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Democracy Now!
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A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 700 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.
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Author, Blogger Arianna Huffington on How John McCain Has Changed Since Telling Her He Didn't Vote for Bush in 2000
Blogger, author and nationally syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington revealed this week that Senator John McCain had told her eight years ago that he did not vote for President Bush in the 2000 election. McCain has angrily denied the claim. Huffington joins us to talk about her disillusionment with McCain, whom she says has abandoned his principles in his quest for the Republican nomination. Huffington is author of the new book, Right is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe -- and What you Need to Know to End the Madness. [includes rush transcript]
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Free from Nigerian Military Custody, "Sweet Crude" Director Sandy Cioffi on Oil Politics in the Niger Delta
The Nigerian government, along with foreign oil companies, have reaped enormous profits over the years from the sale of oil and gas reserves, while the residents of the Niger Delta live in abject poverty. We speak to Sandy Cioffi, director of the the upcoming documentary Sweet Crude. She was recently arrested by the Nigerian military and held for a week before being released following international pressure. [includes rush transcript]
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14 Killed in Sudanese Government Bombing of Darfur Village
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the Sudanese government for Sunday?s air raids against three villages in North Darfur that killed fourteen civilians and injured several others. Antonov bombers targeted a marketplace, water installations and a village school that was holding classes. We speak to filmmaker, activist and writer Jen Marlowe of Darfur Diaries, an independent American project that helped raise funds to restart the school last year. [includes rush transcript]
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Headlines for May 9, 2008
UN Chides Burma Junta for Delaying Aid Relief, US Denies Capture of al-Qaeda Leader in Iraq, KBR Faces New Sexual Harassment Claims in Iraq, Beirut Clashes Stoke New Fears of Civil Conflict, Israelis, Palestinians Mark 60th Anniversary of Israel?s Founding, Clinton Cites White Support to Press Case for Campaign, CIA Ordered to Release 2002 Torture Memo, Special Counsel Thwarted Siegelman Probe, State Dept. Imposes Gag Order on India Nuke Deal, Pentagon Cancels Pakistan Post for Gitmo General, House Approves Homeowner Measure, Bolivia to Hold Referendum on Morales Government, Israeli PM Denies Taking Bribes
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As Aid Delivery Arrives in Cyclone-Ravaged Burma, Fears Death Toll Could Top 100,000
The first major international delivery of aid has finally landed in Burma amidst new fears the death toll from this week's cyclone could top 100,000. We speak to Jeremy Woodrum, co-founder of the US Campaign for Burma. [includes rush transcript]
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"Economic Hit Man" John Perkins Recounts US Efforts to Block Nationalization of Panama Canal
Panamanian President Martin Torrijos was in Washington earlier this week to discuss a pending free trade agreement with the United States, where he drew praise from President Bush on winning national approval for the $5.2 billion expansion plan for the Panama Canal. But three decades ago the moves to nationalize the Panama Canal by President Torrijos's father, General Omar Torrijos, met with enormous resistance in this country. [includes rush transcript]
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"Torture Team": British Attorney Philippe Sands on the White House Role in Sanctioning Torture
The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to hold a series of hearings examining the Bush administration's role in authorizing the illegal torture of prisoners in US custody at Guantanamo and elsewhere. We speak to British attorney and author, Philippe Sands, author of the new book Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values. On Tuesday, Sands testified before the House Judiciary Sub-Committee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. [includes rush transcript]
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Former Senator George McGovern Switches Support from Clinton to Obama
Many political analysts say Tuesday's primary results in North Carolina and Indiana make Senator Barack Obama the all-but-certain nominee. But Senator Hillary Clinton is vowing to press on with her presidential bid. We speak to former senator, Senator George McGovern, who has dropped his support of Clinton to endorse Obama. Senator McGovern won the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972 and ran against Richard Nixon. [includes rush transcript]
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200 Arrested in Massive Show of Civil Disobedience Over Police Acquittals in Killing of Sean Bell
More than 200 people have been arrested in a day of protest over acquittal of three police officers in the killing of Sean Bell. The twenty-three-year-old Bell died in a hail of fifty police bullets on the morning of what would have been his wedding day in November 2006. He was unarmed. On Wednesday, demonstrators halted traffic at six busy intersections in Manhattan and Brooklyn. [includes rush transcript]
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Headlines for May 8, 2008
Burma Cyclone Toll Could Top 100,000, Sadr City Residents Told to Flee Homes, Report: 10M Children Die Yearly from Preventable Causes, Vowing to Press On, Clinton Loans Campaign $6.5M, McCain to Yield $7M at New York Fundraiser, Independent Whistleblower Agency Targeted in FBI Raid, FBI Withdraws National Security Letter Issued to Internet Archive, Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Denying Benefits to Gay Couples, Philadelphia Police Caught Beating Unarmed Victims
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