Democracy Now! Wednesday, December 27, 2006 MP4

Democracy Now!, a daily independent newshour

* Survivor of Congenital Arteriovenous Malformation Speaks About Sen. Tim Johnson's Illness and Her Own Recovery


* The Nation's UN Correspondent Ian Williams on the Legacy of Kofi Annan and the Future of the UN Under Ban Ki-Moon


* "Rum: A Social and Sociable History of the Real Spirit of 1776"


* A Tribute to Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in the Wizard of Oz


* Headlines for December 26, 2006


* As Hundreds Die in an Oil Pipeline Explosion in Lagos, A Look At the Fight Over Nigeria's Natural Resources


* Thousands March on Day of Solidarity With Oaxaca


* FCC Sides with Verizon & AT&T and Votes to Strip Local Communities of Control Over Cable Franchising


* James Brown, 1933-2006: Harry Allen on How JB Revolutionized Popular Music, Provided the Soundtrack to the Civil Rights Movement and Created the Blueprint for Hip-Hop