Democracy Now Headlines- Thurs. Feb. 12, 2009

DemocracyNow
February 12, 2009
Today's Headlines * Senate and House Agrees to $789 Billion Stimulus * Bank CEOs Testify on Capitol Hill * Merrill Lynch Gave $1M Bonuses To 70 Employees in 2008 Despite $27B Loss * Congress Probes Peanut Salmonella Outbreak * Pakistan Admits Mumbai Attacks Were Partly Planned in Pakistan * Report: U.S. Failed To Track 87,000 Arms Shipped to Afghanistan * ICC To Issue Arrest Warrant For Sudanese President * Senate Panel Approves DC Housing Voting Rights Bill * Senate Approves Ex-Raytheon Lobbyist To Top Pentagon Post * Latin American Commission Blasts U.S. Drug War * NYPD Makes Record 530,000 Stop-and-Frisks * Fresno Police Officers Videotaped Beating Homeless Man * Hampshire College Becomes First U.S. College To Divest From Israel