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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Tuesday, August 26, 2003
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Headlines
- U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Post-May 1 Surpasses Toll During Invasion
- GAO: VP Cheney Stymied Investigation Over Energy Committee
- Bush Administrations Launches New PR Campaign Over Iraq
- Saudis Agree to Formation of U.S. anti-Al Qaeda Task Force
- U.S. Expert On N. Korea Resigns Days Before Negotiations Begin
- Bombay Death Toll Reaches 52; Muslim Militants Blamed
- More Headlines…
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EPA Report: White House Lied to New Yorkers About Health Hazards Near Ground Zero
An EPA report reveals that White House staff ordered the EPA to minimize health dangers after 911 and Daily News reporter Juan Gonzalez reveals that the man responsible was previously an industry lawyer who represented major asbestos and toxic polluters. [Includes transcript]
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New Bush Administration Rule Exempts Thousands of Industrial Plants and Refineries from Part of Clean Air Act
The exemption translates into huge savings for industrial plants, even if they increase the amounts of pollutants they emit. Democracy Now! hosts a debate between the Electrical Reliability Coordinating Council’s Scott Segal and the Natural Resource Defense Council’s John Walke. [Includes transcript]
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Last-Ditch Lawsuit Filed to Prevent Removal of Ten Commandments Monument
Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended last week for disobeying a federal court order to remove a two-ton monument of the Ten Commandments he had installed two years ago. We hear a debate between the plaintiffs’ lead counsel Brian Chavez-Ochoa and Southern Poverty Law Center’s Richard Cohen.
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A Look at Schwarzenegger’s Father’s Ties to the Nazis and Arnold’s Connection to Racist Hate Groups
Biographer Wendy Leigh reveals Arnold’s father voluntarily became a Nazi brown-shirted stormtrooper and how the gubernatorial candidate once publicly made Hitler-like gestures. Meanwhile the Southern Poverty Law Center outlines the links between U.S. English (where Arnold serves on the board) and right-wing hate groups. [includes transcript]
