LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• 18.000 soldados israelíes invaden el Líbano
• Israel bombardea hospital y casas en ataques contra Baalbek
• Hezbolá lanzó 63 cohetes contra Israel
• Trabajadores de ayuda prevén nuevo desplazamiento de refugiados
• Manifestantes protestan contra bombardeos en Qana
• Presidente Carter: Política israelí es “inhumana y contraproducente”
• Castro le dice a los cubanos que su condición médica es “estable”
• Dos tercios de la Guardia Nacional no están preparados para el combate
• Mueren 70 personas en incidentes violentos en Irak
• Fuerzas Armadas investigan a oficial por estimular asesinatos en Irak
• Sobrino de senador demócrata asesinado en Irak
• Candidato del Congo alega fraude electoral
• Científicos de la EPA: El organismo aprueba pesticidas perjudiciales ante presión de la industria
• Informe del Senado advierte que utilización de paraíso fiscal está más allá del control del gobierno
• Gobierno de Estados Unidos obtiene victoria legal para buscar registros telefónicos del New York Times
• Sobreviviente de desastre de Bhopal y activista muere aparentemente por suicidio
• Bhopal Survivor, Campaigner Dies of Apparent Suicide

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Fidel Castro Temporarily Cedes Power While Undergoing Surgery

  
  

  Cuban President Fidel Castro has temporarily handed over power to his brother Raul while he undergoes surgery to repair an ailment that has caused intestinal bleeding. This marks the first time since he became president in 1959 that Castro has ceded power. We play an excerpt of the documentary "Fidel: The Untold Story." [includes rush transcript]

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• Exclusive From Havana: Cuban National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon Says Castro is "Very Alive and Very Alert"; Condemns US Plans for Post-Castro Cuba and Bush’s Meeting With Exiles Advocating Cu

  
  

  In an exclusive interview from Havana, Ricardo Alarcon tells Democracy Now!: "I met with [Castro] personally before the announcement was issued, and yesterday, I was in communication with him also. He is perfectly conscious, very good speech as always. We talked for over a half an hour on many things going on in the world, the impact that the announcement has had."[includes rush transcript]

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• Cuban 5 Remain Imprisoned Despite Orders For Their Release

  
  

  Ruben Campa, Rene Gonzalez, Gerardo Hernandez, Luis Medina and Antonio Guerrero were arrested in Florida and were tried and convicted of espionage and conspiracy. They were accused of spying on Cuban-American exile leaders and convicted in December of 2001. Last year, a federal court overturned their convictions. But the US government has not released them. We speak with Leonard Weinglass, attorney for the Cuban 5. [includes rush transcript]

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• Israel Launches Massive Ground Invasion of Lebanon

  
  

  Israel has sent as many as 18,000 troops into Lebanon as part of a massive ground invasion. The ground assault comes as Israel continues to bomb areas around South Lebanon. Tens of thousands of Lebanese refugees are expected to once again be displaced as bombing intensifies. Newsday Middle East Bureau Chief Mohamad Bazzi joins us from Beirut. [includes rush transcript]

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