DN!: The LA8//Latino Support for GOP Drops//Bush's Mexico City Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 10:14:57 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST November 2, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * The Case of the LA8: U.S. Drops Twenty-Year Effort to Deport Arab Americans for Supporting Palestinian National Rights * Prosecutors have ended a 20-year attempt to deport two Palestinian Americans for allegedly raising money for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Earlier this year an immigration judge ruled the government violated the defendants¹ constitutional rights in a case he called Œan embarrassment to the rule of law.² We speak to one of the men, Michel Shehadeh, and attorney Marc Van Der Hout. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/02/1336234 * Latino Support for GOP Drops Amidst Increasing Hysteria Over Immigration * Although immigration is not yet a major campaign issue, it is one that presidential hopefuls cannot afford to ignore. At fifteen percent of the population, Latinos form the largest non-white community in the United States, and Latino voters are an increasingly important constituency. We speak with Jorge Mursuli of Democracia USA and Deepak Bhargava of the Center for Community Change. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/02/1336244 * Nigerian Doctor and Reproductive Rights Campaigner Ejike Oji on Devastating Impact of Bush Family Planning Policies * The Bush administraton¹s Mexico City Policy, known as the Global Gag Rule by opponents, denies foreign organizations receiving U.S. family planning assistance the right to use their own non-U.S. funds to perform or counsel on legal abortions or lobby for the legalization of abortion in their country. Nigerian doctor Ejike Oji says this forces foreign NGOs to choose between vital U.S. assistance for essential family planning services and the real needs of women dealing with unwanted pregnancies. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/02/1336254 * CODEPINK Activist Barred from Capitol After Calling Rice ³War Criminal² * CODEPINK activist Desiree Anita Ali-Fairooz was barred after she covered her hands in fake blood and approached Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice last week at the start of a Congressional hearing. Ali-Fairooz said that the blood Œof millions of Iraqis¹ was on the hands of the Bush administration. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/02/1337206 * Headlines for November 2, 2007 * - White House Downplays State Opposition to Iraq Posts - Bush Gives Ultimatum over Mukasey Nomination - California Judge OKs Controversial Pesticide Spraying - Senate Approves 2nd S-CHIP Bill - Product Safety Heads Took Industry-Paid Trips - Rumsfeld: Muslims ³Against Physical Labor² - 2 Afghan Children Killed in U.S. Raid - Hundreds of Thousands Displaced by Mexico Floods Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/02/1336228 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Friday, November 2, 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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