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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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- Eight US Troops Killed in Afghanistan
- Suicide Bomber Hits World Food Program in Pakistan
- Unemployment Rises To 9.8%; Number of Unemployed Reaches 15 Million
- Climate Change Czar: No New Climate Bill by Copenhagen
- UN Inspectors to Visit Newly Disclosed Iranian Nuke Site on Oct. 25
- National Security Adviser James Jones Disputes NYT Report on Iran Nukes
- Under US Pressure, Palestinian Authority Drops Demand for Vote on Gaza Report
- Israeli Official Cancels Trip to UK Fearing Arrest
- Goldman Sachs to Make $1 Billion If CIT Files Bankruptcy
- Paulson Criticized for Misleading Public about Health of Banks
- Obama Puts Off Meeting with Dalai Lama
- Activist Arrested for Using Twitter During G-20 Protest
- Argentine Singer Mercedes Sosa, 74, Dies
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Fired UN Official Peter Galbraith Accuses the United Nations of Helping Cover Up Electoral Fraud Committed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Last week, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon fired the top American diplomat at the United Nations in Afghanistan, Peter Galbraith. Galbraith had accused his boss at the UN mission in Afghanistan, Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide, of helping cover up electoral fraud and being biased in favor of Hamid Karzai. Galbraith has described the Afghan election as a "foreseeable train wreck" and says the election has "handed the Taliban its greatest strategic victory in eight years of fighting the United States and its Afghan partners." [includes rush transcript]
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Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya Speaks from the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa
The deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya remains within the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, where he has been staying, surrounded by soldiers and riot police, since returning to his country two weeks ago. It has been nearly 100 days since President Zelaya was ousted by the Honduran military. On Friday, the Organization of American States told reporters that representatives of the deposed president and the coup government led by Roberto Micheletti will likely begin talks this week. Micheletti reportedly said he would meet with his cabinet today to consider lifting an emergency decree limiting civil liberties. [includes rush transcript]
