Democracy Now! 8-22 Brutal Triple Murder Rocks Newark

TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:

With Amy Goodman
* Brutal Triple Murder Rocks Newark *

On August 4th, three college students were killed execution-style in an elementary school playground. Authorities arrested a sixth man on Sunday in connection with the killings, at least four of them are believed to be Latin American immigrants. We speak with Newark community organizer, Larry Hamm and we look at the case of Elvira Arellano, a Mexican woman who was deported this week after taking refuge inside a Chicago church to defy a government deportation order.

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/22/1421231

* Sacco and Vanzetti: 80 Years After Their Execution, A Look At The Men, the Murders, and the Judgment of Mankind *

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed eighty years ago on August 23, 1927, in Boston, Massachusetts. The trial of the two Italian immigrant anarchists was one of the most controversial in American history. Protests rocked every major city across the world in the days leading up to the execution. We speak with Bruce Watson, author of "Sacco and Vanzetti: The Men, the Murders, and the Judgment of Mankind."

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/22/1421237

* Headlines for August 22, 2007 *

- 14 U.S. Troops Die In Iraq Helicopter Crash
- Bush Refuses To Endorse Al-Maliki Government
- CIA Blamed for Failing To Act on Al Qaida Pre-9/11
- North American Leaders Conclude Talks About "NAFTA On Crack"
- House Foreclosure Filings in July Jump 93 Percent
- Texas Set To Carry Out Its 400th Execution
- Kenneth Foster Vows Hunger Strike Ahead of Execution

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/22/1421223