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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Friday, March 21, 2008
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Headlines
- Rise in Staple Prices Outpacing Luxury Goods
- Gov. Richardson to Endorse Obama
- State Dept. Employees Fired for Obama File Breach
- Obama, Clinton, McCain Address War
- Iraqi Families Turn Down Blackwater Compensation Offer for Nisour Slayings
- Soldier Deaths Lead to Probe of KBR
- US Toll in Iraq Approaches 4,000
- Dalai Lama Calls for China Talks on Tibet Crisis
- Italian Judge Orders Resumption of CIA Kidnap Trial
- Ex-SLA Member Released from Jail
- Fruit Giant Chiquita Sued for Colombia Deaths
- US Immigration Agent Arrested for Sexual Blackmail
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Censoring Science: Inside the Political Attack on Dr. James Hansen and the Truth of Global Warming
Dr. James Hansen is widely regarded as the leading climate change scientist in the country. For the past twenty-five years, he has headed NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Just over a year ago, Dr. Hansen went public with a charge that made headlines around the world — that the Bush administration had been trying to silence his warnings about the urgent need to address climate change. Dr. Hansen joins us in our firehouse studio. His story is detailed in a new book by author Mark Bowen titled Censoring Science: Inside the Political Attack on Dr. James Hansen and the Truth of Global Warming. Mark Bowen joins us from Massachusetts. [includes rush transcript]
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Al-Arian Enters 19th Day of Hunger Strike in Protest of "Government Harassment"
Jailed Palestinian Professor Sami Al-Arian has entered the nineteenth day of a hunger strike to protest what he calls continued government harassment. He was brought before a third grand jury Thursday, but did not testify. We speak with Al-Arian’s eldest daughter, Laila, and his local counsel in Virginia, Will Olson. [includes rush transcript]
