Democracy Now! - Season 2013 Episode 43 : Thursday, February 28, 2013

2013/02/28 Headlines: Senate to Vote on Sequester Proposals Ahead of Friday Deadline; Senate Confirms Jack Lew for Treasury; Senate Panel Delays Brennan Vote for 2nd Time; Hagel Takes Pentagon Helm After Confirmation Vote; Senate Judiciary Committee Weights Assault Weapons Ban; Newtown Father Appeals for Ban on Assault Rifles; U.S. Increases Aid to Syrian Rebels; Training Underway in Regional Country; Shell Delays Arctic Drilling After Setbacks; Bloomberg Super PAC Helps Defeat Pro-Gun Candidate in Illinois Primary; Judge Orders Release of Seattle Activists Jailed for Resisting Grand Jury Testimony; French Resistance Fighter Stéphane Hessel Dies at 95; Rosa Parks Statue Unveiled in Washington, D.C.