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Democracy Now! (6 am) – May 8, 2008

200 Arrested in Massive Show of Civil Disobedience Over Police Acquittals in Killing of Sean Bell; As Aid Delivery Arrives in Cyclone-Ravaged Burma, Fears Death Toll Could Top 100,000; Former Senator George McGovern Switches Support from Clinton to Obama; "Torture Team": British Attorney Philippe Sands on the White House Role in Sanctioning Torture; "Economic Hit … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – May 6, 2008

Report from Burmese-Thai Border on the Devastating Cyclone that Has Killed Over 15,000 People in Burma; Monsanto’s Harvest of Fear; "Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism"; Democracy Now! Bids Farewell to Denis Moynihan, DN!’s Longtime Outreach Director, Now CEO of Free Speech TV. Today’s Headlines     * Cyclone … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – May 5, 2008

10 Arrested at General Dynamics Protest in Vermont; Thousands of Somalis Protest Deadly US Air Strike; Autonomy Vote Threatens to Pull Bolivia Apart; Iran: Elections Under Threat; And "Guantanamo’s Child: The Untold Story of Omar Khadr." Today’s Headlines     * Cyclone Kills Nearly 4,000 People in Burma    * Clinton Defends Statement about “Obliterating” Iran    * … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – April 28, 2008

Following Acquittal of NYPD Officers in Sean Bell Killing, Advocates Call for Special Prosecutor in Police Brutality Cases; Scott Ritter: By Releasing Intel, US Endorses Israel’s Illegal Bombing of Alleged Syrian Nuke Site; Former Marine Returns to Iraq as Embedded Photographer Only to be Ordered Home. Today’s Headlines     * NYPD Officers Acquitted in Killing … Continued