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"Democracy Now!": Wed. Apr. 7 2010
The Massey Energy Mine was cited for over 1,300+ safety violations in years leading up to the deadly explosion; an appeals court rules that the FCC lacks authority to enforce net neutrality; an attorney in a wiretapping case says that Obama administration as bad or worse than Bush on state secrets. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.
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Continuing with our Oscar theme, we bring you the second part of our conversation with whistleblower, anti-war activist, and documentary film subject Daniel Ellsberg. Since the 1960s, Ellsberg has been fighting to stop war and bring government secrets into the open, and he knows firsthand how much power citizens can wield against the government. Ellsberg is headed to the Oscars himself with the crew of the film, and he sat down with Laura to talk about his experience releasing the Pentagon Papers to the press, what's changed from the 60s and Vietnam -- and what hasn't.
