Democracy Now!

Season 2010, Episode 167

Episode Title: Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Air Date: 2010-08-24

Overview:

2010/08/24 Headlines: Senators McCain, Murkowski Face Primary Challenges; Judge Blocks Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research; One Million Pakistanis Face Starvation in Balochistan; Relief Agencies Blocked from Using Pakistani Air Base Tied to US; US Drone Strike in Pakistan Kills 4 Women, 3 Children; NATO Troops Accused of Killing Eight Afghan Civilians; Imam Feisal Defends Islam as a Peaceful Religion; Thousands of Dead Fish Found in Mississippi River; Almost 200 Women Gang-Raped in the Congo; Suicide Bomber and Gunmen Attack Somali Hotel; 100,000 Left Homeless by Floods in Niger; Eight Tourists Killed in the Philippines; Report: 8.4 Million Californians Lack Health Insurance; US Submits First Ever Human Rights Report to the UN; Charges Dropped for 100 G20 Protesters; Protesters Block Buses Carrying Soldiers at Fort Hood