Democracy Now Headlines- Thus. May 7, 2009

Today's Headlines * Estimates of Afghan Toll Rise in US Bombing * Obama Hosts Karzai, Zardari at White House * At Least 12 Killed in Iraq Bombings * US Military Drops Case Against Officer who Refused Iraq Deployment * AIPAC Launches Campaign to Prevent Peace Talks * Senate to Hold Torture Memo Hearing * Post-9/11 Rules Impeded Swine Flu Response * Probe: FBI Terror List Harms National Security * Maine Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage; New Hampshire to Follow * Senate Passes Stripped-Down Mortgage Bill * Study: Subprime Firms Spent $370M on Lobbying * Thousands Evacuated in California Wildfires * Wal-Mart Reaches Settlement in Worker Trampling Death * Chair of NY Fed Scrutinized for Shares in Goldman Sachs