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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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Headlines
- UN Reports $4.8B Shortfall in Meeting Humanitarian Needs
- Pakistan Opposes Expanded US Attacks in Afghanistan
- 16 Killed in Iraq; Maliki, Obama to Hold Talks
- Coup Regime Rejects Own Negotiator’s Proposal on Zelaya Return
- Venezuela to "Revise" Colombia Ties over US Bases
- Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Land
- Amnesty Criticizes Saudi Arabia on Crackdowns
- Admin Shuns Request to Disclose Health Exec Visits
- Execs, Top Earners Account for More than Third of All US Wages
- House Advances Measure Reducing Private Role in Student Loans
- Study: Teen Pregnancies, STDs Rose under Bush
- Cambridge Police Drop Charge Against Henry Louis Gates
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President Obama’s Longtime Physician Opposes White House Health Plan, Advocates Single Payer
Dr. David Scheiner was President Obama’s doctor from 1987 until he entered the White House. Today Dr. Scheiner is publicly opposing Obama’s health plan and is calling for a single-payer system. [includes rush transcript]
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Uninsured Travel from Across US for Free Healthcare from Relief Group Remote Area Medical
As debate continues in Washington over healthcare reform, thousands of Americans in neighboring Virginia are preparing to line up this weekend to receive free healthcare provided by a relief organization called Remote Area Medical. We speak to the group’s founder, Stan Brock. [includes rush transcript]
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Cornel West and Carl Dix on Race and Politics in the Age of Obama
One week after the NAACP’s 100th anniversary celebrations, we speak to Princeton University professor Cornel West and Carl Dix of the Revolutionary Communist Party about the current state of Black America. West is a professor of religion and African American studies at Princeton University and the author of numerous books on race. Dix is a founding member of the Revolutionary Communist Party and was one of six GIs in 1970 who refused orders to go to Vietnam and served two years in prison for his stance. [includes rush transcript]
