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Democracy Now! (6 am) – July 22, 2008

Who’s Paying for the Conventions? Corporate Sponsors Pour Millions into Party Coffers; Obama Adviser Cass Sunstein Debates Glenn Greenwald on FISA Vote, Executive Power and Prosecuting White House Officials for War Crimes; Nudge: Cass Sunstein on Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness. Today’s Headlines     * Iraq Gov’t Calls for US Withdrawal by 2010    … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – July 21, 2008

First All-Women-of-Color Presidential Ticket in US History: Green Party Nominee Cynthia McKinney and Running Mate Rosa Clemente on War, Democracy and Hip Hop; and Maryland State Police Spied on Peace, Anti-Death Penalty Groups. Today’s Headlines     * Maliki Supports Obama’s Troop Withdrawal Plans    * US Forces Kill Son of Iraqi Governor    * Obama: Afghanistan Is … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – July 16, 2008

Fomer Chief Guantanamo Prosecutor Says Military Commissions "Not Justice"; Amory Lovins: Expanding Nuclear Power Makes Climate Change Worse; Singer-Songwriter Simone White Performing Live On Democracy Now! Today’s Headlines     * Court: US Can Jail Civilians Indefinitely    * Video Footage Shows Weeping Gitmo Prisoner    * Israel, Hezbollah Begin Prisoner Exchange    * US Envoy to Take Part … Continued


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KPFA Special Broadcast – July 15, 2008

KPFA broadcasts a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on the role that Bush Administration lawyers played in creating and implementing interrogation policies that have resulted in the widespread abuse of detainees in US custody. Scheduled witnesses include Douglas Feith, former Undersecretary of Defense. Host Larry Bensky and his guest experts will provide analysis and … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – July 14, 2008

Embedded Photojournalist Accuses US Military of Censorship After Being Barred for Publishing Photo of Dead Marine; Court Interpreter Breaks Confidentiality Code to Speak Out for Workers Rounded Up in Largest Immigration Raid in U.S. History. Headlines     * Bush Administration Moves to Bail Our Mortgage Companies    * IndyMac Bank Collapses; Second Largest Bank Failure in … Continued