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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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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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- Senate Report: Torture Planning Preceded Prisoners’ Capture, Legal Approval
- Military Psychologist Proposed "Exploitation Facility"
- Drive to Invade Iraq Compromised Interrogations, Led to Abuses
- In Reversal, Obama Leaves Open Prosecuting Bush Officials
- UN Racism Conference Passes Declaration
- Israeli FM: "America Accepts All Our Decisions"
- Poll: Most Palestinians, Israelis Support Two-State Solution
- Report: Prosecutors Mull Dropping AIPAC Spy Case
- Bailed-Out Firms Spend Millions on Lobbying
- IMF: Financial Crisis Losses Total $4.1T Worldwide
- Court Hears Arguments in Iraq War Suit
- Colorado House Votes to Abolish Death Penalty
- Somali Pirate to Be Tried as Adult
- On Earth Day, Report Warns of Growing Numbers Endangered by Global Warming
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A Town Suffering for Generations: Decades of Asbestos Exposure by W.R. Grace Mine Leave Hundreds Dead, 1,200+ Sickened in Libby
We broadcast from Missoula, Montana, where an environmental crimes trial is underway in what the government has called "the nation’s biggest environmental disaster." Hundreds of miners, their family members and townsfolk have died, and at least 1,200 have been sickened, from exposure to asbestos-containing ore from a mine in Libby, Montana, owned by W.R. Grace and Company. We speak with Gayla Benefield, one of the first residents in Libby to raise awareness about the story and gain it national attention. Both her parents died from asbestosis. She and her husband both have the disease, and thirty members of her extended family have been affected. [includes rush transcript]
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Environmental Crimes Trial Underway Against W.R. Grace for Widespread Asbestos Exposure in Montana Town
Government prosecutors called their final witness on Monday in their case against W.R. Grace and Company. The firm and five former executives are charged with knowingly exposing their workers and the public to vermiculite ore contaminated with asbestos from the company’s mine in Libby, Montana. The government has called it "the nation’s biggest environmental disaster." Hundreds died as a result. W.R. Grace knew from the time it bought the mine in 1963 why the people in Libby were dying. But for the thirty years it owned the mine, the company did not stop it. We speak with two reporters covering the story. [includes rush transcript]
