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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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 29, 2004
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Headlines
- Bush Seeks to Limit Voting Rights Lawsuits
- New Evidence Emerges That Explosives Went Missing in Iraq
- Study: Iraq Invasion Has Killed 100,000 Civilians
- Reporters Without Borders Criticizes Press Freedom in U.S.
- FBI Launches Criminal Probe of Halliburton
- Arafat Arrives in France For Medical Care
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Ohio Lawmakers Call for Secretary of State Blackwell to Resign
As a federal judge in Ohio temporarily blocks the GOP from challenging the voting rights of 35,000 people ahead of the election, we go to Ohio to speak with State Sen. Teresa Fedor, one of the lawmakers leading the calls for Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell to resign. [includes rush transcript]
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Bush Administration Attempts To Overturn Decades of Legal Precedents & Block Voting Rights Lawsuits From Voters
Bush administration lawyers are now attempting to overturn decades of legal precedence by claiming that under the Help America Vote Act only Attorney General John Ashcroft — and not individual voters–have a right to ask federal courts to enforce voting rights. [includes rush transcript]
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"Safe State" Debate: To Kerry or Not to Kerry?
As the attention of the nation focuses on battleground states, we look at different views on voting in the so-called "safe states" with two candidates running for office in New York: Green Party U.S. Senate candidate, Dave McReynolds and Frank Barbaro, Democratic congressional candidate. [includes rush transcript]
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VotePact.com Offers Alternative Way of Voting
We speak with Washington-based political analyst Sam Husseini about Votepact.com, a website he founded that encourages dissatisfied voters from either side of the two party divide to make a pact in pairs and cast their ballot for a third party candidate. [includes rush transcript]
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Israeli Peace Activist Uri Avnery: "Arafat is the Father of the Nation"
As Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in Paris to receive emergency medical treatment, we go to Tel Aviv to speak with Israeli peace activist Uri Avnery about the potential implications of Arafat’s death on the "peace process" and the Palestinian people. [includes rush transcript]
