DN!: Fact-Checking Dobbs: CNN Anchor Lou Dobbs Challenged on Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 17:20:17 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST December 4, 2007 = = = = = = = = = We invite you to visit our newly revamped website that has just launched at http://www.democracynow.org. 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