Democracy Now!

Season 2012, Episode 170

Episode Title: Friday, August 24, 2012

Air Date: 2012-08-24

Overview:

2012/08/24 Headlines: Norwegian Mass Killer Breivik Sentenced to Maximum Prison Term; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 16 in Pakistan; Isaac Approaches Haiti, D.R.; Hurricane Strength Expected Next Week; Gov. Rick Scott: Florida, RNC Prepared for Isaac; Romney Calls for Ending Federal Regulation of Drilling, Mining; Bain Docs Point to Offshore Ties; Group: At Least 100 Killed in Syria Violence; U.S. Reporter Missing in Syria; Ex-Argentine Dictator on Trial for Disappearances; Fourth Soldier Accused in Chen Case Demoted, Fined; Ex-U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Afghanistan Charged for Drunken Hit-and-Run; Immigration Agents Challenge Obama Reprieve for Undocumented Youth; Judge Rules TVA Liable for 2008 Coal Ash Spill; Greenpeace Activists Occupy Russian Oil Rig in Arctic;$