DN!: Paterson 1st African American Gov in NY, 1st Blind Gov in Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:37:06 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST March 13, 2008 = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "A Cause Bigger Than Any Scandal" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080312_paterson_in_spitzer_out/ Consider writing your local newspaper and asking for them to carry the column, distributed by King Features. Many papers across the US have done so already. If you see the column in your paper, please mail us a copy of the full page, to: Democracy Now! 100 Lafayette St New York, NY 10013 Thank you! = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! has immediate job openings for: TV Producer/Editor For more information visit http://www.democracynow.org/about/jobs. = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * David Paterson to Become First African American Gov in NY History, First Blind Gov in US History * On Monday, New York Lieutenant Governor David Paterson will be sworn in to replace Eliot Spitzer as the stateıs chief executive. Paterson will become New Yorkıs first African American governor and the first blind governor in the nationıs history. We speak with Harlem journalist Herb Boyd, who has covered Paterson for years; New York State Senator Liz Krueger, who worked closely with David Paterson during his time in the New York Senate; and Carl Augusto, the president of the American Foundation for the Blind. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/13/david_paterson_to_become_first * David Paterson Invokes Paul Robeson, Harriet Tubman, Malcolm X in Remembrance of Jazz Legend Max Roach * Last August, New Yorkıs incoming governor, David Paterson, spoke at Riverside Church in Manhattan during the funeral of the jazz legend Max Roach. In his address, Paterson invoked the memory of blacklisted actor and singer Paul Robeson, abolitionist Harriet Tubman and black nationalist leader Malcolm X. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/13/david_paterson_invokes_paul_robeson * Defeat: British Journalist Jonathan Steele on Why America and Britain Lost Iraq * As the fifth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq approaches, we speak with Jonathan Steele, one of the journalists who has covered the Iraq war since 2003. Steele is the senior foreign correspondent and in-house columnist on international affairs for the London Guardian. His latest book is Defeat: Why America and Britain Lost Iraq. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/13/defeat_british_journalist_jonathan * Headlines for March 13, 2008 * Iraqi Girl Slain By US Troops Study: Most Americans Undercount US Toll in Iraq US Receives Severed Fingers of Captured Contractors Admin Blocks Release of Exhaustive Report on Key Pre-War Claim 40 Militants, 8 Civilians Killed in Afghanistan Israel-Hamas Truce Collapses with Israeli Attack in West Bank Israel Boycotts Al Jazeera Protesters Call Rice ³War Criminal² at House Hearing Britain Orders 1,400 Asylum Seekers to Return to Iraq UK Urged to Grant Asylum Gay Iranian Teen Clinton, Obama Talk Michigan, Florida Re-Vote Spitzer Resigns; Paterson to Become New Yorkıs First Black Governor Pentagon Reviewing Newly Disclosed Interrogation Tapes Bush: Chavez Represents ³Vision of Terrorists and Demagogues² New EPA Smog Standards Lower Than Scientists Recommend Al-Arian Hospitalized on 9th Day of Hunger Strike Former Sen. 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