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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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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Monday, May 17, 2004
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- Head of Iraqi Governing Council Killed In Blast
- Seymour Hersh: Prison Abuse Part of Black Ops Program
- Report: Bush OK’d Relaxing Of Geneva Conventions in 2002
- U.S. To Send 4,000 Troops From S. Korea to Iraq
- Thousands of Palestinians Flee Rafah, Home Demolitions Increase
- Up to 150,000 Call For Gaza Pull-out
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Wedding Day: Massachusetts Becomes First State to Grant Same Sex Marriages
We go to the steps of city hall in Northampton, Mass. to speak with Gina Smith and Heidi Norton who are getting married today three years after they sued the state for the right to wed.
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Rumsfeld Knew: Iraq Prison Abuse Part of Pentagon-Approved Black Ops Program
In a major expose in the New Yorker, investigative reporter Seymour Hersh reveals that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld approved using harsh interrogation methods as part of a top-secret program against Al Qaeda and in Iraq.
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The Halliburton Agenda: The Politics of Oil and Money
As protesters plan to demonstrate outside Halliburton’s annual shareholder meeting in Houston on Wednesday we speak with Dan Briody, author of the 'Halliburton Agenda', and Pratap Chattergee from Corpwatch which has just released an alternative annual report for Halliburton called 'Houston, We Have A Problem'. [includes rush transcript]
