Democracy Now! Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Today's Headlines

• Senate Backs Expanding Government Spying, Immunizing Telecoms
• Obama, McCain Sweep Potomac Primary
• 9/11 Charges Renew Fears of Gitmo Executions
• Panel Warns U.S. Lagging on Nuke Oversight
• Putin Threatens Ukraine Over NATO, U.S. Missile Shield
• U.S. Rejects Space Weapons Ban
• 18 Rebel Soldiers Sought for East Timor Assassination Attempt
• Hezbollah Military Leader Killed in Syria Bombing
• Red Cross Warns of Afghan Refugee Crisis
• Sadr Group: Deal Reached to Free CBS News Journalists
• Ex-Contractor: 38 Women Suffering Abuses in Iraq Unable to Go Public, Press Charges
• Following Record Loss, GM Seeks to Cut Workforce
• Florida Police Suspended for Throwing Quadriplegic out of Wheelchair

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  Antiwar Candidate Donna Edwards Defeats Incumbent Rep. Albert Wynn in Key Maryland Vote

  Antiwar Democrat Donna Edwards joins us to talk about her defeat of eight-term Congress member Albert Wynn in Tuesday’s primary vote. The Maryland race had been described as “a bellwether contest in the fight for the soul of the Democratic Party.” If Edwards wins in November, she’ll be the first African American woman elected to Congress from Maryland. [includes rush transcript]

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  In Defense of Food: Author, Journalist Michael Pollan on Nutrition, Food Science and the American Diet

  Acclaimed author and journalist Michael Pollan argues that what most Americans are consuming today is not food but “edible food-like substances.” His previous book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, was named one of the ten best books of 2006 by the New York Times and the Washington Post. His latest book, just published, is called In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. [includes rush transcript–partial]