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In the wake of the successful pushback against the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure’s decision to defund Planned Parenthood, the Obama administration should listen to the majority of Americans: The United States, including Catholics, is strongly pro-choice.
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Democracy Now! Host Amy Goodman joined a panel of journalists, analysts and academics on MSNBC’s "Up w/ Chris Hayes" to discuss topics of the day, ranging from the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Planned Parenthood reversal to the Republican Primaries.
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Part 2: "Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder": New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Che Death
In an extended interview, co-authors Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith discuss the life of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and the chilling story behind his murder by the Bolivian military. In their book, "Who Killed Che?" Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing. [includes rush transcript]
Watch a 2011 interview with Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón, who is on trial in Spain after right-wing groups objected to his investigation of atrocities committed by supporters of the dictator Francisco Franco. Garzón is known for seeking to indict members of the Bush administration for their role in torturing prisoners.
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Attica State Prison in New York
25 YEARS AGO TODAY, NEW YORK GOVERNOR NELSON ROCKEFELLER WAGED WAR ON THE INMATES OF ATTICA STATE PRISON IN NEW YORK, ENDING A THREE DAY PRISONER UPRISING. THE REBELLION STARTED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1971 WHEN INMATES OVERPOWERED GUARDS AND TOOK OVER MUCH OF ATTICA TO PROTEST CONDITIONS AT THE MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON. AT THE TIME INMATES SPENT MOST OF THEIR TIME IN THEIR CELLS AND GOT ONE SHOWER PER WEEK. DAYS OF TENSE NEGOTIATIONS FOLLOWED IN THE PRISON YARD AND THE REBELLION WAS ON ITS WAY TO BEING RESOLVED THROUGH DIPLOMACY. On THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 13TH, GOVERNOR ROCKEFELLER ORDERed STATE POLICE TO STORM THE FACILITY. THROUGH A HAZE OF TEAR GAS, POLICE OPENED FIRE, KILLING 29 INMATES AND 10 HOSTAGES.
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