Democracy Now!

Season 2011, Episode 24

Episode Title: Thursday, February 03, 2011

Air Date: 2011-02-03

Overview:

2011/02/03 Headlines: At Least Six Dead, Almost 1,000 Injured After Pro-Mubarak Forces Attack Protesters; Egypt’s PM Apologizes for Violence, Cell Phone Company Forced to Send Pro-Mubarak Text Messages; U.S. State Dept.: We Don’t Know Who Is Behind Cairo Violence; Protesters Urge U.S. to Call for Mubarak’s Ouster; Opposition Leaders Reject Call to Negotiate; Egyptian Government Cracks Down on Journalists, Anderson Cooper and Others Attacked; Tens of Thousands Protest in Yemen; Jordanians Protest Selection of New PM; 10 Journalists Arrested in Sudan; Palestinian Authority Shuts Down Pro-Egyptian Protest; Netanyahu: Israel Needs to Bolster Its Forces; Massive Cyclone Hits Australia; Wall Street Bankers Take in Record $135 Billion in Compensation; 43 Million Americans Now Receiving Food Stamps, a 14% Increase; Healthcare Repeal Defeated in Senate; Halliburton and Others Accused of Illegally Pumping Fuel into the Ground; Oil and Gas Industry Denounces Academy Award-Nominated Documentary; WikiLeaks Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize