DN!: Burma Military Junta Cracks Down//Bachelet on Blackwater and Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:34:18 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST September 27, 2007 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! needs volunteers to staff our booth at the Washington, DC Green Festival. Volunteers will be responsible for outreach, merchandise sales and promotion of Amyıs appearance at the festival. Volunteers should be energetic, friendly, environmentally conscientious fans of the show, willing to talk to people about DN! and media issues. Volunteers will get a free t-shirt and a pass to the festival for the day they volunteer. Please contact emily@democracynow.org if you are available for a half-day shift on either Sat or Sun. *Show Hours* Saturday 10AM - 8PM Sunday 11AM - 6PM *Venue Name and Address* Washington D.C. 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Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/27/1435255 * Michelle Bachelet on Chilean Troops Working for Blackwater in Iraq and Fujimori's Extradition to Peru * Chilean President Michelle Bachelet is in New York this week for the United Nations 62nd General Assembly. We play her comments on Chilean troops working for private security firm Blackwater in Iraq, as well as the extradition of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori from Chile to Peru. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/27/1436201 * Lawmakers, Students Take Up Justice Struggle for the Jena Six * One week after tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Jena, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are taking up the case of the Jena Six. Students are getting involved too -- a coalition of hip hop artists and grassroots organizations are calling for a National Student Walk-Out on October 1st. We speak with Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and student organizer DeShaun Davis. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/27/1436209 * Backing Down on Veto Threat, Bush to Sign Landmark Bill Increasing Student Aid; What Will He Do on Child Health? * In an important victory for college students, President Bush will sign the largest increase in student aid since the G.I. Bill -- an increase he initially threatened to veto. Meanwhile, Bush may soon have to decide on whether to follow on another veto threat -- the House has passed a $35 billion expansion to the State Child Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP), and the Senate is expected to follow suit. We speak with Roger Hickey of Campaign for Americaıs Future. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/27/1436215 * Headlines for September 27, 2007 * - Burmese Troops Shoot at Protesters - Gates Seeks Largest Annual War Funding to Date - Pace Refuses to Retract Anti-Gay Comments - Report: Blackwater Shootings Double Other Firms - Judge Rules Parts of PATRIOT Act Illegal - Relatives of Bolivian Massacre Victims Sue Ex-President - 11 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Attack on Gaza - Verizon Blocks Access for Pro-Choice Group Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/27/1435245 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Thursday, September 27, 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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