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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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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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]
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Friday, September 25, 2009
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Headlines
- Iran Admits Existence of New Uranium Enrichment Plant
- UN Security Council OKs Nuclear Proliferation Measure
- 5 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan
- US Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan
- Senate Finance Panel Rejects Curbs on Drug Costs
- Jailed Suspect Charged in Terror Plot
- Zelaya Rules Out Coup Regime Talks
- White House Retracts Promise to Block Israel War Crimes Prosecution
- Chavez Criticizes US-Colombia Base Deal
- US Opens Burma Junta Talks
- Study Warns of Global Temperature Rise
- Patrick Appoints Interim Kennedy Successor
- Thousands Protest Budget Cuts, Tuition Hikes at California Schools
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Report: US-Initiated WTO Rules Could Undermine Regulatory Overhaul of Global Finance
As the G-20 meets in Pittsburgh, a new report from Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch warns that the World Trade Organization has long advanced extreme financial deregulation under the guise of trade agreements and could undermine the current push for increasing regulation. We speak to Lori Wallach, the director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch division. [includes rush transcript]
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G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh Highlights Economic Decline of Former Steel Capital
Leaders and delegates for the G-20 arrived in Pittsburgh Thursday evening under the shadow of a police crackdown on protesters. The city is no stranger to protests and has a long history of labor uprisings. We speak to longtime Pittsburgh resident, historian, and labor organizer, Charles McCollester, on the changing face of this former steel capital. [includes rush transcript]
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Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai: If US Moves Forward on Climate Change, Rest of World Will Follow
A new overview of research on global warming has found climate change is happening faster and on a broader scale than scientists projected in 2007. The new findings come in a week where the issue of global warming is at the fore with a one-day UN summit on climate change and the G-20 in Pittsburgh. We speak with the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, who was chosen to speak on behalf of international civil society at the UN summit. [includes rush transcript]
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At Historic Summit, Security Council Passes Resolution to Limit Nuclear Proliferation
The UN Security Council has unanimously passed a US-drafted resolution aimed at shoring up the international commitment to limiting the spread of nuclear weapons. But critics say it failed to include mandatory provisions that would have required nuclear states to take concrete disarmament steps. We speak to John Burroughs, executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee on Nuclear Policy. He recently met with several UN missions of Security Council members regarding the nuclear vote. [includes rush transcript]
