Miércoles 24 de Enero de 2007

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Bush pide apoyo a la guerra de Irak en discurso sobre Estado de la Unión
• Bush establece nuevos objetivos con relación al consumo de gasolina
• Docenas de personas protestan contra Bush frente al Congreso
• Índice de aprobación de Bush desciende al 28%
• Candidato a dirigir la guerra de Irak defiende el aumento de soldados
• 5 empleados de la empresa Blackwater murieron en Irak
• Estados Unidos lleva a cabo un nuevo ataque contra Somalia
• Termina huelga en Líbano luego que enfrentamientos causan la muerte de 6 personas
• Miles de personas honran a editor asesinado en Turquía y Armenia
• Juez ordenó que Imam de Ohio que fue deportado sea liberado de prisión israelí
• Arrestan a cientos de personas durante redadas de inmigración
• Pruebas de ADN absuelven a dos prisioneros
• Abogado defensor: Libby es un chivo expiatorio para proteger a Rove
• News Corporation presenta oferta para comprar empresa Tirbune Company
• Oficial de la policía que respondió a los atentados del 11 de septiembre muere antes de que su hijo asista a discurso sobre Estado de la Unión

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• In 4th State of the Union Since Invasion of Iraq, President Bush Urges Congress to Back Escalating War

  
  

  Despite increasing opposition, President Bush vowed last night to escalate the war in Iraq and proceed with his plan to send 21,000 more troops to Iraq. He urged Congress to give his new Iraq strategy "a chance to work." [includes rush transcript]

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• The Occupation: Veteran Correspondent Patrick Cockburn Reports from Iraq

  
  

  As President Bush calls on Congress to support his call to send more troops to Iraq, we go to Baghdad for a report from London Independent correspondent Patrick Cockburn. [includes rush transcript]

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• Rep. Maxine Waters Calls on Congressional Colleagues to Join Massive Anti-War Rally

  
  

  Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California has sent a letter to every other member of the House urging them to participate in Saturday’s anti-war protest in Washington. She joins us to talk about her call and her resolution to withdraw US troops from Iraq. [includes rush transcript]

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• The View from Nairobi: Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai Reacts to State of the Union from the World Social Forum in Kenya

  
  

  While President Bush delivered his State of the Union address, more than eighty thousand people have been gathering in Kenya this week for the seventh annual World Social Forum. The theme of the meeting is "People’s Struggles, People’s Alternatives — Another World is Possible." Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai joins us from Nairobi. [includes rush transcript]

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• Bush’s New Energy Proposals: A Break from the Past or More of the Same?

  
  

  President Bush introduced proposals to cut US gasoline consumption by twenty percent over ten years and ease the country’s dependance on foreign oil. The president steered clear of calling for mandatory caps on U.S. carbon dioxide emissions and rejected calls for a commitment to stricter fuel economy rules. Award-winning New York Times science reporter Andrew Revkin analyses President Bush’s proposals. [includes rush transcript]

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• Critics: New Bush Proposals Shift More Health Care Costs onto Working Americans

  
  

  Health care advocates are heavily criticizing Bush’s health plan. They say that it actually shifts more of the cost of health care onto working Americans, imposes a new tax on those that already have health care and does nothing to hold down skyrocketing health care costs. We speak with Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program. [includes rush transcript]

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