egyptian military kills 14 protesters attacks journalists in brutal tahrir crackdown
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democracynoworg - a new wave of violence in cairo039s tahrir square began friday when one of several hundred peaceful protesters staging a sit-in outside the parliament building was reportedly detained and beaten by troops up to 14 people have now been killed and hundreds injured over the last three days of clashes a video uploaded sunday on youtube has circulated widely and provoked outrage at the extent of police brutality it shows a young woman being dragged and beaten by military police the top half of her body is bare her blue bra exposed her abaya or robe has been ripped off and surrounds her upper body showing that she was wearing a hijab quotwhen this woman was beaten and disrobed happened there was probably much more video evidence of people being brutally beaten down but they039re not available because the army -- right after that raid -- entered the offices of most media outlets surrounding the square and confiscated equipmentquot says democracy now correspondent sharif abdel kouddous reporting from cairo kouddous says the military confiscated two of his cameras and he also saw them take cameras from al jazeera reporters quotthis was a clampdown on information on trying to prevent these kinds of pictures from emergingquot the police attacks have overshadowed the first parliamentary elections since former president hosni mubarak was ousted in februaryto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for more reports from egypt by sharif abdel kouddous visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtabsegyptfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowdownload the audio: http:wwwsoundcloudcomofficialdemocracynowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

geek out: the future of microsoft and other news
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drake - headlines behind the scenes
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historic recall of wisconsin gov walker reveals quotpeople powerquot after 1 million sign petition
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democracynoworg - opponents of wisconsin republican gov scott walker have submitted more than a million signatures seeking his recall in a statewide vote the million-plus signatures amount to nearly double the required number of 540000 and may mark the largest recall effort in us history walker is being challenged for pushing through a controversial law ending collective bargaining rights for most public workers quotmost people do not realize that those one million signatures represent almost a half of the electorate in wisconsinquot says john nichols of the nation magazine quotwalker will be forced to face a new election because he adopted the austerity measure of the republican leadership of washington and try to balance budgets on the back of public employees tried to destroy their unions try to cut school funding and succeeded in cutting funding and we are going to have a referendum on the most fundamental of economic issuesquotto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for the additional information on democracy now visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-nowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

daredevil nik wallenda walks high wire above milwaukee racetrack
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acrobat nik wallenda on tuesday august 11 completed his longest high-wire walk ever above the milwaukee mile racetrack during the wisconsin state fair ending with a thumbs up to the crowd below giving him a wild ovation a fair official saidwallenda took 33 minutes to walk 1560 feet 475 m on a wire no wider than a us nickel 10 stories above the racetrack near the state fair groundswallenda the self-proclaimed king of the high wire has several records listed with the guinness world records organization his feats have included high-wire walks above the brink of niagara falls between two chicago skyscrapers while blindfolded and across the grand canyon in arizonawallenda is part of the seventh generation of the famed flying wallenda family of acrobats his great-grandfather karl wallenda slipped and fell to his death from a high wire in puerto rico in 1978latest news center: one of the most watched news channel on youtubewebsite: http:wwwlatestnewscentercomtwitter: http:twittercomlnewscgoogle: https:plusgooglecom117035035128078200000lta href=quothttp:wwwlatestnewscentercomquotgtlatest news centerltagt

florida legislative black caucus urges federal probe of local police in trayvon martin case
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democracynoworg - we speak with florida democratic state representative mia jones who fought the passage of florida039s so-called quotstand your groundquot law that authorities say has prevented them from arresting trayvon martin039s shooter george zimmerman who is claiming he acted in self defense jones is chair of the florida legislative black caucus who sent letters to attorney general eric holder and florida gov rick scott calling for impartial investigations into the shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old martin last month she says the caucus039s 24 members will work to re-evaluate the gun lawto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for democracy now interviews about racial profiling please visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-nowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

guantnamo exclusive: former chief prosecutor ex-detainee call on obama to close prison 1 of 2
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wwwdemocracynoworg - on the tenth anniversary of when the united states began detaining terror suspects at its guantnamo bay military base in cuba we speak with a former prisoner and the ex-chief us prosecutor who both call for the obama administration to close the base quotpeople are locked up in isolation camps people lost their hands lost their eyes lost their limbsquot says omar deghayes who was arrested in pakistan as a terror suspect and held in us custody from may 2002 until december 2007 most of that time at guantnamo quotsome people were subjected to sleep deprivation they weren039t allowed to sleep and they had to live under those conditions for six years without being convicted of any crime which is the most unacceptable thingquot asked if prisoners were tortured at guantnamo air force colonel morris davis the former chief prosecutor at the military prison answers quoti don039t think there is any doubtquot davis resigned his position in 2007 in protest of what he called political interference in the military commissions of guantnamo prisoners quotin many cases we had evidence independent of that torture that was sufficient to establish guilt but to use torture to gain intelligence and then also to turn around and use that as evidence in an american court is just not consistent with american principlesquot davis says watch part 2: http:youtubeao2t7_5imowto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for 10 years of democracy now reports on guantnamo visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagsguantanamofollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-now daily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

democracy now correspondent anjali kamat on reporting the revolutions in egypt and libya
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wwwdemocracynoworg - democracy now special correspondent anjali kamat has just returned from cairo after nearly a year reporting on the revolutions in egypt and libya anjali was on the ground in cairo covering the uprising that overthrew hosni mubarak and the ensuing crackdowns on protesters opposed to military rule kamat also made two trips to libya to cover the uprising and ultimate overthrow with the aid of nato forces of the gaddafi regime quotone of the things that was really remarkable over the past year that i saw in both egypt and libya is the fearlessness of peoplequot kamat says quoti was really taken aback by the scenes of crowds of people running into armed tanks running into vehicles that opened opening fire -- people just without any fearquot kamat also addresses an issue that has divided many progressive critics of western militarism: the reality that the nato intervention in libya despite charges of hypocrisy and ulterior motives enjoyed widespread amongst libyans seeking to topple the hated gaddafi regimeto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript or download the podcast visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

