DN!: McCain Lobbying Scandal//Kosovo Independence//Sergio Vieira de Mello Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:46:25 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST February 22, 2008 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! has immediate job openings for: TV Producer/Editor For more information visit http://www.democracynow.org/about/jobs. = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Behind the John McCain Lobbying Scandal: A Look at How McCain Urged the Federal Communications Commission to Act on Behalf of Paxson Communications * On Thursday, the New York Times revealed McCain repeatedly wrote letters to government regulators on behalf of Paxson Communications and other clients of the telecommunications lobbyist, Vicki Iseman. We speak to Angela Campbell, the attorney for the Alliance for Progressive Action and QED Accountability Project, the community groups that sought to block Paxsonıs takeover of a Pittsburgh public television license. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/22/behind_the_john_mccain_lobbying * Report from Belgrade: Serbian Protesters Set U.S. Embassy on Fire to Protest Independence of Kosovo * In Serbia, some 200,000 demonstrators gathered in Belgrade Thursday to rally against Kosovoıs declaration of independence from Serbia and its support from the West. During the demonstration, around 1,000 protesters attacked the US embassy, smashing their way inside, throwing flares through the window and setting parts of the building on fire. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/22/report_from_belgrade_serbian * Samantha Power v. Jeremy Scahill: A Debate on U.S. Actions in the Balkans, the Independence of Kosovo, the Iraq Sanctions and Humanitarian Intervention * As Kosovo declares its independence, we speak to two people who have closely followed the situation in the Balkans. Samantha Power wrote extensively about Bosnia and Kosovo in her book A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide, which won a 2003 Pulitzer Prize. Jeremy Scahill is an independent journalist and Democracy Now! correspondent. He covered the NATO bombings of Kosovo and Yugoslavia for Democracy Now! in 1999. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/22/samantha_power_v_jeremy_scahill * Samantha Power on ³Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World" * Sergio Vieira de Mello was the top UN official in Iraq when he died in a truck bombing of the UNıs Baghdad headquarters in August 2003. Twenty-one others were killed and dozens wounded in one of the deadliest attacks on the UN in its 58-year history. De Mello had served in the United Nations since 1969 in some of the worldıs most sensitive areas, including East Timor, Yugoslavia, Cambodia and Bangladesh. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/22/samantha_power_on_chasing_the_flame * Headlines for February 22, 2008 * 10,000 Turkish Troops Invade Northern Iraq Clinton & Obama Debate in Austin, Texas Change to Win Union Coalition Endorses Obama McCain Denies NYT Report on D.C. Lobbyist Report: McCainıs Top Advisors Are D.C.Lobbyists CIA Admits Used UK Territory For Rendition Flights Serbian Protesters Set U.S. Embassy on Fire Al-Sadr Announces New Ceasefire U.S. Jails Journalist from Canadian Television in Afghanistan Larry Davis Stabbed to Death in NY Prison Fmr. MLK Aide, Rev. James Orange, 65, Dies Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/22/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Friday, February 22, 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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