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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, April 29, 2010
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Headlines
- Gulf Coast Oil Spill Could Be 5 Times Initial Estimate
- GOP Ends Filibuster of Financial Reform Bill
- Justice Dept. Mulls Suit to Block Arizona Immigration Law
- Obama: Immigration Reform Bill Could Be Delayed
- US Approves First Offshore Wind Farm
- Israeli Troops Kill Unarmed Palestinian Protester in Gaza
- Paramilitaries Kill 2 Human Rights Activists in Oaxaca
- Reporter Subpoenaed to Reveal Sources for CIA Book
- GOP Rep. Backs Deporting Children of Undocumented Immigrants
- UC Berkeley Student Senate Fails to Override Veto of Israel Divestment Measure
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Attorney Uncovers Docs Implicating Vatican in Sexual Abuse Cover-Up
We speak with St. Paul-based attorney Jeff Anderson, who has filed hundreds of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by priests and bishops since 1983. He filed a lawsuit last week against the Vatican in a Milwaukee court and wants the Church to release any files it has on sexual abuse cases involving priests. It was his discovery of previously undisclosed documents that fueled the latest wave of accusations leading all the way up to the Vatican. [includes rush transcript]
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Punk Rock Legend Patti Smith on Her Life, Her Art, Her Singing and Speaking Out
We bring you a Democracy Now! special with the singer-songwriter, poet, artist and punk rock legend, Patti Smith, on her life, her art and her singing and speaking out. "I do things that make people upset. My political views or my humanist views have caused me a lot of censorship, but I don’t have a problem with that," Smith says. "What I would have more of a problem is if I had to look back on my life and say, 'Yeah, I compromised here' and 'yeah, I did this so I could get that.' Once you start doing that, it’s like a house of cards — it all falls apart." [includes rush transcript]
