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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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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Friday, June 24, 2005
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- KKK Leader Sentenced to 60 Years For 1964 Killings
- CPB Appoints Former GOP Co-Chair As New President
- House Votes to Restore $100 Million in CPB Funding
- Cities Given Ok to Seize Homes To Spur Economic Development
- UN Investigators Accusing U.S. of Torture At Guantanamo
- Cheney on Gitmo Detainees: "They’ve Got Everything They Could Possibly Want"
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Ex-Klansman Killen Gets Maximum 60-Yr Sentence for Manslaughter Charge in 1964 Mississippi Killings
Former Ku Klux Klans leader Edgar Ray Killen was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in prison for the killing of three civil rights workers in 1964. The judge down the maximum sentence–20 years for each killing–for the lesser charge of manslaughter. We speak with the brother of Michael Schwerner. [includes rush transcript]
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Pentagon Developing Massive Database on Millions of U.S. Students
The Pentagon is working with a private company to create information dossiers on millions of young Americans to help identify college and high school students as young as 16 to target for military recruiting. We speak with the executive director of the Electronic Privacy Center and Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA). [includes rush transcript]
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Indian Leaders Offer to Settle Largest Class Action Lawsuit Against Federal Government in U.S. History
Prominent Native American leaders united this week in a historic effort to resolve a struggle dating back more than 100 years, offering to settle the largest class action lawsuit against the federal government in U.S. history. We speak with the lead plaintiff in the case, Elouise Cobell. [includes rush transcript]
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House Restores $100M to Public Broadcasting As CPB Taps Fmr. RNC Chair Pat Harrison For President
As the House of Representatives votes to restore $100 million in proposed budget cuts to public television and radio, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting names former Republican party co-chair, Patricia Harrison, as its president. [includes rush transcript]
