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Democracy Now! 2008-09-03 WednesdayHeadlines for September 03, 2008Sami Al-Arian Released After 5.5 Years in PrisonBush: "Angry Left" Will "Never Break" John McCainAmy Goodman Grills St. Paul Police Chief About Her Arrest and Two Democracy Now! ProducersThousands Gather in Minneapolis for Ron Paul Counter-ConventionFmr. UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter on the RNC, Joe Biden and the Possibility of an Attack on Iran8 Years After Accepting Dems' VP Bid on Gore Ticket, Lieberman Attacks Former Party at GOP ConventionPoor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign Takes Cause to Streets Outside RNCThousands Join Poor People's March Outside RNCFreed from Jail, Fmr. Alabama Governor Don Siegelman Accuses Karl Rove of Orchestrating Political Witch HuntDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-09-02 TuesdayHeadlines for September 02, 2008Amy Goodman Journalists Targeted Report: Secretive Right-Wing Group Vetted McCain's VP Candidate Sarah PalinAs RNC Opens, Iraq Veterans Against the War March in St. PaulA Debate: Iraq Veterans Against the War vs. Vets for FreedomDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-09-01 MondayHeadlines for September 01, 2008Nearly Two Million Flee Gulf Coast as Hurricane Gustav ApproachesJon Stewart of "The Daily Show" Weighs in on Sarah Palin, Hurricane Gustav and the Media's Coverage of the ConventionsSt. Paul Police Conduct Mass Preemptive Raids Ahead of Republican ConventionVietnam Veterans for Peace Demonstrate Against Fellow Vet John McCainThree Years After Katrina, New Orleans Levee System Still VulnerableAs Hurricane Gustav Approaches, Blackwater Seeks Personnel to Deploy to Gulf Coast After Being Detained in Preemptive House Raid, Democracy Now!'s Elizabeth Press Files Report on Police Crackdown in St. Paul"It's a Chance for [Republicans] to Make Some Gesture About Katrina" - David Brooks Reacts to Hurricane Gustav and the RNCIn Surprise Move, McCain Taps Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as Running MateDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-29 FridayHeadlines for August 29, 2008In Front of Record Convention Crowd, Obama Accepts Democratic NominationRep. John Lewis, Rosey Grier, Wendell Pierce and Many More React to Obama Nomination from Stadium FloorMichael Eric Dyson Puts Obama's Address in Historical ContextObama Launches Sharp Assault on McCain, Bush in Acceptance SpeechReactions to Obama Speech from the Stands of Spectators to Delegates on the Stadium FloorHundreds of Denver Residents in Historic African American Five Points Neighborhood Gather to Watch Obama SpeechDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-28 ThursdayHeadlines for August 28, 2008In Historic Move, Democrats Nominate Obama as Presidential NomineeActor, Activist Danny Glover on Challenges for Popular Movements in an Historic Election YearNew Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Walks Out of Screening of Katrina Documentary "Trouble the Water"EXCLUSIVE: House Oversight Chair Henry Waxman Calls for Cancellation of Blackwater's Contract in IraqBiden Accepts Democratic VP NominationRalph Nader on the Democrats' Corporate Ties, the Silencing of Third Parties, and Why Biden is the "MasterCard Senator"Iraq Veterans Against the War Lead Thousands in Protest March to Democratic ConventionMelissa Harris-Lacewell Urges Obama to Draw on Political Rhetoric of African American Women Like Hamer, Chisholm & JordanDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-27 WednesdayHeadlines for August 27, 2008Amy Goodman Questions Fmr. President Jimmy Carter on Being Sidelined at DNCClinton Calls on Supporters to Unite Behind ObamaNarrowing the Obama-Clinton Divide: A Roundtable Discussion600 Arrested at Mississippi Factory in Largest Immigration Raid in US History "Operation First Casualty": Outside Democratic Convention, Iraq Veterans Against the War Re-Enact Raids on Iraqi CiviliansRep. Dennis Kucinich: "Wake Up America!"In Wake of Deadly U.S. Airstrike, Jeremy Scahill Questions Lawmakers About Obama's Afghanistan PolicyLabor Groups Challenge Retail Giant Wal-Mart on Pressuring