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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Wednesday, March 14, 2007
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Alberto Gonzales Refuses to Resign Over Political Purging of U.S. Attorneys
Newly released emails confirm the White House worked with the Justice Department to fire eight U.S. Attorneys. The decisions were made in part on whether the prosecutors "exhibited loyalty to the president and attorney general." On Capitol Hill, Democratic lawmakers said they now want to question White House adviser Karl Rove and former White House counsel Harriet Miers. [includes rush transcript]
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It Can Happen Here: Journalist Joe Conason on "Authoritarian Peril in the Age of Bush"
Political journalist Joe Conason joins us in our firehouse studio to discuss his new book, "It Can Happen Here: Authoritarian Peril in the Age of Bush." Conason writes, "For the first time since the resignation of Richard M. Nixon more than three decades ago, Americans have had reason to doubt the future of democracy and the rule of law in our own country. [includes rush transcript]
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Italian Journalist Giuliana Sgrena on Washington’s Refusal to Take Responsibility for Fatal Shooting of Intel Agent Nicola Calipari in Iraq
Two years after U.S. forces shot to death Italian intelligence agent Nicola Calipari in Iraq, Washington is refusing to hand over the U.S. soldier charged in the case to be tried in Italy. Calipari was killed while escorting Italian reporter Guiliana Sgrena after securing her release from a month-long abduction in Iraq. Sgrena joins us in our firehouse studio to discuss the case. [includes rush transcript]
