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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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]
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
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Headlines
- Dozens Arrested at G20 Summit
- Obama, Medvedev Launch US-Russia Talks
- Pentagon Seeks Additional 10,000 Troops for Afghanistan
- Obama to Request $3B in Pakistan Aid
- Pakistani Taliban Leader Threatens to Attack US in Response to Drone Strikes
- Foreign Minister: Israel Not Bound to Annapolis Agreements
- Guatemalan Journalist Slain in Vehicle Shooting
- Blackwater Sued for Iraqi Security Guard Deaths
- House OKs Weaker Exec Pay Caps
- 742,000 Private Sector Job Losses in March
- Audit: Workplace Safety Program Failed to Protect Workers
- Justice Dept. to Drop Stevens Charges
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Thousands Flood London’s Financial District to Protest G20 Summit
The G20 summit opened in London today amid widespread protests in the streets. Dozens were arrested Wednesday as thousands of demonstrators jammed the streets of London’s financial district. We speak with former British MP Tony Benn, the current president of the Stop the War Coalition. [includes rush transcript]
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After G20, Mass Protests Await Obama at NATO Meeting
After the G20 talks, President Obama will stop in France and Germany to take part in a NATO summit marking its sixtieth anniversary. Mass demonstrations are expected with thousands of protesters from over twenty European countries and the United States. We go to Strasbourg to speak with Andreas Speck, a member of War Resisters International and one of the lead organizers of the protests against the NATO summit. [includes rush transcript]
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Marxist Geographer David Harvey on the G20, the Financial Crisis and Neoliberalism
For some analysis on the G20 summit and the financial crisis, we speak to a leading thinker on the global economy. David Harvey is a Marxist geographer and distinguished professor of anthropology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author of several books, including The Limits to Capital and A Brief History of Neoliberalism. [includes rush transcript]
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Obama’s Blackwater? Jeremy Scahill on Triple Canopy, the New Lead US Mercenary Force in Iraq and Israel
The Obama administration has confirmed the hiring of mercenary firm Triple Canopy to take over Blackwater’s contract to protect US diplomats in Iraq. Part of the firm’s job will be to protect the "monstrous" US embassy in Baghdad. We speak to independent journalist Jeremy Scahill, who has also just revealed that the administration is using Triple Canopy to protect US diplomats in Israel. [includes rush transcript]