Employees to Vote Against ObamaTarnished by Sex Scandal, John Edwards' Absence Reduces Focus on Poverty at Democratic ConventionWhen Off the Silver Screen, Actress Daryl Hannah Seen on Frontlines of Environmental MovementsDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-26 TuesdayHeadlines for August 26, 2008Michelle Obama Delivers Keynote Address on Opening Day of Democratic ConventionJeremy Scahill Grills Democratic Lawmakers on the War, Obama's Foreign Policy Team and the Corporate Money Behind the Big ShowDenver Police Arrest 91, Fire Pepper Spray & Pepper Balls at ProtestersAs Democratic Convention Kicks Off, Massive Security Presence Clamps Down on Dissent in DenverFormer US Senator Jean Carnahan and Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan on the 2008 Race, Their Role as Convention Delegates & Voter Registration Iraq Veterans Against the War Descends on Denver to Call on Democrats to Endorse True Antiwar PlatformDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-25 MondayHeadlines for August 25, 2008Antiwar Activists Take to the Streets to "Defend Denver"Rick MacArthur: "You Can't Be President: The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in America" Massive Security Operation Mobilized for DNCAT&T Throws Party to Support Dems Who Voted to Grant Telecoms Immunity for Illegal Domestic WiretappingA Debate on Sen. Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Record Between Steve Clemons and Stephen ZunesDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-22 FridayHeadlines for August 22, 2008"Free Gaza" Boats Set Sail from Cyprus to Break Israeli BlockadeAfghan Civilians Bear the Brunt of Taliban Violence and US, NATO Bombings"Trouble the Water" - New Film Provides Firsthand Account of Hurricane Katrina and Its AftermathDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-21 ThursdayHeadlines for August 21, 2008Texas Death Row Prisoner Faces Execution Tonight for Murder He Didn't CommitTensions High as NATO Suspends Formal Contacts with Russia Over Georgia ConflictNYC Agrees to Pay 52 Antiwar Protesters $2 MillionDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-20 WednesdayHeadlines for August 20, 2008Iowa Town Turned into "Open-Air Prison" as Wives of Men Arrested in Largest Immigration Raid in US History Forbidden to Work...or LeaveThe Limits of Power: Andrew Bacevich on the End of American ExceptionalismDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-19 TuesdayHeadlines for August 19, 2008"The Bishop of the Poor": Paraguay's New President Fernando Lugo Ends 62 Years of Conservative Rule Cancer-Stricken 34-Year-Old Chinese Computer Engineer Dies After Being Denied Care in Private US Immigration PrisonDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-18 MondayHeadlines for August 18, 2008Facing Impeachment, Musharraf Resigns as President of PakistanObama, McCain Discuss Views on Christianity and Supreme Court Justices at Religious ForumReferendum on Torture: Debate Over Role of Psychologists in Military Interrogations Comes to a Head at APA Annual ConventionDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-15 FridayHeadlines for August 15, 2008Facing Years in US Prison, Iraq War Resister Jeremy Hinzman Ordered Deported from CanadaAlfred Zappala, Peace Activist Who Lost Son in Iraq, Dies at 68Russia-Georgia Conflict Fueled by Rush to Control Caspian Energy ResourcesNaomi Klein and Christian Parenti on How Beijing Olympics Highlight Globalization of Police State, InequalityDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-14 ThursdayHeadlines for August 14, 2008After Ron Suskind Reveals Bush Admin Ordered Iraq-9/11 Fakery, House Judiciary Chair John Conyers Opens Congressional ProbeDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-13 WednesdayHeadlines for August 13, 2008The Way of the World: Ron Suskind on How the Bush Admin Deliberately Faked an Iraq-al-Qaeda Connection and Undermined Diplomacy, Democracy in Pakistan and IranDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-12 TuesdayHeadlines for August 12, 2008Bolivian President Evo Morales Wins Critical Referendum on His PresidencyFederal Judge Rules US Government Owes Group of Native Americans $455 Million for Unpaid Royalties on Drilling for Oil and GasChina Deports 28 Members of Students for a Free Tibet for Staging Protests in BeijingChinese American Writer & Activist Helen Zia on the Olympic Games, the Role of Protest and President Bush's Visit to BeijingDownload this show

