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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Monday, February 28, 2000
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- Calls for Reform and Federal Inquiry in Wake of Diallo Verdict
- South Carolina Economy Hit by NAACP Boycott over Confederate Flag
- Striking Boeing Workers Miss First Paycheck after Walkout
- Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation Holds Talks with Yahoo!
- Chair of Pacifica Board Steps Down
- Voters Chastise Germany’s Christian Democrats, But Losses Not as Bad as Feared
- Bosnian Serbs Face Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal over Omarska Prison Camp
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Mumia Supporters Hold Mass Civil Disobedience at US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments today on whether the 1996 Effective Death Penalty Act should deny those facing execution the right to appeal when there is new evidence on their innocence. The fate of more than 3,000 death row prisoners hangs in the balance. Journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal is one of those inmates. [includes rush transcript]
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Thousands Protest Acquittal of Police Officers Who Killed Amadou Diallo
Thousands of people protested over the weekend after four white New York City police officers were acquitted in the murder of Amadou Diallo, the African immigrant who died last year in a hail of 41 bullets. Minutes after an Albany jury pronounced the "not guilty" verdicts on Friday evening, hundreds of people poured into Wheeler Avenue in the Bronx, where Diallo was killed on February 3, 1999, as he stood in the vestibule of his apartment building. The protesters marched to the police precinct. [includes rush transcript]
