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Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
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Democracy Now! |
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Democracy Now!
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A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 700 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.
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Amy Goodman Questions Fmr. President Jimmy Carter on Being Sidelined at DNC
Former President Jimmy Carter was removed from Monday?s speakers? list in what appeared to be a last-minute change. The move immediately fueled speculation Carter is being sidelined for his outspoken criticism of the Bush administration and Israel?s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Amy Goodman asked Carter about his apparent demotion in the halls of the convention center. [includes rush transcript]
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Tarnished by Sex Scandal, John Edwards' Absence Reduces Focus on Poverty at Democratic Convention
John Edwards' recent admission of an extra-marital affair effectively removed him from the 2008 campaign and jeopardized his political future. With his and his wife Elizabeth's absence goes the Democrats' leading voices on poverty in the United States. Chris Chafe, who served as a senior adviser to Edwards' campaign says, "This is about a movement...We have to continue moving forward with all the values and strength and the policies and the leadership he brought to this race." [includes rush transcript]
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When Off the Silver Screen, Actress Daryl Hannah Seen on Frontlines of Environmental Movements
Actress Daryl Hannah is in Denver this week to attend the Green Frontier Fest and other environmental events around the Democratic National Convention. Over the past twenty-five years, Hannah has starred in dozens of films, including Blade Runner, Splash and Kill Bill. But besides the big screen, Hannah can often be seen on the frontlines of various environmental movements. Last year, she traveled to Ecuador to meet with indigenous groups suing Chevron to stop contaminating the Amazon, and before that, she spent three weeks camped in a tree in a South Central farm in Los Angeles. [includes rush transcript]
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In Wake of Deadly US Air Strike, Jeremy Scahill Questions Lawmakers About Obama's Afghanistan Policy
A UN probe in Afghanistan has backed claims of a massive civilian death toll from a US air strike last Thursday. The UN mission in Kabul says investigators found some ninety civilians, including sixty children, were killed in the attack. Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill goes inside the Democratic National Convention to ask lawmakers about Barack Obama's foreign policy plan to deploy an additional 7,000-9,000 more troops to Afghanistan. [includes rush transcript]
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Labor Groups Challenge Retail Giant Wal-Mart on Pressuring Employees to Vote Against Obama
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is being accused of violating federal election laws by urging its employees to vote against Senator Barack Obama in the November election. Last month, the Wall Street Journal revealed Wal-Mart has been warning its managers that an Obama victory would lead to unionization at Wal-Mart stores. A coalition of prominent labor groups recently filed a complaint against Wal-Mart with the Federal Elections Commission. [includes rush transcript]
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Rep. Dennis Kucinich: "Wake Up America!"
Former presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich delivered one of the most passionate addresses Tuesday night. "Wake up, America! We went into Iraq for oil. The oil companies want more," Kucinich said. "War against Iran will mean $10-a-gallon gasoline. The oil administration wants to drill more, into your wallet. Wake up, America! Weapons contractors want more. An Iran war will cost $5 to $10 trillion." [includes rush transcript]
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"Operation First Casualty": Outside Democratic Convention, Iraq Veterans Against the War Re-Enact Raids on Iraqi Civilians
On the streets of Denver, outside the suites of the convention, Iraq Veterans Against the War organized a dramatic re-enactment of the raids they participated in while serving in Iraq. They called it "Operation First Casualty." [includes rush transcript]
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600 Arrested at Mississippi Factory in Largest Immigration Raid in US History
Nearly 600 people were arrested this week in a massive immigration raid on an electrical equipment factory in Laurel, Mississippi. The raid is now being described as the largest in US history, topping the May raid on a meat-processing plant in Postville, Iowa. [includes rush transcript]
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Narrowing the Obama-Clinton Divide: A Roundtable Discussion
