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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Wednesday, April 25, 2001
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Lone Juror Causes a Hung Jury in a $10 Heroin Case, Then Bails Out the Defendant
In what may be the first case of its kind, a juror in a New York drug case involving the sale of a $10 bag if heroinbailed out the defendant three weeks ago.
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The CIA Provided the Information to the Peruvian Jet That Shot a Missionary Plane Out of Thesky: A Look at What the CIA Does in Peru, and the Internationalization of the U.S. Drug War
The funeral for Ronnie Bowers and her 7-month old daughter will be held later this week. Bowers is the Americanmissionary who was in a plane that was shot down by the Peruvian air force last week, using targeting informationprovided by the CIA.
