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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Tuesday, May 25, 2004
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Bush: We’ll Stay The Course In Iraq & Send More Troops If Needed
President Bush gave a prime time speech last night outlining his vision of Iraq after June 30. We get a response from Al Jazeera senior producer Samir Khader and the Iraqi-born poet Sinan Antoon. They question how sovereign Iraq will actually be after June 30 and whether Bush’s re-election campaign is driving his Iraq policy more than his concern for the welfare of the Iraqi people. [includes rush transcript]
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Control Room: Behind the Scenes of the Arab News Station Al Jazeera
Their offices have been bombed by the U.S. and shut down by Arab governments–they are Al Jazeera, the biggest Arab news channel. A new documentary takes a look at how the station covered the Iraq invasion and how the U.S. government responded to their unembedded form of reporting. [includes rush transcript]
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About Baghdad: An Exiled Iraqi Poet Returns Home To Witness the Effects of War, Sanctions and Occupation
The new documentary About Baghdad tracks the return of the poet Sinan Antoon. He joins us in our studio with Adam Shapiro, one of the filmmakers. [includes rush transcript]
