Democracy Now Headlines- Thurs. Jan. 29, 2009

DemocracyNow
January 29, 2009
Today's Headlines * House Backs Economic Stimulus * IMF: Global Economy to See Lowest Post-War Growth * 7 Palestinian Girls Wounded in Israeli Attack * Israel: Gaza Borders Closed Until Captured Soldier Freed * Israeli West Bank Settlement Expansion Grew 57% in 2008 * Hamas Official: “We Accept a State in ‘67 Borders” * UN: 250,000 Trapped in Sri Lanka Fighting * Iraq Won’t Renew Blackwater License * Iran Calls for US Apology for 1953 Coup, Jetliner Attack * CIA Algeria Station Chief Accused of Raping 2 Women * Holder Denies Assuring No Torture Prosecutions * Penn. Judges Accused of Taking Kickbacks for Jailing Youths in Private Prisons * Union Membership Grew in 2008 * SEIU Removes Leadership at Dissident California Local