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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Wednesday, September 6, 2006
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Headlines
- Mexico’s Electoral Court Declares Calderon To Be President-Elect
- President Bush Likens Bin Laden to Hitler
- Pakistan Reaches Peace Deal With Pro-Taliban Fighters
- Book: Valerie Plame Worked on CIA’s Covert Iraq WMD Program
- Study: 70 Percent of 9/11 Responders Suffer Lung Ailments
- Israeli PM Olmert Faces War Crimes Suit in Spain
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Mexico Court Declares Calderon Winner of Disputed Election, Lopez Obrador Vows to Form Parallel Gov’t
On Tuesday, Mexico’s top electoral court declared conservative candidate Felipe Calderon the winner of the disputed presidential elections. This ruling comes two months after voters first cast their ballots in Mexico’s closest race ever. Rival candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said he will never recognize Calderon’s victory and has vowed to form a parallel government. We go to Mexico City for a report. [includes rush transcript]
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Father Recounts Burning Marine Van and Himself After Learning of Son’s Death in Iraq
When Marines came to Carlos Arredondo’s home two years ago to inform him that his son had been killed in Iraq, he destroyed their van in a frenzy and accidentally set it, as well as himself, on fire, burning 30% of his body. Carlos Arredondo is now heading to Washington DC to join protesters at "Camp Democracy." We speak with Carlos Arredondo and his wife, Melida. [includes rush transcript]
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Robert Fisk on Lebanon: "The Ceasefire Can’t Work"
We speak with Robert Fisk, the chief Middle East correspondent for the London Independent about the UN-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon. Fisk says, "The cease-fire can’t work for all kinds of reasons...The UN are not going to block the Syrian border, the Lebanese army has to do it and they’re not going to be able to–you can’t–Syria is too big a country." [includes rush transcript]