geek out: google wants to save 3000 languages and other news
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geek out: valve announces steam for schools and other news
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10 things i like about ioshttp:wwwlockergnomecomios2012062210-things-i-like-about-ios10 things i dislike about ioshttp:wwwlockergnomecomios2012062210-things-i-dislike-about-iosis the internet an arbiter of peacehttp:wwwlockergnomecomnews20120622is-internet-arbiter-peacehow to keep your kickstarter backers happyhttp:wwwlockergnomecomnews20120622how-to-keep-kickstarter-backers-happywho are today039s tablet users and why have they become so importanthttp:wwwlockergnomecomblade20120622who-are-todays-tablet-users-why-have-they-become-so-importantmarketing channels for a senior geekhttp:wwwlockergnomecomsherman20120622marketing-channels-senior-geekvalve announces steam for schools - allows teachers to create portal 2 levelshttp:wwwengadgetcom20120622steam-for-schools-helps-teachers-create-educational-portal-levelsxbox manufacturer microsoft has rejected a settlement offer from motorola in an ongoing patent dispute between the two hardware giants http:wwwigncomarticles20120621will-xbox-360-be-banned-in-the-united-stateshow reddit got huge: tons of fake accountshttp:motherboardvicecom2012621how-reddit-got-huge-tons-of-fake-accounts--2facebook is now rolling out the ability to edit your commentshttp:thenextwebcomfacebook20120622facebook-is-now-rolling-out-the-ability-to-edit-your-comments-on-status-updateswhat is the craziest thing you039ve seen in a starbucksubaksh11 btw chris i039ve followed you for about 13 years now i039d like to say that you039re out of date with your iphone true geeks switched a long time ago to android based devices for better specs easier programming less restriction and a better experienceoutleradam has anybody told you that you resemble leonard from big bang theory :thearsalanthebabajan 2 is a lot for some people for just an appkeybadro pirillo vlog 060 -- diana is backhttp:youtubelidfa8lz4bmhave you tried gotoassisthttp:gotagjagcomgotoassisthttp:wwwlockergnomecomsubscribehttp:wwwgnomiescomhttps:profilesgooglecomchrispirillohttp:twittercomchrispirillohttp:wwwfacebookcomchrispirillo

drake quotheadlinesquot spoof full video
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exclusive: ows activist cecily mcmillan describes seizure bodily injuries in arrest by nypd
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democracynoworg - occupy wall street activist cecily mcmillan suffered a seizure when new york city police officers pulled her from the crowd and arrested her as hundreds attempted to re-occupy zuccotti park on saturday to mark sixth months since the launch of the movement in her first television interview since her arrest mcmillan says she has decided to speak out because of an outpouring of public support quoti have received so many emails twitter messages and phone calls people are just horrified about what happened to mequot mcmillan has a black eye and her body is covered in bruises at least one in the shape of a handprint she says she was not allowed to contact an attorney while she was taken to the hospital and transferred to a jail cell along with some of the 72 other detained protesters facing charges of police assault and obstructing governmental administration she was released monday after a judge denied a request that her bail be set at 20000 mcmillan is northeast regional organizer for young democratic socialists of america and a graduate student at the new school for social research we039re also joined by meghan maurus mcmillan039s attorney and mass defense coordinator at the new york city chapter of the national lawyers guildto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for democracy now interviews with matt taibbi and the us financial crisis please visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-nowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

us withdrawal from iraq: quotin terms of destroying iraq it039s 039mission accomplished039quot
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democracynoworg - the us military may be leaving iraq but the us government is not the us embassy in baghdad is the largest in the world and thousands of private contractors will fill the role of the departing us troops democracy now reports on the us withdrawal with sami rasouli the founder and director of the muslim peacemaker teams in iraq who joins us from the city of najaf invoking george w bush039s infamous declaration after the fall of baghdad rasouli says: quotin terms of destroying iraq it039s 039mission accomplished039quotto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for for more information about democracy now and nearly 9 years of reports on the iraq war visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagsiraqfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowdownload the audio: http:wwwsoundcloudcomofficialdemocracynowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

mideast journalist charles glass on syria039s violence amp the prospect of military intervention
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democracynoworg - the united states and 11 other countries have formally expelled syrian diplomats following a massacre of more than 100 people in the village of houla un-arab league envoy kofi annan now says syria has reached a quottipping pointquot after more than a year of conflict we039re joined by charles glass an award-winning journalist author and broadcaster specializing in the middle east glass reported from syria last month for the new york review of booksto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for more information visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-nowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

quotget it donequot: urging climate justice youth delegate anjali appadurai mic-checks un summit
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wwwdemocracynoworg - a number of protests are being held today at the united nations climate change conference in durban to protest the failure of world leaders to agree to immediately agree to a deal of binding emissions cuts anjali appadurai a student at the college of the atlantic in maine addressed the conference on behalf of youth delegates just after her speech she led a mic-check from the stage -- a move inspired by the occupy wall street protests quotit always seems impossible until it039s done so distinguished delegates and governments around the world governments of the developed world: deep cuts now get it donequot appadurai saysto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for more reports from the un climate change conference in durban visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagsdurban_climate_summit_2011follow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowdownload the audio: http:wwwsoundcloudcomofficialdemocracynowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt