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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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Headlines
- Iraqi Crackdown on Sadr Militia in Basra Spreads to Other Shiite Areas
- Workers Sue KBR for Toxic Exposure in Iraq
- Supreme Court Weighs Plight of US Prisoners Challenging Iraqi Sentences
- Palestinian Authority Denies Israeli Influence over Security Force
- US Suggests Ending Public Debate on Israel-Palestine at UN
- Charities: Afghan Donor Money Wasted on Salaries, Profits
- US Says Nuclear Parts Mistakenly Sent to Taiwan
- Defense Minister’s Comments Reignite Colombia-Ecuador Row
- Lebanon to Boycott Arab League Summit
- Chavez: McCain a “Man of War”
- Supreme Court Rejects World Court Jurisdiction
- Scientists: Global Warming Behind Massive Antarctic Ice Collapse
- Tobacco Company Funded Lung Cancer Study
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A Century in Iraq, Replacing UN with "League of Democracies," Rogue State Rollback? A Look at John McCain’s Foreign Policy Vision
We speak with investigative reporter Robert Dreyfuss about Senator John McCain’s vision for foreign policy. "McCain is drawing up plans for a new set of global institutions," Dreyfuss writes, "from a potent covert operations unit to a 'League of Democracies' that can bypass the balky United Nations, from an expanded NATO that will bump up against Russian interests in Central Asia and the Caucasus to a revived US unilateralism that will engage in 'rogue state rollback' against his version of the 'axis of evil.' In all, it’s a new apparatus designed to carry the 'war on terror' deep into the twenty-first century." [includes rush transcript]
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"The Man Who Pushed America to War"–Aram Roston on "The Extraordinary Life, Adventures and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi"
As the war in Iraq enters its sixth year, we take a look at The Man Who Pushed America to War. That’s the title of a new book about Ahmed Chalabi, the Iraqi exile who helped drum up pre-war claims that Saddam Hussein was developing weapons of mass destruction and had links to al-Qaeda. We speak with author Aram Roston about Chalabi’s past, his close ties to the US government, his role in the US invasion of Iraq and much more. [includes rush transcript]
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Homeowners Plan Demonstration at NYC Offices of Bear Stearns, JPMorgan Chase to Protest Government Bailout
Hundreds of homeowners are planning a demonstration today in Manhattan in front of the corporate offices of Bear Stearns and JPMorgan Chase to protest the "taxpayer bailout...and refusal of the government and Federal Reserve to provide real solutions for the millions of homeowners at risk of foreclosure." We speak with Bruce Marks, the founder of the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America that is organizing the demonstration. [includes rush transcript]
