DN!: Gonzales Grilled by GOPs and Dems//War Resister Agustin Aguayo Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:56:12 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST April 20, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Patriotıs Day: Stop the Violence" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/patriots_day_stop_the_violence/ note that this news site, Truthdig, allows readers to post comments. Consider posting your own. Also, consider writing your local newspaper and asking for them to carry the column, distributed by King Features. Many papers across the US have done so already. If you see the column in your paper, please mail us a copy of the full page, to Democracy Now! 100 Lafayette St New York, NY 10013 Thank you! = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Immediate Opening: Part-Time TV Director http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml TV News Producer/Editor http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Gonzales Grilled by GOPs and Dems at Hearing, Says Can't Recall 50+ Times * Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's future at the Justice Department is in further doubt following his appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. In more than five hours of testimony, Gonzales claimed more than fifty times that he could not recall certain events. Lawmakers repeatedly confronted him with documents and sworn testimony that showed he was more involved in the dismissals than he has contended. We play excerpts. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/1336203 * War Resister Agustin Aguayo Released * Army medic Agustin Aguayo was released this week after more than six months in military custody for refusing to deploy to Iraq a second time. Aguayo went AWOL for weeks after refusing the order. He was taken into military custody and jailed after turning himself in. We speak with Agustin Aguayo's wife, Helga. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/1336213 * Mike Farrell of M*A*S*H on His Journey to Actor and Activist * Actor Mike Farrell is perhaps best known for his role as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt in the popular TV series M*A*S*H. But aside from that, he is also known for his decades of social justice activism. Farrell has just come out with a new book called "Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist." Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/1336220 * Headlines for April 20, 2007 * - Gonzales Defends Firing of U.S. Attorneys - Justice Dept Plotted to Restrict Minority Vote Turnout - Virginia Gunman Managed to Buy Guns Despite Mental Illness - Luis Posada Carriles Released From Jail - Harry Reid: The Iraq War is Lost - Trial Opens on Leaked Memo About Bush Bombing Al Jazeera - John McCain Jokes About Bombing Iran - Justice Dept Asks Courts to Toss Out All Guantanamo Lawsuits Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/1335253 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Friday, April 20, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/ To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! Monday, April 23, 2007: TBA = = = = = = = = = DN! AT 10! 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