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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, March 14, 2005
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Headlines
- Army Report Details Killing of Detainees in Afghan Jail
- Report: Israel Draws Up Plans to Attack Iran
- U.S. Admits It is Lacking Solid Intelligence on Iran
- Syria Pulls Some Troops From Lebanon; Protests Continue
- China Unanimously Passes Anti-Secession Taiwan Law
- Judge Bars Transfer of 13 Guantanamo Detainees
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Laurie Garrett Quits Newsday: "When You See News As a Product...It’s Impossible To Really Serve Democracy"
We speak with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Laurie Garrett, who resigned from Newsday and ripped the paper’s parent company, the Tribune Company, for putting profit over quality journalism. Garrett says, "If you trim back your staff, if you trim back your costs, and you put out a lower quality product, your stock value goes up. All across the news industry, we have seen this same phenomenon." [includes rush transcript]
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State Propaganda: How Government Agencies Produce Hundreds of Pre-Packaged TV Segments the Media Runs as News
According to a major expose in The New York Times, federal agencies under the Bush administration–from the State Department to Agriculture to the Transportation Security Administration–have been producing hundreds of pre-packaged TV segments that have been broadcast on local stations as real news. We speak with John Stauber of PR Watch, which has been tracking the rise of government and corporate-produced news for years. [includes rush transcript]
