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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Monday, December 1, 2003
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- U.S. Kills 54 Iraqis In Bloodiest Battle Since April
- November: Deadliest Month For Coalition Forces So Far
- N. Irish Peace Accord In Jeopardy With Elevation of Ian Paisley
- Report: U.S. To Release 140 From Guantanamo
- Patriot Act Author Concerned Over Jose Padilla Detention
- Annan: Israel Wall Threatens Peace
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World AIDS Day: Mandela Calls For More Help to Fight Disease; UN Plan to Provide AIDS Drugs to 3 Million
On World AIDS Day we hear a speech by former South African President Nelson Mandela speaking at an event in Cape Town, South Africa this weekend. [Includes transcript]
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U.S. Kills 54 Iraqis in Occupation’s Bloodiest Weekend; Non-U.S. Coalition Forces Suffer 14 Deaths
We go to Spain as the bodies of seven Spanish intelligence agents killed in Iraq return home and we take a look at the reaction in Japan after two Japanese diplomats are killed. [Includes transcript]
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"The White House Press Corps Has Turned Into a Full Time Press Agency For The President" – Harpers’ Rick MacArthur on Bush’s Secretive Thanksgiving Trip to Iraq
We speak with Harpers magazine publisher Rick MacArthur about what is being described as one of the most secretive presidential trips in American history. [Includes transcript]
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The Strange Case of James Yousef Yee: From Army Muslim Chaplain to Suspected Spy to A Free Man Facing Porn Charges. Is Yee the New Wen Ho Lee?
Army Captain James Yousef Yee was released last week from a military jail where he had been held for 76 days, mostly in solitary confinement. Although he was treated as a top spy suspect, the military has now charged with a handful of minor infractions including downloading porn and adultery. Critics say Yee has been the victim of hysteria similar to that of Wen Ho Lee, the Chinese American nuclear scientist who was once accused of spying for the Chinese. [Includes transcript]
