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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Tuesday, November 5, 1996
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VOTER TURNOUT
IN RECENT DAYS, PUNDITS AND POLLSTER HAVE ASSERTED THAT TODAY WILL SEE ONE OF THE LOWEST VOTER TURNOUTS IN U.S. HISTORY. IN RECENT YEARS, MORE AND MORE AMERICANS HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THEIR VOTES DON’T MATTER....THIS LACK OF VOTER PARTICIPATION RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STATE OF OUR DEMOCRACY AS WE CROSS THAT BRIDGE TO THE NEXT CENTURY.
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VOTER GUIDES IN CHURCHES
THIS PAST SUNDAY, THE CHRISTIAN COALITION DISTRIBUTED MILLIONS OF VOTER GUIDES IN CHURCHES AROUND THE U-S, ENCOURAGING CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS TO GO TO THE POLLS TO HELP KEEP CONGRESS IN REPUBLICAN HANDS. HERE’S CHRISTIAN COALITION DIRECTOR RALPH REED, SPEAKING LAST MONTH AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB IN WASHINGTON D.C.
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18 YEAR OLD VOTERS
THIS YEAR MARKS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 18 YEAR OLDS GETTING THE RIGHT TO VOTE. TO MARK THAT OCCASION, WE’VE INVITED THREE FIRST TIME VOTERS INTO THE STUDIO TO TALK ABOUT WHAT TODAY’S ELECTIONS MEAN TO THEM.