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Democracy Now! 2008-08-08 FridayHeadlines for August 08, 2008Summer Olympic Games Open in Beijing, Pro-Tibet Protester Deported to US"This is the Olympics the West Wanted" - Dave Zirin on US Corporations Entering China, Athletes Speaking Out and the Games from '68 to TodayThe Wrecking Crew: Thomas Frank on How Conservatives RuleDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-07 ThursdayHeadlines for August 07, 2008Salim Hamdan Found Guilty in First US War Crimes Tribunal since WWIIRwanda Accuses Top French Officials in 1994 GenocideSouth Korea Commission Probes Civilian Massacres by US in Korean WarSouth Koreans Fill Streets of Seoul to Continue Protest Against US Beef ImportsDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-06 WednesdayHeadlines for August 06, 2008Army Recruiter Suspended for Threatening High School Student with Jail Time, Sparks Bipartisan Call for InvestigationDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-05 TuesdayHeadlines for August 05, 2008American Foreign Policy Brought to You by China: Advisers to Obama, McCain Tied to US Multinationals that Profit from BeijingChevron Lobbies White House to Pressure Ecuador to Stop $12 Billion Amazon Pollution LawsuitEx-UN AIDS Chief Slams CDC as Being "Completely Irresponsible" for Withholding Data Showing US Gov't Had Understated Number of New AIDS Cases by 40%Download this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-04 MondayHeadlines for August 04, 2008Anthrax Mystery: Questions Raised over Whether Government Is Framing Dead Army Scientist for 2001 AttacksLeading Gun Control Activist Exposed as Gun Lobby SpyFCC Rules Against Comcast for Blocking Web AccessDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-08-01 FridayHeadlines for August 01, 2008Israeli Troops Kill Two Palestinians in Ni'lin, Site of Nonviolent Anti-Wall Demonstration NYPD Officer Caught on Tape Body-Slamming Cyclist During Critical Mass RideColorado "Fusion Center" to Step Up Intelligence Gathering During DNC; US Northern Command to Play Role Download this show

Democracy Now! 2008-07-31 ThursdayHeadlines for July 31, 2008Raj Patel on the Collapse of the World Trade Organization TalksPlan Mexico and the U.S.-Funded Militarization of MexicoGOP Congressional Candidate Accuses Al Jazeera of Trying to Kidnap Him In FloridaDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-07-30 WednesdayHeadlines for July 30, 2008Field of Schemes: Congress Probes How New Sports Stadiums Turn Public Money into Private ProfitHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi Defends Her Opposition to Impeachment: "If Somebody Had a Crime that the President Had Committed, That Would Be a Different Story."Black America: A Neglected Priority in the Global AIDS EpidemicReport: Vast Majority of African American and Latino Middle-Class Families Are on Shaky Financial GroundDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-07-29 TuesdayHeadlines for July 29, 2008Newspapers Suffer Spate of Layoffs, Decline in Circulation, Ad Revenue, Stock Price: A Roundtable Discussion on the State of the IndustryThe Big Squeeze: Steven Greenhouse on Tough Times for the American WorkerDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-07-28 MondayHeadlines for July 28, 2008Obama Holds Brief Q&A Before Thousands of Journalists of Color at UNITY ConventionHow Chicago Shaped Obama: A Look at the Rise of a PoliticianHouse Judiciary Committee Holds Historic Hearings on the Case for ImpeachmentDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2008-07-25 FridayHeadlines for July 25, 2008Steve Clemons: Obama's Wall Speech Should Have Been About Israel, Not BerlinMain Core: New Evidence Reveals Top Secret Government Database Used in Bush Spy ProgramRace, Politics and the Media: A Roundtable Discussion from the UNITY ConferenceDownload this show