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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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- Hugo Chavez Re-Elected in Landslide Election
- Felipe Calderon Sworn in During Chaotic Ceremony
- Anti-Government Protests Enter Fourth Day in Lebanon
- Rumsfeld Memo: Major Adjustment Needed to Iraq Policy
- Stephen Hadley: We Will Fail In Iraq If We Pull Out Soon
- Bush to Meet Top Iraqi Politician Linked to Iran
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Chavez Re-Elected For Third Presidential Term in Landslide Victory
In Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez won re-election by a wide margin on Sunday, securing a third six-year term in office. With most of the ballots counted, Chavez had won over 60% of the vote, more than 20 points over rival Manuel Rosales. We go to Caracas to get a report. [includes rush transcript]
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Lebanon Political Crisis Continues As Anti-Government Protests Enter Fourth Day
Thousands of demonstrators remain camped in the center of Beirut in an attempt to bring down the pro-western government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. We go to Beirut to speak with Newsday’s Middle East bureau chief Mohamad Bazzi and Amal Saad-Ghorayeb, author of "Hizbu’llah: Politics and Religion." [includes rush transcript]
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Report: Bush’s Program to Combat HIV Abroad Fails Countries Struggling With the Pandemic
A new report released by the Center for Public Integrity is the first of its kind to examine the policies, politics and goals of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief known as PEPFAR. The report finds that PEPFAR’s faith-based ideology–including promotion of abstinence–often trumps science. The report states that PEPFAR is, "failing to help lead the world to stop this deadly disease. Instead of empowering people we are restricting them." [includes rush transcript]
