DN!: Clinton, Obama Debate//Holes in Texas-Mexico Border Wall//Global Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:35:42 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST February 27, 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!: * Clinton, Obama Hold Final Debate Before Pivotal Votes Next Week * In Cleveland, Ohio, Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sparred last night over healthcare, NAFTA, the Iraq war, campaign tactics, Louis Farrakhan and other issues in the final debate before next weekšs vote in Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island. We play excerpts. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/27/clinton_obama_hold_final * Holes in the Wall: Texas Border Wall Bypassing Wealthy Residents with Bush Admin Ties * With the Texas Democratic primary and caucus less than a week away, the Bush administrationšs plan to build a wall along part of the southern border has suddenly become a campaign issue. After many landowners refused to give over their land for the eighteen-foot-high wall, the Department of Homeland Security began filing lawsuits against some homeowners. At the same time, the government is leaving large gaps to avoid building the wall on the property of wealthy residents, including those with ties to President Bush. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/27/holes_in_the_wall_texas_border * Blue Covenant: Maude Barlow on the Global Movement for Water Justice * Maude Barlow is the head of the Council of Canadians, Canadašs largest public advocacy organization, and founder of the Blue Planet Project. Barlow is author of the new book Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/27/maude_barlow_on_the_global_movement * Headlines for February 27, 2008 * Obama, Clinton Hold Final Debate Before Key Primaries Senate Votes to Debate Iraq Withdrawal 7 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Airstrike Israel Clears Military in 2006 Killing of 21 Civilians Bolivian Minister to Lobby Congress on US Destabilization New York Orchestra Performs in North Korea Annan Halts Kenya Mediation Talks Supreme Court to Rule on Exxon Oil Spill Damages Texas Youth Jail Sued for Sexual, Physical Abuse of Children Czech Republic, US Meet on Missile Plans Ashcroft to Testify on No-Bid Contract Soldier Plans Own Shooting to Avoid 2nd Iraq Deployment Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/27/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Wednesday, February 27, 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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