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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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Headlines
- Karzai Accepts Afghan Runoff Vote
- Pentagon Reverses Afghan Photo Ban
- Senate OKs Transfer of Gitmo Prisoners to US
- Supreme Court to Weigh Judicial Authority over Gitmo Releases
- US General Warns of Delayed Iraq Withdrawal
- Ambassador: Israel Close to Deal with US on Settlements
- Iranian American Sentenced to 12-Year Term in Iran
- Study: Ending Capital Punishment Would Have Saved $2B
- College Tuition Sees Decade-High Rise
- Study: Uninsured More Likely to Have Undiagnosed Conditions
- San Francisco Halts Ordering Police to Report Suspected Undocumented Youths
- Kerik Jailed Ahead of Criminal Trials
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"Cashing in the War Dividend": As Healthcare Reform Limited by Deficit Concerns, Military Spending Continues to Grow
As lawmakers hash out the final details of legislation to reform the nation’s healthcare system, one of the key questions is: How much will it all cost, and how will it affect the federal deficit? While $900 billion over ten years may sound like a hefty price tag, it is a mere fraction of this country’s spending on the military, which is expected to grow by at least $133.1 billion over the next decade. [includes rush transcript]
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International Women’s Media Foundation Honors Israeli Journalist Amira Hass with 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award
Amira Hass is a regular columnist with Israel’s Ha’aretz newspaper and the only Israeli journalist to have spent several years living in and reporting from Gaza and the West Bank. On Tuesday, Hass was awarded the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Women’s Media Foundation. CNN’s Christiane Amanpour described Hass as "one of the greatest truth-seekers of them all." Hass joins us to talk about covering the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Goldstone report on the Israeli assault on Gaza, and the need to understand the issue in the context of military occupation. [includes rush transcript]
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Jordanian Journalist Rana Husseini on "Murder in the Name of Honor: The True Story of One Woman’s Heroic Fight Against an Unbelievable Crime"
According to the United Nations, 5,000 women around the world are murdered each year in the name of preserving their family honor and reputation. We speak to Rana Husseini, one of the world’s leading advocates against these so-called honor killings. In 1994, she was a young journalist with the Jordan Times and began uncovering dozens of stories of women killed by their own family members. Husseini has continued to investigate and speak out about this form of violence, whether in Jordan or other parts of the world. She’s just out with a book chronicling some of these stories, Murder in the Name of Honor: The True Story of One Woman’s Heroic Fight Against an Unbelievable Crime. [includes rush transcript]
