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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Friday, October 15, 2004
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Headlines
- U.S. and Iraqi Forces Advance on Fallujah
- Shells From Syria Fired at U.S. Troops Stationed on Iraq-Syria Border
- 28 U.S. Soldiers Implicated In Murder of Two Afghans
- Army Official Backs Ex-Abu Ghraib Officer to Head Army Intel School
- GAO Study: Justice Dept. Unprepared to Handle Voting Rights Complaints
- Bush Rejects U.N. Plan for Women
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From Vietnam to Iraq: American War Resisters Seek Refuge in Canada
In an unprecedented simulcast with Canadian Broadcasting’s morning show, "The Current," Democracy Now! broadcasts live from Toronto, Canada. Decades after Vietnam War resisters fled to Canada to avoid the draft, American soldiers who are resisting the war in Iraq are now looking north of the border for a safe place to call home. We speak with two Iraq war resisters, Jeremy Hinzman and Brandon Hughey who are seeking refugee status in Canada as conscientious objectors. And we speak with their lawyer, Jeffry House, who fled to Canada during the Vietnam war to resist the draft. [includes rush transcript]
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Controversy Over Monument in Canadian Town for U.S. Resisters to Vietnam War
A recently-proposed monument in Nelson, British Columbia for American draft resisters from the Vietnam War has stirred up a lot of controversy. We hear a few reactions to the proposal before the City Council ultimately cancelled the plans. [includes rush transcript]
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Amnesty Calls for Release of Syrian Canadian Jailed in Damascus for Over 2 Years
As a judicial inquiry into the deportation of Canadian citizen Maher Arar continues largely in secret in Canada, concern is building for another Syrian-Canadian being held in Damascus: Arwad Al-Boushi. We speak with Alex Neve, the secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada. [includes rush transcript]
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Universal Health Care: A Debate On Health Care in the U.S. and Canada
We host a debate on Canada’s health care system, where universal health care is an institution, and the U.S. where its benefits are still the subject of debate. We are joined by Sally Pipes of the Pacific Research Institute and Dr. Michael Rachlis, a health policy analyst and author of Prescription for Excellence.[includes rush transcript]
