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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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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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]
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
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Headlines
- Obama Issues Orders to Escalate War in Afghanistan
- Britain to Send 500 More Troops to Afghanistan
- Afghan Civilian: US Escalation Will Be a “Bad Disaster”
- Rise of Cancer and Deformed Babies Reported in Iraq
- Comcast Moves Closer to Purchasing NBC Universal
- Dozens Arrested in Climate Justice Actions Across Nation
- Senate Begins Debate on Healthcare Reform
- Supreme Court Overturns Ruling on Torture Photos
- US to Host 2012 International AIDS Conference
- Obama Receives D+ in Report Card from AIDS Groups
- HIV Infections Down 17 Percent over Past Eight Years
- World March for Peace Arrives in New York
- Keith Olbermann Reports on Amy Goodman’s Canadian Border Detention
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Hondurans Divided After Coup Backer Wins Presidential Election Boycotted by Zelaya Supporters
The Obama administration is moving further away from its stated support for the reinstatement of the ousted President Manuel Zelaya. On Monday, the State Department praised this weekend’s Honduran elections, which saw coup backer and wealthy landowner Porfirio Lobo emerge victorious with 55 percent of the vote. Zelaya’s supporters boycotted the election, and many Latin American countries have refused to recognize its outcome. [includes rush transcript]
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In Third Week of Hunger Strike, Ailing Western Saharan Human Rights Activist Aminatou Haidar Demands Moroccan Authorities Allow Her Return to Occupied Homeland
A Western Saharan human rights activist is in the third week of a hunger strike after being deported against her will by Moroccan authorities occupying her homeland. Aminatou Haidar, known as the "Sahrawi Gandhi," is at the airport on the Canary Islands and is demanding that she be allowed to return home. Morocco has occupied most of Western Sahara since 1975. We go to the Lanzarote airport to speak with Spanish actor Guillermo "Willy" Toledo, who is at Haidar’s side. We also speak with Mouloud Said, the Washington, DC representative of the Sahrawi independence movement, the Polisario Front, and with University of San Francisco Professor Stephen Zunes, co-author of the forthcoming book Western Sahara: Nationalism, Conflict, and International Accountability. [includes rush transcript]
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Study: In Afghan Debate, Few Antiwar Op-Eds in Nation’s Two Leading Newspapers
President Obama has issued orders for a major escalation of the US occupation of Afghanistan by sending 34,000 additional troops. Has the media helped beat the drum for war? A new study by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting reveals pro-war voices outnumbered antiwar ones by a huge margin in the op-ed pages of the nation’s two leading newspapers, the New York Times and the Washington Post. [includes rush transcript]
