DN!: Michael Pollan on Nutrition, Food Science and the American Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:20:48 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST February 13, 2008 = = = = = = = = = February 20 DN! Gala: Help Us Build Our New Home SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES NOW AVAILABLE - JOIN WILLIE NELSON, DANNY GLOVER, AMY GOODMAN AND MANY OTHERS AT THIS GALA DINNER/CONCERT/RECEPTION! 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!: * Antiwar Candidate Donna Edwards Defeats Incumbent Rep. Albert Wynn in Key Maryland Vote * Antiwar Democrat Donna Edwards joins us to talk about her defeat of eight-term Congress member Albert Wynn in Tuesday¹s primary vote. The Maryland race had been described as ³a bellwether contest in the fight for the soul of the Democratic Party.² If Edwards wins in November, she¹ll be the first African American woman elected to Congress from Maryland. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/13/a_changing_tide_from_democratic * In Defense of Food: Author, Journalist Michael Pollan on Nutrition, Food Science and the American Diet * Acclaimed author and journalist Michael Pollan argues that what most Americans are consuming today is not food but ³edible food-like substances.² His previous book, The Omnivore¹s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, was named one of the ten best books of 2006 by the New York Times and the Washington Post. His latest book, just published, is called In Defense of Food: An Eater¹s Manifesto. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/13/in_defense_of_food_author * Headlines for February 13, 2008 * Senate Backs Expanding Government Spying, Immunizing Telecoms Obama, McCain Sweep Potomac Primary 9/11 Charges Renew Fears of Gitmo Executions Panel Warns U.S. Lagging on Nuke Oversight Putin Threatens Ukraine Over NATO, U.S. Missile Shield U.S. Rejects Space Weapons Ban 18 Rebel Soldiers Sought for East Timor Assassination Attempt Hezbollah Military Leader Killed in Syria Bombing Red Cross Warns of Afghan Refugee Crisis Sadr Group: Deal Reached to Free CBS News Journalists Ex-Contractor: 38 Women Suffering Abuses in Iraq Unable to Go Public, Press Charges Following Record Loss, GM Seeks to Cut Workforce Florida Police Suspended for Throwing Quadriplegic out of Wheelchair Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/13/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Wednesday, February 13, 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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