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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, March 13, 2008
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Headlines
- Iraqi Girl Slain By US Troops
- Study: Most Americans Undercount US Toll in Iraq
- US Receives Severed Fingers of Captured Contractors
- Admin Blocks Release of Exhaustive Report on Key Pre-War Claim
- 40 Militants, 8 Civilians Killed in Afghanistan
- Israel-Hamas Truce Collapses with Israeli Attack in West Bank
- Israel Boycotts Al Jazeera
- Protesters Call Rice “War Criminal” at House Hearing
- Britain Orders 1,400 Asylum Seekers to Return to Iraq
- UK Urged to Grant Asylum Gay Iranian Teen
- Clinton, Obama Talk Michigan, Florida Re-Vote
- Spitzer Resigns; Paterson to Become New York’s First Black Governor
- Pentagon Reviewing Newly Disclosed Interrogation Tapes
- Bush: Chavez Represents “Vision of Terrorists and Demagogues”
- New EPA Smog Standards Lower Than Scientists Recommend
- Al-Arian Hospitalized on 9th Day of Hunger Strike
- Former Sen. Howard Metzenbaum Dies at 90
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David Paterson to Become First African American Gov in NY History, First Blind Gov in US History
On Monday, New York Lieutenant Governor David Paterson will be sworn in to replace Eliot Spitzer as the state’s chief executive. Paterson will become New York’s first African American governor and the first blind governor in the nation’s history. We speak with Harlem journalist Herb Boyd, who has covered Paterson for years; New York State Senator Liz Krueger, who worked closely with David Paterson during his time in the New York Senate; and Carl Augusto, the president of the American Foundation for the Blind. [includes rush transcript]
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David Paterson Invokes Paul Robeson, Harriet Tubman, Malcolm X in Remembrance of Jazz Legend Max Roach
Last August, New York’s incoming governor, David Paterson, spoke at Riverside Church in Manhattan during the funeral of the jazz legend Max Roach. In his address, Paterson invoked the memory of blacklisted actor and singer Paul Robeson, abolitionist Harriet Tubman and black nationalist leader Malcolm X. [includes rush transcript]
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Defeat: British Journalist Jonathan Steele on Why America and Britain Lost Iraq
As the fifth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq approaches, we speak with Jonathan Steele, one of the journalists who has covered the Iraq war since 2003. Steele is the senior foreign correspondent and in-house columnist on international affairs for the London Guardian. His latest book is Defeat: Why America and Britain Lost Iraq. [includes rush transcript]
