LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Mueren 55 personas por violencia en Irak
• Cruz Roja: El sufrimiento de los iraquíes está empeorando
• Bush se niega a hablar con los demócratas sobre plazo para retirada de Irak
• Informe: El gobierno no encuentra candidato para cargo de “Zar” de la guerra
• ONU: Milicia sudanesa mató a 400 personas en Chad
• Los palestinos entregan lista de nombres para intercambio de prisioneros
• El Primer Ministro palestino, Ismail Haniyeh,
• Abbas se reunirá con Olmert
• Soldado estadounidense dice que asesinó a Calipari en defensa propia
• Castro: Estados Unidos liberará al “monstruo”
• Juez se niega a desestimar caso de Padilla por denuncias de tortura
• Gonzáles citado por documentos en caso de despidos de fiscales
• Informe: Panel omitió hallazgos de fraude electoral
• Empresas retiran publicidad de programa de Imus

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• "Mr. Imus Has Stolen a Moment of Pure Grace From Us"–Rutgers Women’s Basketball Team Condemn Don Imus’s Remarks

  
  

  MSNBC and CBS Radio are coming under increasing pressure to fire Don Imus over his recent remarks about the Rutgers women’s basketball team calling them "nappy-headed hos." Imus has suspended for two weeks beginning on Monday but he remains on the air this week. On Tuesday members of the Rutgers women’s basketball team spoke out for the first time. We play excerpts. [includes rush transcript]

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• Five Years Later, Venezuelan Ambassador Reflects on US-Backed Coup, and Discusses Venezuela’s Oil Plans, Posada Carriles, and Chavez’s Controversial Decree Powers

  
  

  Five years ago this week, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was temporarily ousted in a short-lived coup he says was backed by the United States. On the fifth anniversary of the coup, we speak with Venezuela’s ambassador to the United States, Bernardo Alvarez Herrera. In a wide-ranging interview Amb. Alvarez discusses the U.S. role in the coup, why the Bush administration has refused to extradite Luis Posada Carriles, oil laws in Venezuela and more. [includes rush transcript]

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• Egyptian Feminist, Playwright and Activist Nawal El Saadawi Defies Threats to Speak Out for Women’s Rights, Democracy in Egypt

  
  

  Renowned feminist, psychologist and writer, Nawal El Saadawi joins us in our firehouse studio to discuss Egypt’s recent constitutional amendments, the Muslim Brotherhood and she is facing a political and religious campaign mounted against her by the authorities at Al Azhar. [includes rush transcript]

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