Democracy Now 6-27 John Prados of the National Security Archive

TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:
With Amy Goodman

* With Release of ³Family Jewels,² CIA Acknowledges Years of Assassination Plots, Coerced Drug Tests and Domestic Spying *

The CIA has released its so-called ³family jewels² -- nearly 700 pages of documents detailing some if its most infamous and illegal operations dating back to the 1950s. These include assassination plots against foreign leaders, drugs tests on unwitting citizens, wiretapping of U.S. journalists, spying on activists, opening mail, break-ins at the homes of ex-CIA employees and more. We speak with John Prados of the National Security Archive, an independent research institute that filed the original Freedom of Information Act request for the ³family jewels² 15 years ago.

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* In Blow to Campaign Finance Reform, Supreme Court Throws Out Restrictions on Special Interest Campaign Ads *

The Supreme Court has thrown out part of the McCain-Feingold campaign
finance law that placed restrictions on corporations and unions from buying television ads close to elections. Attorney John Bonifaz of Voter Action says that in granting corporations the First Amendment rights of individuals, the Supreme Court is undermining the election process.

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* Headlines for June 27, 2007 *

- CIA Releases Docs on Spying, Assassination Plots
- Poll: Support for Iraq War at New Low
- GOP Senators Call for Change of Course on Iraq
- Israeli Attack on Gaza Kills 10
- Blair Steps Down After Decade in Office
- Bush: Blair Not My ³Poodle²
- 2 US Oil Giants Miss Deadline for Venezuela Oil Deal
- US Rebuffed on Africa Military Base Plans
- Senate GOPers Block Union Legislation
- Ex-Admin Official Given 10-Month Prison Term
- FDA Rejects Calls forAspartame Review Despite Study Showing Possible
Cancer Link

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