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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, January 2, 2008
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Headlines
- 300 Die in Kenya in Post-Election Fighting
- Pakistan Postpones Election
- Pakistan Resists Calls for International Investigation into Bhutto’s Death
- Report: Bhutto Was Preparing to Accuse Musharraf of Rigging Election
- 16,000+ Iraqi Civilians Died in 2007
- Iraq to Compensate Kurds Displaced from Turkish Bombings
- Huckabee Defends Linking Homosexuality to Necrophilia
- Giuliani Backer Calls for Extermination of Muslims
- ABC & Fox Bar Six Presidential Candidates from NH Debate
- Report: U.S. Has Become "Endemic Surveillance Society"
- Navy Attorney Resigns to Protest U.S. Torture Policies
- Bush Issues Signing Statement After Signing Sudan Divestment Act
- Puerto Rican Pro-Independence Activists Subpoenaed
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Community Activists in Des Moines Speak Out on Thursday’s Iowa Caucus
Hugh Espey and Robin Ghormley of the Citizens for Community Improvement and Deepak Bhargava, executive director of Center for Community Change, discuss Thursday’s caucus. [includes rush transcript]
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Robert Parry: Hillary Clinton Signals Free Pass for Bush
"Former President Bill Clinton’s comment that his wife’s 'first thing' as President would be to send him and former President George H.W. Bush on a worldwide fence-mending tour has a political subtext," reports investigative journalist Robert Parry. "It signals that a second Clinton administration would give a free pass to the second Bush administration on its abuses." [includes rush transcript]
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Chair of Kenya’s National Human Rights Commission Condemns Kenya’s Handling of Disputed Election & Outbreak of Violence
In Kenya, at least 300 people have died in ethnic fighting following last week’s disputed presidential election. Police estimated that 75,000 Kenyans have fled their homes due to the worst violence in Kenya since 1982. On Sunday, Kenya’s Election Commission declared President Mwai Kibaki the winner of Thursday’s election, but immediately questions were raised about the fairness of the vote. We speak with Maina Kiai in Nairobi. [includes rush transcript]
