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Democracy Now! – May 30, 2012

Divided British Court Upholds Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange to Sweden; Assange Attorney: British Ruling Sets Alarming Precedent for Judicial Independence in Europe; With Global Spotlight on Assange Case, Bradley Manning Marks 2 Years Behind Bars; Glenn Greenwald: Obama’s Secret Kill List “The Most Radical Power a Government Can Seize”; Veteran Mideast Journalist Charles Glass on Syria’s Violence & the Prospect of Military Intervention.


Headlines
May 30, 2012

    WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Loses Extradition Appeal
    Syrian Diplomats Expelled from U.S., 11 Other Countries After Houla Massacre
    Survivors Describe Houla Massacre in Video
    Annan: Syria Has Reached a “Tipping Point” as Killings Continue
    Liberia’s Charles Taylor Gets 50 Years for War Crimes
    Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Begins 1st Trip Abroad in Decades
    Bahrain Activist Zainab Alkhawaja Released from Prison
    Ex-Cameron Aide Andy Coulson Detained for Suspected Perjury
    Romney Seals GOP Nomination with Texas Victory
    Black Pilots Sue United Airlines for Bias
    UNICEF: U.S. Child Poverty Rate Among Worst in Developed World
    California Death Row Prisoner Commits Suicide
    Court Ruling Gives Shell Go-Ahead for Arctic Oil Drilling
    Toni Morrison, Dolores Huerta, Bob Dylan Among Recipients of Presidential Freedom Medal

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