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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, February 9, 2009
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Headlines
- Senate Nears Stimulus Vote After Cutting Education Spending
- Nearly 600,000 Jobs Lost in January
- Loopholes Could Bypass Bailout Pay Caps
- Lawyer: Gitmo Conditions Deteriorating
- Appeal in Boeing Rendition Case to Test Obama on Torture, Secrecy
- Biden: US Will Continue Bush Missile Program, But Open to Compromise
- 15,000 Flee Sri Lanka Fighting
- Iraqi Girl Killed in US Attack
- Trial Date Set for Shoe-Throwing Iraqi Journalist
- UN Halts Gaza Aid Delivery in Hamas Dispute
- Bolivia Enacts New Constitution
- Australia Wildfire Toll at 131
- Haiti Pleads for Aid, Urges End to Indirect US Funding
- Ex-Police Officer in Oakland Transit Shooting Freed on $3M Bail
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Playwright, V-Day Founder Eve Ensler and Congolese Gynecologist Dr. Denis Mukwege Raise Awareness on War on Women in DRC
Tens of thousands of women have been brutally raped
in the DRC as part of an ongoing internal conflict. We speak with playwright and V-Day founder Eve Ensler and Congolese gynecologist Dr. Denis Mukwege, founder of one of the only hospitals that treats victims of rape and mutilation. Dr. Mukwege has helped over 21,000 women in the past decade and was named "African of the Year" by a Nigerian newspaper last month. [includes rush transcript] -
US-Backed Iraqi Security Gains Forged on Mass Deaths and Heightened Sectarian Divide
After campaigning on increasing security, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s allies appear to have won a large victory in Iraqi provincial elections. The US military strategy of allying with some Sunni militias has been widely touted as one reason for improved security in certain parts of Iraq. But at what cost? We get a report from Jacquie Soohen of Big Noise Films and Shane Bauer of the Center for Investigative Reporting. [includes rush transcript]
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Pratap Chatterjee on "Halliburton’s Army: How a Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War”
Despite a storm of controversy involving allegations of bribery and wrongful death, the military contractor KBR has been awarded a new $35 million contract for electrical work in Iraq. We speak to award-winning investigative journalist Pratap Chatterjee, author of the new book Halliburton’s Army: How a Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War. [includes rush transcript]
