10/28/13 - Board of Selectmen meeting in Belmont, MA.

Democracy Now! 2013-10-28 Monday

• Headlines for October 28, 2013
• "Stop Watching Us": As Diplomatic Fallout Grows, Thousands Protest NSA Surveillance in D.C.
• Glenn Greenwald: U.S. Spying on Allies Shows "Institutional Obsession" with Surveillance
• Glenn Greenwald: Media Venture Will Empower Adversarial Journalism to Hold the Powerful Accountable
• While Defenders Cry Foul, JPMorgan Chase's $13 Billion Banking Settlement a "Screaming Bargain"

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Democracy Now! 2013-10-25 Friday

• Headlines for October 25, 2013
• As U.S. Faces New Scrutiny on Drones, U.N. Report Finds Hundreds of Civilian Deaths in Pakistan
• U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Calls for Release of Info on Bush-Era Kidnappings, Torture
• A Drone Warrior's Torment: Ex-Air Force Pilot Brandon Bryant on His Trauma from Remote Killing
• Diagnosing the Online Health Exchange Debacle: "Proprietary" Software Needs a Dose of Open Source

Democracy Now! 2013-10-24 Thursday

• Headlines for October 24, 2013
• Exclusive: René González, Lone Cuban 5 Member Freed from U.S. Prison, Speaks Out from Havana
• Ex-Cuban Foreign Minister on Threats by Militant Exiles & Why Obama Should "Free the 5"

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10/22/13 - Planning Board meeting in Belmont, MA.

Democracy Now! 2013-10-23 Wednesday

• Headlines for October 23, 2013
• "How Do You Justify Killing a Grandmother?" Amnesty Says U.S. Drone Strikes May Be War Crimes
• "Prisoners of Profit": Despite Widespread Abuse, Private Juvenile Jail Firm Expands Empire
• "Cash for Kids": Firms Behind Juvenile Prison Bribes Reach $2.5 Million Settlement in Civil Suit

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Democracy Now! 2013-10-22 Tuesday

• Headlines for October 22, 2013
• Deadly 911 Calls: NYPD Kills African Immigrant Student Inside Home After Mother Calls for Ambulance
• Deadly 911 Calls Pt. 2: Police Kill Bipolar Puerto Rican Artist After Concerned Wife Calls for Help
• Memphis Model: Police Pioneer Use of Crisis Intervention Teams to Deal with Mentally Sick

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10/7/13 - Ann Hartstein speaks with Stacey Monahan, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance. Commissioner Monahan discusses what the Dept. of Transitional Assistance offers, who it serves, and its eligibility requirements.