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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, February 19, 2010
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Headlines
- Admin to Seek Senate Ratification of Test Ban Treaty
- Report: Largest Corporations Responsible for $2.2T in Environmental Damage
- Obama to Back Health Bill through Budget Reconciliation
- Study: Highest Medicaid Enrollment in Decades
- Admin Criticizes Insurer Profits, Rising Premiums
- UN Launches Record $1.4B Appeal for Haiti
- Second Major Rainfall Since Quake Hits Haiti
- 6 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan Offensive
- IAEA: Iran Could Be Developing Nukes
- US Changes Name of Iraq War
- Texas IRS Building Attacked in Suicide Flight
- US Reaches $1.25B Settlement with Black Farmers
- Family of Slain Journalist Brad Will Praises Release of Oaxaca Activist
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Obama Holds White House Meeting with Dalai Lama Over Chinese Protest
President Obama held a forty-five-minute meeting with the Dalai Lama at the White House Thursday amidst deteriorating US-China ties and Beijing’s warnings against the talks. Beijing has summoned the US ambassador to China in protest, saying Washington had interfered in Chinese domestic affairs and "seriously damaged" Sino-American relations. We speak to Robert Barnett, director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program at Columbia University. [includes rush transcript]
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As Dalai Lama Visits White House, an Excerpt of His 2003 Criticism of Iraq War
As the Dalai Lama visits the White House, we air an excerpt of the his comments on the Iraq war in September 2003. Amy Goodman took part in a public dialog with the Dalai Lama and asked him for his views on the then-six-month-old invasion. [includes rush transcript]
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Israel Accused of Stealing Identities, Using Fake Passports in Killing of Hamas Commander in Dubai
Israel is under growing international pressure over the assassination of a top Hamas commander in Dubai last month. On Thursday, the international police agency Interpol placed eleven members of an alleged hit squad on its most wanted list. The team of eleven suspects included six holding fake British passports bearing the names of Israeli citizens and three holding Irish passports. At least seven of the names on the passports belong to Israeli residents whose identities had been stolen. [includes rush transcript]
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Welfare Recipients Forced to Sell Food Stamps to Buy Basic Necessities
A new investigation from ColorLines Magazine supported by the Nation Institute’s Investigative Fund shows that some poor families are forced to sell their food stamps on the black market for cash in order to survive this prolonged recession. We speak to journalist Seth Wessler, whose investigation focuses on the impact of both the recession and welfare reform in Hartford, Connecticut, a state which has the shortest welfare time limit in the United States. We’re also joined by Luz Santana, a veteran community organizer and welfare rights activist who heads the advocacy group Vecinos Unidos. [includes rush transcript]
