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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Wednesday, August 13, 2003
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Headlines
- U.S. & Russian Sting Operation Nets UK Arms Dealer
- Suicide Attacks Condemned by Israelis & Palestinians
- Muslim Group Protest Bush Plan To Give Recess Appointment to “Islamaphobe”
- US Military Families Launch ‘Bring Them Home Now’ Campaign
- Chile to pay torture victims
- Judge: U.S. Likely Executing Innocent People
- More Headlines…
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Ex-Surgeon General David Satcher & Nearly 8,000 Docs Call For Universal Health Care
The doctors wrote in the Journal of the American Medical Association that Americans are overpaying for medical care and pointed out that 41 million people lack any kind of health insurance at all. We speak with David Satcher one of the two former U.S. surgeons general who are endorsing universal health care. [Includes transcript]
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Could the Next Election Be Stolen at the Ballot Box? A Look at the Electronic Voting Machine Controversy
Millions of voters will be using electronic voting machines for the first time in upcoming elections and questions about their security are rife. We speak with computer science professor Dan Wallach and author Bev Harris. [Includes transcript]
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CIA Warned Bush Administration of Post-War Iraqi Resistance Prior to Invasion
We speak with Boston Globe correspondent Bryan Bender who reveals that the CIA briefed the administration in February that the U.S. would face armed resistance from Iraqis following the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime and we go to Baghdad to hear from London Guardian reporter Jamie Wilson on the latest Iraqi resistance. [Includes transcript]
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The Zapatistas Form New Autonomous Governments; Marcos Calls for Civilian Not Military Rule
The Zapaistas announced their plan for indigenous self-rule and said they would withdraw their fighters from roadblocks across the region and stop charging travelers to pass through the territory they control. We go to Chiapas to speak to Luz Ruiz of the Chiapas Media Project and we hear excerpts of Subcomandante Marcos and Comandante Fidelia played and spoken at this weekend’s "encuentro." [Includes transcript]
