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Democracy Now! – July 24, 2012

Penn State Students Bear Brunt of NCAA Sanctions for Sandusky Cover-Up as Trustees Emerge Unscathed; Police Brutality in Anaheim Sparks Outrage After 2 Latinos Shot Dead and Demonstrators Attacked; White Plains Police Officer Who Used Racial Slur Before Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain is Suspended. HeadlinesJuly 24, 2012     Colorado Shooting Suspect Appears in Court    U.S. … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 23, 2012

Aurora Shooting Witness Omar Esparza Describes Watching Massacre Unfold & Narrowly Escaping Theater; Are We Going To Wait For Another Massacre? Rep. Carolyn McCarthy Urges Stricter Gun Control Measures; Virginia Tech Shooting Survivor Colin Goddard: “The Time is Now” for Action on Gun Control Laws; Bud Welch, Father of Oklahoma City Victim, on Rejecting the … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 19, 2012

Syrian Activist in Hiding: “We’re Not Looking for Intervention, We’re Looking for Support”; Back from Syria, Reporter David Enders Says Assad Regime Crumbling to “Grassroots Rebellion”; Assad Biographer: After Initial Hopes of Reform, Syrian Ruler Has Succumbed to Delusions of Power; Matt Taibbi: LIBOR Rate-Fixing Scandal “Biggest Insider Trading You Could Ever Imagine.” HeadlinesJuly 19, … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 18, 2012

Bomber Strikes Syrian Regime in Damascus, Killing Assad’s Defense Minister, Brother-in-Law; As Senate GOP Blocks DISCLOSE Act, Top Donor Sheldon Adelson Probed for Bribery and Mob Ties; Romney Dogged by Questions on Bain Tenure, Tax Returns as Obama Deems Him “Outsourcer-in-Chief.” HeadlinesJuly 18, 2012     Syria: Suicide Attacks Kills Defense Minister, Assad’s Brother-in-Law    Stalemate Continues … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 17, 2012

Spying on Scientists: How the FDA Monitored Whistleblowers Who Raised Concerns over Radiatio; Twilight of the Elites: Chris Hayes on How the Powerful Rig the System, from Penn State to Wall St. HeadlinesJuly 17, 2012     Senate Probe Links HSBC to Money Laundering    Former Exec Says Ex-Barclays CEO Ordered Rate-Fixing    Obama: Romney Plan Would Ship … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 16, 2012

“Fuel on the Fire”: Author Greg Muttit on Oil and Politics in Occupied Iraq, Arab Spring; Gar Alperovitz’s Green Party Keynote: We Are Laying Groundwork for the “Next Great Revolution” HeadlinesJuly 16, 2012     Red Cross Says Syria in “Civil War” as Fighting Spreads in Damascus    Annan in Russia as U.S. Calls for New Security … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 12, 2012

On Woody Guthrie’s Centennial, Celebrating the Life, Politics & Music of the “Dust Bowl Troubadour” HeadlinesJuly 12, 2012     Romney Booed During NAACP Address    House GOP Votes to Repeal Obamacare    Syria Sees 1st Diplomatic Defection    U.S., Allies Propose New Syria Sanctions    Syrian Diplomat: Sanctions Could Derail Peace Plan    Spain: Thousands Protest New Austerity Measures    Scores … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 11, 2012

As Romney Evades on Tax Returns, New Report Reveals Loopholes, Offshore Havens Behind His Fortune; Corporate Exodus Continues From ALEC as Secretive Right-Wing Group’s Policies Come to Light;l Are Israeli Settlements Legal? Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah vs. Commentary’s Jonathan Tobin. HeadlinesJuly 11, 2012     Austerity Protests Erupt in Spain After Bailout Forces Cuts    Egyptian Court … Continued