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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Monday, October 13, 2008
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Headlines
- European Government to Spend Hundreds of Billions to Bail Out Banks
- Dow Suffers Worst Week in 112-Year History
- Alaskan Ethics Inquiry: Palin Abused Power in Troopergate
- Rep. John Lewis: McCain/Palin Is "Sowing the Seeds of Hatred and Division”
- Pastor at McCain Rally Says Non-Christians Want an Obama Win
- Obama Listed as “Barack Osama” on Absentee Ballot
- US Removes N. Korea from Terrorism Blacklist
- 3,000 Iraqi Christians Flee Violence in Mosul
- Kurdish Journalist Assassinated in Kirkuk
- Gates: Political Settlement with Taliban is Conceivable
- Military Recruiters Benefit from Economic Crisis
- Connecticut Court Rules in Favor of Gay Marriage
- Maryland Nuns Classified as Terrorists
- West Bank Settlers Attack Palestinian Olive Pickers
- Allan Spear, Pioneering Gay Legislator, 71, Dies
- Paul Krugman Wins Nobel Prize for Economics
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Max Blumenthal on Sarah Palin’s Radical Right-Wing Pals and Her Ties to the Pro-Secessionist Alaskan Independence Party
As the McCain campaign continues to focus on Senator Obama’s alleged ties to former Weather Underground member William Ayers, a new investigation in Salon.com sheds light on how Governor Palin’s ties to the radical right are far deeper than previously thought. Journalists Max Blumenthal and David Neiwert detail how Palin was elected Mayor of Wasilla over a decade ago with the help of activists from the Alaska Independence Party and the John Birch Society. They allege that she tried to return the favor later by attempting to appoint one of them to an empty city council seat. [includes rush transcript]
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Former McCain Supporter Accuses the Senator of "Deliberately Feeding the Most Unhinged Elements of Our Society the Red Meat of Hate"
Frank Schaeffer is the bestselling author of Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back. He is the son of the late evangelist Francis Schaeffer and considered himself a lifelong Republican. He voted for John McCain in 2000, and McCain even endorsed one of Schaeffer’s earlier books on military service. But on Friday, Schaeffer published an open letter to McCain excoriating the Arizona senator. [includes rush transcript]
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Robert Parry: Why Are McCain Backers So Angry?
"From Republicans at political rallies to GOP lawmakers on TV talk shows, McCain-Palin supporters are angry, very angry — and they seem to think their anger justifies whatever they do: from calling Barack Obama a 'terrorist' to shouting 'kill him' and 'off with his head' — to getting huffy when their violent rhetoric is challenged," writes investigative reporter Robert Parry, editor of ConsortiumNews.com. [includes rush transcript]
