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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Meets with UN Sec. Gen. Kofi Annan
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias met with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan at the United Nations yesterday. Chavez has asked the UN and neighboring countries to help mediate the standoff between the government and opposition forces.
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Should the FCC Scrap All Remaining Media Ownership Rules? We Go to the FCC Public Hearing with a Former FCC Chair, Fox Entertainment Group, the Nat’l Assoc. of Black Owned Broadcasters, the Nat’l Asso
Columbia Law School yesterday held a public hearing on the Federal Communications Commission’s plans to loosen or scrap all remaining media ownership rules. The hearing was at the instigation of unions and media activists, originally organized by the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the Writers Guild of America, the Center for Digital Democracy, the Media Access Project and others.
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British Punk-Rock-Pop-Anarchist-Activist Band Chumbawamba Performs, and Talks About the Anti-War Movement
As the Bush administration gears up for war against Iraq, artists and musicians are taking a more prominent role in giving voice to antiwar sentiments throughout the world. There will be a massive anti-war rally tomorrow, January 18th, in Washington, D.C. If the rally of October 26th is any indication, hundreds of thousands of people will come from around the country and the world to say, "Not in Our Name."
