Democracy Now! 8-24Grace Paley 1922-2007(Interview:her talking about the peace movement and the role of poets in a time of war

TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:
With Amy Goodman

* "What this Rule Change Amounts to is a Declaration of War Against the Appalachian People": Opponents of Mountaintop Removal Decry Bush's New Mining Rules *

The Bush administration is poised to issue regulations today that would legalize and expand the controversial coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal. The technique involves blasting off the tops of mountains and dumping the rubble into valleys and streams. We speak with Appalachian activist Vernon Haltom of Coal River Mountain Watch.

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/24/1321257

* Political Prosecution? Justice Dept Holds onto Docs in Case of Jailed Alabama Governor Siegelman *

We look at the case of jailed former Governor Don Siegelman. He is currently serving a seven-year, four-month prison sentence on charges of bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud. We speak with attorney and Harper's Magazine contributor, Scott Horton.

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/24/1322201

* Grace Paley 1922-2007: Acclaimed Poet and Writer Dies at 84 *

The acclaimed American poet, short story writer, and anti-war activist Grace Paley has died. She was 84 years old and died Wednesday in her home in Vermont. We go back to a Democracy Now! interview with her talking about the peace movement and the role of poets in a time of war.

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/24/1322211

* Headlines for August 24, 2007 *

- Gen. Pace to Advise Bush to Cut Troops in Iraq by Half
- Key Republican Senator Urges Bush to Begin Withdrawing Troops
- Bush Administration Admits Telecoms Aided Gov't Spying
- Jose Padilla Sues Donald Rumsfeld, 59 Other Officials
- Amnesty: Sudan Still Sending Arms to Darfur
- Canadian Police Admit Using Undercover Officers at Protest
- White House Manual Advised How to Prevent Protests

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/24/1321250