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• Federal Judge Strikes Down California Same-Sex Marriage Ban in Major Victory for Gay Rights Advocates
• EXCLUSIVE...Emily Henochowicz Speaks Out: Art Student Who Lost Her Eye After Being Shot by Israeli Tear Gas Canister in West Bank Protest Discusses Her Life, Her Art, and Why She Plans to Return

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Wednesday, August 04, 2010

• Headlines
• "I Have No Regret to Anybody in the Military. This Is Clearly a Failure of Our Government"–Iraq War Vet Dan Choi Discharged Under "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell"
• Environmental Activist Jerry Cope on "The Crime of the Century: What BP and US Government Don’t Want You to Know"
• Antonia Juhasz: BP’s "Missing Oil" Washes Up in St. Mary’s Parish, LA

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

• Headlines
• End of Iraq Combat Operations or Beginning of Downsized, Rebranded Occupation Relying Heavily on Private Military Contractors?
• Julian Assange Responds to Increasing US Government Attacks on WikiLeaks

Monday, August 02, 2010

• Headlines
• Andrew Bacevich on Afghanistan War: "The President Lacks the Guts to Get Out"
• "12th & Delaware" Offers Unique Inside Look at Struggle Between Abortion Clinic and Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Care Center

BLOG

• Why Did Obama Fire Dan Choi?

  Dan Choi was an Iraq War veteran, a graduate of West Point and a trained Arabic linguist. I ran into Choi the day after he received his official discharge for violating the military’s so-called "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" policy.

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• WikiLeaks’ Afghan War Diary

  Wikileaks.org has done it again, publishing thousands of classified documents about the U.S. war in Afghanistan. The website provides a secure platform for whistle-blowers to deliver documents, videos and other electronic media while maintaining anonymity.

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• Amy Goodman on CNN from Las Vegas, Nevada

  

  Democracy Now!’s award-winning host Amy Goodman appears live from Las Vegas on CNN’s John King, USA, Thursday, July 22nd at 7pm Eastern Time.

  Filed under D.N. in the News

• Web Exclusive

  Part II: Kashmiri Journalist Basharat Peer, Author of "Curfewed Night: A Frontline Memoir of Life, Love and War in Kashmir"

  

  Indian troops and police have killed fifteen people in Kashmir since June, sparking widespread protests. The Indian government has imposed a strict military curfew in the area as well as a media gag order on local journalists. The international community has remained silent on the human rights abuses in Kashmir. [includes rush transcript] Watch Part I of this conversation here

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• Deficit Doves

  Getting out of the red is the new black. Deficit hawks have swooped down on the U.S. budget. This week, they attacked unemployment benefits.

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• Amy Goodman on CNN

  

  Democracy Now!’s award-winning host Amy Goodman on CNN’s John King, USA, Monday, July 19th.

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• Web Exclusive

  Part II: Social Security Under Attack: Cuts Proposed, Higher Retirement Age Suggested

  

  We speak with Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Watch Part I.

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• Breaking News: Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Resentenced to 10 Years in Prison

  Southern District of New York Judge John G. Koeltl decided today to increase attorney Lynne Stewart’s sentence from 28 months to 10 years. Stewart was found guilty in 2005 of distributing press releases on behalf of her jailed client Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, also known as the "Blind Sheikh." Tune in Friday for full coverage on Democracy Now!

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