DN!: Feb. 20 DN! Gala//Democratic Superdelegates//Bush Agenda in Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:12:38 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST February 18, 2008 = = = = = = = = = February 20 DN! Gala: Help Us Build Our New Home You can still get reduced-price tix for our Feb20 DN! 12 anniversary event with major performances by Willie Nelson, Jackson Browne, and Tony-award winning actor Sarah Jones, Dick Gregory. Join Danny Glover, Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Jeremy Scahill, John Perkins, Greg Palast, Wally Shawn and the whole Democracy Now! team for an evening you won't forget!! Get more details and tix at: http://www.democracynow.org/get_involved/donate/willie = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! has immediate job openings for: TV Producer/Editor For more information visit http://www.democracynow.org/about/jobs. = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * In Tight Democratic Race, Could Campaign Donations and Personal Views Influence Potentially Decisive Superdelegate Vote? * With neither Democratic presidential candidate expected to win the 2,025 delegates needed to clinch the nomination, itıs all coming down to superdelegates, the nearly 800 former elected officeholders and party officials who are technically free to choose who they like. While Obama leads in the overall delegate count and among pledged delegates, Clinton has more superdelegate support. About 300 of the 795 superdelegates have yet to take sides. And both campaigns are in a heated battle to win their support. In fact, many of the superdelegates have already been plied with campaign contributions by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, according to a new study by the Center for Responsive Politics. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/18/in_tight_democratic_race * Analyst: On Africa Visit, Bush Pushes Agenda of Continent-Wide U.S. Military Expansion * President Bush is back in Africa on five-country tour for the second and presumably final time during his presidency. Many anticipate that the Presidentıs visit is an opportunity to shore up support among African allies for Americaıs strategic and economic interests, including expansion of the U.S. military command in Africa, AFRICOM. We speak to veteran Africa analyst Horace Campbell, professor of political science and African American studies at Syracuse University. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/18/analyst_on_africa_visit_bush_pushes * In Africa, Bush Touts Record AIDS Relief under his Administration, but Funding Restrictions Tell a Different Story on the Ground * The centerpiece of President Bushıs visit to Africa is his HIV/AIDS policy known as PEPFAR, or the Presidentıs Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Many have criticized the legislationıs emphasis on abstinence and the restrictions it places on programs that incorporate family planning or are directed at sex workers. We speak to David Bryden of Global AIDS Alliance and Laurie Wen, a Rwanda-based Harvard academic researching the impact of US HIV/AIDS policies. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/18/in_africa_bush_touts_record_aids * Seton Hall Law Students Discover U.S. Military Routinely Videotaping Gitmo Interrogations * A report by twenty-seven students and graduate research fellows from the New Jersey-based Seton Hall University School of Law reveals that the US government routinely videotaped the 24,000 interrogations conducted in Guantanamo Bay between 2002 and 2005. The Pentagon denies the charges. We speak to two of the reportıs co-authors. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/18/seton_hall_law_students_discover_us * Headlines for February 18, 2008 * Surveillance Law Expires as House Dems Defy Bush U.S. Issues Record Beef Recall 100 Killed in Worst Afghan Suicide Bombing Since U.S. Invasion Kosovo Declares Independence from Serbia Sunni Militia Ends Cooperation with U.S. over Civilian Deaths Long Delay on Vehicles Led to Deaths, Injuries of Hundreds of Marines Pakistan Holds Parliamentary Vote Olmert Israel Can ³Attack Everyone² UN Humanitarian Chief: End to Gaza Blockade Chavez: Venezuela Wonıt Cut Oil Exports Unless U.S. Attacks Scientists: Govt. Suppressing Report on Toxicity in Great Lakes Region CIA Shuts Down 10 Fake Companies Intended for Spying FBI Mistakenly Accessed Email Accounts Based on Single Warrant Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/18/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Monday, February 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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