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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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]
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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Headlines
- US Raid Kills Two Pregnant Women and Teenage Girl in Afghanistan
- Federal Auditors Block New Blackwater Contract
- House Might Pass Healthcare Bill Without Direct Vote
- Dodd Unveils Financial Reform Legislation
- Mitchell Delays Trips to Israel over Settlement Dispute
- UN Munitions Team Finds 84 Unexploded White Phosphorus Shells in Gaza
- UN: More Money Needed for Haiti Humanitarian Aid Fund
- Thai Protesters Plan to Splatter Blood on Thai Gov’t HQ
- Six More Iranian Protesters to be Executed
- German and Irish Churches Face Sexual Abuse Scandals
- Study: Black and Latinos Face Longer Prison Sentences
- Hundreds of Students Protest Cuts in Atlanta
- 23,000 California Teachers Receive Layoff Notices
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Federal Panel Finds NY Dept. of Education Discriminated Against Arabic School Principal
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled the New York City Department of Education discriminated against the founding principal of an Arabic-language school in Brooklyn by forcing her to resign in 2007. In a non-binding ruling, the commission said the city had discriminated against the principal, Debbie Almontaser, “on account of her race, religion and national origin.” We speak with Almontaser and her attorney, Alan Levine. [includes rush transcript]
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Dem Leadership in Final Push on Healthcare Reform, House Considers Passing Bill Without Direct Vote
The Democrat-led push for healthcare reform is in its final stages as lawmakers prepare for a congressional vote as early as this weekend. On Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she is considering using a tactic that would avoid a direct House vote on the less popular Senate version of the healthcare bill. We speak with Ryan Grim, senior congressional correspondent for the Huffington Post. [includes rush transcript]
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Charles Bowden on "The War Next Door"
In the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juárez, a US consular employee and her husband were shot dead on Saturday while driving in their SUV. In a separate incident nearby, the husband of a Mexican employee at the US consulate was shot dead. The shootings are believed to be the first deadly attacks on US officials and their families by Mexico’s powerful drug organizations. We go to the US-Mexico border to speak with reporter Charles Bowden. "There is no serious War on Drugs," Bowden writes. "Rather, there is violence, nourished by the money to be made from drugs. And there are U.S. industries whose primary lifeblood comes from fighting a war on drugs." [includes rush transcript]
