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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Thursday, September 14, 2006
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- Iran Open To “New Conditions” in Nuke Talks
- IAEA Criticizes House Intel Committee Over Iran Report
- Amnesty: Hezbollah Committed War Crimes in Rocket Attacks on Israel
- UN: 100 Israeli Ceasefire Violations in Last Month
- Iraq Toll Tops 100
- Attacker Kills 1, Wounds 20 At Montreal College
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African-American Minnesota Legislator Keith Ellison Slated to Become First Muslim Elected to Congress
We speak with Keith Ellison, the African-American state legislator in Minnesota who is slated to become the first Muslim elected to Congress. Ellison won Tuesday’s primary defeating three rivals to become the Democratic nominee. He is favored to win election in November in the heavily Democratic fifth district. [includes rush transcript]
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Former Texas Governor Ann Richards Dies at 73
Former Texas Governor Ann Richards died Wednesday night after a six-month battle with cancer. She was 73 years old. Under the banner of promoting a "New Texas," Richards appointed more women and more minorities to state posts than any of her predecessors. We play an address by Richards speaking in 2004 and speak about her life with veteran Texas lawyer Sissy Farenthold. [includes rush transcript]
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One Year On, Katrina Evacuees in Houston Face Unemployment, Lack of Health Care and Dwindling FEMA Assistance
Over one hundred twenty thousand Katrina evacuees still live in Houston, Texas. A recent study shows ninety-eight percent are African American, three quarters earn less than $15,000 per year, almost half have no health insurance, and less than twenty percent are employed. Many could soon lose assistance from FEMA. Two organizers tell us how the community is responding. [includes rush transcript]
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Singapore Bars Activists From Entering Country During IMF-World Bank Meetings
Singapore has barred twenty-eight activists from entering the country during the annual International Monetary Fund–World Bank meetings which began on Wednesday. In addition Singapore has cracked down on all protests this week–demonstrations have been banned throughout the country except for one area measuring twenty-six by twenty-six feet. We speak to Focus on the Global South’s Walden Bello — one of the 28 activists banned from Singapore–and Jubilee South’s Lidy Nacpil. [includes rush transcript]
