Democracy Now Headlines 8/13/2010
13th August 2010 |
Prop 8 Backers Given 6 Days to Block Resumption of Gay Marriages * Poll: Most Americans Back Same-Sex Marriage * Jobless Claims Reach Six-Month High; Foreclosures Rise 9% * Report: Wall St. Bonuses to Increase for Consecutive Year * BP Fined $50.6M for Safety Hazards at Texas Refinery * Alabama AG Sues BP and Other Firms over Spill * Congress Approves $600M Border Militarization Bill * Israel Rejects Palestinian Offer for Peace Talks * Pentagon Warns WikiLeaks on New Document Release * Congressmembers Seek to Reduce U.S. Compensation for Iraqi Victims of U.S. Attacks * Pakistani Province Faces New Round of Flooding * Canadian Navy Seizes Tamil Migrant Ship * Haitians Hold Sit-in to Protest Forced Evictions