DN!: Greg Palast on Firing of US Attorney David Iglesias//Women Under Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 16:21:33 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST May 14, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Democracy Now Seeks Full-time Outreach Organizer We're looking to add an experienced organizer to our outreach team who is committed to making Democracy Now! a household name and bringing the program to new stations. visit http://democracynow.org/jobs.shtml for more information. TV News Producer/Editor http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Investigative Journalist Greg Palast Reports on the Firing of New Mexico Attorney David Iglesias * On a single day, December 7, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales demanded the resignations of 8 United States Attorneys. What was really the purpose of the firings - and who was behind it? Investigative journalist Greg Palast reports. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/14/1426254 * Feminists Yanar Mohammed of Iraq and Dr. Sima Samar of Afghanistan on the Dire Situation for Women Under U.S. Occupation and Rising Fundamentalism * Two leading feminists, one from Iraq and one from Afghanistan, join us to talk about the dire situation for women in their countries. Yanar Mohammed is the co-founder of the Organization for Women's Freedom in Iraq. The group vocally supports women's rights in Iraq and shelters Iraqi women targeted in honor killings and sectarian violence. Dr. Sima Samar is the chair of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission and is the United Nations special envoy to Darfur, Sudan. She served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Women's Affairs in Hamid Karzai's first government following the U.S. invasion of 2001. She was forced to resign her government post following death threats. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/14/1426259 * Headlines for May 14, 2007 * - 120 Dead in Iraq Attacks - Iraq Bans News Cameras from Bombing Sites - Al-Qaeda Group Claims Capture of 3 U.S. Troops - Iraqi Parliament Calls for End to Baghdad Walls - Cheney Warns Iran as US Opens Talks - 41 Die in Pakistan Clashes Following Judge Dismissal - Blair to Be Questioned on Al-Jazeera Bombing Memo - Palestinian Interior Minister Resigns as Factions Clash - Trial Begins for Navy Attorney in Gitmo Leak Case - Dallas Suburb Bans Rentals to Undocumented Immigrants - Virginia Tech Victims Honored in Graduation Ceremony - Harvard Students End 9-Day Hunger Strike Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/14/1426235 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Monday, May 14, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/14/1840220 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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