DN!: Kenyan Opposition to End Demonstrations, Launch Economic Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:17:51 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST January 18, 2008 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! has immediate job openings for: TV Producer/Editor TV Graphic Designer For more information visit http://www.democracynow.org/about/jobs. = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Kenyan Opposition to End Demonstrations, Launch Economic Boycott * Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga calls for a general strike and boycott of some of Kenya¹s largest companies to continue his protest against last month¹s presidential election. More than 600 people have been killed so far, hundreds of thousands displaced. We go to Nairobi to speak with Maina Kiai, the Chair of the Kenyan National Human Rights Commission, and we speak with Mukoma wa Ngugi, a Kenyan writer and activist in the U.S. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/1/18/kenyan_opposition_to_end * "Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (And Stick You with the Bill)" * Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston joins us to talk about his new book, ³Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (And Stick You with the Bill).² Johnston reveals how government subsidies and new regulations have quietly funneled money from the poor and the middle class to the rich and politically connected. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/1/18/free_lunch_how_the * Headlines for January 18, 2008 * Israel Completely Seals Gaza Border, Blocking Humanitarian Aid U.S. Attack Kills 2 Iraqi Women U.S. Commander in Iraq Sees ³Five to Ten Year² Stay Gates Backtracks on NATO Comments Canada Puts U.S. on Torture Watch List Pentagon Contract Awarded to Firm Employing Ex-Rumsfeld Aide Judge OKs Nevada Hotel Caucus Sites Leahy Endorses Obama in Democratic Race Edwards Criticizes Obama for Reagan Admiration ³Tonight Show² Audience Members Protest Kucinich Exclusion Clinton Holds Nine-Point Nevada Lead Huckabee Silent on Confederate Flag Display Romney Questioned Over Lobbyist Claim Conyers Introduces Anti-Vote Caging Bill Admin Defends Alaska Oil Exploration at Polar Bear Hearing Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/1/18/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Friday, January 18, 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! 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