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DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST
March 14, 2008

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Check out the live stream of the Winter Soldier event, Friday until 9 pm
EDT and Saturday from 9 am - 9 pm EDT

Go to http://ivaw.org for details, or tune in to
Free Speech TV, Ch 9415, DishNetwork

or Pacifica Radio

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TV Producer/Editor

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TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:

* Winter Soldier: Hundreds of Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Gather to
Testify in Echo of 1971 Vietnam Hearings *

Hundreds of veterans and active-duty soldiers of the Iraq and Afghanistan
wars are gathering today for the Winter Soldier hearings. The soldiers plan
to give eyewitness accounts of the occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Organized by Iraq Veterans Against the War, the gathering is modeled after
the 1971 Winter Solider hearings organized by the Vietnam Veterans Against
the War.

Listen/Watch/Read
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/14/hundreds_of_veter
ans_of_iraq_and

 
* House Holds Rare Secret Session on Spy Bill *

The House of Representatives postponed a vote on a spy bill Thursday after
Democrats agreed to a request from Republicans to hold a rare secret session
to discuss what they termed classified security matters. It marked the first
time a secret session was held in a quarter of a century and only the sixth
time in the House¹s history. We speak with Ohio Congressmember Dennis
Kucinich, who refused to attend the secret session.

Listen/Watch/Read
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/14/house_hold_rare_s
ecret_session_on

 
* Headlines for March 14, 2008 *

Bush Intervened to Weaken EPA Smog Rules
Paterson Prepares to Replace Spitzer as NY Governor
At Least 6 Killed in US Strike on Pakistan
Kidnapped Iraqi Catholic Cleric Found Dead
Ex-Prisoner Reveals Torture Ordeal in US Custody
Palestinians Rally Against Israeli Attack in Bethlehem
Abbas: Israel Practicing ³Ethnic Cleansing² in Jerusalem
Brazilians Protest Rice Visit
Jailed Immigrant Left in Cell for 4 Days

Listen/Watch/Read
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/14/headlines

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Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish:

Read Friday, March 14, 2008:
http://www.democracynow.org/es

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COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW!

Monday, March 17, 2008: TBA

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* Read Amy Goodman's latest column *

"A Cause Bigger Than Any Scandal"

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080312_paterson_i
n_spitzer_out/

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column, distributed by King Features.  Many papers across the US have done
so already.

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to:

Democracy Now!
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* New stations broadcasting "Los Titulares de Hoy" (Democracy Now!'s daily
news summary in Spanish) *

Radio La Voz de Ingapirca 820 AM and 94.5 FM in Azuay Ecuador is now airing
the Spanish Weekly Summary Sundays at 7 am.

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