DEMOCRACY NOW! December 29, 2005

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DN!: Enron//Corporate Crime//Disney Arrests Rev. Billy

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:44:50 -0500

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December 29, 2005

 

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TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:

 

* As a Top Enron Exec Pleads Guilty, Journalist Robert Bryce Discusses

the Death of Enron and the Firm's Close Ties to President Bush *

 

Enron's former chief accountant Richard Causey may now testify against

Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. We look at the fate of President

Bush's biggest corporate campaign donor with the author of " Pipe

Dreams: Greed, Ego, and the Death of Enron. "

 

Listen/Watch/Read

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/29/151216

 

 

* Crime without Conviction: U.S. Makes Deals With Corporate Criminals

Instead of Prosecuting *

 

Corporations that commit securities and accounting fraud can now

expect to get sweetheart deals from the Justice Department, and they

don't face public exposure for their misdeeds. We speak with Russell

Mokhiber of Corporate Crime Reporter.

 

Listen/Watch/Read

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/29/151220

 

 

* Reverend Billy Preaches on Shopocolypse Tour of the Country *

 

Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir went on a holiday

circuit to preach against corporate consumer culture from Wal-Mart to

Disneyland. The Reverend joins us in our firehouse studio.

 

Listen/Watch/Read

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/29/151224

 

 

* Headlines for December 29, 2005 *

 

- Ex-Enron Chief Accountant Pleads Guilty In Blow To Former CEOs

- UN: Iraq Vote ³Transparent and Credible²

- US Air Strike Kills 10 Iraqis in Hawija

- NSA Website Capable of Tracking Web Activity of Visitors

- Pentagon Says Un-Credited, Pro-US News Sites Legal

- South Korean Police Chief Resigns Over Farmers¹ Deaths

- Pinochet Photographed For First Mug Shot

 

Listen/Watch/Read

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/29/151210

 

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