Democracy Now!

Season 2012, Episode 68

Episode Title: April 04, 2012

Air Date: 2012-04-04

Overview:

2012/04/04 Headlines: Obama Slams "Radical" GOP Budget as "Thinly Veiled Social Darwinism"; Romney Wins Primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and D.C.; U.N. Team Heads to Syria for Talks on Ceasefire Monitoring; U.S., Afghanistan Nearing Deal on Night Raids; 200 Marines Arrive in Australia in Buildup of U.S. Presence; Florida Lawmaker Launches Review of "Stand Your Ground" Law; Memo Reveals Dissent in Bush Administration over Torture; ICC Rejects Call for Probe of Israeli War Crimes in Gaza; James Murdoch Resigns as Chair of BSkyB; DOJ Threatens to Sue Controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio; Greenpeace Calls for End to Arctic Oil Exploration After North Sea Gas Leak; Tornadoes Destroy Homes in Texas; Japan Braves Major Storm; Police Pepper-Spray California Students Protesting Two-Tiered Tuition; Transgender Woman Allowed Back into Beauty Contest; Sculptor, Printmaker Elizabeth Catlett Dead at 96;$