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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Monday, March 15, 2010
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- White House Predicts Passage of Healthcare Bill
- Ambassador: US-Israeli Relations Face Worst Crisis in 35 Years
- Report: Contractors Tied to Effort to Track and Kill Militants
- 35 Die in Kandahar Bombings
- 3 with Ties to US Consulate Killed in Mexico
- FCC to Unveil High-Speed Internet Plan
- Unemployment Rate for Young Veterans Reaches 21.1 Percent
- Wife of Justice Clarence Thomas Creates Tea Party-Linked Lobbying Group
- Texas Conservatives Approve Changes to School Curriculum
- Fed Panel: NY Discriminated Against Arab Principal
- Study Finds Link Between Childhood Obesity and School Lunch
- Air Force Sergeant Discharged After Being Outed by Local Police
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Noam Chomsky on Obama’s Foreign Policy, His Own History of Activism, and the Importance of Speaking Out
We spend the hour with world-renowned linguist and dissident, Noam Chomsky. In a wide-ranging public conversation at the Harvard Memorial Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Chomsky talks about President Obama’s foreign and national security policies, the lessons of Vietnam, and his own activism. "You just can’t become involved part-time in these things," Chomsky says. "It’s either serious and you’re seriously involved, or you go to a demonstration and go home and forget about it and go back to work, and nothing happens. Things only happen by really dedicated, diligent work." [includes rush transcript]
