Democracy Now 05 Aug 2010
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An alternative daily newschannel. One hour with news as you do not see it elsewhere.
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Headlines for Aug 5, 2010
- Federal Judge Strikes Down California Gay Marriage Ban
- Scientists Challenge Admin Claims on Oil Spill Cleanup
- Transocean Found Safety Flaws at Gulf Rigs
- Senate Advances State Aid Measure
- Verizon, Google in Reported Deal for Tiered Internet Use
- Treasury Authorizes Groups to Represent U.S.-Born Cleric
- Right-Wing Group Sues to Block Ground Zero Mosque; White House Refuses to Take Stance
- Kenyan Voters Approve Constitutional Referendum
- Palestinian Solidarity Activists Plan New Gaza Flotilla
- Indonesia Could Follow Saudi Arabia, UAE Ban on BlackBerry Phones
- Study: Increased Deportations Under Obama Admin
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- Federal Judge Strikes Down California Same-Sex Marriage Ban in Major Victory for Gay Rights Advocates
A federal judge struck down Proposition 8, the state\s voter approved ban on same-sex marriages on Wednesday. In his ruling, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker wrote, \Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. The evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California Constitution the notion that opposite-sex couples are superior to same-sex couples.\
- EXCLUSIVE...Emily Henochowicz Speaks Out: Art Student Who Lost Her Eye After Being Shot by Israeli Tear Gas Canister in West Bank Protest Discusses Her Life, Her Art, and Why She Plans to Return
Today, a Democracy Now global broadcast exclusive interview with Emily Henochowicz. She\s the 21 year-old American art student who lost her eye in May after being shot in the face by an Israeli tear gas canister at a protest against Israel\s attack on the Gaza flotilla that left nine people dead. \I\m not ashamed of the fact that I lost my eye. I\m proud of who I am. I believed in the cause and that\s why I came to that demonstration on that day,\ Henochowicz says. \I\m not going to be the same person that I was before this happened.\
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