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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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]
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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- Cheney Defends Use of Torture
- Shoe-Throwing Iraqi Journalist Remains Imprisoned
- Obama Picks More Cabinet Positions
- Illinois Lawmakers Vote to Begin Impeachment
- Caroline Kennedy to Pursue NY Senate Seat
- Israel Detains UN Human Rights Envoy
- ANC Rivals Launch New Party
- Fallout Expands from Madoff $50 Billion Pyramid Scheme
- NYPD Officer Indicted for Shoving Cyclist
- NY Governor Criticizes SNL Skit
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“The Fed Who Blew the Whistle"
The whistleblower behind the exposure of the Bush administration’s domestic spy program has revealed his identity. In an interview with Newsweek, former Justice Department official Thomas Tamm says he personally called the New York Times from a Washington, D.C. subway pay phone in 2004 to tell them about the program. Tamm was working as an attorney in the Justice Department’s Office of Intelligence Policy and Review. The secretive unit oversees surveillance of terrorist and espionage targets. [includes rush transcript]
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President-Elect Barack Obama Names Environmental Team as Climate Change Conference Wraps Up in Poland
President-elect Barack Obama has unveiled his nominees for top climate change and energy positions in his administration. Nobel-winning physicist Steven Chu has been tapped to serve as Energy Secretary. Lisa Jackson, chief of staff to New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, will head the Environmental Protection Agency. Former EPA head Carol Browner will run a newly created White House council to oversee environmental issues. And Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Nancy Sutley will head the White House Council on Environmental Quality. At a news conference in Chicago Monday, Obama highlighted his plans to encourage innovation to address the US dependency on foreign oil. [includes rush transcript]
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Farmers and Food Advocates Urge Obama to Create a National Sustainable Food and Agricultural Policy
A group of farmers, chefs and policy advocates called "Food Democracy Now" have submitted a letter to Obama’s transition team urging him to take on industrialized agriculture and promote a more sustainable policy. The letter urges the President-elect to nominate a Secretary of Agriculture who will advocate for independent family farms, nutrition, environmental protection, food workers’ rights and animal welfare. [includes rush transcript]
