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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, August 31, 2004
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From John McCain to John Kerry: The Vicious Smear Tactics of the Bush Campaign
Sen. John McCain gave an impassioned defense of President Bush at the opening of the Republican National Convention–an unthinkable move four years ago when the Bush campaign launched a vicious smear campaign on McCain during the race for the Republican nomination. We speak with the author of "Bush’s Brain" about the dirty tactics and Karl Rove, who many believe orchestrated the smear campaign. [includes rush transcript]
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McCain Attacks Michael Moore In Primetime RNC Address Sparking Thunderous Response From GOP Crowd
Sen. John McCain drew the biggest response at the RNC when he referred to filmmaker Michael Moore who was sitting in a press box at the convention as a credentialed USA columnist. We hear the excerpt of McCain’s address and we speak with GOP delegates about Michael Moore and Fahrenheit 9/11. [includes rush transcript]
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Still We Rise: Poor People March Against the 'Bush-Kerry' Agenda
The Kensington Welfare Rights Union holds an unpermitted march in New York to protest policies of both George W. Bush and John Kerry. Filmmaker Rick Rowley of Big Noise Tactical Media files a report from the streets of the march. [includes rush transcript]
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The W Effect: Bush’s War on Women
A group of 900 Republican women gathered Monday at the Waldorf Astoria to hear about why women should rally behind George W. Bush. We hear former first lady Barbara Bush and Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney at the event and we speak with radio host Laura Flanders about her new book The W Effect: Bush’s War on Women. [includes rush transcript]
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Thousands From Poor People’s Campaign March From UN to Near Madison Square Garden
Rick Rowley from Big Noise Films reports from the streets on the Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign march. [includes rush transcript]
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WIth 600+ Arrests, Attorney Norman Siegel Warns About Unsafe Jail Conditions For Protesters
Transit union workers have warned Siegel the police are holding protesters at an abandoned pier that was once (and may still be) contaminated with asbestos. We also hear from Charles Barron of the New York City Council and musician Michael Franti. [includes rush transcript]
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The Full Rudy: As Giuliani Takes Center Stage At the RNC, We Look At The Man NYC Knew Before 9/11
Giuliani biographer Jack Newfield looks back on his years as mayor and examines how 9/11 helped resurrect his political career. [includes rush transcript]
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Suite Expectations: We Go From the Streets to the Corporate Suites
Pratap Chatterjee of CorpWatch looks at Republican senator Peter Domenici of New Mexico, the chair of the Energy and Mineral Resources subcommittee, and his connections to lobbyists in the nuclear power and the fossil fuel industry. [includes rush transcript]
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Michael Franti on the RNC Protests & His Trip to the Middle East
Michael Franti joins us in our studio to play two new songs and to talk about his travels. [includes rush transcript]
