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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, December 18, 2003
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The Lie Factory–How the Neocons & the Office of Special Plans Pushed Disinformation and Bogus Intelligence on Iraq
We speak with investigative reporter Robert Dreyfuss and retired Pentagon official Karen Kwiatkowski about a secret Pentagon intelligence unit created weeks after 9/11 to push disinformation and faulty intelligence to create the case for war in Iraq.
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Wrongfully Convicted Pt. 1: NYC Agrees to Pay $5M For Jailing Innocent Man For 7 Years
We speak with a man who won five million dollars in the largest wrongful conviction settlement in New York state history after spending over seven years in jail for a crime he did not commit. Albert Ramos joins us in our studio along with his lawyer who uncovered dozens of cases of prosecutorial misconduct in the course of his investigation. [includes transcript]
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Wrongfully Convicted Pt. 2: Aaron Patterson On His First Year After Being Released From Death Row in Illinois
We bring you the second part of our conversation with Aaron Patterson, who spent 17 years on death row for a crime he did not commit and is now running for Illinois State House.
