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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, October 30, 2007
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Headlines
- State Dept Gives Immunity to Blackwater Forces
- Family of Dead U.S. Soldier Sues UK Private Military Company
- Report: U.S. Upgrading Diego Garcia Base For Attack on Iran
- Bush Requests $88 Million To Fit Bunker Busting Bombs on B-2 Bombers
- U.S. & France Criticize El Baradei’s Comments on Iran
- Egypt Announces Plans For Nuclear Power Program
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Italian Journalist Giuliana Sgrena to Appeal Court Ruling Dismissing Trial Against U.S. Soldier Accused of Shooting Her and Killing an Italian Intelligence Agent in Iraq
The soldier, Mario Lozano, blames Giuliana Sgrena for the shooting which occurred shortly after she was freed after being held hostage in Iraq. He criticized Sgrena for going to Iraq and reporting on the war: "She knows that if she’s going to go talk to terrorists, she knows there’s a 99 percent chance she will get caught… It’s not my fault, it’s not America’s fault, it’s not the Italian government’s fault, it’s Sgrena’s fault." [includes rush transcript]
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Gap, Mattel, Speedo, Wal-Mart Products Linked to Child and Sweatshop Labor in China and India
Charles Kernaghan, executive director of the National Labor Committee, discusses recent scandals linking children’s products to sweatshop labor. National Labor Committee recently found forced labor of up to 90 hours a week and pay as low as 46 cents an hour in Chinese factories linked to Mattel. [includes rush transcript]
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The Pink Tide: In Defiance of IMF, Argentina Elects First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to Become Argentina’s First Elected Female President
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will take office in December, replacing her husband Nestor Kirchner. We speak to Duke University Professor Jocelyn Olcott and Mark Weisbrot, co-director at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. [includes rush transcript]
