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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Thursday, June 17, 2004
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Baghdad Blast Leaves 35 Dead, 130 Wounded
At least 35 people have been killed, and over 130 wounded in a car bomb attack at an Iraqi army recruitment centre in western Baghdad. We go to Iraq to speak with Jonathan Steele, senior foreign correspondent for the London Guardian reporting from the bomb site.
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9/11 Commission Debunks White House Justification For Iraq War: No Link between Iraq and Al-Qaeda
The Sept. 11 commission reported yesterday there was "no credible evidence" that Saddam Hussein helped al-Qaida target the United States, contradicting one of the Bush administration main reasons for war. We look at how the White House repeated the false claims to justify the invasion of Iraq.
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Ex-U.S. Ambassador: Regime Change is Needed in Washington
26 former diplomats and retired military officials have co-written a statement saying the re-election of President Bush in November will jeopardize national security. We talk to the former ambassador to Greece and Zimbabwe.
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Thousands of Hip Hop Activists Gather in New Jersey For National Hip Hop Convention
Over 2,000 delegates from around the country are converging in Newark for a landmark convention seen by many as a modern-day version of the 1972 National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana. We talk to hip hop organizers Rosa Clemente and Davey D.[includes transcript]
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Hip Hop Artist Michael Franti Reports From Rafah
Franti continues his fact-finding trip through the Middle East. We last spoke with him in Baghdad, he is now in Rafah where Israel recently demolished hundreds of Palestinian homes.[includes transcript]
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The Fluoride Deception: How a Nuclear Waste Byproduct Made Its Way Into the Nation’s Drinking Water
Journalist Christopher Bryson claims in his new book "The Fluoride Deception" that the post-war campaign to fluoridate drinking water was less a public health innovation than a public relations ploy sponsored by industrial users of fluoride–including the government’s nuclear weapons program.[includes transcript]
