DN!: Mukasey Mum on Torture, Bonior on John Edwards, Nader on Possible Run Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:50:05 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST January 31, 2008 = = = = = = = = = REDUCED PRICE TICKETS AVAILABLE February 20 DN! Gala: Help Us Build Our New Home http://www.democracynow.org/get_involved/donate/willie = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Western Civilization: An Idea Whose Time Has Come" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080130_western_civilization_an_idea_whose_time_has_come/ 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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Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/1/31/at_senate_hearing_attorney_general_michael Edwards’s Campaign Manager Bonior Explains Sudden Departure from Presidential Race John Edwards has dropped out of the presidential race after running what has been called the most progressive Democratic campaign since Jesse Jackson’s run in the 1980s. We speak to Edwards’s national campaign manager, former Michigan Rep. David Bonior. [includes rush transcript] Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/1/31/with_edwards_departure_will_poverty_and Ralph Nader Launches Presidential Exploratory Committee to Mull ’08 Run The same day John Edwards exited the race, longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader launched a presidential exploratory committee to decide whether to run as an independent candidate. Nader joins us to talk about his potential run and gives his assessment of the remaining candidates in the presidential field. 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