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Democracy Now! – October 14, 2011

NYC Withdraws Cleaning Evacuation Order in Face of Defiant Occupy Wall Street Protesters; Constitutional Rights Lawyer Michael Ratner: Failed Occupy Wall Street Evacuation Order is Illegal; Alleged Inhumane Conditions for Post-9/11 Suspects Sparks Global Scrutiny of U.S. Detention Policies. Today’s Headlines     Occupy Wall Street Protesters Defy Evacuation Order    Police Raid Occupy Denver Encampment    Global … Continued


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Democracy Now! – October 12, 2011

U.S.-Iran Tensions Grow as Indictment Accuses Iranian Agents of Assassination Plot; John Carlos, 1968 Olympic U.S. Medalist, on the Revolutionary Sports Moment that Changed the World. Today’s Headlines     U.S. Accuses Iran Agents of Plot to Assassinate Saudi …    Senate Defeats Obama Jobs Bill    Occupy Wall Street Marches on Billionaire Homes    6 Occupy Protesters Arrested … Continued


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Democracy Now! – October 11, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Organizer: Protest Expands Despite Police Effort to “Silence” Demonstrators; Hip-Hop Artist Immortal Technique: No More Free Passes for Our Government; Colombian, Korean and Panamanian Activists Condemn White House Support for New “Free Trade” Deals; Iraq Veterans at Occupy Wall Street Decries Financial Crisis Soldiers Face Returning Home; Iraqi-American Musician Stephan Said Performs … Continued


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Democracy Now! – October 5, 2011

Somalia Blowback: After Deadly Mogadishu Bombing, A Look at How U.S. Fueled Militant Islamist Threat; As Unions, Students Join Occupy Wall Street, Are We Witnessing Growth of a New Movement?; Social Justice, Antiwar Protesters to Occupy D.C.’s Freedom Plaza in “October 2011” Protest. Today’s Headlines     Occupy Wall Street Protesters File Class Action Suit; …    … Continued


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Democracy Now! – October 4, 2011

A War of Voting: Could Redistricting and Voting Law Changes Help Republicans Win in 2012?; Press Freedom Victory: Democracy Now! Reporters Win Landmark Settlement Over 2008 RNC Arrests; 7 Months After Revolution Ousted Mubarak, Egyptian Military Maintains Control, Suppressing Dissent. Today’s Headlines     Truck Bombing Kills at Least 70 in Somali Capital    Major Unions Throw … Continued


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Democracy Now! – October 3, 2011

Settlement Reached Over Arrest of Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Producers at 2008 GOP Convention; 700 Arrested on Brooklyn Bridge as Occupy Wall Street Enters Third Week, Protests Grows Nationwide; Mourners Call For Abolishing Death Penalty at Funeral for Troy Davis in Georgia; Legendary Comedian Dick Gregory On Hunger Strike To Protest Capital Punishment, Death of … Continued