Guest guest Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Supreme Court Overturns Vermont Campaign Finance Law * We take a look to the Supreme Court's decision overturning Vermont's campaign finance law. The 1997 law placed the nation's tightest restrictions on much candidates running for state office in Vermont could spend on elections and on how much individuals could bankroll candidates. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/27/1433203 * Is Bush Administration's Bank Spy Program One Part of a Resurgent Total Information Awareness? * The Bush administration is lashing out at media outlets for their reports on the government's secret monitoring of international bank transactions without court-approval. We speak with Georgetown law professor Jonathan Turley about Total Information Awareness - he says the program was never really killed. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/27/1433207 * Former Bush Spokesman Urges Newspapers to Run Pro-War Stories by Former Vets With GOP Ties * The Buffalo News has revealed that a former spokesman for President Bush has been encouraging U.S. newspapers to run news stories from Iraq written by two combat veterans who are now embedded reporters in Iraq. The veterans are from a pro-war group called Vets for Freedom that has ties to the Republican Party. We speak with John Stauber of the Center for Media and Democracy. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/27/1433211 * Lawmakers, Regulators Face Key Decisions on Future of Media Ownership, Internet, Public Access, Low Power Radio * Lawmakers and regulators in Washington are in the midst of making a number of decisions that could affect the nation's media ownership laws, the future of the Internet, public access television and the expansion of low power FM radio stations. We speak with Hannah Sassaman of the Prometheus Radio Project which successfully sued the FCC three years ago in an effort to block the new media ownership rule changes. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/27/1433215 * Headlines for June 27, 2006 * - Supreme Court Rejects Vermont Campaign Finance Law - Attacks Kill Dozens in 3 Iraq Cities - US Expels 50 Iraqis From Ramadi Homes - Report: Military Equipment Cost To Triple - Israel Prepares For Gaza Incursion - Supreme Court To Rule On Bush C02 Stance - Bush: US Should " Get Beyond " Global Warming " Debate " - University of Colorado To Fire Professor Ward Churchill - Pentagon Admits To New Spying of Student Groups - Ex-CIA Officer: Bush Admin Ignored " Curveball " Warnings - Military: Latin American Nationalism Threatens Oil Supplies - 25 Arrested At Anti-Gitmo Protest Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/27/1432256 " NOTICE: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National Security Agency may have read this email without warning, warrant, or notice. They may do this without any judicial or legislative oversight. You have no recourse nor protection save to call for the impeachment of the current President. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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