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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Wednesday, July 14, 2004
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Did Dennis Kucinich Sell Out Anti-War Democrats?
Democratic Party delegates supporting presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich struck a deal this weekend with representatives of John Kerry over the Democratic Party’s stance on the Iraq war. We speak with the Ohio Congressmember about why his delegates withdrew their proposal for a quick withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and about the upcoming Democratic convention in Boston.
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Hidden Prisons: U.S. Maintaining Global Network of Secret Detention Facilities
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it fears the United States is hiding detainees in secret locations around the world and not granting access to them. We speak with the executive director of Human Rights First which issued a report last month entitled "Ending Secret Detentions," outlining the scope of the global network of U.S. prisons. [includes rush transcript]
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Clear Channel Rejects Times Square Peace Billboard Timed for RNC
Media giant Clear Channel is reneging on a deal with a Berkeley-based organization, Project Billboard, to put up a peace sign in Times Square, New York. Clear Channel, which has ties to the Bush administration, rejected the ad calling it "distasteful" and "politically charged." [includes rush transcript]
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400 Days Later UFPJ Still Seeking RNC Permit
We speak with William Dobbs of United for Peace and Justice, which has been battling for over a year with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Parks Department to hold a massive anti-war march on the eve of the Republican National Convention. [includes rush transcript]
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Rep. Rangel Arrested in Sudan Embassy Protest
We speak with New York Congressman Charles Rangel who was arrested in front of the Sudanese Embassy as he took part in a demonstration calling for an end to what is being described as a genocide in the country’s western Darfur region. [includes rush transcript]
