DN!: New Measures Could Bring Influx of Noncommercial Radio//Mohammad Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:49:52 -0400 Spam=No score=1.0 bayes=0.5 autolearn=no pyzor= dccr= Spam Tests: * 1.0 FROM_TEST11 From Name has * -1.0 FROM_ORG From Address .ORG * 1.0 CT_PERCENT BODY: Percent Off DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST June 21, 2007 = = = = = = = = = Michael Moore's new documentary "SiCKO" premieres across the country on Friday, June 29th. If you would like to spread the word about Democracy Now! at any of the screenings in your area please contact kate@democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! has an urgent need for Mac Mini desktops and Mac Book Pro laptops for television video editing and graphics. If you can donate one, please contact us at equipment@democracynow.org. Don't forget, your equipment or financial donation is tax deductible. 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Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/22/1458229 * Acclaimed Palestinian Actor Mohammad Bakri Faces Trial in Israel for Documentary ³Jenin, Jenin² * Palestinian actor and director Mohammad Bakri is one Israelıs most well-known citizens. But since producing a documentary on Israelıs 2002 assault on the West Bank town of Jenin, Bakri has found himself virtually blacklisted in Israeli cinema, and now, he even faces possible jail time for making the film. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/22/1458237 * Vietnamese Delegation in U.S. to Sue Chemical Companies for Ongoing Effects of Agent Orange * U.S. warplanes dumped about 18 million gallons of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. The Vietnamese government says this has left more than 3 million people disabled. We speak with two Vietnamese Agent Orange victims and their lawyers about how the toxin has affected their lives and why theyıre suing over three dozen U.S. chemical companies who manufactured it. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/22/1459211 * Headlines for June 22, 2007 * - NATO Airstrike Kills 25 Afghan Civilians - 14 US Troops Killed in Iraq - Abbas Releases Video of Alleged Assassination Plot - Admin Denies Pending Gitmo Closure - New Orleans Death Rate Up Nearly 50% Since Katrina - US Shutting Down Multi-Billion Dollar Spy Satellite - House Reverses Foreign Aid Abortion Ban - CIA to Release Documents on Illegal Operations Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/22/1458219 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Friday, June 22, 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! 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