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Democracy Now! (6 am) – March 4, 2009 at 6:00am

Despite Celebrated Speech, Has Obama Really Ordered an End to US Occupation of Iraq?; Blackwater CEO Erik Prince Resigns in Latest Attempt to Rebrand Tarnished Mercenary Firm; "Sold Out": New Report Follows Lobbying Money Trail Behind Deregulation that Helped Cause Financial Crisis. Headlines     * US to Open Preliminary Talks with Syria    * Clinton Silent … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 26, 2009 at 6:00am

Member of UN Environment Panel Warns Greenhouse Emissions Rising at Alarming, Unexpected Rate; Study Finds Unprecedented Growth in Climate Change Lobbying; Power Shift: Youth Climate Activists Swarm D.C. for Weekend of Organizing, Lobbying and Protest ; Lawyer: Freed Gitmo Prisoner Binyam Mohamed Experienced "Nightmare We Can't Imagine." Today's Headlines     * Obama Budget to Include … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 25, 2009 at 6:00am

"We Will Rebuild": In National Address, Obama Offers Ambitious Pledge on Economic Recovery, Healthcare Reform; Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz: Obama Has Confused Saving the Banks with Saving the Bankers; Fmr. Irish President Mary Robinson Heads Panel Faulting "War on Terror" for Eroding Human Rights. Today's Headlines     * Obama Vows Economic Recovery, Healthcare Reform    … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 24, 2009 at 6:00am

Altering Bailout Rules, US Moves Closer to Nationalizing Troubled Banks; US Lags Behind Europe in Regulating Toxicity of Everyday Products. Today's Headlines     * Freed Gitmo Prisoner Alleges Torture in US Captivity    * White House-Backed Inquiry: Gitmo Conforms with Geneva Conventions    * Admin Paves Way to Nationalizing Banks    * Obama Mirrors Bush in Opposing Release … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 23, 2009 at 6:00am

Obama's War: US Involvement in Afghanistan, Past, Present & Future. Today's Headlines     * Report: US May Increase Stake in Citigroup    * Obama Pledges to Cut Budget Deficit in Half    * Obama Backs Bush Policy on Bagram Detainees    * Binyam Mohamed Released from Guantanamo    * US Military Secretly Working with Pakistani Troops    * Amnesty Calls … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 20, 2009 at 6:00am

Union Leaders Accuse Stern of Scheming for Control of America's Only Union-Owned Commercial Bank; Obama Admin Faces Decision on Indefinite Detention with Imprisonment of US Resident Ali al-Marri ; Despite Gitmo Closure and Torture Ban, Obama Admin Converges with Several Bush Policies in So-Called "War on Terror"; US Military Suicides at Record High; Report Finds … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 19, 2009 at 6:00am

Critics Charge Executed Chimpanzee Cartoon is Veiled Racist Reference to Obama; State of the Dream 2009: Report Finds People of Color in US Endure Silent Economic Depression; Will $275B Homeowner Assistance Plan Stem the Foreclosure Crisis?; Canadian Activists Urge Obama to Reject Environmentally Destructive Oil Extraction from Alberta's Tar Sands. Headlines     * Obama Announces … Continued