As Hillary Clinton delivers a prime-time address on the eve of Barack Obama's presidential nomination, we host a roundtable discussion with Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America, who had been an active supporter of Clinton's campaign and now supports Obama; Sacha Millstone, a Democratic delegate from Colorado, who remains a vocal supporter of Clinton; and Patricia Wilson-Smith, the founder of Black Women for Obama. Huerta says she expects to put Clinton's name into nomination tonight from the podium. [includes rush transcript]
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Clinton Calls on Supporters to Unite Behind Obama
Senator Hillary Clinton captured the limelight for the last time in the 2008 presidential campaign with her speech before the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night. Standing before thousands of delegates, nearly half of them her backers, Clinton endorsed Obama for the party's nomination. [includes rush transcript]
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Headlines for August 27, 2008
UN: 90 Afghan Civilians, Including 60 Children, Died in US Attack, Clinton Calls for Unity Behind Obama, Kucinich Blasts Iraq War, Corporate Dominance in DNC Speech, 28 Killed in Iraq Suicide Bombing, Officers Admit to Fatal Shooting of Handcuffed, Blindfolded Iraqi Prisoners, Judge Upholds Charges in Iraq Rape, Murder Case, Arctic Ice Shrinking at Record Pace, L.A. Woman Removed from Fed Building for ?Lesbian.com? Shirt, Shunning US, Honduras Joins ALBA, Sheehan Reports Possible Phone Bugging at DNC, Denver Police Downplay Alleged Obama Assassination Plot, Police Assault on Code Pink Member Caught on Tape
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Iraq Veterans Against the War Descends on Denver to Call on Democrats to Endorse True Antiwar Platform
On Monday, IVAW delivered a letter to Senator Barack Obama's DNC campaign headquarters asking that he endorse the organization's three main points: the immediate withdrawal of all occupying forces from Iraq, full and adequate healthcare and benefits to all returning service members and veterans, and reparations made to the Iraqi people for the destruction caused by the US war and occupation. This weekend here in Denver, Amy Goodman caught up with IVAW member Sgt. Matthis Chiroux, who served in the US Army for five years and a few months ago publicly refused to deploy to Iraq, subjecting him to risk of prosecution. [includes rush transcript]
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Former US Senator Jean Carnahan and Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan on the 2008 Race, Their Role as Convention Delegates & Voter Registration
As we continue our coverage of the 2008 Democratic National Convention, I am joined now by two Democratic delegates from Missouri who also come from one of the state's most storied political families. Former Senator Jean Carnahan served in Congress from 2001 to 2002. I am also joined by Jean Carnahan's daughter, Robin Carnahan. She is Missouri's Secretary of State, where she has focused on voter and consumer rights. [includes rush transcript]
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As Democratic Convention Kicks Off, Massive Security Presence Clamps Down on Dissent in Denver
The 2008 Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday at the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver. We play highlights of the speeches from the convention floor, and we take a look at the massive security presence in the streets of the city with Eileen Clancy of I-Witness Video, who has been closely monitoring the protests in the streets. [includes rush transcript]
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Denver Police Arrest 91, Fire Pepper Spray & Pepper Balls at Protesters
As the Democrats celebrated inside the Pepsi Center on the opening day of the convention, outside on the streets police pepper-sprayed protesters and rounded up dozens of them in mass arrests near Civic Center Park. [includes rush transcript]
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Jeremy Scahill Grills Democratic Lawmakers on the War, Obama's Foreign Policy Team and the Corporate Money Behind the Big Show
As the Democrats gather under a massive banner proclaiming that change is on the way, serious questions abound about some of the key issues that have brought protesters here to Denver. We sent Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill into the Pepsi Center to ask Senators Carl Levin, Charles Rangel, Reps. Maxine Waters, Dennis Kucinich and others the questions the corporate media is failing to ask, from the war in Iraq and Obama's foreign policy team to impeachment and the death penalty. [includes rush transcript]
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Michelle Obama Delivers Keynote Address on Opening Day of Democratic Convention
The Democrats opened their four-day convention on Monday with thousands of delegates, party elders and lobbyists flooding the halls of the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver. Headlining the opening day was Michelle Obama, who delivered the final address of the night before a cheering crowd on the convention floor. We play highlights and speak with Salim Muwakkil, senior editor of In These Times. [includes rush transcript]
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Headlines for August 26, 2008
