DN!: Vulture Fund Owner Wins Debt Payment But Faces Possible Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:42:39 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST April 24, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * 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!: * Boris Yeltsin, Russiaıs First Elected President, Dies at 76 * Former Russian president Boris Yeltsin has died at the age of 76. Yelstin came to power in 1991 as Russiaıs first post-Soviet head of state replacing Mikhail Gorbachev. Critics blame Yeltsin for plunging his country into years of economic and political turmoil after he dissolved the Soviet Union. He also presided over the disastrous military campaign to crush Chechnyaıs drive for independence. Nation publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel joins us to talk about Yeltsinıs legacy. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/24/1446236 * David Halberstam (1934 ­ 2007): Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and Author Killed in Car Crash * Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist David Halberstam has died. He was 73 years old. Halberstam was killed Monday in a car crash in northern California. We speak with The Nation publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel about the impact of his life and work. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/24/1457223 * Small Publications Face Crippling Postal Hike -- Based on Time Warner Recommendation * Nation magazine publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel speaks out on a new US Post Office rate change that could affect many small and independent publications in this country. Postal rates for smaller periodicals could increase by as much as 30 percent while some of the largest circulation magazines will face hikes of less than 10 percent. According to internal documents, the hike was accepted based on a ³a rate structure proposed by Time Warner, Inc.² Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/24/1446244 * Ex-Justice Dept. Attorneys Accuse Bush Admin of Restricting African American Vote to Favor Republicans * Another scandal is brewing inside Alberto Gonzales's Justice Department. Former Justice Department attorneys have publicly accused the Bush administration of politicizing the department's Civil Rights Division which was formed 50 years ago to protect the voting rights of African-Americans. According to a recent report by the McClatchy newspapers, the Bush administration has pursued an aggressive legal effort to restrict voter turnout in key battleground states in ways that favor Republican political candidates. Weıre joined by Joseph Rich, the former head of the civil rights division of the Justice Department, and Bertha Lewis, Executive director of New York Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/24/1446251 * EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Vulture Fund Owner Wins Debt Payment from Zambia -- But Faces Possible Indictment at Home * A British court has ordered the government of Zambia to pay the ³vulture fund² company Donegal International 15.5 million dollars. Donegal is owned by the US company Debt Advisory International. But investigative journalist Greg Palast reveals a new development: Democracy Now!ıs airing of his BBC expose on Donegal this year has led the Justice Department to open an bribery investigation that could lead to an indictment. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/24/1446255 * Headlines for April 24, 2007 * - Democrats Back Iraq Pullout Date in Spending Bill - 68 Iraqis, 9 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq Violence - Death Toll Rises in Somalia Clashes - Boris Yeltsin Dies at 76 - Hamas Claims Rocket Strike on Israel - Classes Resume at Virginia Tech - World Bank Oversight Board Calls on Wolfowitz to Resign - Pulitzer-Winning Journalist David Halberstam Dies in Car Crash Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/24/1446231 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Tuesday, April 24, 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! Wednesday, April 25, 2007: * Bill Moyers on "Buying the War" -- the premiere of his new show "Bill Moyers Journal" = = = = = = = = = * 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! AT 10! TOUR DATES Amy and David Goodman and the DN! team are on tour. Visit http://tour.democracynow.org for more information. 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