DN!: Tavis Smiley Moderates Presidential Forum with Journalists of Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:50:01 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST June 28, 2007 = = = = = = = = = Are you a graphic designer? If so we need your help! We are designing a new bumper sticker for Democracy Now! and looking for designs from the public. Please email us your designs at: bumper@democracynow.org Make sure the design clearly includes the website www.democracynow.org and the words "Independent TV and Radio News Hour" = = = = = = = = = 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=07/06/28/1433246 * In New Expose, Ken Silverstein of Harper's Magazine Goes Undercover to Find Out What US Lobbyists Do for Dictators * Ken Silverstein of Harperıs Magazine visited Washingtonıs top lobbying firms posing as a representative of a fictitious investment firm with a financial stake in Turkmenistan. He claimed that he was eager to bolster the image of a regime widely described as one of the most authoritarian in the world. Two prominent firms fell for the bait, promising unparalleled access to Washingtonıs decision makers and improved media coverage -- for a fee of up to $1.2 million. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/28/1433254 * Historian and Ex-National Security Council Member Roger Morris: Defense Secretary Robert Gates Dealing with Blowback from Policies He Directed at CIA * Award-winning historian and investigative journalist Roger Morris has just published the final chapter of an exhaustive three-part series on Robert Gates and the CIA. Morris writes that to appreciate who Gates was ³is to retrace much of the shrouded side of American foreign policy and intelligence for the last half-century or more.² Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/28/1434201 * Headlines for June 28, 2007 * - White House Subpoenaed for Domestic Spying Docs - 20 Killed in Baghdad Bombing - Israeli Attack on Gaza Kills 13, Wounds 45 - Blair to Hold Limited Role as Mideast Envoy - South African Unions End Strike - European Lawmakers: Compensate CIA Prisoners - Prison Population Sees Biggest Rise in 6 Years - Bond Denied for Black Teen Jailed for Consensual Sex - Thousands Gather in Atlanta for U.S. Social Forum Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/28/1433201 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Thursday, June 28, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/28/1827251 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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