DN!: Fmr Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif//Rev. Jesse Jackson on Obama//Youth Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 16:59:14 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST January 7, 2008 = = = = = = = = = Immediate opening for TV Graphic Designer Democracy Now!, a New York City based daily independent TV/Radio/Internet news hour, seeks part-time live TV graphic designer. High level of skill in Photoshop and ability to handle the pressure of live broadcast required. This position is available immediately for 1-3 morning shifts (typically 6:45am - 9am) per week. Please email a resume and cover letter to job@democracynow.org with ³Graphics² as subject. = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * "The Overwhelming Majority of the Pakistani People Feel Dismayed and Disappointed at the Bush Administration's Policy" - Fmr. Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif * We speak with Nawaz Sharif, the deposed twice-elected Pakistani prime minister and onetime arch-rival of Benazir Bhutto. Sharif heads the Pakistan Muslim League­Nawaz Party and is now the leading opposition candidate in Pakistan following Bhutto¹s assassination. Amy Goodman interviewed Sharif with Reverend Jesse Jackson Sunday on his Keep Hope Alive radio show. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/1/7/the_overwhelming_majority * "I Respect the Distance He is Trying to Create" - Jesse Jackson on Why He Supports But Hasn't Been Asked to Campaign for Obama * The Reverend Jesse Jackson and his son, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., support Barack Obama, but his other son, Yusuf, is a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton, and his wife has just cut a radio ad for her. Why isn¹t Jesse Jackson out stumping for his man? He hasn¹t been asked. ³I respect the distance [Obama] is trying to create for his own strategic purposes,² Jackson tells Democracy Now! Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/1/7/i_respect_the_distance_he * The Youth Vote in 2008: Students Flood New Hampshire on Eve of Primary * Students from across the country have flooded New Hampshire on the eve of the nation¹s first primary there. We speak with three Princeton University students who are campaigning for different Democratic candidates and the teacher who brought them there. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/1/7/the_youth_vote_in_2008 * Headlines for January 7, 2008 * Obama¹s Surges In NH Polls Following Iowa Victory Edwards & Clinton Clash During Democratic Debate Kucinich Files FCC Complaint After Being Barred From Debate McCain: ³Fine With Me² If U. S. Is In Iraq For 100 Years U. S. Considers Expanding Covert Operations in Pakistan Jose Padilla Sues Torture Memo Author John Yoo Israel Vows To Escalate Attacks in Gaza Dow Jones Index Suffers Worst Start to New Year Since 1904 Sen. McGovern Calls For Impeachment Of Bush & Cheney Red Cross: U.S. Held Dozens Incommunicado at Bagram Prison in Afghanistan Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/1/7/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Monday, January 7, 2008: 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! Tuesday, January 8, 2008: TBA = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Musharraf Still Stands" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080101_musharraf_still_stands/ 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. 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