Jueves 5 de Enero de 2006

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Sharon sufrió derrame cerebral, viceprimer ministro asume cargo
• Periódico de Virginia Occidental: Muertes en la mina eran "evitables" y Bush redujo regulaciones de seguridad
• Bombarderos suicidas atacan santuario chiita en Karbala

• Bush se reserva el derecho de ordenar tortura a prisioneros

• Gobierno ofrecerá información clasificada sobre espionaje nacional a jueces de FISA

• Activistas de los Equipos Cristianos de Acción por la Paz ayunarán frente a la Casa Blanca

• Bush se reúne con ex Secretarios de Defensa para hablar sobre Irak

• Public Citizen: Bush debe dar explicaciones por las donaciones de campaña de Abramoff
• Bush desafía al Congreso. Realiza designaciones durante el receso parlamentario
• Frank Wilkenson muere a los 91 años. Fue preso por el Comité de Actividades Antiamericanas durante el Terror Rojo

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Were the Deaths of the 12 Coal Miners Preventable? A Look At the History of Safety Violations at the Sago Mine

  
  

  Last year, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration filed 200 alleged violations against the Sago mine. 46 citations were issued in the past three months–18 of them were considered "serious and substantial." We speak with investigative reporter Ken Ward of the Charleston Gazette (WV) who closely monitors the mining industry. [includes rush transcript]

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• Whistleblower Warns the Bush Administration Is Cutting Back Mining Safety Regulations

  
  

  We speak with Jack Spadaro, the former head of the National Mine Health and Safety Academy, a branch of the Department of Labor. Spadaro discusses how we was forced out of his job as he attempted to investigate a 2000 mining accident. We are also joined by Hillary Hosta with the West Virginia-based Coal River Mountain Watch. [includes rush transcript]

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• Ariel Sharon Suffers Major Stroke: Uri Avnery & Rabbi Michael Lerner Discuss the Future of Israel

  
  

  In Israel, the country’s prime minister Ariel Sharon is fighting for his life after he suffered a significant stroke last night. Doctors say he is now in an intensive care unit after undergoing nine hours of surgery to stem bleeding in his brain. Even if he survives, the 77-year-old is not expected to ever regain leadership of the country. [includes rush transcript]

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