DEMOCRACY NOW -NOV 08

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DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST
November 19, 2008

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TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:

* Cornel West on the Election of Barack Obama: "I Hope He Is a Progressive Lincoln, I Aspire to Be the Frederick Douglass to Put Pressure on Him" *

Princeton University professor of religion and African American studies, Cornel West, speaks about the election of Barack Obama, his selection of Eric Holder to be Attorney General, the possible selection of Lawrence Summers to be Treasury Secretary and the role of the progressive left to push Obama. West is the author of the new book Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom.

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http://www.democracynow.org/2008/11/19/cornel_west_on_the_election_of


* Steve Fainaru on "Big Boy Rules: America's Mercenaries Fighting in Iraq" *

Top Justice Department prosecutors are reportedly reviewing a draft indictment against six Blackwater security guards who opened fire in a crowded Baghdad square more than a year ago killing seventeen Iraqi civilians. The indictments would mark the first time armed private contractors from the United States face justice. We speak to Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post correspondent Steve Fainaru about his new book Big Boy Rules: America's Mercenaries Fighting in Iraq.

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http://www.democracynow.org/2008/11/19/steve_fainaru_on_big_boy_rules


* Headlines for November 19, 2008 *

Reports: Obama Asks Eric Holder to be Attorney General
Alaskan Republican Ted Stevens Loses Senate Seat
Recount Begins for Coleman-Franken Race in Minnesota
Democrats Let Lieberman Keep Senate Chairmanship
Auto Execs Lobby for $25 Billion Bailout
US Kills 6 in Strike Deep Inside Pakistan
EPA Moves to Ease Air Rules for National Parks
UN: Half of World Could Face Clean Water Shortage by 2080
Obama Pledges "New Chapter" on Climate Change
ACLU: US Is Asking Other Nations to Detain US Citizens
Texas Grand Jury Indicts Cheney and Gonzales on State Charges

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http://www.democracynow.org/2008/11/19/headlines

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* Read Amy Goodman's latest column *

"President Obama Can Redeem the White House"

http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/11/13/amy_goodmans_new

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