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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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Headlines
- Tamils Ignore Military Deadline as Refugees Flee
- Addressing CIA, Obama Treads Softly on Bush Torture Memos
- Obama Asks Cabinet to Cut $100M
- Diplomats Walk Out on Ahmadinejad over Israel Comments
- Nobel Laureate to Defend Jailed Iranian American
- 3 Iraqis Killed, 8 US Soldiers Wounded in Baquba Bombing
- Harman Won’t Deny Speaking to Alleged Israeli Agent
- Obama Seeks $100B for IMF
- IG: 20 Criminal Probes, 6 Audits Investigating Bailout Abuses
- Struggling Chrysler Turned Down Government Aid over Pay Caps
- Somali Pirate to Appear in US Court
- Arizona Duo Wins Pulitzer for Arpaio Coverage
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The Story of Mitchell Jessen & Associates: How a Team of Psychologists in Spokane, WA, Helped Develop the CIA’s Torture Techniques
We broadcast from Spokane, Washington, less than three miles from the headquarters of a secretive CIA contractor that played a key role in developing the Bush administration’s interrogation methods. The firm, Mitchell Jessen & Associates, is named after the two military psychologists who founded the company, James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen. Beginning in 2002, the CIA hired the psychologists to train interrogators in brutal techniques, including waterboarding, sleep deprivation and pain. We speak with three journalists who have closely followed the story. [includes rush transcript]
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Hanford Nuclear Reservation: A Look at the Nation’s Most Polluted Nuclear Weapons Production Site
We speak with investigative report Karen Dorn Steele about the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the nation’s most polluted nuclear weapons production site. Steele won a 1994 George Polk Award for a newspaper series on squandered money in the $50 billion Hanford nuclear cleanup. [includes rush transcript]
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Radiation Exposure from 50 Years of Uranium Mining Continues to Affect Spokane Indian Reservation
We speak with Twa-le Abrahamson of the Spokane Indian Reservation, where the only uranium mining in Washington State took place. She helped found the SHAWL (Sovereignty, Health, Air, Water, and Land) Society, which addresses the impact of radiation exposure caused by over fifty years of uranium mining in the area. [includes rush transcript]
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Envision Spokane: Coalition Works to Get "Community Bill of Rights" into City Charter
A coalition of community activists, union members and environmental groups have begun gathering signatures to get a number of wide-ranging changes to the Spokane City Charter onto the November 2009 general election ballot. The changes are part of a proposed "Community Bill of Rights" drafted in a series of workshops and town hall meetings over the last year by a group called Envision Spokane. [includes rush transcript]
