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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Headlines
- 13 Killed in US Drone Attacks in Pakistan
- Al-Qaeda Group: CIA Base Bombing Was Revenge for Drone Strikes
- Outgoing UN Envoy Warns of Increased Militarization in Afghanistan
- Yemen: Jetliner Suspect Met Militant Cleric
- Pentagon: 20% of Freed Gitmo Prisoners Engage in Militant Activity
- Honduran Prosecutor Seeks Charges Against Military Leaders
- Cuba Investigating Jailed US Contractor
- Anti-Whaling Vessel Damaged in Collision with Whaling Ship
- Aid Convoy Reaches Gaza
- Fox News Correspondent: Woods Should Convert to Christianity
- Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Survivor of Both Atomic Bombings, Dies at 93
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Viva Palestina Aid Convoy Arrives in Gaza, George Galloway Describes "Desperate" Situation
A humanitarian aid convoy has arrived in Gaza nearly a month after it embarked from Britain. Members of the Viva Palestina convoy began passing through Egypt’s Rafah border crossing into Gaza on Wednesday. They are expected to spend the next forty-eight hours distributing the aid supplies. We go to Gaza to speak with British MP George Galloway, who led the convoy. [includes rush transcript]
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Chris Dodd Announces Retirement, Possible Successor Tim Johnson’s Credit Card Stance Worries Consumer Groups
Two veteran Democratic senators, Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, announced this week they would not seek re-election in November. While many consumer groups criticized Dodd’s close ties to the banking and real estate industry, they are even more concerned about Tim Johnson, his likely successor as chair of the Senate Banking Committee, who was the only Democrat to oppose legislation tightening regulations of the credit card industry. [includes rush transcript]
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A Look at the Future of TV: Media Consolidation Opponent Byron Dorgan to Retire, Comcast Takeover of NBC Under Review
Sen. Byron Dorgan’s decision to retire from the Senate stunned many in Washington. Dorgan has been a leading opponent of media consolidation and US trade policy. We speak with the Center for Digital Democracy’s Jeff Chester about Dorgan’s retirement, as well as what the future holds for the digital media landscape with Comcast’s deal to acquire a controlling interest in NBC Universal under review, and the dispute resolved between Time Warner Cable and News Corp. [includes rush transcript]
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Why Is the Whistleblower Who Exposed the Massive UBS Tax Evasion Scheme the Only One Heading to Prison?
A former banker for the Swiss giant UBS who blew the whistle on the biggest tax-evasion scheme in US history is preparing to head to prison tomorrow to begin serving a forty-month federal sentence. Bradley Birkenfeld first came forward to US authorities in 2007 and began providing inside information on how UBS was helping thousands of Americans hide assets in secret Swiss accounts. We speak with his attorney, Stephen Kohn, the executive director of the National Whistleblowers Center. [includes rush transcript]
