LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Alito finaliza testimonio y asesores prevén aprobación
• Irán amenaza detener inspecciones de la ONU por disputa nuclear
• Estampida durante Hajj mata a por lo menos 345 peregrinos musulmanes
• Padilla se declara inocente en Miami
• Examen de ADN confirma culpabilidad de asesino ejecutado en Virginia
• Wal-Mart considera impugnar ley sobre asistencia médica aprobada en Maryland
• Informes: Inteligencia alemana contribuyó a ataques aéreos estadounidenses en Irak
• Residentes de Cité Soleil protestan contra redadas de la ONU
• Juez filipino ordena arresto de cuatro marines estadounidense en caso de violación
• Dos millones en situación de riesgo por sequía y escasez de alimentos, advierte Programa Mundial de Alimentos
• Informe: Grupos privados británicos financian y elaboran estudios parlamentarios
• Liberan a quien disparó contra Papa, luego de 25 años de prisión

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Crisis Over Iran’s Nuclear Program Intensifies

  
  

  Iran threatened to halt snap inspections of its nuclear sites by the United Nations if its nuclear program is referred to the Security Council. The move came after the United States, Britain, France and Germany said Thursday that nuclear talks with Iran were at a dead end and the issue should be brought before the Council. We speak with Middle East and Iran expert Ervand Abrahamian of Baruch College. [includes rush transcript]

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• Rebuilding New Orleans: The Struggle Continues

  
  

  We look at the the ongoing struggles around rebuilding New Orleans after the Hurricane Katrina disaster. We speak with Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League and a former mayor of New Orleans and Tracie Washington, an attorney representing a number of evacuees in New Orleans who are staying in hotels and are facing eviction. [includes rush transcript]

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• FCC vs. The League of Women Voters: A Look at the Case That Pitted Samuel Alito Against Pacifica Radio

  
  

  On the final day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito on Capitol Hill, we look at the 1984 case of that pitted Samuel Alito against Pacifica Radio. The case–known as the FCC v. League of Women Voters–centered on the constitutionality of a law that prohibited the airing of editorials by any public radio and TV outlet that received funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. We speak with the attorney in the case, Frederic Woocher. [includes rush transcript]

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