DN!: Pharmaceuticals in US Water Supply//How the Press, Pundits and Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:36:35 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST March 24, 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!: * Anti-Epileptics, Sex Hormones, Mood Stabilizers, Antibiotics Among Array of Pharmaceuticals in US Water Supply * Anti-epileptics were found in the drinking water of Southern California; a sex hormone was found in San Francisco¹s water; three medications and an antibiotic were found in the water supply of Tuscon, Arizona; and a mood stabilizer was found in the water of New Jersey. And that¹s just to name a few. An exhaustive five-month investigation by Associated Press has found the drinking water in at least twenty-four major American cities across the country contains trace amounts of a wide array of pharmaceuticals. We speak with Associated Press national writer, Jeff Donn. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/24/anti_epileptics_sex_hormones * So Wrong for So Long: Greg Mitchell on How the Press, the Pundits -- and the President -- Failed on Iraq * As the Iraq war passes its fifth anniversary, we take a look at the corporate media¹s coverage of five years of war with Greg Mitchell, editor of Editor & Publisher. He has just written a new book chronicling the media¹s failing on covering Iraq titled, So Wrong for So Long: How the Press, the Pundits‹and the President‹Failed on Iraq. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/24/so_wrong_for_so_long_greg * Headlines for March 24, 2008 * US Deaths in Iraq Reach 4,000 58 Iraqis Killed; Green Zone Shelled Report: US to Urge British to Launch ³Surge² in Basra Ex-Diplomat Says US Pressured, Spied on Allies Ahead of 2003 War Bush Accused of Lying Over Iran¹s Nuclear Program Richardson Says Obama¹s Candidacy is ³Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity² Passport Breach Linked to Obama Campaign Adviser China Threatens to Crush Tibet Protests World Food Program Launches Emergency Appeal Due to Rising Food Costs Life Expectancy Gap Widens Between Rich and Poor Court: Barring Protesters from Inaugural Parade was Unconstitutional 500 Arrested in Belgium at Anti-NATO Protest Six Arrested in Chicago for Staging Easter Mass Die-In to Protest War Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/24/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Monday, March 24, 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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