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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, October 4, 2005
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Headlines
- Tom Delay Indicted Again For Money Laundering
- Questions Raised Over Harriet Miers Nomination
- U.S. Launches Second Major Offense in Western Iraq
- Sunnis Accuses Shiites Of Fixing Vote on Constitution
- Palestinians Protest Lack of Equipment
- Prisoners Evacuated from Katrina Report Being Beaten
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Ralph Nader Debates Fmr. Boston Univ. Law School Dean on Miers Nomination to Supreme Court
President Bush reached into his inner circle and nominated Harriet Miers–his White House counsel and former personal attorney–the Supreme Court on Monday. We host a debate with former presidential candidate Ralph Nader and Ronald Cass of the Committee for Justice. [includes rush transcript]
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Ret. Army General William Odom: U.S. Should "Cut and Run" From Iraq
What’s wrong with cutting and running? That’s the question asked by retired Army general William Odom about the continued US military presence in Iraq. Odom says, "I’m trying to think like a strategist, and in war, as well as in politics and diplomacy, one has to know when to withdraw and when to attack. This was a misguided act and it requires a strategic division and moral confidence to turn it around." [includes rush transcript]
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Inequality in the Wake of Katrina: A Debate on Bush’s Child Tax Credit
A new study shows that the child tax credit does not benefit almost half of African-American and Latino children–and it turns out that the children who see the least benefit from the credit are in Mississippi and Louisiana. We host a debate with the Children’s Research and Education Institute and the Heritage Foundation. [includes rush transcript]
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Bankruptcy After Katrina: Who Wins, Who Loses?
President Bush’s bankruptcy bill, passed by Congress in April, is taking effect later this month. Four congressmembers are now calling for victims of hurricane Katrina to be exempt from certain provisions of the law. We speak with the Consumer Federation of America. [includes rush transcript]
