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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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
- CIA Used Waterboarding 266 Times
- UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Says Obama Violating International Law
- Spanish Judge Garzon Keeps Alive Case Against "Bush Six"
- Calls Increase for Bybee’s Impeachment
- More Nations Boycott UN Conference on Racism
- Obama Says 50-Year US Policy Toward Cuba Has Failed
- Iran Sentences US Journalist to Eight Years
- US Drone Attack in Pakistan Leaves 8 Dead
- Israeli Troops Kill Unarmed Palestinian Protesting Wall
- Congressional Quarterly: Wiretap Recorded Rep. Harman Promising to Intervene for AIPAC
- 35,000 Civilians Flee as Sri Lankan Military Intensifies Assault on Tamil Tigers
- Bloomberg Sues Fed Reserve
- Swedish Court Sentences Founders of File-Sharing Website
- Vigils Mark 10th Anniversary of Columbine Massacre
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More Countries Join US, Israel Boycott of UN Racism Conference
A growing number of Western countries are joining the United States and Israel in boycotting the United Nations World Conference on Racism, which opened today in Geneva, Switzerland. Australia, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and New Zealand all announced they would boycott the conference soon after the US announced its formal decision not to attend Saturday. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the opening session he was "profoundly disappointed" at the boycotts. We go to Geneva to get the latest. [includes rush transcript]
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Gov. Richardson, Activists Honored in Rome After New Mexico Repeals Death Penalty
New Mexico became the second state in the country to repeal the death penalty last month. After years of struggle by campaigners, the repeal was approved by the New Mexico Senate in February and the House in March. Governor Richardson and the state’s leading campaigners were honored at a ceremony at the Colosseum in Rome last week and met with the Pope. We speak with two anti-death penalty campaigners just back from Italy. [includes rush transcript]
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Longtime Anti-Nuclear Activist John Dear Arrested 75+ Times Protesting War and Nuclear Weapons
We speak with longtime anti-nuclear activist and Jesuit priest, Father John Dear, who coordinates the annual Hiroshima Day peace vigil at Los Alamos on August 1st. Dear has been arrested more than seventy-five times for acts of civil disobedience against war and nuclear weapons, including last week while protesting the US drone warplanes at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada. He has written over twenty-five books, and his most recent book is his autobiography, A Persistent Peace. Last year, Archbishop Desmond Tutu nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. [includes rush transcript]
