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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, January 14, 2004
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Headlines
- British Activist Shot By Israeli Forces Dies
- Four Israelis Die in Suicide Attack In Gaza
- Senate Seeks Confidential IRS Records From Muslim Groups
- Bush: Canada Can Bid On Iraq Reconstruction Projects
- Report: Hussein Warned Against Foreign Troops In Iraq
- Gov’t Rewrites Health Study on Racial Disparities
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Election Year 2004: Why is the U.S. Refusing Iraqi Demands For Immediate Direct Elections?
The U.S. has rejected calls by Iraq’s most senior Shi’ite Muslim cleric for immediate direct elections in Iraq instead planning indirect elections to form a transitional assembly that would then form an interim Iraqi government. We speak with Iraq blogger and University of Michigan professor Juan Cole. [includes transcript]
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U.S. Journalist Quits Pentagon Iraqi Media Project Calling it U.S. Propaganda
We talk to a longtime TV producer about the massive problems he saw in the new U.S.-funded Iraqi Media Network, which he said became an "irrelevant mouthpiece for Coalition Provisional Authority propaganda, managed news and mediocre programs." [includes transcript]
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White House Seeks To Assert Total Control Over All Environmental & Health Studies & Warnings
Under a new Bush administration proposal, all federal environmental and health studies would need to be approved by the Office of Budget Management prior to release. Is this Bush’s newest move to silence critics of big business? We host a debate between a former Department of Energy official and the Chamber of Commerce. [includes transcript]
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British Peace Activist Shot By IDF in Gaza Dies in London Hospital
British peace activist Tom Hurndall died at the age of 22 after spending eight months in a vegetative state. Charges of aggravated assault were recently filed against the Israeli soldier who shot Hurndall in the head in April. [includes transcript]
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Main Street USA–Voices From Across America
Award-winning filmmaker Jon Alpert takes a cross-country bus tour interviewing a cross-section of American opinion on the invasion and occupation of Iraq, domestic issues and more. [includes transcript]
