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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Monday, August 30, 2004
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Headlines
- 500,000 March Against Bush in Largest Convention Protest Ever
- Pentagon Analyst Suspected of Spying For Israel
- Taliban Bomb Kills 7 At Dyncorp HQ in Kabul
- NY TImes Calls For End to Electoral College System
- Ex-Texas Politician Admits He Helped Bush Get Nat. Guard Duty
- Justice Dept. Opens Investigation Into NYC Indymedia
- More Headlines…
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The Battle for New York: 500,000 March Against Bush in Historic Antiwar Protest
More than half a million people take to the streets in New York City to protest the Bush agenda on the eve of the Republican National Convention in a historic march organized by the nation’s largest anti-war organization. [includes rush transcript]
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Antiwar Voices Address March: Michael Moore, Jesse Jackson, Fernando Suarez, Charles Barron and More
United for Peace and Justice was denied a permit to hold a rally in Central Park. But before the march kicked off, the leaders of the procession held a press conference standing in front of the hundreds of thousands of people gathering on 7th Avenue. [includes rush transcript]
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Critical Mass: Over 260 Arrested in First Major Protest of RNC
Some 5,000 cyclists gathered in Union Square Park for "Critical Mass," a monthly bike ride around Manhattan. New York police arrested 264 people–many of them were held for 24 hours. [includes rush transcript]
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Gov. Pataki Dodges Question on Saddam-9/11 Claims
Top Republican Party officials and journalists attended a media party for delegates and journalists over the weekend. Inside the party, Mayor Michael Bloomberg evades Democracy Now!’s questions about his support for the invasion of Iraq, Gov. George Pataki discusses security and 9/11 and Helen Thomas reminds people to remember the dead in Iraq. [includes rush transcript]
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Time Warner Foots Party Bill for Top GOP Officials and Media in NYC
Over two hundred parties are planned in New York for the Republican Convention. The first big party for the delegates and journalists was thrown by media conglomerate Time Warner on Saturday. Journalist and author Pratap Chattergee of CorpWatch files a report.
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Veteran White House Correspondent Helen Thomas on Iraq: "We’ve really Damaged Our Psyche, Our Soul, Our Image"
Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas joins us in our firehouse studio to talk about the convention, the media and the war in Iraq. Thomas has served as White House correspondent for some 57 years and has covered every President since Kennedy. [includes rush transcript]
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Crackdown: 400 Arrests as NYPD Unveil New Policing Tactics & Surveillance Methods
Democracy Now!’s Jeremy Scahill reports on how police cracked down on protesters and made mass arrests at Critical Mass, near Madison Square Garden and in Times Square. [includes rush transcript]
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Activists Face 25 Years for Hanging Anti-Bush Banner At Plaza Hotel
The New York police have charged four activists with two felonies for hanging a banner last week because a police officer was injured while reporting to the scene. Their attorney has accused the police of trumping up the charge in order to scare off future demonstrators. [includes rush transcript]
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Poor People’s Campaign To March Without Permit From UN to Madison Square Garden
Cheri Honkala discusses the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign’s "March for Our Lives: Stop the War at Home" rally. [includes rush transcript]
