonathan Steele on Why America and Britain Lost Iraq. Today’s Headlines     * Iraqi Girl Slain By US Troops    … Continued

03.12.08 - 6:00am

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Spitzer Resigns Over Prostitution Scandal; As Spitzer Prostitution Scandal Dominates Headlines, a Look at the Plight of Sex Workers; Torture and Democracy: Scholar Darius Rejali Details the History and Scope of Modern Torture.     *  Headlines    * David Paterson to Become First African American Gov in NY History, First Blind Gov in US History    * … Continued

03.11.08 - 6:00am

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Fmr. Presidential Candidate George McGovern on the 2008 Race and How He Helped Transform the Democratic Nominating Process; Swim Against the Current: Jim Hightower on Grassroots Struggles to Change Healthcare, Religion, Banking and More; "Everybody in the World Except U.S. Citizens Should Be Allowed to Vote and Elect the American Government" – Leading Intellectual Slavoj

03.10.08 - 6:00am

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NY Bill to Declare Abortion a Fundamental Right for Women is Top Legislative Priority for Gov. Spitzer; Reproductive Rights, the Role of Religion and the History of Abortion Activism: A Roundtable Discussion; Teenage Peer Counselors Attending Annual Meeting of NY Family Planning Advocates. Today’s Headlines     * Bush Vetoes Congressional Torture Ban    * Obama Wins … Continued

03.07.08 - 6:00am

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Could Michigan and Florida Decide the Democratic Presidential Race?; McCain Embraces Endorsement from Anti-Catholic, Anti-Gay, Anti-Muslim Televangelist John Hagee; Irish Activist Deirdre McAliskey on International Women’s Day & Role of Women in Irish Peace Process. Headlines     * Palestinian Gunman Kills Eight Israeli Seminary Students    * Libya Blocks UN Resolution for Not Citing Gaza Deaths    … Continued

03.06.08 - 6:00am

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FCC Launches Probe of Alabama TV Station Accused of Censoring a 60 Minutes Expose on the GOP’s Prosecution of Alabama’s Imprisoned Former Gov. Don Siegelman; The FCC & Censorship: Legendary Media Activist Everett Parker on the Revocation of WLBT’s TV License in the 1960s for Shutting Out Voices of the Civil Rights Movement; Retired Military … Continued