LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• 21 personas murieron en la última ola de violencia en Irak
• La ONU dice que 24.000 iraquíes murieron en la guerra en un año
• Aumentan bombardeos suicidas en Irak
• CARICOM pide la liberación de Yvon Neptune
• Bolton pasa al Senado sin apoyo
• Bush paseaba en bicicleta mientras que el Capitolio y la Casa Blanca fueron evacuados
• Opositor a la guerra Paredes, es condenado a 3 meses de trabajos forzados
• Nuevas acusaciones contra el opositor a la guerra Kevin Benderman
• George Galloway dijo que viajaría a Washington DC para responder acusaciones de corrupción
• Connecticut realiza la primera ejecución en 45 años
• El FBI arresta a 16 soldados, funcionarios del cumplimiento de la ley en incautación de drogas
• Juez levanta prohibición al matrimonio homosexual en Nebraska
• Aumentan delitos contra musulmanes
• Hugo Chávez dice que se avecina crisis petrolera

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• John Bolton Suffers Setback In Bid to Become UN Ambassador

  
  

  In a rare move, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has sent the nomination of John Bolton as UN ambassador to the full Senate without an endorsement. [includes rush transcript]

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• War Resister Pablo Paredes Wins Surprise Victory: Military Judges Orders No Jail Time For Refusing Deployment Orders

  
  

  Paredes was convicted in a court-martial on Wednesday. However a judge decided Thursday not to sentence him to jail–instead he will face three months of hard labor. [includes rush transcript]

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• Missouri Prepares to Cut 100,000 More From Receiving Medicaid Benefits

  
  

  Last week, the Missouri state legislature sent Republican Governor Matt Blunt a budget that will eliminate Medicaid coverage for almost 100,000 low-income parents, people with disabilities and elderly people who receive benefits. [includes rush transcript]

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• Ousted Haitian PM Yvon Neptune Enters 25th Day of Hunger Strike

  
  

  The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has officially called on the provisional Haitian government to release Neptune immediately. Neptune is now reported to be very near death with a top UN official saying he can barely walk or talk and is in and out of consciousness. [includes rush transcript]

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• Affordable Wireless Internet For All: How Media Activists Are Making Champaign-Urbana Illinois A Model For Community Wi-Fi

  
  

  We speak with Sascha Meinrath, project coordinator of the Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network. Meinrath also volunteers with the Champaign-Urbana Indymedia Center which just bought a 30,000 square foot post office. [includes rush transcript]

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