DN!: AIDS Activist Call for Global Boycott of Abbott//CODEPINK on Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:43:13 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST April 26, 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!: * AIDS Activists Call for Global Boycott of Abbott for Withholding Drug Sales in Thailand * AIDS activists from around the globe are converging in Illinois on Friday to protest outside the annual shareholders meeting of the pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories. Abbott manufactures several leading AIDS drugs but has been embroiled in controversy over its actions in Thailand, where it moved to withhold medicines from the country over a commercial dispute. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/26/1355237 * Washington Goes Pink: Peace Group CODEPINK Makes Its Presence Known on Capitol Hill * You may have seen them on TV recently - women dressed in pink protesting at a Congressional hearing, maybe crashing a press conference or unfurling a banner on the steps of the Capitol. They're called CodePink - a women's grassroots peace movement that is working to end the war in Iraq. And they're making their presence known in Washington. We speak with the group's founder, Medea Benjamin. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/26/1355248 * Cheney Facing Widespread Opposition at BYU Commencement Address * Dick Cheney is heading to Utah today to give a commencement address at one of the most conservative schools in the country -- Brigham Young University. More than 3,000 students, professors and alumni at the Mormon school have signed a petition to oppose the selection. We speak with a BYU graduate student. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/26/1355254 * Students at Univ. of Maryland Lead "Hungry For Peace" Fast to Protest War * Students at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County are beginning a five-day fast on Monday to protest the war in Iraq. The action is being dubbed Hungry For Peace. Several other campuses are staging similar fasts. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/26/1356200 * Headlines for April 26, 2007 * - House Backs Non-Binding Iraq Withdrawal Bill - Anti-War Dems Vote Against Measure - Report: 5,500 Baghdad Deaths in 3 Months - Rice Subpoenaed to Testify on Pre-War Intel - Gonzales Aide Granted Immunity for Testimony - Admin Asks for New Restrictions on Gitmo Attorneys - Argentina Strips Ex-Junta Leaders of Immunity - Admin Meetings May Have Violated Laws on Partisan Use Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/26/1355224 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Thursday, April 26, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/26/180220 To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! 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