Democracy Now Headlines- Wed. Apr 23, 2009

DemocracyNow
April 23, 2009
Today's Headlines * Rice, Ashcroft Approved Torture in July 2002 * Report: Obama Rejected Investigative Commission on Torture * Report: CIA Prisoners Still Missing * Judge Upholds Habeus Corpus for Gitmo Prisoner * Obama: Days of US Inaction on Energy Crisis Now Over * White House Withholds Endorsement on Bill Capping Emissions * IMF: Global Economy to Shrink 1.3% * Freddie Mac CFO Found Dead in Apparent Suicide * Red Cross: Hundreds Killed or Wounded in Sri Lanka Fighting * Taliban Fighters Seize Control of Pakistani District * Israeli Military Finds No Fault in Gaza Attack * Clinton Vows Continued US Boycott of Palestinians * Internal Displacements Rise in Colombia