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Democracy Now! – February 13, 2013

Beyond Gun Control, Obama Urged to Tackle Joblessness, Incarceration and U.S. “Culture of Violence”; Obama’s SOTU Address Calls for Middle-Class Revival, But Poverty & Inequality Still Get Short Shrift; Despite Planned Troop Withdrawal, Special Ops & Private Forces Prepare to Continue Afghan War; As Obama Touts Pathway to Citizenship, Record Deportations Leave Undocumented Immigrants in … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 12, 2013

North Korea Nuclear Test Sends Message to Washington One Week After U.S.-South Korean War Games; After Pope Benedict, Progressive Catholics and Priest Victims Call for a More Inclusive Papacy; Remembering the Overlooked Life Eslanda Robeson, Wife of Civil Rights Legend Paul Robeson. HeadlinesFebruary 12, 2013     U.N. Security Council to Meet on North Korean Nuke … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 11, 2013

Wanted for Killing 3, Christopher Dorner’s Claims of Racism, Corruption Resonate with LAPD’s Critics; Despite Offer of Direct Talks, U.S. Intensifies “Sanctions-Centric” Economic War Against Iran; Michael Moore, Chris Hedges on Challenging NDAA Indefinite Detention and the “Corporate Coup d’etat.” HeadlinesFebruary 11, 2013     Pope Benedict to Resign over Health Concerns    Obama to Unveil Cuts … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 8, 2013

Jeremy Scahill: Assassinations of U.S. Citizens Largely Ignored at Brennan CIA Hearing; CODEPINK Repeatedly Disrupts Brennan Hearing Calling Out Names Of Civilians Killed in Drone Strikes; “He Was The Agency”: Ex-CIA Analyst Questions Brennan Claim He Couldn’t Stop Waterboarding, Torture. HeadlinesFebruary 8, 2013     CIA Pick John Brennan Defends Drone Strikes, Targeted Killings    CODEPINK Protests … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 7, 2013

Globalizing Torture: Ahead of Brennan Hearing, International Complicity in CIA Rendition Exposed; Radio Ambulante: Spanish-Language Radio Program Showcases the Untold Stories of the Americas. HeadlinesFebruary 7, 2013     Obama Admin Agrees to Share Assassination Memos After Uproar    Wyden Vows to Press Brennan on Assassination Program    Justice Dept. Argues Appeal of NDAA Ruling    DREAM Activists Call … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 6, 2013

Decade After Iraq WMD Speech at UN, Ex-Powell Aide Lawrence Wilkerson Debates Author Norman Solomon; Lawmakers Threaten Funding of Brooklyn College for Hosting Event on BDS Campaign Against Israel; Bill McKibben: Ahead of Keystone XL Rally, Fossil Fuel Divestment Expands Across U.S. Campuses. HeadlinesFebruary 6, 2013     Report: U.S. Has Secret Drone Base in Saudi … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 5, 2013

Kill List Exposed: Leaked Obama Memo Shows Assassination of U.S. Citizens “Has No Geographic Limit”; Scouts For Equality: Eagle Scout With Lesbian Parents Pushes Boy Scouts To Drop Ban on Gay Members; Court: Gov’t Can Secretly Obtain Email, Twitter Info From Ex-WikiLeaks Volunteer Jacob Appelbaum; Daniel Ellsberg: NDAA Indefinite Detention Provision is Part of “Systematic … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 4, 2013

On Rosa Parks’ 100th Birthday, Recalling Her Rebellious Life Before and After the Montgomery Bus. HeadlinesFebruary 4, 2013     Obama Admin Enacts Right for Preemptive Cyber-attacks    White House Proposes Compromise to Provide Contraceptive Insurance    35 Killed in Pakistan Attack; Taliban Claims Revenge for U.S. Drone Strikes    Suicide Attack Kills 33 at Police Headquarters in Iraq    … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 1, 2013

“Larger-Than-Life” Ex-NYC Mayor Ed Koch Leaves Complex Legacy of Racial Tension, Social Programs; Mumia Abu-Jamal: “The United States Is Fast Becoming One of the Biggest Open-Air Prisons on Earth”; “Long Distance Revolutionary”: Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Journey From Black Panthers To Prison Journalist; As Suicides, Brain Injuries Mount, Safety of Football Questioned, From NFL to Youth Leagues. … Continued


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Democracy Now! – January 31, 2013

Immigration Activists Win Reunion for Phoenix-Area Family After Deportation Almost Tears Them Apart; Obama Offers Hope on Immigration Reform, But Emphasis on Enforcement Portends More Criminalization; Redemption: Oscar-Nominated Doc Follows the Working Poor Who Survive on Collecting Bottles and Cans. HeadlinesJanuary 31, 2013     Gabrielle Giffords Makes Surprise Senate Appearance to Back Control    NRA Chief … Continued