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Democracy Now! (6 am) – January 1, 2008

2007 in Review: Power, Politics and Resistance Pt. 2     * Headlines    * Community Activists in Des Moines Speak Out on Thursday’s Iowa Caucus    * Robert Parry: Hillary Clinton Signals Free Pass for Bush    * Chair of Kenya’s National Human Rights Commission Condemns Kenya’s Handling of Disputed Election & Outbreak of Violence


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – December 28, 2007

Pakistan in Turmoil after Benazir Bhutto’s Assassination Today’s Show     * Headlines    * Community Activists in Des Moines Speak Out on Thursday’s Iowa Caucus    * Robert Parry: Hillary Clinton Signals Free Pass for Bush    * Chair of Kenya’s National Human Rights Commission Condemns Kenya’s Handling of Disputed Election & Outbreak of Violence


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – December 27, 2007

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto AssassinatedGreg Palast Reports on the Battle Between Indigenous Ecuadorians and the U.S. Oil Giant Chevron Today’s Headlines     * Ex-Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto Assassinated    * U.S. Special Forces to Expand Presence in Pakistan    * Bush Signs Spending Bill Including $70B For Iraq War    * Turkey Praises U.S. For Proving … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – December 26, 2007

"Today’s Decision Would Make George Orwell Proud" — FCC Commissioner Michael Copps on the FCC’s Vote to Rewrite the Nation’s Media Ownership RulesShooting Back: The Israeli Human Rights Group B’Tselem Gives Palestinians Video Cameras to Document Life Under Occupation. Today’s Headlines     * Turkish Warplanes Continue Raids on Northern Iraq    * Australia and Poland To … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – December 25, 2007

StoryCorps: National Social History Project Records Ordinary People Telling Their Stories to Each Other        *  Headlines    * “Today’s Decision Would Make George Orwell Proud”—FCC Commissioner Michael Copps on the FCC’s Vote to Rewrite             the Nation’s Media Ownership Rules.    * Shooting Back: The Israeli Human Rights Group B’Tselem Gives Palestinians Video Cameras … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – December 24, 2007

Legendary Beat Generation Bookseller and Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti of City Lights Books on the 50th Anniversary of Jack Kerouac’s “On The Road”, Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” and Poetry As Insurgent Art.     *  Headlines    * “Today’s Decision Would Make George Orwell Proud”—FCC Commissioner Michael Copps on the FCC’s Vote to Rewrite             the Nation’s … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – December 21, 2007

New Orleans Police Taser, Pepper Spray Residents Seeking to Block Public Housing DemolitionForgotten Crises: The Top Ten Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007U.S. Soldiers Stage Mutiny, Refuse Orders in Iraq Fearing They Would Commit Massacre in Revenge for IED Attack Today’s Headlines     * Protesters Arrrested, Tasered as N.O. City Council Backs Home Demolitions    * … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – December 20, 2007

CIA to Hand Over Videotape Docs After Congress Threatens SubpoenasTo Impeach or Not to Impeach? A Discussion with House Judiciary Chair John Conyers and CIA Veteran Ray McGovernThe Battle to Save New Orleans Public HousingMike Huckabee Equates Environmentalism with Pornography"He Should Have Known" – Mother of Woman Murdered by Rapist Says Huckabee Should Not Have … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – December 19, 2007

EXCLUSIVE…Blackwater Sued Again For Sept. 9th Attack, Five Iraqis Dead, Ten WoundedTV BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE: Iraqi Witnesses, Victims Describe Blackwater Shooting in Harrowing DetailMilitary Contractor CACI Accused of Widespread Abuse in Suit Brought By 256 Prisoners Held in Iraqi Jails Today’s Headlines     * Report: Admin Lawyers Discussed Destroying CIA Tapes    * Judge Orders Hearing on … Continued