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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Headlines
- Report: World Faces First Global Recession Since WWII
- US Unemployment Rate Jumps to 8.1 Percent
- Record 31.8 Million Americans Now on Food Stamps
- Obama Admits US Isn’t Winning War in Afghanistan; Considers Talks with Taliban
- Obama to Overturn Stem Cell Research Ban
- US Military Chief Backs Counterinsurgency for Mexico
- Mexican Drug Cartels Rely on US Weapons Purchases
- Wife of Zimbabwean PM Tsvangirai Killed in Car Crash
- Sudan Threatens to Kick Out More Foreign Aid Groups
- EU: Israel Is "Actively Pursuing the Illegal Annexation" of East Jerusalem
- N. Korea Condemns US-South Korean Military Exercise
- UK Probe Urged over British Role in US Rendition Case
- Supreme Court Dismisses al-Marri Case
- Obama Administration Defends John Yoo in Suit Filed by Jose Padilla
- Two British Troops Killed in North Ireland Attack
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Alice Walker, CODEPINK Founder Medea Benjamin in Gaza to Mark International Women’s Day
Millions around the world marked International Women’s Day on Sunday by celebrating advances made by women and honoring the ongoing global struggle for gender equality and equal rights. We go to Gaza, where a women’s delegation just made it in, to speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker and CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin. [includes rush transcript]
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Fmr. Irish President Mary Robinson Joins Women Leaders at International Women’s Conference in Liberia
As we mark International Women’s Day, we speak with world-renowned human rights lawyer and advocate, Mary Robinson. She is the former president of Ireland, the first woman ever to hold the office. She is also the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Robinson speaks about the international women’s conference hosted in Liberia by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa’s first female president; being chosen as one of Nelson Mandela’s "Elders"; and the ongoing struggle for women’s rights from Afghanistan to Iraq to Iran. [includes rush transcript]
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AT&T Accused of Discriminating Against Local Public Access Channels, Deadline for Public Comment Expires Tonight
Community media groups are accusing the telecom giant AT&T of discriminating against local public access channels across the nation, and the deadline for public comment is midnight tonight. The dispute centers around how AT&T delivers public television stations to customers. Instead of putting the stations on individual channels, AT&T has bundled community stations onto a generic channel that can only be navigated through a complex and lengthy process. Public television advocates say AT&T is imposing unfair restrictions that will severely restrict audiences. [includes rush transcript]
