DN!: Reporters Assassinated in Somalia//Search for Miners Continues in Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:58:47 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST August 14, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Reporters Assassinated in Somalia as Report Documents Widespread War Crimes * As two journalists are assassinated in Somalia, Human Rights Watch releases a 113-page report concluding that all sides have committed war crimes in Somalia's conflict this year. The report says the worst abuses have been by US-backed Ethiopian soldiers, who are supporting the transitional Somali government against insurgents. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/14/1352235 * Search For Six Trapped Coal Miners in Utah Continues For A Ninth Day * Ellen Smith, editor of Mine Safey and Health News, discusses the mine collapse, the weakening of mine safety regulations under President Clinton and President Bush, and the history of the mine's owner -- Murray Energy Corporation. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/14/1352240 * Bush's Brain Steps Down: Facing Subpoenas, Karl Rove Resigns * President Bush's top adviser Karl Rove announced on Monday he will step down as White House deputy chief of staff at the end of the month. The move comes while he is at the center of several Congressional investigations. We speak with Dallas Morning News reporter Wayne Slater, co-author of two books on Rove, "Bush"s Brain" and "The Architect." Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/14/1352243 * Headlines for August 14, 2007 * - Congress Vows to Continue Investigating Karl Rove - U.S. Comptroller General Compares U.S. To End of Roman Empire - Justice Dept Moves to Allow States to Fast Track Executions - Judge Orders Five Reporters To Testify in Anthrax Case - Climate Change Activists Set Up Camp at Heathrow Airport - U.S. Blocks Visa For South African Scholar - Drive-By-Shooting Targets Pacifica Station KPFT in Houston - Civil Rights Pioneer Irene Morgan Kirdaldy, 90, Dies Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/14/1352231 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Tuesday, August 14, 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, August 15, 2007: TBA = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Radio for the People" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070807_radio_for_the_people/ 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. Forward tour dates to your friends & family! 8/18 Hopland, CA 9/05: Stanford, CA 9/08: San Francisco 9/10: New York, NY For more tour information: http://tour.democracynow.org/ = = = = = = = = = * New stations broadcasting Democracy Now! * WMXP-LP, 95.5 FM at the African American Institute for Policy Studies & Planning, Malcolm X Center for Self-Determination in Greenville, South Carolina, is now airing Democracy Now! at Noon, M-F = = = = = = = = = * New stations broadcasting "Los Titulares de Hoy" (Democracy Now!'s daily news summary in Spanish) * VIDA RADIO 99.9 FM in CHULUCANAS - PERU (The land of lime and mango) is airing DN!es in the program "LO MAS ESCUCHADO" Monday through Friday, From 8:00 am to 10:00 am. = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! offers high-quality MPEG-4 video files for download through the BitTorrent protocol. To learn more, see http://www.democracynow.org/bittorrent_help.shtml or get started at http://ewheel.democracynow.org/ = = = = = = = = = Also available as a "podcast"! Get the Democracy Now! daily show automatically downloaded to your computer or portable audio player. Visit http://www.democracynow.org/podcast_help.shtml to see how. = = = = = = = = = * ATTENTION EDUCATORS * Are you a professor, teacher, student, community organizer or home educator who uses the Democracy Now! (DN!) program as a teaching tool? Do you use the on line DN! search engine for content about a specific subject? Do you show individual programs in classes or meetings? Do you incorporate the daily show into your curriculum or issue-based campaign? Have you found other creative ways to use DN! as an educational resource? We are gathering information to offer DN! as a resource to educational institutions and programs. Note we also offer copies of the show in several formats at a 50% discount to educators. Please share your experiences with us by writing to (please include your contact info): education@democracynow.org. = = = = = = = = = DOWNLOAD a DEMOCRACY NOW! FLYER at: http://images.democracynow.org/full-page-flyer.pdf Help promote DEMOCRACY NOW! by handing out fliers at events, such as film screenings and lectures. Don't leave home without it! For information on 'The Exception to the Rulers' and a complete schedule of tour cities, go to: http://democracynow.org/book/ = = = = = = = = = Please forward this to friends and family and encourage them to subscribe. = = = = = = = = = To unsubscribe: send a blank email digest-unsub@list.democracynow.org Check for detailed instructions in email below. = = = = = = = = = ABOUT DEMOCRACY NOW! Democracy Now! airs on over 500 radio and TV stations, including Pacifica, NPR, community, and college radio stations; on public access, PBS, satellite TV stations (DISH network: Free Speech TV ch. 9415 and Link TV ch. 9410; DIRECTV: Link TV ch. 375); on the World Radio Network's European Service and on the Community Broacasting Association of Australia service; as a "podcast", automatically downloaded to your computer or portable audio player; and streams live M-F at 8am EST at www.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = Now real-time CLOSED CAPTIONED on TV! You can also view/listen/read all Democracy Now! shows online: http://www.democracynow.org To bring Democracy Now! to your community, go to: http://www.democracynow.org/bringDNtoyou.html = = = = = = = = = --~---------------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed as news@energy-net.org Unsubscribe or manage your settings at: http://list.democracynow.org/do/unsub/digest/24240406/8ouv5h3qu7/782 or by email to digest-unsub-24240406@list.democracynow.org --~--