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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, December 26, 2006
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Headlines
- At 2,974, US Death Toll in Iraq Exceeds 9/11
- UK, Iraqi Forces Attack Torture-Linked Basra Police Station
- Iranian Officials Detained in Baghdad
- Leading Shiite Cleric Rejects US Anti-Sadr Initiative
- 9 Killed in UN Attack on Haiti Neighborhood
- Ethiopia Bombs Mogadishu Airport as Somali Conflict Escalates
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As Hundreds Die in an Oil Pipeline Explosion in Lagos, A Look At the Fight Over Nigeria’s Natural Resources
Sandy Cioffi, the director of the film "Sweet Crude," joins us in New York just hours after she returned from Nigeria. She talks about how the popular resistance movement in the Niger Delta continues to fight multinational oil companies for control of the country’s natural wealth. [includes rush transcript]
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Thousands March on Day of Solidarity With Oaxaca
In southern Mexico’s Oaxaca City, supporters of the People’s Popular Assembly of Oaxaca (APPO) again took to the streets Friday to demand the resignation of Gov. Ulises Ruiz, the release of political prisoners and the withdrawal of federal police. Democracy Now! producer Elizabeth Press files a report from the streets of Oaxaca. [includes rush transcript]
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FCC Sides with Verizon & AT&T and Votes to Strip Local Communities of Control Over Cable Franchising
Anthony Riddle, of the Alliance for Community Media, joins us in the Firehouse to talk about last week’s 3-2 vote. The FCC’s two Democratic commissioners, Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein voted against the measure. [includes rush transcript]
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James Brown, 1933-2006: Harry Allen on How JB Revolutionized Popular Music, Provided the Soundtrack to the Civil Rights Movement and Created the Blueprint for Hip-Hop
Musical legend James Brown died on Christmas at the age of 73. He was one of the most significant musical pioneers of the past 50 years. The Rev. Al Sharpton said yesterday "What James Brown was to music in terms of soul and hip-hop, rap, is what Bach was to classical music." [includes rush transcript]
