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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, August 7, 2003
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Headlines
- U.S. Top Secret Nuke Meeting May Mark Start of New Nuclear Age
- Up to 10 Die in Car Bombing at Jordanian Embassy in Iraq
- Palestinians Charge Israel’s Release of Prisoners Is PR Ploy
- The ABCs of Who’s Who in the Calif. Recall: A is for Arnold, B is for Bustmante, C is for Coleman
- Bali Bomber Sentenced to Death
- Ashcroft To Launch Victory Tour To Lobby For More Power
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Florida Creates "the Matrix", a Big Brother-Like Surveillance System with Help From Choicepoint-Related Firm
Remember the Florida election of 2000 when a private database company scrubbed thousands of eligible voters from the rolls? Well now one of the co-founders of Database Technologies is back in the headlines — he’s working with law enforcement agents in Florida to create what may soon expand into a national surveillance system. We talk with privacy expert Wayne Madsen, investigative reporter Greg Palast and a top intelligence official from the state of Florida. [Includes transcript]
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The Taliban are Back, the Suppression of Women is Increasing, the Drug Market is Flourishing: A Look at Afghanistan 22 Months After the U.S. Started Bombing
Nearly two years after the U.S. started bombing Afghanistan the country is still at war. We speak with author Anne Brodsky, Women for Afghan Women’s Masuda Sultan and we go to Afghanistan to hear from journalist Fariba Nawa. [Includes transcript]
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"Coca and the Congressman" – A New Documentary on Bolivia and the Plight of Coca Growers
The U.S. pressured the Bolivian government to declare a war on coca and the people who grow it. Evo Morales, the most powerful opposition leader in Bolivia and the first coca grower to be elected to congress is fighting back.
