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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, July 29, 2004
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Ignoring Delegates’ Anti-War Stance, Edwards Delivers Major Pro-War Address at DNC
Although a recent poll shows 95 percent of Democratic delegates oppose the Iraq war, Edwards vows in a prime-time address to double the number of special forces and to increase funding for military research. [includes rush transcript]
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Jimmy Breslin: "The Media Should Have Their Licenses Revoked" for Lack of Convention Coverage
We speak with Pulitzer prize-winning columnist Jimmy Breslin about the intense scripting of John Kerry’s coronation ceremony at the Democratic National Convention. [includes rush transcript]
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The Other Convention: Scrubbed Speeches, Excluded Voices and the Crackdown on 'Peace Delegates'
The issue of who speaks at the Democratic National Convention and what they can and cannot say is a highly politicized one. We asked John Nichols of The Nation magazine how this process works. [includes rush transcipt]
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Sen. Russ Feingold: Dems Platform on Iraq a "Mistake"
One person who was not invited to speak at the DNC was U.S. Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, the only US Senator to vote against the USA Patriot Act. Both John Kerry and John Edwards voted for the Patriot Act. We caught up with Feingold on the floor of the convention as Al Sharpton was addressing the delegates. [includes rush transcript]
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Maxine Waters On Dems Platform: "There’s No Dissent, There’s No Debate"
Another person who was not invited to speak at the convention was California Congressmember Maxine Waters, who has been very outspoken in her criticism of the invasion and occupation of Iraq and the Patriot Act. [includes rush transcript]
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DNC Ignores Objections to Party Platform, Declares Unity
The DNC claims its platform passed with no objection. There was. It just wasn’t recognized from the podium. [includes rush transcript]
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House Divided: Kucinich Delegates Block Kerry From Receiving Unanimous Nomination
John Kerry officially won the party’s nomination, but the victory was not an entirely unanimous one with 37 votes going to Ohio Congressmember Dennis Kucinich. We speak with one of the Kucinich delegates. [includes rush transcript]
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Too Hot for DNC Primetime: Rev. Jesse Jackson Blasts Iraq War as a "Moral Disgrace"
We hear an excerpt of a speech by the Rev. Jesse Jackson at the DNC that was not given a primetime slot in which he denounces the invasion and occupation of Iraq. [includes rush transcript]
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Michael Moore: I Will Bring Cameras to Florida to Monitor November Election
Filmmaker Michael Moore announces he is bringing his cameras to Florida in November to make sure there is what he called a "huge spotlight" on state election officials when voters go to the polls. We hear his press conference in Boston. [includes rush transcript]
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Sharpton Ignores Bush-Bashing Ban And Slams President For Waging Iraq War
Delegates at the convention give Rev. Al Sharpton a standing ovation in his attack on Bush’s war policies and attempts to reach out to African-American voters. [includes rush transcript]
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Spike Lee: "The First Point of Business Is To Get Bush Out of Office This Coming November."
The famed film director tells DN! "If we want to get our boys, or women and men out of Iraq, we better vote for Kerry and Edwards. I don’t want the draft coming back." [includes rush transcript]
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Jesse Jackson Jr. On His Opposition to the Iraq War and the Patriot Act
Last night we caught up with Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. As a Democratic platform committee member, Jackson led the campaign for voting rights and made sure the platform included language insuring that "every vote is counted fully and fairly." [includes rush transcript]
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ABC’s Ted Koppel Refuses To Apologize For Pre-War Iraq Coverage
Koppel tells Democracy Now!, "I don’t think an apology is due. If what you are saying is could we all have been more critical? I think the answer is yes." [includes rush transcript]
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Ex-AG Janet Reno on the Florida Elections, John Ashcroft and Leonard Peltier
Amy Goodman tracks down the former U.S. Attorney General on the floor of the Democratic National Convention. [includes rush transcript]
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Boston Residents Speak Out About Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo and the Erosion of Civil Liberties
Yesterday in Boston the United for Justice with Peace Coalition and ACLU held a rally in Copley Square to protest human rights abuses brought on by the so-called war on terror.
