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Democracy Now! – October 2, 2012

As U.S. Death Toll in Afghanistan Passes 2,000 Mark, Phyllis Bennis on America’s Longest War; Va. Tech Shooting Survivor Recounts 2007 Massacre and Urges Obama, Romney to Address Gun Violence; “Guns Are an Idea Whose Time Has Passed”: Poet, Scholar Nikki Giovanni on the Va. Tech Massacre. HeadlinesOctober 2, 2012     Iran’s Currency Hits Record … Continued


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Democracy Now! – October 1, 2012

The 1 Percent Court? After Healthcare, Supreme Court Returns to a Docket Heavy on Divisive Issues; In Shell Case, Will Supreme Court’s View of Corporate Personhood Mean Liability for Crimes Abroad?; Onerous Requirements Under Virginia’s TRAP Law Could Force Closure of State’s Abortion Clinics; Virginia Residents Fight Back Against Nuclear Industry Effort to Lift Ban … Continued


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Democracy Now! – September 28, 2012

Alice Walker on 30th Anniv. of “The Color Purple”: Racism, Violence Against Women Are Global Issues; Palestine Conditions “More Brutal” Than in U.S. South of 50 Years Ago, Says Author Alice Walker; “Democratic Womanism”: Poet and Activist Alice Walker on Women Rising, Obama, and the 2012 Election. HeadlinesSeptember 28, 2012     Iraq: Prison Attack Kills … Continued


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Democracy Now! – September 27, 2012

The United States of ALEC: Bill Moyers on the Secretive Corporate-Legislative Body Writing Our Laws; In U.N. Address, WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Urges Obama Admin to End “Regime of Secrecy”; Exposed: U.S. May Have Designated Julian Assange and WikiLeaks An “Enemy of the State.” HeadlinesSeptember 27, 2012     Anti-Austerity Protests Continue in Greece, Spain    Activists Claim … Continued


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Democracy Now! – September 26, 2012

Thousands Surround Spanish Parliament in Bid to “Occupy Congress” and Stop Austerity; Study Finds U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan Miss Militant Targets and “Terrorize” Civilians; Botched NFL Call Sparks Wide Support for Unionized Refs & Outrage at Owners’ “Corporate Arrogance.” HeadlinesSeptember 26, 2012     Syrian Army Command Post Bombed in Damascus    Greek Workers Hold General … Continued


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Democracy Now! – September 25, 2012

“Harvest of Empire”: New Film Recounts How U.S. Intervention Caused Mass Latin American Migrations. HeadlinesSeptember 25, 2012     U.S. Drone Strike Kills 5 in Pakistan    Study: Drones “Terrorize” Pakistani Civilians, Avoid Top Militants    Syrian Rebels Bomb School Housing Gov’t Forces    2 Marines Face Court Martial for Urinating Incident in Afghanistan    Romney: U.S. Should “Shape the … Continued


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Democracy Now! – September 24, 2012

As Anti-Immigrant “Papers” Law Takes Effect, Jeff Biggers on Arizona, the “State Out of the Union”; Jailed, Censored at Home, Russia’s Pussy Riot Hailed by Supporters from Yoko Ono to Aung San Suu Kyi; One Billion Rising: Eve Ensler, Activists Worldwide Plan Global Strike to End Violence Against Women. HeadlinesSeptember 24, 2012     Anti-U.S. Protests … Continued


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Democracy Now! – September 21, 2012

Remembering Troy Davis: Questions Remain over Whether Georgia Executed Innocent Man One Year Ago; Troy Davis One Year Later: Execution Fuels National Movement to Abolish Death Penalty; As Italy Sentences 23 CIA Agents in Rendition Case, Obama Refuses To Prosecute Anyone For Torture. HeadlinesSeptember 21, 2012     1 Dead in Pakistan as Anti-Film, French Cartoon … Continued


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Democracy Now! – September 20, 2012

Mother Jones Reporter David Corn on Revealing the Secret Romney Video That’s Upended 2012 Campaign; Exclusive: Live From Illinois Plant Where Workers Camp Out to Pressure Romney, Bain on Saving Jobs; “Bainport, A Taste of the Romney Economy”: Workers at Bain-Owned Factory Fight Outsourcing to China. HeadlinesSeptember 20, 2012     Justice Dept. Clears Holder, Faults … Continued