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Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 29, 2008

EXCLUSIVE – The Three Trillion Dollar War: Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard Economist Linda Bilmes on the True Cost of the US Invasion and Occupation of Iraq. Headlines     * Israeli Minister Threatens Gaza “Holocaust”    * Iraqis Protest US Raids    * Funeral Held for Slain Iraqi Journalist    * US Deploys Warships Off Lebanon Coast    … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 25, 2008

U.S.-Backed Turkish Invasion of Northern Iraq Continues; Barack Obama’s Senior Foreign Policy Adviser Samantha Power on Obama’s Call to Increase the Pentagon’s Budget, Hugo Chavez, Funding the Iraq Occupation and Attacking Pakistan; Samantha Power on “Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World" Pt. II Today’s Headlines     * … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 20, 2008

EXCLUSIVE: Rigged Trials at Guantanamo; Civil Rights Activist Yuri Kochiyama on her Internment in a WWII Japanese American Detention Camp & Malcolm X’s Assassination. Today’s Headlines     * Obama Wins in Wisconsin and Hawaii    * Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Domestic Spy Program    * Ghana Refuses to Host AFRICOM    * Explosion Kills 15 Iraqi Police … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 19, 2008

Fidel Castro Resigns as Cuban President; Democratic Race Heats Up as Wisconsin Holds Deadlocked Primary; Outspoken Niece of Benazir Bhutto Accuses Aunt’s Party of Fraud in Pakistani Elections; Kosovo’s Independence: Genuine Liberation or Front for US-NATO Expansion? Today’s Headlines     * Castro Steps Down as Cuban Leader    * Musharraf’s Party Loses Seats in Pakistani Elections    … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 18, 2008

In Tight Democratic Race, Could Campaign Donations and Personal Views Influence Potentially Decisive Superdelegate Vote?; Analyst: On Africa Visit, Bush Pushes Agenda of Continent-Wide U.S. Military Expansion; In Africa, Bush Touts Record AIDS Relief under his Administration, but Funding Restrictions Tell a Different Story on the Ground. Today’s Headlines     * Surveillance Law Expires as … Continued