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Democracy Now! – February 22, 2012

As Greece Erupts, BBC’s Paul Mason on “The New Global Revolutions” Over Austerity, Inequality; Foreign Intervention in Syria? A Debate With Joshua Landis and Karam Nachar. Headlines | Feb 22, 2012     Foreign Journalists Among Dozens Killed in Syria Violence    U.S. Signals Potential Arming of Syrian Rebels    Afghanistan: 4 Killed as Koran Protests Grow    Supreme … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 21, 2012

Palestinian Prisoner Khader Adnan to be Released from Israeli Jail After 66-Day Hunger Strike; Spying On Campus: New York Police Caught Monitoring Muslim Student Groups Throughout Northeast; As Calls For Intervention in Syria Grow, Vijay Prashad Urges Re-Evaluation of NATO Attack on Libya. Headlines | Feb 21, 2012     European Finance Chiefs Approve $172 Billion … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 17, 2012

“Where Are the Women?”: Lawmakers Walk Out on Contraception Rule Hearing After Female Witness Barred; Anthony Shadid (1968-2012): Incomparable, Pulitzer-Winning Middle East Correspondent Dies in Syria; Florida Lawmakers Defeat Prison Privatization amid National Push for For-Profit Jails. Headlines | Feb 17, 2012     UN Assembly Condemns Syria Crackdown    Syria: 63 Killed, Activists Arrested in Raids    … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 16, 2012

Jeremy Scahill: U.S. Has Ignited Islamist Uprising in Impoverished, Divided Yemen; Iran Tensions Rise With Diplomat Bombings, Scientist Killings, Nuke Claims and Media War-Mongering; Deadly Fire at Overcrowded Prison Adds to Worsening Toll in Post-Coup Honduras. Headlines | Feb 16, 2012     Karzai Confirms U.S.-Afghan Talks with Taliban    NATO Resumes Prisoner Transfers to Afghan Jails    … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 15, 2012

Army Whistleblower Lt. Col. Daniel Davis Says Pentagon Deceiving Public on Afghan War; New York Hospitals Saddle Uninsured Patients With Massive Debt Despite Millions in Gov’t Aid; On 1-Year Anniversary of Wisconsin Uprising, Gov. Walker Fights Recall Effort by Energized Movement. Headlines | Feb 15, 2012     NATO Admits to Killing of 8 Afghan Children … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 14, 2012

“Real Despair” Sweeps Through Greece as Severe Austerity Measures Demanded by E.U.-IMF Cripple Nation; “All There Is”: Love Stories From the StoryCorps Oral History Project With Founder Dave Isay. Headlines | Feb 14, 2012     Iran Blamed After Blasts Target Israeli Diplomats in Georgia, India    Syria: Homs Faces Food Crisis as Attacks Continue    Bahrain: Forces … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 13, 2012

Whitney Houston Remembered for Unprecedented Crossover Success; Black Power on TV: How ‘Soul Train’ Host Don Cornelius (1936-2012) Reshaped Independent Black Media; Latin Jazz Musicians Lead Protest Against Grammys For Cutting 31 Musical Categories From Awards Show; U.S.-Backed Bahraini Forces Arrest and Deport Two American Peace Activists Acting As Human Rights Observers. Headlines | Feb … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 9, 2012

Coup in Maldives: Adviser to Ousted Pres. Mohamed Nasheed Speaks Out from Hiding as Arrest Sought; Ousted Maldives Pres. Mohamed Nasheed a Leading Voice for Island States Threatened by Global Warming; LGBTQ Rights Activists on Victories for Marriage Equality in California and Washington. Headlines | Feb 09, 2012     U.S., Banks Reach $26 Billion Settlement … Continued