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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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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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DN! Helps With Reading Comprehension!
¨Our school records indicate that about 68% of our students qualify for free or reduced lunches so it’s absolutely necessary to focus on the needs and learning styles of that population. Last year I started using your program in my classroom as an integrative learning method. The curriculum of sixth grade reading is predominantly focused on sequence, vocabulary and comprehension so I play a pre-recorded segment of DN! ten minutes a week in my classroom and then we discuss things like words they didn’t understand or on-going news stories. (Interestingly enough, frequently I get questions about simple words as they pertain to political jargon, i.e., ´What do they mean by right-wing?´, ´Is neo-conservative like someone from the future?´, ´How can I tell if someone is a liberal??´ ) It’s very fun for me to educate them on such issues, but I must confess that I chose DN! for use in this forum as a self-indulgence!¨
-Sherry Jenkins, Sixth Grade Reading Teacher in Bartow, Florida
