Jueves 30 de Marzo de 2006

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Primer Ministro iraquí critica a Estados Unidos por presionar para que renuncie
• Taylor fue enviado a Liberia para afrontar cargos por crímenes de guerra
• Consejo de Seguridad acepta resolución sobre actividades nucleares de Irán
• Afgano convertido al cristianismo obtuvo asilo político en Italia
• Canadá suspende ayuda a Autoridad Palestina por gobierno de Hamas
• Ahmed Omar Abu Ali condenado a 30 años en prisión
• Senado aprueba proyecto de ley de lobby y rechaza oficina independiente de ética
• Policías acusados por golpiza filmada en barrio francés
• Ex jueces de FISA exhortan al Congreso a rechazar argumento de vigilancia
• Michael Berg anuncia que postulación al Congreso
• Ex Fiscal federal y funcionario del Departamento de Estado acusados en caso de terrorismo
• Figura independentista puertorriqueña arrestada en San Juan
• Former Federal Prosecutor, State Dept. Official Indicted Over Terror Case
• Puerto Rican Independence Figure Arrested in San Juan

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Kidnapped Reporter Jill Carroll Freed in Baghdad

  
  

  Jill Carroll is free. The freelance reporter was kidnapped nearly three months ago in Baghdad. In a television interview shortly after her release, Carroll said she is in good condition and had been treated well by her captors. She went on to say, "I’m just happy to be free. I want to be with my family." We talk with one of her friends. [includes rush transcript]

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• Senate Debate Over Immigration Reform Heats Up in Washington

  
  

  The Senate begins debate today on legislation to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that includes enforcement measures, provisions for a guest-worker program, and a way for undocumented workers way to work toward citizenship. We speak with the Director of Immigration Policy Research at the National Council of La Raza. [includes rush transcript]

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• Abramoff Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison As Senate Passes Lobbying Reform Bill That Excludes Campaign Finance

  
  

  The Senate has overwhelmingly approved imposing new rules governing the relations between lawmakers and lobbyists. The ninety to eight vote came just hours after former Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced to nearly six years in jail. We speak with Chellie Pingree, president of Common Cause. [includes rush transcript]

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• Report Exposes Telecom Industry’s Astroturf Lobbying Groups

  
  

  Common Cause on Tuesday released a new report exposing "Astroturf" lobbying groups and other allies created by the telecommunications industry to pressure lawmakers to enact industry-friendly policies as Congress debates critical issues worth billions of dollars to the industry. [includes rush transcript]

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• How Lobbyists Helped Secure Billions in Taxpayer Subsidies For Big Oil Companies Despite Record Profits

  
  

  A new report by Government Accountability Office estimates the oil and gas industry will be able to avoid paying between 20 and 80 billion dollars in royalties to the government. Industry lobbyists helped secure a provision passed by Congress 10 years ago subsidizing oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. We speak with Edmund Andrews, the New York Times reporter who exposed the story. [includes rush transcript]

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