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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Robert Fisk On the "Suicide" of 'Gun for Hire' Abu Nidal in Baghdad, and the Anarchy That Reigns in Afghanistan As Bush Pushes for a New War
The head of the Iraqi Secret Police told reporters in Baghdad today that Palestinian guerrilla leader Abu Nidal committed suicide as Iraqi agents attempted to take him in for interrogation. According to the official, he died by shooting himself in the mouth in his Baghdad apartment.
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Progressive Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia Mckinney Loses Controversial Primary; Roundtable Discussion Includes Alabama Congressmember Earl Hilliard, Similarly Targeted and Defeated
For the second time this summer, a leading Congressional critic of U.S.-Israeli policy was defeated at the polls. Early this morning five-time incumbent Rep. Cynthia McKinney conceded to former state judge Denise Majette in Georgia’s Democratic Primary. McKinney is Georgia’s first African-American Congresswoman.
