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Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
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
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
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
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
Arizona Sheriff Faces Civil Rights Probe, Allegations of Undermining Law Enforcement with Controversial Focus on Immigration; As Obama Unveils Foreclosure Plan, Activists Place Homeless in Vacant Homes; RNC Protesters Tried on Terrorism Charges Despite Acknowledgment They Didn't Commit Alleged Acts. Headlines * Obama Orders 17,000 Troops to Afghanistan * Obama Signs Stimulus Bill, Preps … Continued
