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Friday, August 7, 2009
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- Senate Votes 68-31 to Confirm Sotomayor
- US Could Delay Gitmo Closure
- Bush Official Sees "Fundamental Continuity" in Obama Counter-Terror Policy
- 2,000 Protest Outside US Embassy in Honduras
- Five Marines Killed in Afghanistan
- Witnesses: Five Afghan Farmers Die in US Attack
- Aides: Taliban Leader Killed in Pakistan
- Clinton Expresses "Regret" over US Rejection of ICC
- Study: 48% of Homeowners to Owe More than Home’s Value
- House Dem Received Loan from Firm He Refused to Probe
- House Dems Reject Admin, Drug Industry Agreement
- Pelosi: Protests Won’t Derail Healthcare Reform
- 1 in 9 Receiving Food Stamp Assistance
- Study: US Glaciers Melting at Record Pace
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Debate on Honduras: Fmr. Clinton Lawyer Lanny Davis, Lobbyist for Honduras Business Leaders vs. NYU Historian Greg Grandin
The Obama administration appears to be backing off its opposition to the Honduran coup regime just as internal resistance is growing in the Honduran streets. We host a debate between Latin America historian and New York University professor Greg Grandin and Lanny Davis, a former special counsel to President Clinton who’s now a paid lobbyist for Honduran business leaders backing the coup government. [includes rush transcript]
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Broadcast Exclusive: Democracy Now! Re-Airs February 2009 Report from Shane Bauer, One of Three Americans Held in Iran After Arrest Near Iraq Border
Iran continues to hold three Americans who mistakenly
hiked across the border from Iraq last week. One of the three, Shane Bauer, is a freelance journalist who has written for The Nation magazine and the Pacific News Service. We re-air his February 2009 report on the US military allying with Sunni militias in Iraq. [includes rush transcript] -
"Back to Woodstock": On 40th Anniversary, New Documentary Tracks Lives Transformed by Historic Music Festival
As we approach the fortieth anniversary of the Woodstock music and art fair, the new documentary Back to Woodstock by filmmaker Julie Cohen tells the story of six people whose lives were transformed by one of the defining cultural events of a generation. It was a counter-cultural festival of peace and love in the midst of the turbulent ’60s, a time when the Vietnam War and racial tensions were at their height. [includes rush transcript]
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
