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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, January 9, 2006
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Headlines
- Senate Hearings Begin for Samuel Alito
- 17 Americans Dead in Iraq Violence, Helicopter Crash
- Suicide Bombing Kills 14, Injures 20 in Baghdad
- Witnesses: US Bombing of Ramadi Neighborhood Kills 6 Teens
- Troops Raid Offices of Anti-Occupation Sunni Group
- Report: 80 Percent of Upper-Body Marine Deaths Preventable
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Fmr. NARAL Head Kate Michelman on Alito and Her Own Pre-Roe v Wade Experience Getting an Abortion and Consent From the Husband Who Abandoned Her
Senate hearings begin today for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. In 1991, Alito was the lone dissenting federal judge in a case that struck down a Pennsylvania law that required women seeking abortions to notify their spouses. We speak with Kate Michelman, former head of NARAL Pro-Choice America, about Alito and her own experience in getting an abortion 1969–before Roe v. Wade–when she had to seek permission from her husband who had abandoned her. [includes rush transcript]
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Abortion, Presidential Power and Civil rights: A Debate on the Nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court
Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito begin today in Washington DC. A conservative appeals court judge, Alito is expected to be grilled about his views on abortion, presidential power and civil rights. We host a debate on his nomination. [includes rush transcript]
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Conservative Christian Organizations Stage Pro-Alito Rally at Justice Sunday III
On Sunday, conservative organizations staged a rally in Philadelphia called 'Justice Sunday III' in support of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. We speak with the Rev. Timothy McDonald, an African-American pastor who opposed the event because of what he calls Alito’s poor record on civil-rights. [includes rush transcript]
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Jesse Jackson on Samuel Alito, Domestic Spying and Poverty in America
Sunday marked the start of the Rainbow/Push coalition’s economic summit in New York City. We speak with the group’s founder, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, about Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, the government response to Hurricane Katrina, Ariel Sharon and more. [includes rush transcript]
