DN!: Prisoners Jailed on Crack Offenses Eligible for Reduced Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:00:04 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST December 12, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "From Oil Wars to Water Wars" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20071211_from_oil_wars_to_water_wars/ 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! = = = = = = = = = Notice to users with older web browsers: We've recently fixed some issues on the new site that were causing problems for some users with old web browsers (Internet Explorer 5 for example). If you are experiencing any problems using the site, please send us an email: website@democracynow.org. = = = = = = = = = We invite you to visit our newly revamped website that has just launched at http://www.democracynow.org. And you can get your holiday shopping done by visiting our online store. = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Commission Makes Thousands of Prisoners Jailed on Crack Offenses Eligible for Reduced Sentences * A day after a landmark Supreme Court ruling, the U.S. Sentencing Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to give federal prisoners jailed on crack cocaine offenses a chance to reduce their sentences. We speak with attorney Deborah Small and Kemba Smith, who was sentenced to more than twenty-four years in prison on drug conspiracy charges. She received clemency in 2000. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/12/commission_makes_thousands * HUD Poised to Tear Down New Orleans Public Housing Developments * The Department of Housing and Urban Development is poised to demolish some of the largest public housing developments in New Orleans on Saturday. The demolition plans have met with strong resistance from local communities. We speak with Bill Quigley, an attorney leading the legal fight for public housing in New Orleans as well as Alvin Franklin, a former public housing resident in New Orleans who has been homeless since Hurricane Katrina. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/12/hud_poised_to_tear_down_new * Headlines for December 12, 2007 * Panel OKs Retroactive Drug Sentence Reduction Spy Court Won’t Release Wiretap Orders, Docs Gov. Ordered Not to Destroy Torture Evidence Gitmo Trial Official Won’t Rule Out Waterboarding Dozens Killed in Algeria Car Bombing 40 Killed, 150 Wounded in Iraq Attack Iraq Nat’l Security Advisor Rejects U.S. Bases Lebanese General Killed in Beirut Attack Iran: U.S. Nuke Report a Step Towards Conciliation U.S.: No Emissions Cuts While Bush in Office Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/12/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Wednesday, December 12, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/es To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! Thursday, December 13, 2007: * As Congress prepares to vote on military aid to Indonesia, Allan Nairn reveals US intelligence officers in Jakarta are secretly tapping the cell phones and reading the SMS text messages of Indonesian civilians. Also, the city of Chicago is now paying nearly $20 million to four former death row prisoners who gave false confessions after being tortured by the Chicago police. We speak to John Conroy, the investigative reporter who uncovered the story. And finally, a discussion on the role of anthropologists in the US military with St. Martin's University Professor David Price. = = = = = = = = = * New stations broadcasting Democracy Now! * WVVY 93.7 FM in Tisbury (and Martha's Vineyard), MA is now airing Democracy Now! at 5 p.m., M-F WVVY, 93.7 FM in Tisbury, MA is now airing Democracy Now! at 5 p.m., M-F = = = = = = = = = * New stations broadcasting "Los Titulares de Hoy" (Democracy Now!'s daily news summary in Spanish) * La Klave 92.1 FM - San Salvador, Weekly Summary Saturdays 7 pm and Sundays 8am Radio Suchitlán 92.1 FM - Suchitoto, Saturdays from 12 to 1pm Radio Monseñor Romero 92.5 FM - Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel, Daily Headlines, 12 noon = = = = = = = = = Also available as a "podcast"! 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