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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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 30, 2009
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Headlines
- 9,000 More Marines Prepare to Head to Afghanistan
- Supporter of Coup Wins Election in Honduras
- Iran Plans to Build Ten New Uranium Enrichment Plants
- Switzerland Votes to Ban Construction of Minarets
- Obama to Attend Copenhagen Climate Talks; US & China Outline Emissions Cuts
- 18 Anti-Deforestation Activists Arrested in Indonesia
- Israel Orders Partial Settlement Freeze
- Ex-UK Ambassador: Bush and Blair Agreed on Iraq War in April 2002
- Senate Report: US Missed Chance to Capture/Kill Bin Laden in 2001
- Ex-Rebel Leader Wins Election in Uruguay
- Iran Accused of Confiscating Ebadi’s Nobel Peace Prize Medal
- More Americans Depending on Food Stamps and Food Banks
- Four Police Officers Shot Dead Near Tacoma, Washington
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Amy Goodman Detained at Canadian Border, Questioned about Speech...and 2010 Olympics
While traveling to Vancouver, Canada, to speak at the Vancouver Public Library at a benefit for community radio stations, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and her two colleagues were detained by Canadian authorities. Amy was questioned extensively about the speech she intended to give, their car was gone through by armed border guards, and their papers and laptop computers were scoured. The armed interrogators were particularly interested in whether she would be speaking about the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. [includes rush transcript]
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WTO Chief Pascal Lamy: Free Trade and Interdependence Help Promote Freedom, Human Rights and Civil Liberties
The World Trade Organization convenes today in Geneva for its seventh ministerial. Investigative journalist Greg Palast files a report from Geneva, where he interviews WTO director-general Pascal Lamy to see how much the organization and its priorities have changed over the past ten years. [includes rush transcript]
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The Battle of Seattle 10 Years Later: Organizers Reflect on 1999 Shutdown of WTO Talks and the Birth of a Movement
Ten years ago, on November 30, 1999, tens of thousands of people from across the country and the world shut down the World Trade Organization talks in Seattle. Police responded by firing tear gas and rubber bullets. Hundreds were arrested. On this tenth anniversary, we speak with two organizers of the protests: David Solnit, co-author of The Battle of the Story of the Battle of Seattle, and Ananda Tan of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives. [includes rush transcript]