Report: Four Arrested in Connection to Plot to Kill Obama, Michelle Obama & Ted Kennedy Help Open Democratic National Convention, Clinton Urges Supporters to Unite Behind Obama, Denver Police Arrests 91 Protesters, Minnesota Police Arrest NYC Video Activists, Obama: World Must Put More Pressure on Iran, McCain Adviser Lobbied to Allow People on Terror Watch Lists Buy Gun, Russia Formally Recognizes Independence of Breakaway Georgian Regions, 350 Workers Detained in Mississippi Immigration Raid, Ex-Pakistan PM Pulls Out of Coalition Gov't, Pentagon Considers Expanding Operations in Pakistan, Afghan Officials to Review Role of US Troops After Deadly Strike, US Begins Construction on New Afghan Jail, Oxfam: Black Evacuees from New Orleans Continue to Face Weak Job Prospects, Rice Criticizes Israeli Checkpoints and Travel Restrictions, Construction of Settlements in West Bank Speeds Up, 12 States Sue EPA Over Oil Refineries Emissions, US-India Redraft Nuclear Deal, Four Demonstrators Shot Dead in Kashmir
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A Debate on Sen. Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Record Between Steve Clemons and Stephen Zunes
Much of the focus of Sen. Obama's selection of Biden to be his running mate has centered on his foreign policy experience. Biden serves as the chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In 2002, he helped push through a Senate resolution authorizing the invasion of Iraq. He has since become a persistent critic of President Bush's policies in Iraq and the so-called troop surge. [includes rush transcript]
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AT&T Throws Party to Support Dems Who Voted to Grant Telecoms Immunity for Illegal Domestic Wiretapping
Democracy Now! goes from the streets to the suites to try and cover one of the first of over 1,200 parties during the Democratic National Convention -- this one thrown by AT&T to support Democrats who voted to grant the company immunity for illegal wiretapping of Americans. We also get analysis from Glenn Greenwald of Salon.com. [includes rush transcript]
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Massive Security Operation Mobilized for DNC
Thousands of delegates descended on Denver over the weekend for the Democratic National Convention, as did thousands of journalists, as well as protesters from across the country. We hear some of the voices of the protesters and speak with Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill, who covered the events from the ground. [includes rush transcript]
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Rick MacArthur: "You Can't Be President: The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in America"
As the Democratic National Convention begins in Denver, we speak to Harper's publisher Rick MacArthur on his new book You Can't Be President. MacArthur says that the popular notion that any American can become president only reinforces the "destructive national delusion that widespread, up-from-the-ground, truly popular democracy, both political and economic, really exists in America." To assume that, he says, is equal to believing that Santa Claus exists. [includes rush transcript]
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Antiwar Activists Take to the Streets to "Defend Denver"
Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill heads to the streets of Denver to report on day one of protests outside of the Democratic National Convention. He speaks to antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan, Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney, Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic, M1 of Dead Prez, Leslie Cagan of United for Peace and Justice and others. [includes rush transcript]
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Headlines for August 25, 2008
Obama Taps Joe Biden to Be His Running Mate, Nader Describes Biden as the ?MasterCard Senator?, McCain Issues Obama Attack Ad Using Biden's Words, Over 1,000 Protesters March to Pepsi Center in Denver, US-Led Air Strike Kills up to 90 Afghan Civilians, Free Gaza Boats Arrive in Gaza with Humanitarian Aid, Iraqi Suicide Bomber Kills 25, US Captures Suspect in Jill Carroll Kidnaping, Shortage of Funding Halts Mine Sweeping in Lebanon, Report: US to Deploy Missile Radar System in Israel, China Deports US Pro-Tibet Activists, Court Rules UK to Release Info about Gitmo Detainee, War Resister Robin Long Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison, Bush-Appointed Immigration Judges Reject Asylum Cases at Higher Rate, Bank Regulators Close Kansas Bank, Russian Upper House Back Breakaway Regions of Georgia
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"Trouble the Water" - New Film Provides Firsthand Account of Hurricane Katrina and Its Aftermath
As the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, we speak with the makers of a new film that takes an inside look at the disaster and the many forms of devastation that followed. Trouble the Water follows a couple from New Orleans' Ninth Ward and their return home two weeks after the hurricane. It begins with footage shot by the couple, who documented the approach of the hurricane and the moment the floodwaters began to rise. [includes rush transcript]
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