Democracy Now!

Season 2013, Episode 247

Episode Title: Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Air Date: 2013-12-11

Overview:

2013/12/11 Headlines: Jobless Benefits in Limbo After Bipartisan Budget Deal; Federal Agencies Approve Long-Delayed Volcker Rule; Thousands Queue to Pay Respects as Mandela Body Lies in State; Accepting Nobel Peace Prize, OPCW Calls on Holdouts to Ratify Chemical Weapons Treaty; Ukraine Police Pull Back From Protest Raid; U.S. Suspends Aid to Rebel-Held Northern Syria; Uruguay Legalizes National Market for Marijuana; Indian Supreme Court Reinstates Ban on Gay Sex; Senate Confirms Housing, Judicial Picks After Filibuster Curbs