DN!: The Legacy of Alberto Gonzales//Michael Chertoff//Psychologist Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:51:43 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST August 28, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Senior TV Producer/Editor http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * "The Largest Law Enforcement Agency in America Has Been Manipulated for Political Purposes" - Rep Conyers on Gonzales Legacy After months of calls for his resignation, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales finally resigned on Monday. He had been at the center of numerous Congressional investigations including the firing of nine U.S. attorneys, the overall politicization of the Justice Department and the Bush administration's secret warrantless domestic surveillance operation. We speak with House Judiciary Chair Rep. John Conyers. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/28/1526245 * Conyers on Impeachment of Bush, Cheney: Not Enough Time or Votes * "I've got the Constitution in one hand and a calculator in the other," House Judiciary Chair John Conyers (D - MI) said today on Democracy Now! when asked about the possibility of impeachment. Conyers said hearings could "make the record clear that there has been a great deal of violation of the sworn oath of office, abuses of power...but there isn't the time for it." He also said he doesn't think there are enough votes in the House and Senate to support impeachment. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/28/1526252 * Attorney Scott Horton: Gonzales Resignation Puts Torture, Guantanamo Back on Center Stage in Washington * "The resignation of Alberto Gonzales is putting the question of torture, Guantanamo and related issues back in center stage in Washington," said Columbia law professor Scott Horton. "We know down to the end, he was the last major ally of Vice President Cheney on these issues so his replacement could make all the difference." Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/28/1526258 * As Speculation Grows of Chertoff Replacing Gonzales, a Look Back at Misconduct Charges in his Prosecution of John Walker Lindh * Speculation is growing that Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff will be tapped to replace outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. We speak with former Justice Department attorney, Jesselyn Radack, who charges that department officials under Chertoff improperly questioned John Waker Lindh and that her memos raising ethical concerns about his interrogation were purged. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/28/1527204 * Renowned Psychologist, Author Returns APA Award over Interrogation Policy * Renowned psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Mary Pipher decided last week to return her Presidential Citation award from the APA in protest. In a letter to the group's president, she wrote, "I have struggled for many months with this decision and I make it with pain and sorrow...I do not want an award from an organization that sanctions its members' participation in the enhanced interrogations at CIA 'black sites' and at Guantanamo." Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/28/1527210 * Headlines for August 28, 2007 * - Attorney General Gonzales Resigns - U.S. Accused in Afghan Civilian Deaths - Senior Military Officer Cited in Iraq Weapons Deal Probe - Greece Gov. Faulted for Fire Response - Chechen Crime Boss, Russian Police Accused in Journalist Killing - Public Outcry Grows Ahead of Foster Execution Date - GOP Sen. Craig Admits to Guilty Plea on Disorderly Conduct - Rights Group Sues Yahoo for Aiding China Crackdown Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/28/1526236 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Tuesday, August 28, 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 29, 2007: * On the second anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina we speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter John McQuaid about his three-part series titled "Storm Warning" in Mother Jones. * Part II of our conversation with renowned psychologist and author, Mary Pipher, about her decision to return her award from the American Psychological Association in protest over the group's interrogation policy. = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Psychologists in Denial About Torture" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070821_psychologists_in_denial_about_t orture/ 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. 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