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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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Headlines
- UN Official: Gitmo Tribunals Flawed and Unfair
- Bush Signs $162 Billion War Funding Bill
- Pentagon to Keep 140,000 Troops in Iraq Until 2009
- US Raid Kills Cousin of Iraqi PM Maliki
- Iraq Opens Oil Fields to Foreign Firms
- Four Iraqis Sue US Contractors over Torture
- Federal Court Dismisses Maher Arar Lawsuit
- Ex-CIA Operative Accuses Agency of Suppressing Intel on Iran
- June Death Toll for Int’l Troops in Afghanistan Tops Iraq
- Report: McCain Tax Cuts to Save Corporations $175 Billion/Year
- Protesters at DNC in Denver to Be Fenced In
- 13 Arrested at Coal Plant Protest in Virginia
- Maryland Prisoner Strangled to Death in County Jail
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Pakistan Military Offensive in Khyber Region Enters Fourth Day
Pakistani paramilitary forces have begun a fourth day of assaults on suspected Taliban sites in the northwest region of the country. The offensive marks the first major Pakistani offensive against Taliban fighters in the Khyber region and the first major military operation since Pakistan’s new government came to power in March. We speak with journalist and author David Barsamian. [includes rush transcript]
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Oil and Gas Drilling on Public Lands Reaches New High
While offshore drilling has drawn national attention, less has been made of oil and gas drilling on public land within the continental United States. This despite figures showing the amount of oil and gas drilling on public land has reached a new high. The Wilderness Society recently reported more than 44 million acres of public lands are leased for oil and gas development. [includes rush transcript]
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Dozens of Minutemen Confront Day Laborers Gathered for Work in Aurora, CO
The city council of Aurora, Colorado, is considering two ordinances that would regulate how day laborers seek out work. The city is proposing to restrict the locations of offices set up to help the day laborers and limit how they gather to meet prospective employers. Last week, local tensions escalated when members of the anti-immigrant group the Minuteman Project held a daylong protest directly in front of a busy intersection where day laborers often gather. [includes rush transcript]
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Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba on Negotiating with FARC, Her Criticism of Uribe and Why She Was Detained at JFK
Senator John McCain heads to Colombia today where he is expected to receive a lavish welcome from Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. We speak with Colombia Senator, Piedad Córdoba, who received a far different reception when she came to the United States–she was detained and questioned by immigration authorities at JFK airport. Córdoba has played a leading role in mediation efforts with the Colombian rebel group FARC and has been an outspoken critic of the Uribe government as well as a leading voice in Colombia’s Afro-Colombian community.
