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Democracy Now! – July 31, 2013

“Bradley Manning Has Become a Martyr”–WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange on Guilty Verdict; Facing Rest of Life Behind Bars, Will Bradley Manning’s Sentencing Weigh Lack of Harm to U.S.? HeadlinesJuly 31, 2013 Bradley Manning Acquitted on “Aiding the Enemy” Charge, Guilty on 20 Other Counts Senate Hearing Tackles NSA SurveillanceWyden: NSA Violations “More Serious” Than Acknowledged by … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 30, 2013

New Mideast Talks Hang on Old Question: Will U.S. Drop Support for Israeli Annexation of West Bank? As EU Envoy Meets With Morsi, Bloody Crackdown on Anti-Coup Protesters Deepens Egyptian Crisis. HeadlinesJuly 30, 2013     Bradley Manning Verdict Expected Today; Trial to Enter Sentencing Phase    Israel, Palestinian Authority Restart Peace Talks After 3-Year Lapse    EU … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 29, 2013

Bradley Manning Awaits Verdict After Trial Ends With Prosecution “Smears” & Harsh Gov’t Secrecy; Holder Tells Russia Snowden Won’t Face Torture or Death, But Does U.S. Record Undermine Its Pledge? HeadlinesJuly 29, 2013     Muslim Brotherhood Calls Protests After New Mass Killing by Egyptian Forces    U.S. Drone Attack Kills 6 in Pakistan After Reported End … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 26, 2013

Egypt Tensions Escalate as Morsi Detained and Supporters of Army, Brotherhood Hold Rival Protests; Juror B29 Says Zimmerman “Got Away With Murder,” Intensifying Scrutiny of Prosecution & Florida Laws; “March for Dignity” Seeks Release of Marissa Alexander & Resignation of Prosecutor Angela Corey. HeadlinesJuly 26, 2013     Morsi Faces New Charges as Egyptians Stage Dueling … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 25, 2013

Yemeni Reporter Who Exposed U.S. Drone Strike Freed from Prison After Jailing at Obama’s Request; Richard Wolff: Detroit a “Spectacular Failure” of System that Redistributes Pay From Bottom to Top. HeadlinesJuly 25, 2013     Obama: Reversing Income Gap Admin’s “Highest Priority”    Workers Stage #RaiseTheWage Protests Nationwide    New York City Fast Food Workers Authorize 3rd Strike    … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 24, 2013

Edward Snowden Allowed Into Russia Weeks After Outing Himself as the NSA Leaker; How the Pentagon Papers Came to be Published By the Beacon Press Told by Daniel Ellsberg & Others. HeadlinesJuly 23, 2013     Leaked Report: Scores of Civilians Killed by U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan    Iraq: 500 Prisoners Escape from Abu Ghraib    Dempsey … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 23, 2013

Detroit Goes Bankrupt: Will Unelected Manager Pit City’s Needs Against Rights of Pensioners? First Leaked Pakistani Report on U.S. Drone War Undermines Claims of Low Civilian Toll; Media Frenzy over British Monarchy’s New Heir Sparks Hopes for World Where “All Babies Matter.” HeadlinesJuly 23, 2013     Leaked Report: Scores of Civilians Killed by U.S. Drone … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 22, 2013

As Protests Continue over Verdict, Obama Says “Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago”; Cornel West: Obama’s Response to Trayvon Martin Case Belies Failure to Challenge “New Jim Crow”; Censoring Howard Zinn: Former Indiana Gov. Tried to Remove “A People’s History” From State Schools. HeadlinesJuly 22, 2013     Thousands Join “Justice for Trayvon” … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 18, 2013

Glenn Greenwald: Growing Backlash Against NSA Spying Shows Why U.S. Wants to Silence Edward Snowden; On His 95th Birthday, the Story of Nelson Mandela’s Struggle Told Outside His Old Soweto Home; “I Live to Sing”: Black Opera Students Excel at Formerly White School in Post-Apartheid South Africa. HeadlinesJuly 18, 2013     NSA: Phone, Internet Spying … Continued