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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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]
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Friday, September 26, 2008
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Headlines
- GOP Opposition Derails Wall Street Bailout Deal
- Feds Seize WaMu in Largest Bank Failure in US History
- Protesters Hit Wall Street to Protest Bailout
- McCain Holds Ground on Debate Refusal
- Palin Claims US “Victory” in Iraq
- Study: CO2 Emissions Outpacing Worst Projections
- Gore Calls for Civil Disobedience Against Carbon-Emitting Coal Plants
- Senate Panel Holds Testimony on US Torture
- Senate Judiciary Committee Orders Torture Docs
- Psychologists Chide Pentagon on Interrogation Policy
- Israeli Critic of Settlements Attacked in Pipe Bombing
- US, Pakistan Trade Fire Near Afghan Border
- Ramos-Horta: End US Embargo of Cuba
- Stevens Defense: Wife Controlled Finances
- Louisiana Given Deadline on Jailed Ex-Black Panther
- Mentally Handicapped Man Falls to Death After Police Tasering
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Bailout Talks Stall, WaMu Collapses in Deepening Financial Crisis
The nation’s financial crisis has intensified as federal regulators seized Washington Mutual on Thursday in what is the largest bank failure in American history. Federal regulators have arranged to sell off most of the bank at a bargain rate to JPMorgan Chase. We get analysis from New York Times columnist Paul Krugman and economics professor Michael Zweig. [includes rush transcript]
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Demonstrators Rally on Wall St. Against Federal Bailout
As President Bush was holding an emergency economic summit at the White House, protesters took to the streets across the country to oppose a Wall Street bailout. In New York, a series of demonstrations occurred near the Stock Exchange. [includes rush transcript]
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Iran-Iraq Relations, Iran’s Persecution of Gays and the Future of Israel-Palestine
In part two of our interview, we ask Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about growing Iranian influence in Iraq since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, the persecution of Iran’s gay community, and his position on the Israel-Palestine conflict. And we get reaction from Iranian American activist Kourosh Shemirani of the Queer Iran Alliance. [includes rush transcript]
