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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Friday, February 13, 2009
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Headlines
- Blair: Financial Crisis Is Top Security Threat to US
- Sen. Gregg Withdraws as Commerce Pick
- Poll: 2/3 Americans Support Investigating Bush Crimes
- Lawyer: Torture Evidence "Hidden from Obama"
- Documents Reveals CIA & Pentagon Worked Closely on Rendition
- 49 Killed in Continental Plane Crash Near Buffalo
- Judges Admit Taking Bribes from Private Juvenile Prison
- Pakistan Arrests Six Connected to Mumbai Attacks
- Afghanistan Probes Pakistan Link to Taliban Raid on Kabul
- Report: Hamas to Sign Deal to Release Israeli Soldier
- African Union and Arab League Criticize Possible Indictment of Bashir
- Canada Restricts Use of Taser Stun Guns
- TVA: Coal Ash Spill to Cost Up to $800 Million to Clean
- Gay and Lesbian Couples Protest Marriage Laws
- Hampshire College Students and Official Argue Over Divestment Decision
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Robert Kuttner and Michael Hudson on the Obama Administration’s $789 Billion Economic Stimulus Package and $2.5 Trillion Bank Recovery Plans
Both the House and Senate are set to vote today on the $789 billion economic stimulus package. The vote follows weeks of political wrangling that culminated in compromise legislation struck on Wednesday. The final size of the package is less than what both the House and Senate originally passed and far smaller than what many economists say is needed. But it still marks the nation’s largest economic rescue program since Franklin Roosevelt launched the New Deal. [includes rush transcript]
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Conor Foley: "The Thin Blue Line: How Humanitarianism Went to War"
Conor Foley has been a humanitarian aid worker in over a dozen conflict zones, including Kosovo, Afghanistan and northern Uganda. His latest book traces the development of the doctrine of humanitarian intervention and how it’s been used to justify the use of force by powerful states. It’s called The Thin Blue Line: How Humanitarianism Went to War. [includes rush transcript]
