DN!: Italian Journalist Giuliana Sgrena//Child and Sweatshop Labor in Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:53:22 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST October 30, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Italian Journalist Giuliana Sgrena to Appeal Court Ruling Dismissing Trial Against U.S. Soldier Accused of Shooting Her and Killing an Italian Intelligence Agent in Iraq * The soldier, Mario Lozano, blames Giuliana Sgrena for the shooting which occurred shortly after she was freed after being held hostage in Iraq. He criticized Sgrena for going to Iraq and reporting on the war: "She knows that if she's going to go talk to terrorists, she knows there's a 99 percent chance she will get caughtŠ It's not my fault, it's not America's fault, it's not the Italian government's fault, it's Sgrena's fault." Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/30/1340258 * Gap, Mattel, Speedo, Wal-Mart Products Linked to Child and Sweatshop Labor in China and India * Charles Kernaghan, executive director of the National Labor Committee, discusses recent scandals linking children's products to sweatshop labor. National Labor Committee recently found forced labor of up to 90 hours a week and pay as low as 46 cents an hour in Chinese factories linked to Mattel. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/30/1341203 * The Pink Tide: In Defiance of IMF, Argentina Elects First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to Become Argentina's First Elected Female President * Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will take office in December, replacing her husband Nestor Kirchner. We speak to Duke University professor Jocelyn Olcott and Mark Weisbrot, co-director at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/30/1341208 * Headlines for October 30, 2007 * - State Dept Gives Immunity to Blackwater Forces - Report: U.S. Upgrading Diego Garcia Base For Attack on Iran - Bush Requests $88M To Fit Bunker Busting Bombs on B-2 Bombers - Opposition Grows Against Mukasey Nomination - Report: 500,000 Could Die if Iraq's Largest Dam Collapses - Ahmad Chalabi Finds New Role in Iraq Government - Israeli Criticized For Cutting Fuel Supplies to Gaza Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/30/1340252 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Tuesday, October 30, 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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