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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, June 26, 2008
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Headlines
- US Attacks Kill 8 Iraqis, Including Family
- Supreme Court Cuts Exxon Damages for Alaska Oil Spill
- Justices End Executions for Child Rape
- Internal Probe Faults Security Gaps at US Nuclear Sites
- Amnesty International Erects Gitmo Cell on National Mall
- Canadian Judge: US Treatment of Khadr Amounts to Torture
- Judge: NSA Not Compelled to Disclose Spying on Gitmo Attorneys
- Senate Begins Debate on FISA Bill
- Obama, Clinton to Hold Joint Rally
- South Koreans Protest as US Beef Imports Set to Resume
- Mandela Criticizes Mugabe on Political Crisis
- Cuba Approves Lung Cancer Vaccine
- US Mayors Call for Shunning Bottled Water
- Countrywide Shareholders Approve Bank of America Deal
- Intelligence Estimate Warns on Global Warming
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Supreme Court Slashes Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Fine to One-Tenth of Original $5 Billion Ruling
The Supreme Court handed corporate America a major victory this week when it sharply reduced the amount of money Exxon Mobil has to pay in punitive damages for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. An Alaskan jury had initially ruled Exxon should pay $5 billion in punitive damages, but in 2006 the 9th US Circuit Court cut the award of punitive damages in half. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court cut the amount of punitive damages again and ordered Exxon Mobil to pay just $500 million in punitive damages — one-tenth of the original jury’s ruling. [includes rush transcript]
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Haditha Massacre Victims’ Kin Outraged as US Marines Go Free
A US military judge last week dismissed charges against another marine connected to the massacre of twenty-four unarmed Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha. Of the eight marines originally charged in the case, only one still faces prosecution. Criminal charges have been dismissed against six of the marines, and a seventh marine was acquitted. We speak with McClatchy’s Baghdad bureau chief, Leila Fadel, who recently traveled to Haditha to interview survivors of the massacre. [includes rush transcript]
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Zimbabwe and the Question of Imperialism: A Discussion
In Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe has come under widespread criticism for refusing to cancel a runoff election scheduled for Friday. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai won the first round of elections in March but withdrew from the runoff late last week. He has sought refuge in the Dutch embassy in Harare out of what he says is concern for his life. We host a discussion on Zimbabwe with University of Houston professor Gerald Horne, author of From the Barrel of a Gun: The United States and the War against Zimbabwe, 1965-1980, and Syracuse University professor Horace Campbell, whose latest article is titled "Pan-Africanists: Our Collective Duty to Zimbabwe." [includes rush transcript]
