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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Thursday, May 31, 2001
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Indonesian Parliament Demands the Impeachment of President Wahid As Thousands of Wahid Supporters Battle Police
Yesterday, Indonesia’s Parliament voted 365 to 4 to ask the country’s top legislative body, the People’s Consultative Assembly, to begin impeachment proceedings against President Abdurrahman Wahid, while thousands of Wahid supporters battled police in the capital of Jakarta and other cities on the Island of Java.
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Warden and 3 Corrections Officers Are Fired After Middle School Students Visiting a Jail Are Strip-Searched
District officials have fired the warden of a Washington, D.C. jail and three corrections officers in connection with the strip-searches of middle school students on a tour of the facility.
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Privatizing Public Health: Washington, D.C. Shuts Down Its Only Public Hospital After 200 Years
Two weeks ago the Federal Control board which oversees the District of Columbia announced that it was closing DC General Hospital, the city’s first and only public hospital, after nearly two hundred years.
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"Compassionate Conservatism" for the Rich? Legislators Scrap Provisions in the $1.3 Trillion Tax Cut Which Would Have Increased Donations to Charities
President Bush has repeatedly called for increased involvement of religious and community organizations in combating the nation’s social problems. As one of his first actions in the White House, he established the controversial "Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives" which would handle the granting of federal funds for social service programs run by religious organizations. The plan allows for direct federal funding of religious congregations’ programs for the purpose of carrying out government programs.
