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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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- Obama Urges Lawmakers to Pass Healthcare Reform
- GOP Rep. Interrupts Obama Speech
- ICC Probes Alleged NATO War Crimes in Afghanistan
- Group: Israel Minimized Killings of Gaza Children
- 19 Killed in Iraq Attack
- US Says Iran Close to Nuclear Weapon
- Guatemala Declares Hunger Emergency
- Uruguay Backs Adoption Rights for Gay Couples
- Supreme Court Justices Indicate Opposition to Corporate Electioneering Restrictions
- Treasury Foresees "Millions of Foreclosures"
- 4 Arrested Protesting Massey Energy
- GOP State Lawmaker Resigns After Bragging of Sexual Exploits
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"A Robust Public Option Is Essential"–Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Grijalva Draws a Line in the Sand on Healthcare Reform
In a nationally televised address, President Obama called on Congress last night to take quick action and pass an overhaul of the nation’s healthcare system. Obama defended proposals for a government-run public health insurance plan as part of healthcare reform but suggested that he would accept a bill that did not include a public option. We speak with Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. "We’re going to fight for it down to the very last day," Rep. Grijalva says of the public option. "It’s got to be part of [the bill]. If it’s not, we are just showering money upon money upon the same system and the same industry that got us into the mess we’re in right now." [includes rush transcript]
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Obama Urges Lawmakers to Pass Healthcare Bill, But What Will Reform Really Look like?
President Obama intensified his push for healthcare reform Wednesday with a nationally televised address before a joint session of Congress. Obama urged lawmakers to overcome partisan differences and pass long-awaited changes to the nation’s healthcare system. But what would reform actually look like? We speak with Dr. Quentin Young, a longtime friend of Obama and the national coordinator for Physicians for a National Health Program, as well as the Reverend Jesse Jackson, founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. [includes rush transcript]
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"Good Billions After Bad"–One Year After Wall Street Bailout, Pulitzer Winners Barlett and Steele Investigate Where All the Money Went
It’s been exactly one year since the onset of the financial crisis and the passage of the Bush administration’s $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. But what were the factors in deciding who received bailout funds? And what happened to all the money? The answer to those two simple questions is: We don’t know. In a new article in Vanity Fair, the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative team Donald Barlett and James Steele try to find an answer. The problem is, they write, "once the money left the building, the government lost all track of it." [includes rush transcript]
