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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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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, January 13, 2009
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Headlines
- Abbas: Israel Is Aiming to “Wipe Out” Palestinians in Gaza
- Red Cross: “There Is No Place Safe in Gaza for the Civilians”
- UN Human Rights Council Condemns Israel
- US Abstained from UN Vote After Olmert Called Bush
- Israel Accused of Testing Experimental Weapons in Gaza
- Report: Obama to Issue Order to Close Guantanamo
- Obama to Sign Pentagon Plan to Send 30,000 More Troops to Afghanistan
- Obama Seeks Remaining $350 Billion of Financial Bailout
- Judge Rules Madoff Can Stay in Penthouse Until Trial
- Bush: “Not Having Weapons of Mass Destruction Was a Significant Disappointment”
- Julius Genachowski to Head FCC
- Study: US Spends at Least $52 Billion/Year on Nuclear Weapons
- Documents: US Officials Knew of Link Between Colombian Military & Death Squads
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"An Unconscionable Legacy"–Veteran White House Correspondent Helen Thomas on the Bush Presidency
President Bush held his final news conference Monday. Bush fervently defended his record, saying he made the nation safer following the 9/11 attacks, rejected the idea that the nation’s moral standing has been damaged over the past eight years and defended the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina. We speak with veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas. She’s the most senior member of the White House press corps and has covered every president since Kennedy. [includes rush transcript]
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Pro-Israel Supporters Praise Gaza Assault as Justified Despite Mounting Civilian Death Toll
On Sunday, thousands turned out in New York for a rally to support the attack on Gaza. Speakers included New York Senator Chuck Schumer and Governor David Paterson. The journalist Max Blumenthal, also a Jewish American, spoke to some of the demonstrators. We play highlights. [includes rush transcript]
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"Catastrophically Misguided and Incomprehensible Policy"–Renowned Jewish Playwright Tony Kushner Speaks Out Against Israel’s Assault on Gaza
On Monday, a group called Jews Against the Occupation staged a protest against Israel’s invasion of Gaza blocks away outside the Israeli consulate in New York. Among those protesting was renowned playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner. Kushner won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for his play Angels in America, which was later made into an award-winning television mini-series. "The policy, on the part of the Israeli government, of reoccupation of Gaza seems to me catastrophically misguided," Kushner says. "I can’t imagine this is not going to continue to be bloody and a violation of human rights." [includes rush transcript]
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Gaza Suffers Most Intense Bombardment of 18-Day Israeli Assault
Residents of Gaza suffered the most intense bombardment of the eighteen-day war last night as Israeli warplanes carried out strikes throughout the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian death toll is now at least 930. More than 4,000 Palestinians have been injured. Thirteen Israelis have died over the past eighteen days. We speak with journalist Zaki Chehab, author of Inside Hamas: The Untold Story of the Militant Islamic Movement. [includes rush transcript]
