Miércoles 12 de Abril de 2006

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Irán dice que enriqueció una pequeña cantidad de uranio
• Informe: gobierno de Bush ocultó evidencia que contradecía afirmación de existencia de armas de destrucción masiva en Irak
• Atentado suicida mata a 57 personas en Pakistán
• Berlusconi se niega a aceptar resultado de elecciones italianas
• 29 personas acusadas por atentados con bombas en trenes de Madrid
• Miles de personas recuerdan muerte de niña palestina en Gaza
• Tres personas muertas y cientos arrestadas por disturbios en Nepal
• Alto funcionario republicano niega vinculación con bloqueo telefónico de New Hampshire
• Nueva medida de asistencia médica requiere prueba de ciudadanía
• Organismo del gobierno confabuló con la CIA en esquema de reclasificación de documentos
• Cheney abucheado en partido de béisbol en Washington

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Seymour Hersh: Bush Administration Planning Possible Major Air Attack on Iran

  
  

  We speak with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Seymour Hersh about his latest article in the New Yorker that the Bush administration has increased clandestine activities inside Iran and intensified planning for a possible major air attack. [includes rush transcript]

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• French Student Leaders Hail 'Historic Victory' After Mass Protests Force Government to Abandon Controversial Youth Job Law

  
  

  In France, mass student protests and labor strikes have forced the French government to abandon a controversial new law that would have made it easier for companies to fire young workers. We speak with University of Paris professor, Gilbert Achcar. [includes rush transcript]

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• Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Refuses to Concede Defeat Despite Official Election Results

  
  

  In Italy, opposition leader Romano Prodi has been declared the official winner in the country’s elections, defeating Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in one of Italy’s closest races ever. Berlusconi is now refusing to admit he lost the race and is calling for a recount of thousands of disputed ballots. [includes rush transcript]

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• Investigative Reporter Greg Palast: U.S. Energy Dept. Concludes Venezuela Could Have Biggest Oil Reserves in OPEC

  
  

  In an interview with BBC investigative reporter Greg Palast, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he would ask the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to set the long-term price of oil at $50 a barrel. Palast reports that analysis by the US Department of Energy shows that Venezuela–not Saudi Arabia–could have the biggest oil reserves in the OPEC. [includes rush transcript]

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