LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• 140 personas mueren en Irak tras bombardeo a santuario chiita
• Empresa de Dubai ofrece retrasar toma de control de puertos estadounidenses
• Marina realiza estudio secreto sobre minorías étnicas de Irán
• Informe: El suelo y el aire de Nueva Orleáns aún contienen altos niveles de contaminantes
• Estados Unidos impide visita de diplomática boliviana al país
• Juez ordena publicar nombres de detenidos en Guantánamo
• Gobierno filipino declara estado de emergencia
• Protestas en Ecuador contra industria petrolera del país
• Estados Unidos: "Aristide pertenece al pasado. Nosotros estamos mirando hacia el futuro".
• Activista del medio ambiente arrestado por dar un discurso
• Periodista disidente chino liberado tras 17 años
• Compañía de Ohio implanta chips de identificación a los trabajadores

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Baghdad Imposes Daytime Curfew as Violence Escalates Following Shiite Mosque Bombing

  
  

  At least 140 people have been killed over the past two days in Iraq following the bombing of one of the country’s main Shiite shrines. We go to Baghdad for a report and speak with an Iraqi blogger and architect. [includes rush transcript]

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• Venezuelan-Owned Citgo Faces Congressional Inquiry For Offering Discounted Oil to U.S. Poor

  
  

  Republican Congressmember Joe Barton of Texas has launched an investigation into one of the world’s major oil companies–Citgo. The Venezuelan-owned company announced a discounted gas program for poor Americans last year. We speak with Democratic New York Congressman Jose Serrano, one of the few members of Congress promoting this effort. [includes rush transcript]

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• Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY) Criticizes FBI For Cracking Down on Independence Movement in Puerto Rico

  
  

  Several members of Congress are calling for an investigation into recent raids conducted by the FBI targeting pro-independence activists in Puerto Rico. Last week, hundreds of members of the FBI’s counterterrorism unit conducted six simultaneous raids targeting members of the pro-independence group known as the Macheteros. We speak with Jose Serrano, Democatic Congressmember of Puerto Rican origin and representing a major Puerto Rican district of the Bronx. [includes rush transcript]

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• The News Dissector Danny Schechter Calls For March 21 Protests Targeting Media’s Complicity in the Iraq War

  
  

  We speak with Danny Schechter 'the News Dissector' — veteran journalist, media critic and co-founder of mediachannel.org, one of the largest online media issues networks. Schechter discusses the upcoming anti-war and media protest day, dangers journalists face in Iraq, coverage of war and more. We play an excerpt of his documentary "Weapons of Mass Deception." [includes rush transcript]

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• CorpWatch’s Pratap Chatterjee on the Link Between the Iraq War and the White House’s Support for a Dubai-Owned Firm to Take Over U.S. Ports

  
  

  The political firestorm continues in Washington over handing over management of six U.S. ports to a Dubai-owned company. Dubai Ports World offered to delay the $6.8 million deal after major clashes between the White House and both Democratic and Republican Congressmembers over national security concerns. We speak with Pratap Chatterjee of CorpWatch. [includes rush transcript]

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