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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Monday, November 23, 2009
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- Senate Votes to Open Debate on Healthcare Bill
- Unemployment Rate Rises in 29 States
- Vulture Funds Make Millions off Gov’t-Backed Home Loans
- UC Students End Occupations in Berkeley and Santa Cruz
- US to Finance Anti-Taliban Militias in Afghanistan
- 21 People Killed in Election Violence in the Philippines
- Hackers Break into Servers of UK Climate Research Unit
- Radiation Leak at Three Mile Island Investigated
- Philip Morris Ordered to Pay $300 Million to Ex-Smoker
- Penn. Judges in Juvenile Prison Case Given Immunity from Civil Liability
- Thousands Protest at Fort Benning; Four Arrested
- Bill Moyers to Retire; PBS Cancels “Now”
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By 60-39 Vote, Senate Agrees to Open Debate on Healthcare Bill
Healthcare reform cleared its first hurdle in the Senate this weekend. In a party line vote of 60-39, the Senate voted Saturday evening to open debate on the bill put forward by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. All fifty-eight Democrats and both Independents voted in favor of the motion, while thirty-nine out of forty Republicans voted against it. At a news conference immediately following the vote, Reid said, "The road ahead is a long stretch, but we can see the finish line." We speak to Ryan Grim of the Huffington Post about the vote and the House Finance Committee’s vote to audit the Federal Reserve. [includes rush transcript]
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Naomi Klein on Climate Debt: Why Rich Countries Should Pay Reparations to Poor Countries for the Climate Crisis.
With the Copenhagen climate summit two weeks away, bestselling journalist Naomi Klein examines the grassroots movement behind the climate debate proposal that argues all the costs associated with adapting to a more hostile ecology — everything from building stronger sea walls to switching to cleaner, more expensive technologies — are the responsibility of the countries that created the crisis. Klein also discusses the tenth anniversary of the Seattle WTO protests and the tenth anniversary of her first book, No Logo. [includes rush transcript]
