Democracy Now! Friday, February 8, 2008

Today's Headlines

• Mukasey Opposes Probe Into CIA’s Waterboarding
• CIA’s Hayden: Private Contactors Involved in Waterboarding
• After Spending $90 Million, Romney Suspends Campaign
• McCain Booed At Conservative Political Action Conference
• Congress Approves $168 Billion Stimulus Plan
• Exxon Mobil Expresses Interest In Iraqi Oil Fields
• Report: FBI Deputizes 23,000 Business Leaders
• U.S. Indirectly Subsidizing Iranian Nuclear Plant
• Report: Veterans Likely to Earn Lower Wages
• Scotland Yard: Bhutto Killed By Blast, Not Bullet
• Head of ICE Criticized Over Racist Photos

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  Will Conservative Republicans Back McCain? Following Romney's Departure, John McCain Appears Set to Become GOP Nominee

  A day after John McCain is booed at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Michael Tomasky, editor of Guardian America, examines the Republican race and McCain’s relationship with the three wings of the GOP: the neoconservatives, the theo-conservatives and the radical anti-taxers. [includes rush transcript]

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  Examining Clinton & Obama's Stances on the Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Universal Healthcare, Privatizing Social Security and Nuclear Energy

  With Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in a dead heat, we look at their stances on some of the most pressing domestic issues with Robert Kuttner of the American Prospect, Max Fraser of The Nation and Paul Gunter of Beyond Nuclear. [includes rush transcript]