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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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]
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Recount Leaves Santorum Ahead of Romney in Iowa GOP Caucus
Rick Santorum has been declared the winner of the Iowa caucus after a recount gave him a 34-vote lead over Mitt Romney. The outcome could slow the momentum of the front-runner Romney, who is hoping to wrap up the Republican nomination with a win on Saturday in South Carolina. "It’s a big deal," says John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation magazine. "[Santorum] spent a tiny amount of money per vote as compared to Romney." [includes rush transcript]
AMY GOODMAN: John, I want to go to another point in this last question. You were in Iowa. You were in New Hampshire. The latest news coming out that probably Rick Santorum, the Pennsylvania senator, presidential candidate, won the Iowa caucus. And I want to give people another reason to tune in to Democracy Now!, because this was our romneyand">report last Tuesday, more than a week ago.
AMY GOODMAN: Not all of Romney’s rivals see his tenure at Bain as a potential liability. On Monday, former Senator Rick Santorum, the winner of last week’s Iowa caucus, refused to criticize Romney’s work at Bain.
AMY GOODMAN: More than a week ago. Talk about the significance of this, John Nichols, what has just come out this morning.
JOHN NICHOLS: Well, this is really important stuff. In a recount, it’s been confirmed that Rick Santorum won Iowa. Because we live in a political process where the headline coming off a caucus or a primary is actually more definitional than anything else, Santorum was cheated out of a headline that he deserved, better part of two weeks ago. I think it’s important to do recounts, to go in and review votes and voting practices and procedures, because we have—if we are to be a democracy, we have to make elections matter. And one of the things that has to matter is that we know precisely how elections—or in Iowa’s case, caucuses—turn out. It’s a big deal that Rick Santorum won Iowa. And the biggest deal about it is that he spent—
AMY GOODMAN: Five seconds.
JOHN NICHOLS: —a tiny amount of money per vote as compared to Mitt Romney. And so, even though I’m not a fan of Rick Santorum, I like that the guy with the less money probably won.
AMY GOODMAN: John Nichols, thanks so much for joining us, correspondent for The Nation magazine.
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