Democracy Now!

Season 2013, Episode 93

Episode Title: Thursday, May 09, 2013

Air Date: 2013-05-09

Overview:

2013/05/09 Headlines: 8 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Fire; Toll from Building Collapse Nears 900; Ariel Castro Charged in Cleveland Kidnapping, Abuse Case; State Dept. Official Claims Demotion for Criticism of Benghazi Response; Israel OKs More Settlement Expansion; Kerry Announces Visit; Stephen Hawking Backs Academic Boycott of Israel; Closing Arguments Held in Genocide Trial of Former Guatemalan Dictator Efraín Ríos Montt; Activist: Biden Avowed Opposition to Keystone XL Pipeline; EPA: No Plans for Curbing Greenhouse Gases from Existing Power Plants; House Panel Backs Weakening of Derivatives Rules; Peace Activists Convicted for Protest at Tennessee Nuclear Site; Docs: FBI, Justice Dept.