DN!: Debate on Clinton vs. Obama//Telecom Immunity for Illegal Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:41:14 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST March 5, 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!: * As Clinton Stages Comeback, Democracy Now! Hosts Debate Between Vermont's Former Governor Madeleine Kunin and Obama Superdelegate Chuck Ross * Senator Hillary Clinton won the crucial Ohio and Texas primaries Tuesday night, ending a string of twelve straight defeats in the race for the Democratic nomination against Senator Barack Obama. Clinton also won Rhode Island, while Obama won in Vermont. The final results of the Texas caucuses are not yet known, with the outcome likely to stay up in the air until later today. We host a debate between the only woman ever elected governor of Vermont, Madeleine Kunin, and Senator Patrick Leahy¹s state director, Chuck Ross. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/5/as_clinton_stages_comeback * Democrats Prepare to Grant Telecoms Immunity for Illegal Spying * House and Senate Democratic leaders are reportedly preparing to cave in to threats by President Bush and grant some form of immunity to the telecommunication companies that helped the government spy on Americans. We speak to attorney and blogger Glenn Greenwald. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/5/democrats_prepare_to_grant * Iran Contra 2.0: How the Bush Admin Lied to Congress and Armed Fatah to Provoke Palestinian Civil War Aiming to Overthrow Hamas * In its latest issue, Vanity Fair reports that the White House tried to organize the armed overthrow of the Hamas-led goverment after Hamas swept Palestinian elections two years ago. According to the article, the Bush administration lied to Congress and boosted military support for rival Palestinian faction Fatah in the aim of provoking a Palestinian civil war they thought Hamas would lose. Vanity Fair dubbed the episode ³Iran Contra 2.0²‹a reference to the Reagan administration¹s funding of Nicaraguan Contras by covertly selling arms to Iran. We speak with David Rose, the journalist who broke the story. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/5/iran_contra_20_how_the_bush * Headlines for March 5, 2008 * Clinton Wins in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island McCain Secures Needed Delegates to Become GOP Nominee Report: ³Nearly Impossible² for Clinton to Overtake Obama¹s Delegate Lead Kucinich and Paul Win Contested Congressional Primaries Vermont Towns Back Indictment of Bush & Cheney Bush Backs Colombian Attack Inside Ecuador Bush Urges Congress to Pass Colombian Free Trade Deal US Stations Predator Drones at Secret Base in Pakistan As Palestinian Death Toll Tops 120, Rice Defends Israeli Offensive Report: US Profiling Immigrants Based on Nationalities Global Warming Deniers Gather in NYC FCC to Probe Alabama Station for Allegedly Censoring 60 Minutes Springsteen, Bee Gees, Eminem on US ³Torture Playlist² Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/5/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Wednesday, March 5, 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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