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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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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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]
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Thursday, March 23, 2006
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Headlines
- Three Kidnapped Peace Activists Freed in Baghdad
- Army Dog Handler Sentenced to Six Months For Abu Ghraib Abuse
- GM Offers Buyouts to 113,000 Unionized Workers
- Massive Food Shortage Forces Gaza Residents to Ration Food
- American Arrested for Bolivian Bombing
- IRS Audited Greenpeace At Request of ExxonMobil-Funded Group
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The Return of Black Bag Searches? Oregon Attorney on Why He Feels Federal Agents Broke into His Home and Office to Conduct Clandestine Searches
Attorney Thomas Nelson discusses his lawsuit against the National Security Agency and his evidence that the Bush administration’s secret domestic surveillance is much broader than reported and may include secret physical searches. [includes rush transcript]
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Another Civilian Massacre? U.S. Launches Investigation After Iraqi Police Accuse U.S. Troops of Murdering 11 Men, Women and Children Last Week
The U.S. military has launched an investigation into the killing of Iraqi civilians by U.S. forces in a raid last week. Iraqi police have accused American troops of murdering 11 civilians in the assault. The dead included five children and four women and ranged in age from 6 months to 75 years old. We go to Baghdad to speak with the Knight Ridder reporter who broke the story. [includes rush transcript]
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Iraqi Exile Speaks Out Against the Targeting of Gay Iraqis by Shia Death Squads
We speak with a gay Iraqi exile about the systematic targeting of gay Iraqis by Shiite death squads in Iraq. The attacks follow a death-to-gays fatwa issued by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani last October. We also speak with independent journalist Doug Ireland who broke the story. [includes rush transcript]
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Three Kidnapped Peace Activists Freed in Baghdad
The three remaining members of the Christian Peacemakers Team have been freed in Iraq after being held as hostages for almost four months. They were seized last November along with the U.S. peace activist Tom Fox whose body was found in Baghdad two weeks ago. We speak with the co-director of Christian Peacemaker Teams in Canada. [includes rush transcript]
