DN!: The Spitzer Scandal//Darius Rejali on Torture and Democracy Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:28:02 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST March 12, 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!: * Spitzer Resigns Over Prostitution Scandal * New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is expected to resign today over his involvement in a high-end prostitution ring. No charges have been filed against Spitzer, who became governor last year after campaigning to reform Albany. We speak with Wayne Barrett, senior editor at the Village Voice, where heıs been covering New York politics for over twenty years. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/12/spitzer_expected_to_resign_over * As Spitzer Prostitution Scandal Dominates Headlines, a Look at the Plight of Sex Workers * What happens to the escort? While the Eliot Spitzer story has dominated the news media for the past two days, little coverage has been paid to the plight of sex workers in this country. We speak with Juhu Thukral, director of the Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/12/as_spitzer_prostitution_scandal * Torture and Democracy: Scholar Darius Rejali Details the History and Scope of Modern Torture * Darius Rejali has been described as ³one of the worldıs leading thinkers and writers on the subject of torture and the consequences of its use for modern society.² Rejali is a professor of political science at Reed College and author of the new book Torture and Democracy. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/12/torture_and_democracy_scholar_darius * Headlines for March 12, 2008 * US Middle East Commander Resigns Over Iran Stance Bush: Attacking Iraq ³Will Forever Be Right Decision² Obama Wins Mississippi Primary Ferraro: Obama Contending Because of Race 31 Killed in Pakistan Suicide Bombing Father of Injured Student Accuses Colombia of ³State Terrorism² US Could Add Venezuela to Terrorism-Sponsor List Spain Marks Fourth Anniversary of Madrid Attack East Timor PM Gives First Public Comments Since Assassination Attempt House Dems Fail to Override Bush on Torture Bill Veto Family of Black Teen Slain by Police Awarded $28M US Drops China from List of Worst Human Rights Abusers Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/12/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Wednesday, March 12, 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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