Democracy Now! Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Today's Headlines

• Sen. Obama Clinches Democratic Nomination
• Clinton Praises Obama, Does Not Concede
• McCain: I’m Not Running for Bush’s Third Term
• Obama & McCain Accused of Exaggerating Iran’s Nuclear Program
• Canadian House Urges Gov’t to Allow War Resisters to Stay
• Australian PM Accuses Predecessor of Abusing Iraq Intelligence
• UN: Israeli Settlement Expansion Violates Int’l Law
• GM Closes Four Truck & SUV Plants
• Thousands Mark Tiananmen Square Massacre
• Waxman Requests FBI Documents Over CIA Leak Case

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  "America, This Is Our Moment": Sen. Barack Obama Clinches Democratic Nomination

  Barack Obama made history last night by sealing the Democratic presidential nomination to become the first African American nominee of a major party in the United States. Obama clinched the win after a wave of more than seventy uncommitted superdelegates announced their support on Tuesday, pushing his total over the threshold of the 2,118 delegates needed to secure the Democratic nomination at the party’s convention in August. We speak to Ron Walters. [includes rush transcript]

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  Former US Attorney David Iglesias on "In Justice: Inside the Scandal that Rocked the Bush Administration"

  We speak to fired US attorney David Iglesias about the US attorneys scandal, voter suppression, vote caging and the politicization of the Justice Department. [includes rush transcript]