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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, September 16, 2008
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- Stock Markets Plummet as Lehman Brothers & Merrill Lynch Collapse
- Future Remains Uncertain for Washington Mutual and AIG
- McCain: Fundamentals of Economy Remain Strong
- Hurricane Ike Leaves 40 Dead, Thousands Still in Shelters
- Georgia Refuses to Grant Clemency to Troy Davis
- US to Sell 1,000 New Bunker Buster Bombs to Israel
- South American Leaders Hold Emergency Summit to Discuss Bolivia Crisis
- GOP in Michigan to Use List of Foreclosed Homes to Block Voters
- Pakistani Troops Fire at US Military Helicopters
- MEND Declares Oil War in Niger Delta
- 14 Protesters Arrested at Coal-Fired Power Plant in Virginia
- Police Arrest Record 870,000 in 2007 on Marijuana Violations
- Green Party Activist Peter Camejo, 68, Dies
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Rev. Jesse Jackson on the Wall Street Crisis, Escalation of War in Afghanistan and Obama’s Historic Nomination
Stock prices are continuing to fall sharply across the globe today, following the collapse of Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch, two of the world’s largest investment banks. On Monday, the Dow Jones index fell 504 points. It was the Dow’s sixth-largest point drop ever. We speak with the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who heads up the Wall Street Project, about the crisis, as well as about Barack Obama’s historic Democratic presidential nomination and his pledge to escalate the war in Afghanistan. [includes rush transcript]
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Tariq Ali on "The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power"
Pakistani border troops allegedly foiled a US raid on Pakistani territory Monday. Details of the incident remain unclear, but according to an anonymous Pakistani intelligence official, the troops fired warning shots at American helicopters near the border after US soldiers got out of them and tried to cross into Pakistan. The US military has denied the operation. This follows weeks of strikes by American Predator drone aircrafts and prompted an outcry inside Pakistan. We speak with Tariq Ali, whose new book, The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power, takes a new a look at Pakistan and its fraught relationship with the United States. [includes rush transcript]
