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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Headlines
- Residents: Up to 35 Afghans Killed in NATO Attack
- Admin Briefs Lawmakers on Iraq Troop Deal
- Ex-US Attorney: ACORN Probe a “Scare Tactic”
- HRW: Uribe Blocking Death Squad Probes
- Colombian Indigenous Groups Fear Military Assault on National Mobilization
- Bush Extends Andean Trade, But Pushes Bolivia Suspension
- 3 Palestinians Killed in West Bank Protests
- 6 Killed in US Attack on Pakistan
- Nader Leads Wall St. Protest Against Bailout
- McCain Donor Accused of War Profiteering; DynCorp Sued for Fraud
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After the death of her son, an Iraq war veteran, NY Mother Faces Foreclosure
Earlier this year, Jocelyne Voltaire of Queens, New York lost her oldest son, an Iraq war veteran. An auction is scheduled for today to sell her foreclosed home. Since news of her story broke, a grassroots effort has sprung up to help. [includes rush transcript]
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Ex-Asst. Treasury Sec. Paul Craig Roberts on Wall St. Bailout: "Has Deregulation Sired Fascism?"
As the Bush administration announces a $250 billion plan to partially nationalize the nation’s banking system, we speak to Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Department in the Reagan administration and a former associate editor of the Wall Street Journal. Roberts says the latest bank measure suggests the bailout is "either incompetence or fraud." [includes rush transcript]
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World Food Day a Reminder of a Global Crisis Further Sidelined by Campaign Frenzy, Financial Woes
As the financial crisis dominates the attention of the news media and the presidential campaign, a global food crisis continues to affect millions of people around the world. Last night, a group of farmers and food policy experts gathered in New York for an event to mark World Food Day. We speak to Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System, and Ben Burkett, president of the National Family Farm Coalition. [includes rush transcript]
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"Smearcasting: How Islamophobes Spread Fear, Bigotry and Misinformation"
In the last few weeks, 28 million copies of a DVD titled Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West have been distributed in key battleground states. The film features graphic, violent images and makes comparisons of Islam to Nazism. The DVD comes amidst concerns of increasing levels of ethnic and religious bias in US politics and the stoking of Islamophobia. We speak to Ibrahim Cooper of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and Isabel Macdonald of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, co-author of the new report "Smearcasting: How Islamophobes Spread Fear, Bigotry and Misinformation." [includes rush transcript]
