AirDate: 8/12/2013 |
Overview: 2013/08/12 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Kills 2 in Yemen, Injures Civilians; U.S. Embassy in Yemen Remains Closed; 18 Other Posts Reopen; Obama Outlines Reforms for NSA Spying; Guardian Reveals Loophole for Warrantless Searches; Iraq: Scores Killed, Hundreds Injured in Blasts; 3 U.S. Soldiers Die in Afghanistan; Holder Seeks to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences; Matt Damon: Obama Broke Up with Me; Egypt: Morsi Supporters Continue Sit-Ins amid Reports of Looming Crackdown; Israel Approves Nearly 1,200 New Settlement Homes; Troops Kill Unarmed Palestinian; Bahraini Activist Maryam Alkhawaja Barred from Flying Home; Canada: Police Arrest 2 over Photos of Teen Who Committed Suicide After Alleged Rape; Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Bid to Attack Federal Reserve with Fake Bomb; Thousands Protest Right-Wing ALEC Meeting in Chicago; Florida Gov. Scott Revives Voter Purge; Dream Defenders Launch Registration Drive; Report: Undercover Officers Infiltrated Tar Sands Resistance Camp to Thwart Protest; Judge Denies Compassionate Release to Ailing Lawyer Lynne Stewart; Pacfica Radio Station WBAI Lays Off Most of Staff |