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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Thursday, June 28, 2007
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Tavis Smiley to Moderate First Presidential Debate to Feature Panel Consisting Entirely of Journalists of Color
Television and radio host Tavis Smiley is set to host the third presidential debate tonight between Democratic candidates. They will be questioned for the first time by a panel made up entirely of journalists of color. [includes rush transcript]
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Renowned Princeton Professor Cornel West Assesses the Democratic Presidential Field
Cornel West, the renowned professor of religion and African American studies at Princeton University, joins us to give his assessment of the Democratic presidential field. [includes rush transcript]
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In New Expose, Ken Silverstein of Harper’s Magazine Goes Undercover to Find Out What US Lobbyists Do for Dictators
Ken Silverstein of Harper’s Magazine visited Washington’s top lobbying firms posing as a representative of a fictitious investment firm with a financial stake in Turkmenistan. He claimed that he was eager to bolster the image of a regime widely described as one of the most authoritarian in the world. Two prominent firms fell for the bait, promising unparalleled access to Washington’s decision makers and improved media coverage — for a fee of up to $1.2 million. [includes rush transcript]
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Historian and Ex-National Security Council Member Roger Morris: Defense Secretary Robert Gates Dealing with Blowback from Policies He Directed at CIA
Award-winning historian and investigative journalist Roger Morris has just published the final chapter of an exhaustive three-part series on Robert Gates and the CIA. Morris writes that to appreciate who Gates was "is to retrace much of the shrouded side of American foreign policy and intelligence for the last half-century or more." [includes rush transcript]
