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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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
- Estimates of Afghan Toll Rise in US Bombing
- Obama Hosts Karzai, Zardari at White House
- At Least 12 Killed in Iraq Bombings
- US Military Drops Case Against Officer who Refused Iraq Deployment
- AIPAC Launches Campaign to Prevent Peace Talks
- Senate to Hold Torture Memo Hearing
- Post-9/11 Rules Impeded Swine Flu Response
- Probe: FBI Terror List Harms National Security
- Maine Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage; New Hampshire to Follow
- Senate Passes Stripped-Down Mortgage Bill
- Study: Subprime Firms Spent $370M on Lobbying
- Thousands Evacuated in California Wildfires
- Wal-Mart Reaches Settlement in Worker Trampling Death
- Chair of NY Fed Scrutinized for Shares in Goldman Sachs
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Manan Ahmed on the Politics of US "Hysteria" over Pakistan
As a truce between the Pakistani government and the Taliban collapses, clashes between the two sides have forced tens of thousands to flee Pakistan’s Swat Valley. We speak to University of Chicago historian Manan Ahmed about the distinction between legitimate and overblown concerns about Pakistan’s internal unrest. While US political culture has focused on the Taliban, it’s taken for granted the legitimacy of the US-backed Zardari government and US drone attacks that have killed hundreds of Pakistanis. [includes rush transcript]
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David Simon, Creator of Acclaimed HBO Series "The Wire": As Profit Motive Guts Newspapers, Communities Lose Out
Testifying before a Senate hearing on the "Future of Journalism," former Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon, best known as the creator of the award-winning HBO series The Wire, addresses the decline of the newspaper industry in the age of rabid media consolidation and the rise of the internet. Simon calls for a non-profit model in the newspaper industry, saying "raw unencumbered capitalism is never the answer when a public trust or public mission is at issue." [includes rush transcript]
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After 39 Years, Events Surrounding Kent State Massacre Remain Unresolved
Thirty-nine years ago this week, National Guardsmen opened fire on hundreds of unarmed students at an antiwar rally at Kent State University in Ohio, killing four and injuring nine. For the massacre’s survivors, the events surrounding the shootings remain unresolved. We speak to Alan Canfora, who was shot during the massacre, and his sister Roseann Canfora, who witnessed the attack. [includes rush transcript]
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"China’s Unnatural Disaster": New HBO Documentary Chronicles Struggles of Grieving Parents Following 2008 Sichuan Earthquake
China says just over 5,300 schoolchildren died or remain missing after last year’s devastating Sichuan earthquake, far lower than initial reports at the time. Parents have blamed local corruption and official neglect for the collapse of so many schools and for the loss of their children. We speak to co-directors Jon Alpert and Matt O’Neill about their new HBO film China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province, which visits with the parents in China in the days after the disaster. [includes rush transcript]
