Democracy Now Headlines- Tues. Feb. 3, 2009

DemocracyNow
February 03, 2009
Today's Headlines * Senate Begins Debate on Economic Stimulus Package * Senate Stimulus Bill Includes $50 Billion for New Nuclear Reactors * Macy’s Eliminates 7,000 Jobs * Eric Holder Confirmed as Attorney General * Ex-Chamber of Commerce Lobbyist Considered for Top Justice Post * Daschle Apologizes for Failing to Pay Taxes * Qaddafi Elected as Head of African Union * Ehud Barak Proposes Linking Gaza to West Bank with 30-Mile Tunnel * Israel Imposes Sanctions on Al Jazeera * Brooklyn Man Jailed for Distributing Lebanese TV Channel * Protester Throws Shoe at Chinese Premier * Iceland’s New PM Becomes First Lesbian to Head a Nation * US Court Dismisses Pacific Nuclear Test Lawsuits * Earth First Protesters Jailed in Florida