Democracy Now - 26 oct 2010

An alternative daily newschannel. One hour with news as you do not see it elsewhere. http://www.democracynow.org Headlines for Oct 26, 2010 - Congressional Candidates on Pace to Spend Record $2 Billion on Campaigns - Three GOP Candidates Spend Total of $242 Million of Own Money - US Drops Out of Top 20 List of Least Corrupt Nations - Top 74 Earners in US Earn More than 19 Million Lowest-Paid Workers - Canadian Citizen Detained at Age 15 Pleads Guilty to War Crimes - US Moves to Expand Secret CIA Effort in Pakistan - Karzai Confirms Iran and US Gives Him Bags of Money - Tea Party: Vote Against Rep. Ellison Because He is Muslim - Oil & Algae? Debate Arises in Louisiana over Photos - BP Accuses Media and Competitors of Fear-Mongering - FBI Documents Raises Questions over Paul Wellstone's Death Special reports - WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange on Iraq War Logs, "Tabloid Journalism" and Why WikiLeaks is "Under Siege" In an extended interview, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange discusses the release of nearly 400,000 classified US military records on the war in Iraq, the biggest intelligence leak in US history. The disclosure provides a trove of new evidence on the number of civilian casualties, violence, torture, and suffering that has befallen Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. While the Obama administration is defending the US military's record in Iraq, the allegations in the documents have sparked worldwide condemnation. Assange also confirmed that threats by Pentagon would not stop WikiLeaks from releasing additional military documents related to the war in Afghanistan. - Partners in Health Physician on Haiti: "Cholera Will Not Go Away Until Underlying Situations That Make People Vulnerable Change" The Haitian government says a cholera outbreak is slowing down but experts are warning the disease could remain for many years. At least 259 people have died and over 3,300 have been infected. We speak with Dr. Evan Lyon, a physician with the group Partners in Health who has spent years working in Haiti. In 2008, he helped lead a study on how the U.S. undermined clean water projects in Haiti. - CONTINUED: WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange on Iraq War Logs, "Tabloid Journalism" and Why WikiLeaks is "Under Siege" In an extended interview, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange discusses the release of nearly 400,000 classified US military records on the war in Iraq, the biggest intelligence leak in US history. The disclosure provides a trove of new evidence on the number of civilian casualties, violence, torture, and suffering that has befallen Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. While the Obama administration is defending the US military's record in Iraq, the allegations in the documents have sparked worldwide condemnation. Assange also confirmed that threats by Pentagon would not stop WikiLeaks from releasing additional military documents related to the war in Afghanistan. http://www.democracynow.org

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