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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, June 6, 2000
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Chad/Cameroon Pipeline Debate
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors vote today on whether to provide $365 million in taxpayer-financed loans to a consortium led by ExxonMobil and Chevron for a massive oil and pipeline project in the African countries of Chad and Cameroon. [includes rush transcript]
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Germany Corruption Scandal, Nazis and the CIA
At a dinner last week in Germany, President Clinton’s evening went up in smoke when German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder offered him a box of Cuban cigars.
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Chilean Court Strips Augusto Pinochet of Immunity
An appellate court in Santiago, Chile yesterday stripped Gen. Augusto Pinochet, Chile’s former president, of his immunity from prosecution. Following the 13-9 vote, hundreds of people marched through the streets of Santiago. [includes rush transcript]
