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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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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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- Iran Agrees to UN Inspection of Uranium Enrichment Plant
- UN: 1,100 Dead in Indonesian Earthquake
- Thousands Flee Typhoon in Philippines
- Republican Lawmakers Travel to Meet Coup Government in Honduras
- Democrats Drop Privacy Protection in PATRIOT Act Revision
- Watchdog Groups Expose Healthcare Industry Lobbyist Spending
- Rep. Grayson: Healthcare Reform Needed to “End this Holocaust in America”
- Comcast Considers Buying NBC Universal
- GM to Shut Down Saturn Division; 13,000 Jobs to Be Eliminated
- Bank of America CEO to Receive $125 Million Retirement Package
- Poverty Rate Rises to 13.2 Percent
- Report: Disabled People More Likely to Be Victims of Crime
- Obama Prohibits Federal Employees from Texting While Driving
- Turkish Student Throws Shoe at IMF Director
- Burmese Court Rejects Appeal by Aung San Suu Kyi
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Sportswriter Dave Zirin on Obama’s Olympic Error
As President Obama lobbies the International Olympic Committee to choose Chicago for the site of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Dave Zirin looks at why Chicago may not want to be the host city. Zirin argues Olympic Games have economically hurt cities in the past. And he writes, "To greater or lesser degrees, the Olympics bring gentrification, graft and police violence wherever they nest." [includes rush transcript]
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Rethink Afghanistan: Filmmaker Robert Greenwald Launches Film Opposing Escalation of War
As the eighth anniversary of the US-led bombing of Afghanistan draws closer, the Obama administration continues to debate the best way to fight this ongoing war. Senate Democrats voted Thursday to delay a congressional briefing by General Stanley McChrystal, the top US commander in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, a NATO air strike on a compound in southern Afghanistan has reportedly killed a family of six. As the civilian death toll in Afghanistan continues to rise, we turn now to an excerpt from a new documentary by filmmaker Robert Greenwald of Brave New Films. It’s called Rethink Afghanistan and premieres today in New York. [includes rush transcript]
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Pittsburgh Police Challenged over Use of Sound Cannons During G-20 and for Wrongfully Arresting Dozens of University of Pittsburgh Students
Dozens of University of Pittsburgh students who say they were wrongfully arrested and subject to heavy-handed police tactics during the G-20 meeting last week are calling for an investigation into the police actions. Nearly 200 people were arrested during the protests last weekend. The vast majority of the arrests occurred last Friday night in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, where the University of Pittsburgh is located. [includes rush transcript]
