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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Comedy Group Sorts Out Capitol Affairs
Washington experienced a big week with major developments in the Clinton/Lewinsky case. Clinton will testify. Lewinsky obtains immunity from independent counsel Kenneth Starr in exchange for her testimony that she and Clinton had agreed to attempt to conceal an alleged sexual relationship. Members of the comedy troop Capitol Steps follow these matters very closely. They call themselves the only group in Washington funnier than Congress. Call: Capitol Steps CD/Info 1-(800)733-STEP.
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U.S. Chemical Weapons Tests in Panama
Over the past few weeks, we have done a number of shows on the CNN story that charged that the U.S. military used sarin gas on American defectors during the secret war in Laos. New allegations have emerged that the United States maintained an active chemical weapons program in Panama for 40 years and conducted chemical weapons tests there beginning in 1941.
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Former Attorney General Speaks On Indigenous Rights
Yesterday we played the first part of a talk by former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark on the history behind the U.S.-led United Nations sanctions against Iraq. Today we are going to play the second half of this talk where he addresses the struggle of indigenous people around the globe and the responsibility of citizens of this country to prevent U.S. war crimes abroad. He gave the talk at a recent gathering of activists at the Bruderhof Community in upstate New York.
